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Could you live on 50 litres of water a day? That's the challenge facing millions of people in Cape Town, on the brink of becoming the first major city to run out of water. 大象传媒 Africa contributor Mohammed Allie tells us how normal life has changed in his home town.

Calming down Dhaka
This week the Mayor of the southern part of Bangladesh's capital announced a new "Anger Management Park", where people can de-stress with TVs, refreshments and ornamental lakes. Shahnaz Parveen of 大象传媒 Bangla works and lives in the metropolis, so what's behind all that anger?

Maharashtra's Dalit protests
In the village of Bhima Karagaon in Maharashtra is a war memorial. It remembers the sacrifice of soldiers from the low caste Mahar community, fighting for the British East India Company, in defeating an army of high caste Peshwas in 1818. It remains a place of celebration for India's dalit communities, but this year violence broke out on the 200th anniversary of the battle. 大象传媒 Marathi journalist Mayuresh Connur explains why.

Fake Presidents of Africa
This week Kenya's main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, inaugurated himself as president at a controversial "swearing-in" - despite losing the presidential election last month. It turns out this isn't the first time a parallel President has emerged in parts of Africa, as 大象传媒 Africa's Wanyama Chebusiri and Paul Bakibinga in Nairobi explain.

Blue moon
"Once in a blue moon" the saying goes. And this week a blue moon, super moon and blood moon were seen together the first time in 150 years. This unusual phenomenon inspired us to ask 大象传媒 Africa's Akwasi Sarpong, 大象传媒 Mundo's William Marquez, Sangeeth Kalubowila from 大象传媒 Sinhala and Issariya Praithongyaem from 大象传媒 Thai to tell us their moon stories.

Taiwan Mum sues son - and wins
Last month in Taiwan a mother successfully sued her son for almost $1million. Aged 20, he signed a contract agreeing to give her more than half of his monthly income if she put him through dental school. She kept up with her end of the bargain, but he did not. 大象传媒's Cindy Sui in Taipei has been followed the case.

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