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The fisherman and the 'spy whale'
Joar Hesten's mission to save a whale rumoured to have escaped from the Russian navy

Brazil's loneliest fan and his footballing fairytale
Tiago Rech went viral when he was the only supporter in the stands at his club's game

Love, Loss and 'Project 22'
Fleur Pierets and Julian Boom wanted to wed in every country that allowed gay marriage

38 days: a family adrift in the Pacific
The Robertsons' boat was attacked by killer whales and started to sink fast

"My friends were arrested, or simply disappeared"
Tahir Izgil is a Uyghur poet who lived through a Chinese state clampdown

Bringing home the prime minister’s gold tooth
Juliana Lumumba had to fight to reclaim the remains of her father, Patrice Lumumba.

The Godmother of Beirut's nightlife
Under the boot of the Syrian army, Nicole Moudaber brought raves to Lebanon

Dancing in the womb
A mother, a son, and the discovery of a shared dream

The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 2
From the page to the stage: William turns childhood fantasies into reality

The invisible child who now shines at Eurovision, part 1
A bond between brothers, a coming-out story, and an international song contest