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Iran Nuclear Talks: Survivors' Tales

Reporters' tales from the Iran nuclear talks, Brazil's musical giants, what to wear for Eid, the digital modes of Prime Minister Modi, African hair fashions.

A historic agreement was signed in Vienna this week between Iran and the so-called P5+1. The deal has been twelve years in the making and, especially in its final moments, meant some very long days and late nights for diplomats and journalists. But what goes on behind the scenes at these historic events? Fifth Floor journalists share their tips and insights on how to survive long haul talks.

Talking to the Giants of Brazilian Music
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil are back on tour and playing to full houses around the globe. Popularly known as Caetano and Gil, they shook the foundations of Brazilian music in the 1960s as co-founders of the Tropicalia Movement. Now both in their seventies, they packed out a London theatre earlier this month. In the audience was Julia Carneiro from 大象传媒 Brasil. She's joined by her colleague and musician Monica Vasconcelos to talk about the legendary vocalists and their massive reputation inside and outside Brazil.

What to Wear for Eid
Families in Indonesia will be gathering this weekend for their end of Ramadan celebrations. It's a time for feasting and festivities and for this, people like to dress up. The build up to the event is keeping the fashion bloggers of Indonesia busy. Kiki Siregar from 大象传媒 Indonesian looks at the growing trend for online fashion advisors in the country to see if they can help her choose what to wear.

Digital Modi
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, even the Chinese Weibo...you name it, he is on it. Following the launch of the Narendra Modi phone app and his establishment as a star of Twitter, Vandana Dhand of 大象传媒 Hindi muses on the digital modes of India's first social media Prime Minister.

Relaxed, Natural, Styled: 大象传媒 Africa Takes a Trip to the Salon
大象传媒 Afrique's Genevieve Sagno and Leone Ouedraogo and 大象传媒 London journalist and hair blogger Valley Fontaine talk African hair from the changing fashions and styles, to the politically charged debates around natural versus relaxed.

(Photo: Journalists reporting on the Iran nuclear talks. Credit: Getty Images)

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Fri 17 Jul 2015 19:05GMT

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  • Fri 17 Jul 2015 11:05GMT
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