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Stories from a pandemic
Bats, shrines and luxury flights: global stories of Covid-19 from the language services

Powerful women in the Mughal dynasty
Putting the spotlight on the women behind the throne

The man who sang the Manas
Remembering Saparbek Kasmambet, famous performer of epic Kyrgyz poem, the Manas

From refugee to reporter
Three ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Afghan journalists share memories of refugee life in Pakistan

Dear auntie....
The agony aunts and uncles offering advice on the world's personal problems

The women protesters of Shaheen Bagh
The Muslim women who have come onto the streets to protest against discrimination

New life for a Soviet ruin?
The Georgian spa resort, the refugees, and the billionaire

Facing their fathers' crimes
The Argentinians denouncing their fathers’ crimes during the brutal military dictatorship

The man who lost his family
How a brief war between Pakistan and India separated families for fifty years

Australia's camel cull
Camel owner and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Somali reporter talks camels with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Afghan camel historian