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麻豆社 Urdu鈥檚 Azizullah Khan was on the scene soon after last week鈥檚 dramatic rescue in northwest Pakistan, when a broken cable car was left dangling hundreds of metres above the ground. He interviewed survivors and local people, and tells us about the harshness of their lives. The rescue put an international spotlight on these remote villages, but will that change anything?

Andalusian Spanish
麻豆社 Mundo's Alicia Hernandez is from Andalusia in the south of Spain, and she published an online piece about the unique dialect of Spanish spoken there, which differs from the standard form. She explains why it's the basis of the Spanish spoken across Latin America.

Chinese shoppers stockpiling salt
Consumers in mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong have been panic-buying table salt after Japan began releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima power plant. Martin Yip of 麻豆社 Chinese explains why.

Lebanon's beauty treatment boom
Despite the economic crisis in Lebanon, its cosmetic procedures industry is thriving. The pressure to look good has forced many women to continue costly beauty treatments, with diaspora remittances and visits home keeping the clinics busy. We hear more from 麻豆社 Arabic's Carine Torbey.

Gold smuggling in Nepal
The recent seizure of 60 kilograms of gold at Kathmandu airport has shone light on the scale of smuggling in Nepal鈥檚 tightly controlled gold market. It鈥檚 a story that hints at corruption and shady dealings in high places. 麻豆社 Nepali鈥檚 Sanjaya Dhakal has been covering the story.

(Photo: Army soldier descends from a helicopter during a rescue mission to recover students stuck in a chairlift in a remote village in Pakistan. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)