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Poison and Spies in Sleepy Salisbury

Russian spies; Bollywood sexism; cultural crying; Arab feminism; Thai child makeup prodigy; Kim Jong-un, Brazilian? With David Amanor.

大象传媒 Russian has been at the heart of this week's reporting on the mysterious poisoning of a former Russian spy in Salisbury. Olga Ivshina tells us that a complex investigation in a quiet English city is just as difficult in its own way as frontline reporting from eastern Ukraine.

Bollywood sexism
Accusations in Hollywood of sexual harassment have prompted soul searching in the film industry, including Bollywood. Janhavee Moole of 大象传媒 Marathi in Mumbai and Prakitsha Ghildial at 大象传媒 Delhi share their findings.

Don't cry
This week 大象传媒 Gujarati ran a story about a crying club, all about getting your feelings out there and feeling better. So when is it OK to cry? Let's ask Maya Moussawi of 大象传媒 Arabic, 大象传媒 Africa's Victoria Uwonkunda, Manoshi Barua, Asad Ali Chaudhry of 大象传媒 Urdu, and Giang Nguyen of 大象传媒 Vietnamese.

Kim Jong-un, the Brazilian
Recently pictures emerged of a Brazilian passport in the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Where did the document come from, and how can North Koreans be mistaken for Brazilians? Fernando Duarte is Brazilian, and shares his experience of Brazilian passports.

Being an Arab feminist
Alma Hassoun, 大象传媒 Arabic's women's affairs journalist, has been investigating what makes an Arab feminist, and whether you can generalise across a huge region and many countries.

Thai child makeup artist
Natthan Sakonrat or "Prae" is 10 and already a professional make-up artist. After attending London Fashion Week she met 大象传媒 Thai producer Sucheera Maguire, and demonstrated her skills on 大象传媒 Mundo's Luc铆a Blasco and Joice Etutu from Congo.

Image: Salisbury Cathedral in the mist
Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

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