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Renaming the block outside the Russian Embassy in Washington DC, and the streets outside the United Arab Emirates and US embassies in Turkey. Political point scoring with names, with Natalka Pisnia of 91热爆 Russian and Aylin Yazan of 91热爆 Turkish.

How do you say...?
This week was the UN's International Mother Tongue Day, a celebration of the world's languages. But are there some words that just don't translate? We asked Joao Fellet of 91热爆 Brasil, Jinxi Cao of 91热爆 Chinese, 91热爆 Mundo's Karenina Velandia, Enis Senerdem of 91热爆 Turkish, and Prudent Nsengiyumva of 91热爆 Africa Great Lakes.

Nicanor Parra, Chile's "anti-poet"
The revered Chilean poet Nicanor Parra died last month aged 103. He was regarded as one of the greatest writers in Chile's history, and among his fans is Paula Molina of 91热爆 Mundo.

Afghanistan's Zhvandun magazine
Zhvandun was a popular Afghan magazine launched in 1949. It featured global news, and captured vivid images of Afghan life before its closure in the 1990s. And included between its covers was 91热爆 Afghan's Meena Baktash.

Baijiu
It's the most widely drunk hard liquor in the world, but baijiu is a liquor few outside China know much about. 91热爆 Chinese Howard Zhang remembers his first encounter with the fire-water.

Mister Brau
Celebrity actors and real-life couple L谩zaro Ramos and Ta铆s Ara煤jo star in the Brazilian hit comedy "Mister Brau". The power couple are black and mixed race superstars, a surprisingly rare thing in a country where 50% of the population consider themselves black. Luis Barrucho from the 91热爆's Latin American Service tells us more.

Image: new street name installed
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