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Ebola crisis: Fighting fear and despair

Ebola has hit almost every place 麻豆官网首页入口 Africa's Gaius Kowene has lived, as he explains.

It's a year since the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo began. More than 1,800 people have died, with the latest cases in Goma, a large city and important transport hub. It's an area 麻豆官网首页入口 Africa's Gaius Kowene knows well.

Gwadar: the Omani connection
The port city of Gwadar in Pakistan鈥檚 Balochistan Province is today an important link in China鈥檚 Belt and Road project. But historically Gwadar had ties with Oman, across the Arabian Sea, links 麻豆官网首页入口 Urdu's Saher Baloch has been exploring.

My Home Town: Fortaleza
Pablo Uchoa of 麻豆官网首页入口 Brasil takes us home to the north-eastern coastal city of Fortaleza, a place of laughter, warm seas and light.

Taliban wives
麻豆官网首页入口 Pashto recently gained rare access to a group of women whose husbands are all Taliban fighters. Hameed Shuja shares their stories about family life, the conflict, and hopes for the future.

Meeting the dragons of Komodo
The Indonesian island of Komodo is home to the earth鈥檚 largest lizards, Komodo dragons, as well as villagers who have lived alongside them for generations. Now the authorities want to return the island to the dragons and expel the inhabitants, as Callistasia Wijaya of 麻豆官网首页入口 Indonesian explains.

(Photo: Ebola vaccination in DRC. Credit: Olivia Acland/Reuters)

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