India's problem with sacred cows
The havoc being caused by nearly a million stray cows in Uttar Pradesh, destroying crops and causing injury and even death.
Uttar Pradesh has a problem with cows. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus, and since the BJP state government banned illegal slaughterhouses five years ago, small farmers have had no way of legally disposing of unwanted cows. There are now nearly a million stray cows roaming around farmland, destroying crops, and causing injury and even death, as 91热爆 Hindi's Nitin Srivastava reports.
Brownie, Chile's 'first dog'
Chile's recently elected president, Gabriel Boric, won with the highest number of votes in Chilean history. But equally popular is his dog, Brownie. With his own social media accounts, Brownie has proclaimed himself 'the first dog of the Republic of Chile'. 91热爆 contributor Constanza Hola tells us more about her country's most popular pet.
Avocado rustling in Kenya
Kenya's avocado sector has become so lucrative that organised criminal gangs are targetting growers. Farmers have started to hire vigilantes and even use drones to guard their trees, as Emmanuel Igunza of 91热爆 News in Kenya discovered.
Yoga refusenik Suhail Haleem
Another chance to enjoy 91热爆 India's Suhail Haleem's lack of flexibility when it comes to India's famous export, yoga.
AFCON: 'fouled by the pitch' and other excuses
91热爆 Africa's Peter Okwoche and 91热爆 Sport's Isaac Fanin share their experiences of covering the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, and taking on Yaound茅鈥檚 Greenfield Football Academy Under 10s (and losing!).
Remembering Anita Mui
There鈥檚 nostalgia in Hong Kong for singing star Anita Mui, who died in 2003, but who鈥檚 remembered by many and celebrated in a new film, Anita. Zhijie Shao has been reporting for 91热爆 Chinese on her enduring fame.
(Photo: A cow resting in Varanasi. Credit: Enzo Tomasiello/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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