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The Facebook posts gripping Syrians

A president, a billionaire, and a very public rift in Syria鈥檚 top family.

Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria鈥檚 richest men, recently took to Facebook to air his grievances against his cousin. As his cousin is President Bashar Al-Assad, the whole country took note. 大象传媒 Arabic鈥檚 Mahmoud Ali Hamad takes up the story.

Covid-19 from Belarus to Kenya
大象传媒 Russian鈥檚 Tatsiana Yanutsevich reports from Belarus, where there鈥檚 no lockdown, and where President Alexander Lukashenko describes fear of coronavirus as a 'psychosis'. And 大象传媒 Africa's Sharon Machira talks about her new programme, The Breakdown, which covers everything from online criminal justice to haircare during the pandemic.

India gas leak
Last week鈥檚 deadly gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, forced thousands to flee their homes and left 12 dead. Padma Meenakshi of 大象传媒 Telugu is from the city, and was following updates from their local reporter Vijay.

Thailand's detox temple
The Wat Thamkrabok Buddhist temple is well known in Thailand as a place addicts can go to give up drugs. 大象传媒 Thai reporter Sucheera Maguire visited the temple for the Heart and Soul programme to find out more about its history and practices.

Picture: Rami Makhlouf's Facebook post
Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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