Beijing is ranked among the most polluted capitals in the world, and seems like the last place you'd grow organic vegetables. But one local startup's giving it a go - producing fresh, leafy greens where 21 million people live and work. Samantha Vadas tells us how it's done.

#China #UrbanFarming #Hydroponics

Thousands of Nigerians who risked their lives as they tried to make their way to Europe via Libya are now returning home. It's part of a UN scheme to repatriate them. Many spend months - even years - stranded in Libya, where some are sold as slaves by smugglers. But once back home, they're finding it hard to get a job and start over. Shamim Chowdhury reports.

#Repatriated #Nigeria #ModernSlaveTrade

For years it was marketed as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes but now many governments are cracking down against vaping. On Wednesday, India slapped a complete ban on all e-cigarettes. Some US states are also taking similar measures, but as Mobin Nasir reports, the US is still far from kicking the habit. For more, we spoke to Dr. Rob Branso. He’s Associate Professor in Business Economics at the University of Bath.

The air in several Southeast Asian cities has been declared hazardous as Indonesian forest fires send clouds of smoke across the region. This year's blazes are the worst since the record fire year of 2015. Authorities say they were lit on purpose to clear land for timber and palm oil plantations. As Paolo Montecillo reports, the government's under increasing pressure to fix the problem for good.

Israeli citizens took to the polls for the second time this year after a coalition government fell through. But with more than half the votes counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be headed for a deadlock with former army chief Benny Gantz. That means more political wrangling and more uncertainty for the economy where the budget deficit has grown to the biggest in five years. Shoaib Hassan has more. For more on this, let's go to Sami Nader in Beirut. He's the director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs, which focuses on the economics and geopolitics of the region.

Infrastructure in Kenya has improved over the past few decades, but it's not always evident in areas outside the capital, Nairobi. Some remote villages still don't have access to clean, running water. And fetching it often requires long treks to rivers and streams. But as Reagan Des Vignes reports, one Kenyan has come-up with a way to make the journey a whole lot easier.

#Water #RollerInnovation

Turkey's largest aerospace and technology event, Teknofest, has kicked-off in Istanbul. The six-day event showcases the country's latest aviation and defence tech innovations. One prototype making a debut at the event is the country's first autonomous flying car - Cezeri. Ali Mustafa was at Teknofest to check it out.

#Turkey #Cezeri #DefenceTech

Antarctica is melting at a faster pace. According to a 2018 study, about three trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared since 1992. Scientists say it's possible that the melting of the frozen continent alone could add about 15 centimetres to global sea levels by the end of the century. And as Rahul Radhakrishnan reports, the effects are already impacting livelihoods in coastal towns tens of thousands of kilometers away.

#ClimateChange #Pakistan #GlobalWarming

Two political outsiders are in the race to become Tunisia's next president. Sunday's early election follows the death of Beji Caid Essebsi in July and is set to shake-up the already shifting political landscape. But as Sibel Karkus reports, safeguarding the young democracy and overhauling the economy will be the biggest challenges for whoever's eventually elected to lead the North African nation. For more on this, political analyst Med Dhia Hammami joined us from Connecticut in the US.

#Tunisia #PresidentialRace #Elections

Fresh off the launch of its latest iPhones, Silicon Valley giant Apple has gone to the European Union's second-highest court to fight the world's biggest tax case. The trillion-dollar company is the most prominent target in the EU's crackdown on multinationals accused of using the continent to hide massive profits. For more, we spoke to Ira Spitzer, who brought us the latest from Brussels.

#Apple #TaxCase #EU