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The challenges of filming at altitude

A story about abandoned Himalayan villages took Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ India’s Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma to the high altitude region of Ladakh. But the shoot didn’t go to plan.

Many communities in India's northern Ladakh region are experiencing water shortages because of shrinking glaciers. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ India team Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma went to report on how people in one village, Kumik, have ended up building a new settlement close to a river. It turned out to be an eventful trip.

Bodybuilding in the Arab world
Bodybuilding is a popular pastime for men throughout the Arab world, but what does it take to achieve the muscle development that bodybuilders strive for, and why do they see it as perfection? Hossam Fazulla of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic has been investigating.

Young carers in South Korea
A 22-year-old Korean man has been sentenced to four years in prison for failing to care for his sick father. His story has started a big debate about what’s expected of young people in South Korea, as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Julie Yoonnyung Lee explains.

The Brazilian farmer turning desert into forest
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Brasil's Joao Fellet loves gardening and planting trees, and one of his heroes is farmer Ernst Gotsch, who has transformed eroded and semi-arid land into new forests. So when his editor asked for positive ideas about environmental conservation, he leapt at the chance to see Ernst Gotsch’s work with his own eyes.

Highway kidnappings in Nigeria
The highway linking the capital Abuja to the city of Kaduna has become notorious for armed kidnappings. The latest took place last weekend. Meanwhile the railway connecting the two cities, which many passengers took as the safe option, has been attacked for the first time. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Africa's Chris Ewokor has been following both stories.

(Photo: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporters next to a stream in Ladakh, northern India. Credit: Aamir Peerzada and Neha Sharma)

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