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Weekend Edition: Life on the Land
Stories of farmers and herders from Peru, the USA, Moldova, India, Mauritania and Austria
Syria and Brazil
A Syrian man whose life illustrates the conflict; and slavery-type labour in Brazil.
North America
Coping with doormen in New York and the Canadian policeman who smokes medical marijuana.
United States and France
Nipple tattoos for cancer patients in the US, and the real reason French women stay slim
Thailand and India
The real reasons behind Thailand's protests, and breaking the sex abuse silence in India
China, North Korea, Burma
Life in the border city of Dandong on the China-North Korea border
Heroes from all walks of life
In tribute to Nelson Mandela, we hear about all kinds of heroes from around the world.
Tanzania and Ecuador
A poacher turned gamekeeper in the Serengeti, a former prison-radio DJ in Quito
Syria and Burma
The real beliefs of the foreigners fighting Assad; Burmese daze on a train to Mandalay
Syria, Jordan and Brazil
The gallows humour of wounded Syrians in Amman; trouble over dams and mines in the Amazon
