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Love on trial: India's age of consent controversy
Set against the backdrop of one of the world’s toughest child protection laws, Brishbhanu Baruah explores how India’s landmark Protection of Children…
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Belarus's university in exile
In Belarus, new legislation from the government of President Alexander Lukashenko targets anyone who might be regarded as an opponent with charges of…
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Older women and the challenge of IVF
Over the past five decades, it is estimated that around 13 million babies have been conceived thanks to IVF. The fertility treatment has helped famil…
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Harry Haft's unspeakable fight
Harry Haft was forced to fight in more than 70 death matches inside Nazi concentration camps - not against soldiers but against other prisoners. Afte…
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Follow the money: The beef with US beef
Why have US beef prices risen around 13% over the past year? Who is making money from the burgers and steaks Americans eat? Presenter Sam Fenwick spe…
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Moscow’s enemy number one
“Perfidious Albion” - how Britain replaced the US as Russia’s top nemesis and the villain at the heart of its war narrative. Since the re-election of…
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Euthanasia in Spain: Whose life is it anyway?
In March this year, 25-year-old Noelia Castillo died by lethal injection. Her father had fought in the courts for nearly two years to stop her eutha…
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The Chinese fentanyl king
The BBC investigates Zhang Zhidong, also known as “Brother Wang”, a Chinese national described by US law enforcement as one of the most significant d…
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Jordanian director Zain Duraie
Jordanian director Zain Duraie talks about her debut film Sink, an intense family drama about a mother coping with her son's mental health issues. Za…
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Why Taiwan and Malaysia's luxury fruit growers have a complex relationship with China
The Atemoya Custard Apple is a much sought-after fruit grown only in one county in Taiwan. The Taiwanese are justly proud of it. Meanwhile, the Mus…
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