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Child soldiers and capoeira
In the city of Goma, former child soldiers are being rehabilitated using capoeira, the Brazilian martial art. Since the start of the conflict in 1996 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, child soldie…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
BBC Trending: Were Valencia's floods engineered weather?
The people of Valencia are still trying to come to terms with the events of 29 October - in a matter of hours, the Spanish city was hit by flash floods, leaving behind a trail of death and destructio…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Assignment: South Korea - the feminist hunters
Why feminism has become a dirty word in South Korea. In South Korea being a feminist is now something that can only be admitted in private, thanks to a fierce backlash against feminism. Anti-feminist…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In the Studio: Dan Perri
You might not know the name Dan Perri, but you will probably have seen his work: he designed the title sequences for some of the most famous films in cinema history. Mark Burman hears how he created …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fifth Floor: Fighting crime with kitchen spoons
A few years ago, the town of Anam in Southern Nigeria was known for all the wrong reasons: high levels of crime and knife and gun violence. A group of local women, known as 'ụmụadas', decided to take…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
BBC OS Conversations: How going viral changed my life
“I’m looking for a man in finance …” is the opening line of one of the most viewed, copied and remixed social media posts of the year. The woman behind it, Megan Boni, aka TikTok’s Girl on Couch, inv…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh: Part one
In the aftermath of Bangladesh’s political unrest and the student-led protests that led to the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024, the country is facing a period of transition and …
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
The dogs of Palermo
In Palermo, and across southern Italy, there are two main types of stray dog. There are the semi-wild packs that live on the edge of human settlements, and then there are the cani di quartiere (dogs …
Published on 1 year ago
Built different: Why women athletes suffer ACL injuries more than males
The fear of an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury, or ACL, hangs over all athletes. It is a season-ending injury, agonising, and with a long painful recovery. But why is it happening to so many female…
Published on 1 year ago
Assignment: The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
Tourists are flooding to Cambodia's "8th wonder of the world," the ancient temple complex at Angkor. But the rapid expansion of the site comes at a terrible cost, as tens of thousands of people are o…
Published on 1 year ago