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How rich is the Catholic church?
It could be worth one billion dollars or more - plus the most famous lunch photo ever

The female Afghan bodybuilder
The women in Afghanistan who refuse to stay unseen and unheard

The children with a digital school teacher
The classroom tablet revolution in Malawi - plus the boy who brought anime to Pakistan.

Why are millions livestreaming a Swedish forest?
It's all to do with moose! Plus you say goodbye to radio legend, Julian Marshall

Is it ever ok to be late?
The science of punctuality - plus how to say sorry and inside China's beauty industry

Do you live inside an audio bubble?
Your take on the rise of earbud culture - and the impact on our social interactions

How Korea won the internet
From TV to beauty and food, Korean culture is everywhere online. Why?

The Indonesian cave with a ‘tunnel’ to Mecca?
Hundreds of thousands of you watch our video about Safarwadi in West Java

Do science stories cheer us up?
A chat with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service science team to find out if science is optimistic

How can you get more sleep?
A sleep expert explains how to convince your body it's bedtime