Love in a time of war
Marriage proposals in shelters and wedding ceremonies under missile attacks: love and hope in war-torn Ukraine.
How do you arrange a wedding in a warzone? According to Ukrainian authorities nearly 4,000 couples tied the knot in the first 10 days after the invasion. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Ukrainian's Zhanna Bezpiatchuk has recently come back from Ukraine – where she met a couple who exchanged their vows as twin rockets hit the city of Lviv, in western Ukraine.
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Videogames in the Arabic world
Millions of people around the world play videogames and the industry is getting bigger and bigger. One company is capitalising on this growth. Based in Jordan, their speciality isÌý'localising' videogames; making them more suitable for Arab audiences. Hossam Fazulla has been covering this story for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Arabic.Ìý
Meet the Nigerian Spiderman Ìý
Environmentalist Jonathan Olakunle dresses up as a superhero to help clean up the streets and raise awareness about illegal waste dumping. ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Africa’s Joshua Akinyemi has spent a day with him.
Afghan women lawyers
Since the Taliban took over in 2021, women have been barred from working in the judiciary system, leaving thousands jobless and at risk. And whilst the Taliban government say women with legal claims can still go to court, some Afghan women say that their cases are better understood by female judges and lawyers. Shazia Haya from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Pastho has the story.
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Bridgerton in India
The latest season of the drama Bridgerton has had a mixed reception in India. Set in Georgian London, the series follows the aristrocratic Bridgerton family. The second series introduces an Indian family visiting London to find a match for their youngest daughter. Though popular among Indians it proved controversial - as the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Meryl Sebastian in Delhi explains.
Presenter: Faranak Amidi
Producers: Alice Gioia, Caroline Ferguson, Rebecca Moore, Emily Naylor
(Photo: Newly-weds Aliona and Boghdan. Credit: Marek Polaszewski)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi