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Can you believe that millions of people around the world consider toilets to be an inaccessible luxury? 🚽
In India, there are many people who have a mobile phone, but no toilet. To answer the call of nature, nearly 600 million Indians go outside and use a latrine. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, he launched the Clean India campaign, which aims to eradicate the practice.
Though open defecation may seem as natural and old as humankind itself, with larger and denser populations, it often results in diseases and polluted water.
It can be especially dangerous for women, as they must expose themselves to snakes and sexual harassment in the process. And many women are just too shy to relieve themselves in front of men.
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Can you believe that millions of people around the world consider toilets to be an inaccessible luxury? 🚽
In India, there are many people who have a mobile phone, but no toilet. To answer the call of nature, nearly 600 million Indians go outside and use a latrine. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, he launched the Clean India campaign, which aims to eradicate the practice.
Though open defecation may seem as natural and old as humankind itself, with larger and denser populations, it often results in diseases and polluted water.
It can be especially dangerous for women, as they must expose themselves to snakes and sexual harassment in the process. And many women are just too shy to relieve themselves in front of men.
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Till death do us part?
#video #Russia
Margarita Gracheva’s life took a tragic turn on December 11, 2017. Her husband Dmitry, the father of her two children, drove her to the woods, tied her wrists with plastic straps, and chopped off both her hands with an axe. He then took Margarita to the hospital and turned himself in. “If you’re not mine, you’ll be disabled,” he repeated as he tortured Margarita.
Their marriage had been crumbling. Dmitry suddenly became jealous and suspicious when Margarita asked for a divorce. She says her husband planned it all ahead of time and felt no remorse. Dmitry is now serving a 14-year sentence, while Margarita has reinvented herself as a campaigner for stricter domestic violence laws in Russia.
Doctors managed to surgically reattach on of her hands and replaced the other with a bionic prosthetic. Margarita is married again and is expecting her third child.
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#video #Russia
Margarita Gracheva’s life took a tragic turn on December 11, 2017. Her husband Dmitry, the father of her two children, drove her to the woods, tied her wrists with plastic straps, and chopped off both her hands with an axe. He then took Margarita to the hospital and turned himself in. “If you’re not mine, you’ll be disabled,” he repeated as he tortured Margarita.
Their marriage had been crumbling. Dmitry suddenly became jealous and suspicious when Margarita asked for a divorce. She says her husband planned it all ahead of time and felt no remorse. Dmitry is now serving a 14-year sentence, while Margarita has reinvented herself as a campaigner for stricter domestic violence laws in Russia.
Doctors managed to surgically reattach on of her hands and replaced the other with a bionic prosthetic. Margarita is married again and is expecting her third child.
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Barbarity or tradition?
#video #theFaroeIslands
On Denmark’s Faroe Islands, pilot whales are slaughtered in a centuries-old tradition called ‘the grind’. The sight is terrifying – the mammals are driven into a bay by small boats and hacked to pieces by a bunch of waiting men, as the water turns red.
Animal rights activists from around the world are calling for an end to be put to the custom, which some say makes the island’s inhabitants ‘Europe’s last barbarians.’ But the islanders say the ‘grind’ is part of their cultural identity. It provides a sense of community… and a source of food. In their defence, the Feroese argue that it would be the same if “cows were killed in a pool.”
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#video #theFaroeIslands
On Denmark’s Faroe Islands, pilot whales are slaughtered in a centuries-old tradition called ‘the grind’. The sight is terrifying – the mammals are driven into a bay by small boats and hacked to pieces by a bunch of waiting men, as the water turns red.
Animal rights activists from around the world are calling for an end to be put to the custom, which some say makes the island’s inhabitants ‘Europe’s last barbarians.’ But the islanders say the ‘grind’ is part of their cultural identity. It provides a sense of community… and a source of food. In their defence, the Feroese argue that it would be the same if “cows were killed in a pool.”
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Do you think whaling is barbarity or part of a national identity?
Anonymous Poll
65%
It’s animal cruelty!
35%
It’s culture
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Russian collider studies universe
NICA is the Russian mega-science project conceived at the nuclear research facility in the Russian town of Dubna. Once launched in 2022, it will become a physics time machine, as it will be used to recreate the start of the universe 14 billion years ago. This research will take science to a whole new level. It will allow physicists to study matter they believe existed just after the Big Bang formed our universe.
This project is the next step after another groundbreaking discovery in particle physics, which deals with the universe and its properties. The Higgs Boson was theoretically predicted in 1964 by Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs and proved in 2012 by the team of Swiss physicists from the CERN project. The research centres keep in touch and exchange their knowledge. Tune in for the premiere of Russia’s NICA. Big Bang Questions right now!
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NICA is the Russian mega-science project conceived at the nuclear research facility in the Russian town of Dubna. Once launched in 2022, it will become a physics time machine, as it will be used to recreate the start of the universe 14 billion years ago. This research will take science to a whole new level. It will allow physicists to study matter they believe existed just after the Big Bang formed our universe.
This project is the next step after another groundbreaking discovery in particle physics, which deals with the universe and its properties. The Higgs Boson was theoretically predicted in 1964 by Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs and proved in 2012 by the team of Swiss physicists from the CERN project. The research centres keep in touch and exchange their knowledge. Tune in for the premiere of Russia’s NICA. Big Bang Questions right now!
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Burning Village
#photo #India
India’s village of Jharia could be the set for a horror movie. Flames and blue flares shoot out of the ground, people suffocate in smoke, and the ground bursts open to swallow houses.
But the locals don’t leave. Jharia lies at the heart of the country’s coal industry.
Men, women, and their children scavenge and sell coal to make a living. An adult earns around 600 rupees ($8) for a basket of coal, while a child’s basket sells for $5. It’s dangerous to work in a coal pit: workers risk getting sick with asthma, tuberculosis, and skin conditions.
Health risks aren’t the only hazards. Ground fissures and collapses can occur at any moment and consume entire houses and their inhabitants.
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#photo #India
India’s village of Jharia could be the set for a horror movie. Flames and blue flares shoot out of the ground, people suffocate in smoke, and the ground bursts open to swallow houses.
But the locals don’t leave. Jharia lies at the heart of the country’s coal industry.
Men, women, and their children scavenge and sell coal to make a living. An adult earns around 600 rupees ($8) for a basket of coal, while a child’s basket sells for $5. It’s dangerous to work in a coal pit: workers risk getting sick with asthma, tuberculosis, and skin conditions.
Health risks aren’t the only hazards. Ground fissures and collapses can occur at any moment and consume entire houses and their inhabitants.
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World’s most fertile mother
#video #Uganda
When Mariam Nabatanzi was born, her father had already arranged a marriage for her. She was married off at the age of 12. By 13, she started having her own children. “Nothing good happened to me in my marriage, except my children,” says Mariam.
Her much older husband humiliated her and brought lovers home. Mariam says she couldn’t leave him because she only wanted to be with one man. After giving birth to three pairs of twins, Mariam asked a doctor for birth control, but he told her she couldn’t stop giving birth, as it could result in tumours… In total, Mariam gave birth 15 times and had 44 babies! Her husband eventually left her.
Now, she’s a single mother. With 38 surviving kids, Mariam struggles to make ends meet and takes on every opportunity to make money.
Although fertility rates in Uganda are one of the highest in the world, with 5.4 children per woman, Mariam’s story stands out.
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#video #Uganda
When Mariam Nabatanzi was born, her father had already arranged a marriage for her. She was married off at the age of 12. By 13, she started having her own children. “Nothing good happened to me in my marriage, except my children,” says Mariam.
Her much older husband humiliated her and brought lovers home. Mariam says she couldn’t leave him because she only wanted to be with one man. After giving birth to three pairs of twins, Mariam asked a doctor for birth control, but he told her she couldn’t stop giving birth, as it could result in tumours… In total, Mariam gave birth 15 times and had 44 babies! Her husband eventually left her.
Now, she’s a single mother. With 38 surviving kids, Mariam struggles to make ends meet and takes on every opportunity to make money.
Although fertility rates in Uganda are one of the highest in the world, with 5.4 children per woman, Mariam’s story stands out.
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How Soviet WW2 survivors stole thunder at the 1952 Olympics
They were wounded, severely underweight, and traumatised. But when the Soviet Union was invited to take part in the Olympics for the first time ever, Soviet athletes proved that the human spirit can achieve greatness even after the worst of hardships.
Former soldiers, as well as survivors of concentration camps and the Leningrad siege, brought home 71 medals, second only to the USA. Galina Zybina was one of the first Soviets who won gold in Helsinki exactly 69 years ago.
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They were wounded, severely underweight, and traumatised. But when the Soviet Union was invited to take part in the Olympics for the first time ever, Soviet athletes proved that the human spirit can achieve greatness even after the worst of hardships.
Former soldiers, as well as survivors of concentration camps and the Leningrad siege, brought home 71 medals, second only to the USA. Galina Zybina was one of the first Soviets who won gold in Helsinki exactly 69 years ago.
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Egypt’s Garbage City
#video #Egypt
Meet the Zabbaleen, Cairo’s traditional garbage collectors. Generations of Zabbaleen have been recycling Cairo’s trash for more than half a century. They are so good at it that they recycle up to 85% of the capital’s waste. To give you some perspective, a whopping 20 million people live in the Greater Cairo area. Imagine how much waste they produce every day!
Zabbaleen’s garbage industry is an organized network of tens of thousands of people, each playing their own part. They gather, transport, and sort the rubbish. Even pigs play an important role, as they are fed the organic food waste.
The Zabbaleen garbage collectors are largely independent from the rest of Cairo and live by their own rules. For example, the Zabbaleen never collect waste from a colleague’s turf. They have their unofficial mayor, shops, cafes, shishas, and schools.
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#video #Egypt
Meet the Zabbaleen, Cairo’s traditional garbage collectors. Generations of Zabbaleen have been recycling Cairo’s trash for more than half a century. They are so good at it that they recycle up to 85% of the capital’s waste. To give you some perspective, a whopping 20 million people live in the Greater Cairo area. Imagine how much waste they produce every day!
Zabbaleen’s garbage industry is an organized network of tens of thousands of people, each playing their own part. They gather, transport, and sort the rubbish. Even pigs play an important role, as they are fed the organic food waste.
The Zabbaleen garbage collectors are largely independent from the rest of Cairo and live by their own rules. For example, the Zabbaleen never collect waste from a colleague’s turf. They have their unofficial mayor, shops, cafes, shishas, and schools.
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Cicadas invade the US
If you are not from the eastern part of the US, you probably haven't followed the cicada news. This year they've invaded the States, reemerging after 17 years. They have a short life cycle, only living for three weeks, breeding and then die.
Some saw it as a good omen: people who spent months on lockdown are eager to meet insects who were trapped underground for almost two decades. Cicada fans, in the meantime, had fun, enjoyed chocolate-covered roast cicadas, made up songs and designed cicada-inspired artwork.
Oxana Ware got famous after she made a photoshoot of cicadas pictured in different settings. Will cicadas bring change along? What do you think?
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If you are not from the eastern part of the US, you probably haven't followed the cicada news. This year they've invaded the States, reemerging after 17 years. They have a short life cycle, only living for three weeks, breeding and then die.
Some saw it as a good omen: people who spent months on lockdown are eager to meet insects who were trapped underground for almost two decades. Cicada fans, in the meantime, had fun, enjoyed chocolate-covered roast cicadas, made up songs and designed cicada-inspired artwork.
Oxana Ware got famous after she made a photoshoot of cicadas pictured in different settings. Will cicadas bring change along? What do you think?
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#video #Russia
Imagine spending days or even weeks creating an intricate piece of art and then destroying it in just a few moments?
That’s exactly what happens when Buddhist monks create a sacred mandala. It’s handcrafted from dyed grains of sand and takes many days to make. Monks painstakingly apply the sand to a canvas with metal tubes. It’s a meticulous job that requires great concentration and truly Buddhist discipline to sweep up and destroy afterwards.
The process is believed to yield as many blessings as the number of grains that went into the mandala. Mandalas also serve to remind us that nothing in this world is permanent. Do you agree?
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Imagine spending days or even weeks creating an intricate piece of art and then destroying it in just a few moments?
That’s exactly what happens when Buddhist monks create a sacred mandala. It’s handcrafted from dyed grains of sand and takes many days to make. Monks painstakingly apply the sand to a canvas with metal tubes. It’s a meticulous job that requires great concentration and truly Buddhist discipline to sweep up and destroy afterwards.
The process is believed to yield as many blessings as the number of grains that went into the mandala. Mandalas also serve to remind us that nothing in this world is permanent. Do you agree?
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#video #USA
If you watch American movies, you’re probably used to seeing Russians presented as the bad guys. Ivan Drago from Rocky IV, Andrei Sator from Tenet, Yuri Komarov in A Good Day to Die Hard, even Boris and Natasha from Bullwinkle – the list goes on and on. But, Hollywood hasn’t always portrayed Russians as villains.
It’s hard to believe there was a brief moment in history when Hollywood actually produced pro-Soviet films, where Russians were shown in a favourable light. Here’s proof.
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If you watch American movies, you’re probably used to seeing Russians presented as the bad guys. Ivan Drago from Rocky IV, Andrei Sator from Tenet, Yuri Komarov in A Good Day to Die Hard, even Boris and Natasha from Bullwinkle – the list goes on and on. But, Hollywood hasn’t always portrayed Russians as villains.
It’s hard to believe there was a brief moment in history when Hollywood actually produced pro-Soviet films, where Russians were shown in a favourable light. Here’s proof.
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Bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
#video #Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz tradition of Ala Kachuu has Kipchak roots and means "grab and run". Initially, it started because a young man didn't have enough money to pay a proper bride's price, and he would "steal" a girl with her consent to negotiate with her parents later and reduce the payment. But now, however, Ala Kachuu has turned into a straight out kidnapping. It is often done in the middle of the street, but no one comes to the girls' rescue.
According to some estimates, up to two-thirds of Kyrgyz girls are married against their will, and thousands suffer domestic abuse. Human rights activists are fighting to outlaw Ala Kachuu. So what else is being done to protect young women?
Tune in for the premiere of 'Stolen Brides, Stolen Lives' on our YouTube channel!
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#video #Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz tradition of Ala Kachuu has Kipchak roots and means "grab and run". Initially, it started because a young man didn't have enough money to pay a proper bride's price, and he would "steal" a girl with her consent to negotiate with her parents later and reduce the payment. But now, however, Ala Kachuu has turned into a straight out kidnapping. It is often done in the middle of the street, but no one comes to the girls' rescue.
According to some estimates, up to two-thirds of Kyrgyz girls are married against their will, and thousands suffer domestic abuse. Human rights activists are fighting to outlaw Ala Kachuu. So what else is being done to protect young women?
Tune in for the premiere of 'Stolen Brides, Stolen Lives' on our YouTube channel!
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The ‘Stone people’ from the Tau’t Bato tribe
Buano lives on Palawan Island in the Philippines. He belongs to the Tau’t Bato tribe. They call themselves the ‘stone people’ because they used to live in caves during the rainy season. Buano is 83 and still remembers a childhood devoid of creature comforts.
For our Palawan Lost documentary, Buano took our film crew to see one the caves on higher ground. He walked barefoot the whole way, as if he was in his 20s. It took the crew 8 hours to reach the cave, while the Tau’t Bato people cover this distance in 5 hours.
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Buano lives on Palawan Island in the Philippines. He belongs to the Tau’t Bato tribe. They call themselves the ‘stone people’ because they used to live in caves during the rainy season. Buano is 83 and still remembers a childhood devoid of creature comforts.
For our Palawan Lost documentary, Buano took our film crew to see one the caves on higher ground. He walked barefoot the whole way, as if he was in his 20s. It took the crew 8 hours to reach the cave, while the Tau’t Bato people cover this distance in 5 hours.
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Testimony of an ex-child soldier
#video #CentralAfricanRepublic
In the Central African Republic, thousands of children have joined violent militias – either by force, or by choice. Since 2013, the country has been locked in civil war, with several disparate groups fighting each other.
Some kids have joined the Christian Anti-balaka group and wear elaborate amulets to protect them against guns. Others fight for Seleka Muslim rebels with AK-47s.
As part of a UNICEF-led effort to free child soldiers over the years, thousands of underage soldiers have left the groups. However, children traumatised by war have to go through a rehabilitation process before going home.
This child who we filmed for Children of the Front shared his memories.
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#video #CentralAfricanRepublic
In the Central African Republic, thousands of children have joined violent militias – either by force, or by choice. Since 2013, the country has been locked in civil war, with several disparate groups fighting each other.
Some kids have joined the Christian Anti-balaka group and wear elaborate amulets to protect them against guns. Others fight for Seleka Muslim rebels with AK-47s.
As part of a UNICEF-led effort to free child soldiers over the years, thousands of underage soldiers have left the groups. However, children traumatised by war have to go through a rehabilitation process before going home.
This child who we filmed for Children of the Front shared his memories.
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Russian Amazon woman
#video #Russia
Natalya’s biceps make a lot of her male peers hang their heads in shame. She lifts a whopping 175 kg in the bench press and clears 240 kg in the deadlift! She’s Russia’s biggest female powerlifter. Her nickname, ‘Amazonka’, is well deserved.
Her impressive looks have helped Natalya rise to internet fame. She now has thousands of followers on Instagram, as well as work outside the gym. She’s even performed on the stage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.
Has she inspired you to work out more yet? 💪🏻
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#video #Russia
Natalya’s biceps make a lot of her male peers hang their heads in shame. She lifts a whopping 175 kg in the bench press and clears 240 kg in the deadlift! She’s Russia’s biggest female powerlifter. Her nickname, ‘Amazonka’, is well deserved.
Her impressive looks have helped Natalya rise to internet fame. She now has thousands of followers on Instagram, as well as work outside the gym. She’s even performed on the stage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.
Has she inspired you to work out more yet? 💪🏻
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The world’s most densely populated island
#video #Africa
Could you imagine living on an island roughly the size of a football pitch with several hundred other people? That’s what life is like on tiny Migingo in Lake Victoria.
Metal shacks cover the tiny island, making it look like an iron-plated turtle. It has everything any normal town has: shops, cafes, brothels, a port, a church, and even a hotel for the occasional tourist.
Although there are bigger islands a stone’s throw away, locals don’t rush to populate them, as they believe they are inhabited by evil spirits. Still, why would you want live like sardines packed into a tiny island? The waters surrounding it are rich with fish, so Kenyan and Ugandan fishermen remain on Migingo to fill their nets.
Although Kenya and Uganda both claim jurisdiction over the island, the locals don’t care who owns it, as far as there are fish to catch.
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#video #Africa
Could you imagine living on an island roughly the size of a football pitch with several hundred other people? That’s what life is like on tiny Migingo in Lake Victoria.
Metal shacks cover the tiny island, making it look like an iron-plated turtle. It has everything any normal town has: shops, cafes, brothels, a port, a church, and even a hotel for the occasional tourist.
Although there are bigger islands a stone’s throw away, locals don’t rush to populate them, as they believe they are inhabited by evil spirits. Still, why would you want live like sardines packed into a tiny island? The waters surrounding it are rich with fish, so Kenyan and Ugandan fishermen remain on Migingo to fill their nets.
Although Kenya and Uganda both claim jurisdiction over the island, the locals don’t care who owns it, as far as there are fish to catch.
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Breaking Bad Wolf
#video #USA
A whistleblowing US cop put on a wig and sunglasses and fled all the way to Russia to avoid being put in prison or murdered for exposing corruption in the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
No, this isn’t the plot of a spy novel. Real life ex-cop John Mark Dougan now lives in Moscow and was able to retell his incredible story for RT Documentary.
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#video #USA
A whistleblowing US cop put on a wig and sunglasses and fled all the way to Russia to avoid being put in prison or murdered for exposing corruption in the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
No, this isn’t the plot of a spy novel. Real life ex-cop John Mark Dougan now lives in Moscow and was able to retell his incredible story for RT Documentary.
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