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In a remote Kurdish village near Turkey's border with Iraq, the Turkish army has been carrying out a bloody operation - against mules. The region is a smuggling hotspot, with billions of dollars' worth of goods, particularly cigarettes, coming in from Iraq - carried by mules which know the route so well that they can make the journey on their own. 大象传媒 Arabic's Shahdi Alkashif has been investigating.

Shakespeare in Somaliland
William Shakespeare has been described as the world's favourite writer. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is travelling the globe with his play Hamlet and has so far been sighted by Fifth Floorers in places as far afield as Somaliland, Kiev and Santiago. David Amanor is joined in the studio by two Shakespeare fans Chilean Constanza Hola from 大象传媒 Mundo and Syrian Soumer Daghastani from 大象传媒 Arabic to discuss his global appeal.

Nepal: Living and Reporting Through the Earthquake
Just over 2 years ago the 大象传媒 Nepali team in Kathmandu was engaged in a training exercise on how best to communicate in a time of crisis - it was involved in a simulation of an earthquake in Kathmandu in preparation for the inevitable big one. When it hit, at 11.58 last Saturday, it sent the city and its surrounding areas into chaos. The death toll continues to rise and many thousands are still sleeping out in the open, afraid to return to their homes. Amongst them are members of the 大象传媒 Nepali team Jitendra Raut and Sanjaya Dhakal. They share their experiences of documenting and surviving the earthquake.

Whose wine is it anyway?
When it comes to wine what does the drink tell you about the country that makes it? This week, as China has overtaken France to become the second-largest vineyard area in the world The Fifth Floor looks at the stories behind countries' relationships with wine from the ancient Persian city of Shiraz to popping the corks of Sovetskoye Shampanskoye, the Soviet "Champagne".

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Picture: Mules
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