Orangutan, elephants, and dams
Indonesian Rainforest; Hair in Myanmar, My 91热爆town Masvingo; Ukraine's Comedian President; India's highest polling station. With Zuhura Yunus.
Indonesia's Leuser rainforest in Sumatra is a unique ecosystem where elephants, orangutan, tigers and rhinos still live together. But this biodiverse forest is now threatened by development, as 91热爆 Indonesia's Mehulika Sitepu found out.
A hairstyle for every age
In a small village in Myanmar children and young women have hairstyles for every stage of life. Yee Yee Aung of 91热爆 Burmese explains this ancient tradition.
My 91热爆town Masvingo
Memories of new schools, stone age monuments, and shared drinks on the bridge with 91热爆 Africa's Stanley Kwenda from his hometown of Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Ukraine's Comedian President
Ukraine鈥檚 new president is the comedian Volodimyr Zelensky. 91热爆 Mundo鈥檚 Arturo Wallace and 91热爆 Africa鈥檚 Jonathan Paye-Layleh advice 91热爆 Ukrainian鈥檚 Syatoslav Khomenko on what to expect from a celebrity president, based on their experiences reporting on former comedian now President Jimmy Morales in Guatemala, and former footballing star President George Weah in Liberia.
Voting in the Himalayas
91热爆 India's intrepid reporter Aamir Peerzada heads high into the Indian Himalayas with Indian election officials in search of elusive nomadic voters.
Photo: A baby orangutan peeks out from behind a leaf
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