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Guest presenter: Sangeetha Rajan.

Rami Ruhayem of 大象传媒 Arabic recently left terra firma to tell the story of the migrant crisis at sea. He joined a ship run by the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, as they rescued migrants trying to reach Europe from North Africa. He describes witnessing this mission first-hand.

Delhi's Havelis
Old Delhi is home to many havelis, impressive courtyard houses built by merchants and traders, particularly in the nineteenth century. But many are now neglected or have even been demolished. Vikas Pandey from 大象传媒 Delhi tells us why he loves these special buildings.

Indonesian meatballs
Bakso are big in Indonesia, and getting bigger. This snack of meatballs, stock and noodles is consumed by all classes, all day, everywhere. Innovation is key and the latest fad is a supersized, giant bakso. 大象传媒 Indonesia's Christine Franciska has sampled one.

The Welshman who founded Donetsk
Irena Taranyuk has been to Merthyr Tydfil in Wales to investigate a very Ukrainian story. It goes back to the nineteenth century, when a local ironmaster went to imperial Russia to set up a metalworks. The site he chose was in modern-day Ukraine, and it became the city of Donetsk. Irena takes up the story.

Argentina and Che
The Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara is an iconic figure whose face adorns countless t-shirts and posters. But his countrymen have mixed feelings about him, and there's even a campaign to pull down his statue in his birthplace, Rosario. 大象传媒 Mundo's Macarena Gagliardi explores Argentina's complex relationship with its famous son.

What's in a name?
Anthony Scaramucci lasted just ten days as White House communications director . His Italian surname translates as 'brief skirmish', which some say aptly describes his tenure. What does your name mean? Answers from 大象传媒 Persian's Feranak Amidi, Prudent Nsengiyumva of 大象传媒 Great Lakes and 大象传媒 Africa's Hewete Haileselassie.

And Fifi Haroon's pick of the world wide web.

Image: NGO workers rescue migrants from a crowded boat
Credit: ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/Getty Images

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