Reporting Pakistan's floods
Houses destroyed, crops submerged: why this year’s monsoon is so destructive.
ѿý Urdu’s team of reporters has travelled across Pakistan to report on the impact of the recent floods, which have killed more than 1,200 people and displaced many more. Umer Draz Nangiana went to Rajanpur in southern Punjab to meet the farmers who’ve lost their homes and crops.
Egypt gets serious about dominoes
In Egypt dominoes is mostly an old-fashioned game played by men in local cafes. But now the Minister of Youth and Sports wants to give it a new image and get Egyptians competing at international level. ѿý Arabic’s Aya Hashim, herself a player, attended the country's first national dominoes championship.
"Small eating" in South Korea
“Mukbang” videos became famous in South Korea with viewers watching hosts eat enormous quantities of food online. But now it's being challenged by “small eating," showing people apparently full after eating only a small bite. So what's behind the change, and is it any healthier? ѿý Korean's Yuna Ku finds out.
Watermelons in Ukraine
Why have watermelons become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance? ѿý Monitoring journalist Margaryta Maliukova remembers watermelons from Kherson, and unpicks the watermelon-based social media memes.
Colombia's new anti-drugs proposals
The newly elected left-wing president of Colombia has proposed an overhaul of the country’s anti-drugs policy, ending the US-supported ‘war on drugs’. Gustavo Petro wants to stop the eradication of coca crops and the extradition to the US of traffickers, as Luis Fajardo of ѿý Monitoring explains.
American Uzbeks and the American Dream
Ibrat Safo of ѿý Uzbek has travelled across the United States to make a documentary series about Uzbeks who've made new lives in America. He tells us about the stories and dreams he discovered, from pursuing business success, to finding religious freedom, to becoming the person you want to be.
(Photo: Floods in South Punjab Pakistan. Credit: ѿý)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the ѿý’s 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi