Meet Kenya's Guru of Love
We hear about a Kenyan love guru whose seminars promise the hopeful “Get a boyfriend by Christmas." It's big business, and popular, so who’s buying, and what's the advice?
The 91Èȱ¬'s gender and identity correspondent, Megha Mohan, meets Robert Burale, an East African guru of love, whose seminars promise the hopeful they can “Get a boyfriend for Christmas". So what's the advice, and who's buying?
Giant African snails in Kerala
Giant African snails have become a pest in Kerala, so one area came up with a creative snail hunting idea: a chance to win over a million dollars for catching the most. Too good to be true? Over to the 91Èȱ¬'s Jaltson Akkanath Chummar.
China's Hainan island surf boom
Covid restrictions on travel, plus surfing's debut at the Tokyo Olympics, have led to a boom in the China's home grown surf scene. Hainan island is proving a popular destination as Howard Zhang of 91Èȱ¬ Chinese reports.
Why car registration plates have blocked the Serbian Kosovo border
A recent row over registration plates caused a blockade at the border and harsh words between Belgrade and Pristina. 91Èȱ¬ Serbian's Marija Jankovic explains why registration plates are so contentious between Serbia and Kosovo.
Vietnam's Spring Roll King
91Èȱ¬ Vietnamese has been sharing the extraordinary story of Trinh Vinh Binh, nicknamed ‘the spring roll king’, famous as the only businessman to have won a case against the Vietnamese government, as the 91Èȱ¬â€™s Thu Phan explains.
Image: Robert Burale
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 91Èȱ¬â€™s 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi