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North Macedonia is holding local elections this weekend. The country has been independent for nearly three decades, but it is not unusual for the countries of the former Yugoslavia to be interested in what happens next door. But not generally in small mayoral elections. 大象传媒 Serbian reporter Aleksandar Miladinovic explains that he travelled more than 450 kilometres talk to Stip to find out more about one of the candidates, Simon Gajiga.

Nepali chef in MasterChef: The Professionals
It鈥檚 not only UK viewers who have been gripped by the current series of MasterChef: The Professionals. People in Nepal have also been following it closely as one of their own, Santosh Shah, is not only the first Nepali to appear on the show, he's made to the finals. 大象传媒 Nepali鈥檚 Rama Parajuli tells us more.

Kimchi clash
Kimchi is a salted and fermented cabbage and a staple of traditional Korean cuisine. It's taken very seriously in South Korea, which is why a claim by China about Kimchi has angered people there, as Julie Yoongyung Lee of 大象传媒 Korean explains.

Indian farmers鈥� protests
The Indian government's new farming reform law has sparked protests in the country, and 100,000 farmers have blocked the main entrances to the capital city of Delhi. Ishleen Kaur, originally from the Punjab region, spent her early summers milking cows and eating sugar cane in the fields there, and knows some of those taking part in the protests.

Brazil鈥檚 Hollywood style bank robberies
Shooting, kidnapping, rockets and banknotes flying through the air: not a Hollywood movie, but a robbery in the small city of Criciuma in southern Brazil. Digihub reporter and Brazilian, Fernando Duarte, explains how this modus operandi has caught on within Brazilian crime gangs.

Image: Simon Gajiga came to Stip 40 years ago from Nigeria, and now hopes to become mayor
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