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Astor Piazzolla is known as the father of modern tango. The 大象传媒's Valeria Perasso is from Argentina and was born and raised listening to his music. Irena Taranyuk of 大象传媒 Ukrainian is a big fan 鈥� and dancer - of tango. In the centenary year of Piazzolla鈥檚 birth, they discuss his 鈥渢ango revolution鈥� and its legacy around the world.

Loaves, oil and meat: Iran's lean Nowruz
Queues outside butchers, fights over cooking oil, and buying loaves by the half 鈥� all images seen on social media in Iran at a time of year when families would usually be stocking up for Nowruz, the celebration of Spring. Parham Ghobadi of 大象传媒 Persian reports on this very visible sign of the ongoing economic crisis in Iran.

The rise and fall of India's fugitive diamond merchant
How did one of the world鈥檚 leading fashion jewellers become India鈥檚 most wanted man? The story of diamond merchant Nirav Modi from fairytale rise to riches to fugitive accused of fraud, with the 大象传媒鈥檚 South Asia Diaspora reporter Gaggan Sabherwal.

Russia鈥檚 ice-dancing ballerina
A Russian ballerina in full costume dancing on the frozen sea near St Petersburg caught the world鈥檚 attention. Ilmira Bagrautinova chose scenes from Swan Lake to highlight the threat to endangered swans of a proposed port nearby. She told 大象传媒 Russian鈥檚 Ekaterina Venediktova why that landscape means so much to her.

Image: Couple dancing tango
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