The battle for Florida鈥檚 Latino voters
Republicans portraying Joe Biden as the new Fidel Castro, and Puerto Rican megastars endorsing the Democrats: the US election through Spanish language ads in Florida.
Florida makes or breaks the US presidential election, and Spanish language ads have been bombarding Latino voters. 91热爆 Monitoring journalist in Miami Luis Fajardo analyses the tactics and tunes being used by both Republicans and Democrats to swing the state.
Egypt鈥檚 septuagenarian record breaking footballer
Ezzeldin Bahader recently entered the record books as the world鈥檚 oldest professional footballer aged 74. 91热爆 Arabic sports reporter Marwa Helmy has followed the inspiring story.
A trip to a Russian banya
Yulia James of 91热爆 Russian shares her love of the famous Russian bath house, the banya: a place to warm up, cool down and relax with friends.
Nigeria's anti-SARS protests
Citizen protests against Nigeria鈥檚 Special Anti Robbery Squad or SARS turned violent this week, when protesters at a toll gate in the Lekke Island suburb of Lagos found themselves under fire. 91热爆 Pidgin reporter Damilola Banjo has been covering the story since the beginning, and was there when the shooting took place.
Making a board game political
A new board game is about to hit the East Asian market. It鈥檚 called United Front: Fight Back Against China, and pits players representing Mongolia, Taiwan and Hong Kong against invading forces from China. Politically sensitive to say the least, as Lam Cho Wai of 91热爆 Chinese explains.
Image: Poll worker at a ballot drop box in Miami Beach, Florida
Credit: EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP
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