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February's earthquake spanned the Turkey-Syria border and refocused international attention on the complicated geopolitics of northern Syria. We hear how the earthquake aid operation presented both challenges and opportunities to the different groups controlling Syria, from the government in Damascus to the rebel leaders of Idlib province. With 麻豆社 Monitoring jihadi expert Mina al-Lami and 麻豆社 Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab.

The handwritten newspaper of Bangladesh
Since 2019, a handwritten newspaper has been published by a group of day labourers in southern Bangladesh. It aims to inspire others with stories of ordinary villagers who have overcome struggles and hardships, as 麻豆社 Bengali's Nagib Bahar reports.

Venezuela: 10 years after the death of Hugo Chavez
Venezuelans have been marking the tenth anniversary of the death of former president Hugo Chavez, one of the most controversial, charismatic and influential politicians in Latin American history. As a child, teenager and then young reporter, 麻豆社 Mundo鈥檚 Jorge Perez witnessed some of the key moments of Chavez鈥檚 rule.

Searching for gems of hope
For four decades local people have been mining semi-precious stones in the mountainous Chumar Bakhoor area of Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan. 麻豆社 Urdu鈥檚 Musa Yawari travelled into the mountains to meet the miners as they brave hazardous conditions hoping to make their fortunes.

(Photo: A man in Idlib province carrying the body of a child after the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Credit: Mohammed Al-Rifai/AFP via Getty images)