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Ukraine's stolen sunflowers
In parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, sunflower farmers report having their crops seized. Maria Korenyuk from BBC Ukrainian and Andrei Zakharov from BBC Russian have been investigating who is taking the sunflowers and where they end up.
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The treasures of a sunken Spanish galleon
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(Photo: Ukrainian sunflower field. Credit: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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In parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, sunflower farmers report having their crops seized. Maria Korenyuk from BBC Ukrainian and Andrei Zakharov from BBC Russian have been investigating who is taking the sunflowers and where they end up.
Cool tips for hot work!
BBC Persian's Middle East correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard shares creative solutions to reporting with a mobile phone in Baghdad, when temperatures approach 50°C: just add ice-blocks and a supermarket freezer cabinet.
Venezuela's Tren de Aragua criminal gang
What began with a few railway workers demanding bribes in Venezuela’s Aragua State has evolved into one of the largest criminal gangs in South America. Tren de Aragua, or Aragua Train, now operates in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Chile, as BBC Mundo's Norberto Paredes reports.
The treasures of a sunken Spanish galleon
The Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Las Maravillas sank off the Bahamas in 1656, laden with treasure. BBC Monitoring’s Luis Fajardo in Miami tells us about the most recent exploration of the wreck, and explains why so many Spanish ships sank in that area.
In search of my mother
Widya is a Dutch Indonesian adoptee who, like many, wants to find her birth mother. Ayomi Amindoni and Dwiki Marta of BBC Indonesian traveled with her across Indonesia, uncovering a history of fake documents, false mothers and criminal networks.
(Photo: Ukrainian sunflower field. Credit: Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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