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The end of the 'eternal' glacier?

As a rare glacier in Indonesia's Papua province disappears, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Indonesian's Valdya Baraputri and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Mundo’s Alejandra Martins discuss threats to glaciers in their regions.

Indonesia's famous 'Eternity Glacier' in Papua province is shrinking fast, and experts say it could disappear by 2024. Meanwhile many of the glaciers of the Andes in South America are also on the retreat. Valdya Baraputri of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Indonesian and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Mundo's Alejandra Martins share this story of climate change in their regions.

Black and Arab
How are black people across the Arab region affected by racism? For Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arabic, Nareeman Dosa reports from Tunisia, the first Arab country to make racial discrimination a criminal offence. Nareeman is a black woman of Sudanese heritage and her documentary, Black and Arab, also led to discoveries about her own identity.

India and Pakistan: 75 years after Partition
To mark 75 years since India and Pakistan’s independence and the Partition, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hindi and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Urdu have collaborated to make a podcast series called Baat Sarhad Paar or Conversations Across The Border. Big names from music, art and literature in both countries discuss their shared culture and how this chapter of history affects people today. Asif Farooqi of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Urdu and Rupa Jha from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Delhi explore the connections.

Goodbye to Bangkok's 'fast and furious' Number 8 bus
The buses operating on Bangkok's Number 8 route are famous for their sometimes alarming speed and reckless driving, earning them the nickname 'fast and furious'. But the authorities have decided to remove them from the roads. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Thai's Tossapol Chaisamritpol was a frequent traveller on the Number 8 and shares his stories.

(Photo: Carstensz Glacier. Credit: Gr8ph1cs via gettyimages)

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