The Facebook posts gripping Syrians
A president, a billionaire, and a very public rift in Syria’s top family.
Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, recently took to Facebook to air his grievances against his cousin. As his cousin is President Bashar Al-Assad, the whole country took note. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic’s Mahmoud Ali Hamad takes up the story.
Covid-19 from Belarus to Kenya
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Russian’s Tatsiana Yanutsevich reports from Belarus, where there’s no lockdown, and where President Alexander Lukashenko describes fear of coronavirus as a 'psychosis'. And ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Africa's Sharon Machira talks about her new programme, The Breakdown, which covers everything from online criminal justice to haircare during the pandemic.
India gas leak
Last week’s deadly gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, forced thousands to flee their homes and left 12 dead. Padma Meenakshi of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Telugu is from the city, and was following updates from their local reporter Vijay.
Thailand's detox temple
The Wat Thamkrabok Buddhist temple is well known in Thailand as a place addicts can go to give up drugs. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Thai reporter Sucheera Maguire visited the temple for the Heart and Soul programme to find out more about its history and practices.
Picture: Rami Makhlouf's Facebook post
Credit: AFP/Getty Images
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