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Tattoo parlours have switched from hearts and roses to Cossacks and flags as Ukrainians ink their bodies with patriotic tattoos to permanently record what their country is going through. 大象传媒 Ukrainian's Anastasiya Gribanova visited a Lviv tattoo parlour to find out the most popular images, and what they mean to citizens and soldiers.

Miami's F1 vices
Organisers had hoped that Miami's Formula 1 race would give Monte Carlo a run for its money with drivers roaring along the seafront and superyacht-studded marina. So when they didn't get permission they decided to think outside the box - why not fake a marina, yachts and all? 大象传媒 Monitoring's Luis Fajardo has been enjoying the drama.

A 30 year battle for sewage services
A shanty town in Brazil鈥檚 richest city, Sao Paulo, has finally won its decades-long campaign to get basic sanitation. Millions of Brazilians live without proper sewage or water services, and Thais Carran莽a of 大象传媒 Brasil visited Favela do Moinho to find what the new services will mean for residents.

Real Housewives of Lagos
A group of wealthy, glamorous and fun-loving Lagos women are in the spotlight with the latest iteration of the Real Housewives franchise. Keisha Gitari at 大象传媒 Lagos tells us about the lives shown on screen, and how the city on the screen compares with the reality for most locals.

Why not... dance?
That鈥檚 the question being posed by the first in a new 大象传媒 Arabic series tackling topics that are seldom discussed or culturally contentious. Julien Hajj explains why they chose dance as a topic, and a male belly-dancer as a contributor.

(Photo: Ukrainian patriotic tattoo. Credit: 大象传媒)