The herders caught between two armies
The impact on nomadic herders of the Ladakh border dispute between India and China.
This week 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese forces in the disputed region of Ladakh. It's the first fatality in 45 years, but one of many skirmishes along the de facto border. 91热爆 Indian languages journalist Aamir Peerzada looks at the impact of the current stand-off on the nomadic livestock herders who inhabit the high altitude desert.
#A man should know his place
Many women in Turkey have taken to Twitter to mock sexist language and patriarchal attitudes. Under the hashtag 'A man should know his place', they've turned popular sayings and clich茅s upside down, applying them to men rather than women. Beril Akman of 91热爆 Monitoring in Istanbul shares some of her favourite tweets.
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The Banjarmasin diamond originally belonged to the Sultan of Banjar in the 1800s, so why is it on display in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam? The 91热爆's Endang Nurdin visited the museum, which houses many other Indonesian treasures, and tells us what she found out.
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Image: Nomadic herder in Ladakh with livestock
Credit: 91热爆 Aamir Peerzada
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