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In mid-October the first migrant caravan set off from Honduras bound for the US. Ana Gabriela Rojas of 麻豆社 Mundo has spent the past month with the caravan, and met Neptal铆 and his family as they crossed Mexico.

Smong and Golden Cucumbers
Indonesian board game producers have launched some new games. Endang Nurdin from 麻豆社 Indonesian told us about Smong, the tsunami survival game, and Golden Cucumber, based on a Javan folk tale.

Black cats and green hats: superstitions around the world
In Vietnam, a black cat is unlucky, other countries see them as auspicious. We asked Khue Luu of 麻豆社 Vietnamese, Vandana Dhand in Delhi, 麻豆社 Russian's Famil Ismailov, 麻豆社 Chinese's Howard Zhang, Beryl Munoko from 麻豆社 Swahili and 麻豆社 Uzbek's Ibrat Safo about superstitions in their countries.

Mumbai attacks: 10 years on
On 26th November 2008 Mumbai was hit by a series of terror attacks which left more than 170 people dead. 麻豆社 Hindi鈥檚 Zubair Ahmed was one of the first reporters on the scene, with help from his colleague Kinjal Pandya behind the scenes. They share their memories.

Rude!
The people of Pune in India have a reputation for displaying rude signboards outside their homes, like this; 鈥業n case anyone parks here, the vehicle's tyre will be punctured.鈥� Mayuresh Konnur of 麻豆社 Marathi, who's from Pune, explains these signs with attitude.

Kyrgyz space school
A team of young women space engineers have joined forces in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to build the country's first satellite. Nargiza Ryskulova of 麻豆社 Kyrgyz met leading member Alina Anisimova, whose story she's told for the 麻豆社's 100 women project.

Image: Neptal铆 and family on the migrant caravan to the USA
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