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The Â鶹ԼÅÄ's gender and identity correspondent, Megha Mohan, meets Robert Burale, an East African guru of love, whose seminars promise the hopeful they can “Get a boyfriend for Christmas". So what's the advice, and who's buying?

Giant African snails in Kerala
Giant African snails have become a pest in Kerala, so one area came up with a creative snail hunting idea: a chance to win over a million dollars for catching the most. Too good to be true? Over to the Â鶹ԼÅÄ's Jaltson Akkanath Chummar.

China's Hainan island surf boom
Covid restrictions on travel, plus surfing's debut at the Tokyo Olympics, have led to a boom in the China's home grown surf scene. Hainan island is proving a popular destination as Howard Zhang of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Chinese reports.

Why car registration plates have blocked the Serbian Kosovo border
A recent row over registration plates caused a blockade at the border and harsh words between Belgrade and Pristina. Â鶹ԼÅÄ Serbian's Marija Jankovic explains why registration plates are so contentious between Serbia and Kosovo.

Vietnam's Spring Roll King
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Vietnamese has been sharing the extraordinary story of Trinh Vinh Binh, nicknamed ‘the spring roll king’, famous as the only businessman to have won a case against the Vietnamese government, as the Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s Thu Phan explains.

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