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Heart and Soul: The dead are not dead
In certain cultures in Uganda and across Africa, a belief exists where departed husbands return as ethereal entities to engage in intimate encounters…
1 year, 8 months ago
The children's hospital of Entebbe
Until 2021, Uganda had only four paediatric surgeons and a just a few children’s hospital beds for the entire country. In 2020, the mortality rate fo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Trailer: World of Secrets, Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods
Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed – former owner of one of the most famous shops in the world – is accused of rape and attempted rape by women wh…
1 year, 8 months ago
BBC Trending: Yami Baito - Inside Japan’s dark part-time jobs
A wave of criminal activity in Japan has been blamed on social media. Yami Baito – meaning “dark part-time jobs” in Japanese – refers to job ads post…
1 year, 8 months ago
Assignment: Singapore – drugs, rehab, execution
Singapore’s drug laws are severe. The penalties for trafficking illegal narcotics range from a prison term to execution. And if you’re caught using …
1 year, 8 months ago
In the Studio: Mia Lehrer and the LA River
The Los Angeles river has been a concrete channel since the 1930s, when the US Army Corps of Engineers decided to concrete over the original river fo…
1 year, 8 months ago
An end to Aids?
Over the four decades since the pandemic took off, we have seen around 40 million people worldwide killed by HIV. Today, around the same number of pe…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Fifth Floor: The wolf salute
The Grey Wolves, a Turkish far-right political movement, is getting increasing attention worldwide. So is their hand gesture, depicting a wolf’s head…
1 year, 8 months ago
BBC OS Conversations: Israelis remember the hostages
Commemorations took place in Israel this week to mark 7 October, 2023, when 1,200 people were killed by Hamas gunmen and 251 were taken hostage into …
1 year, 8 months ago
Heart and Soul: Reclaiming yoga
With a global market worth more than $100 billion dollars a year, yoga is a massive industry. With its origins in India, Yoga is often considered to …
1 year, 8 months ago