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World Service,01 Mar 2024,40 mins

Searching for missing migrants

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The Eagles of the Desert are a group of volunteers who look for migrants who've been reported missing while crossing the hazardous Sonoran Desert from Mexico into the United States. 麻豆社 Mundo reporter Valentina Oropeza and cameraman Jose Maria Rodero joined them on a search, and they share their experience of the desert and the work of the volunteers. Policing Uzbekistan's schools Last month, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan told the National Guard to go into schools to tackle truancy. It's a big topic on social media, with some parents upset about the discipline being imposed by the guards. 麻豆社 Uzbek's Ibrat Safo has been following developments. Being Hindu in India Identity is an important issue in India鈥檚 upcoming elections, and for much of the population, it鈥檚 deeply embedded in Hinduism. In a series of interviews across the country, 麻豆社 Delhi鈥檚 Divya Arya explores the many different ways of being Hindu, including an episode on Dalits, who are at the bottom of the religious caste ladder and have historically experienced inequality and oppression. Cuba and South Korea South Korea has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba, a longstanding ally of North Korea, after 65 years. 麻豆社 Korean's Yuna Ku and 麻豆社 Mundo's Atahualpa Amerise explain the history and context of the surprise announcement, and what it might mean. (Photo: Volunteer searching in Sonoran desert. Credit: 麻豆社)

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