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New track in Ramallah offers Palestinians safe exercising route away from the traffic

Palestinians ride and walk along a new cycling track built by the Ramallah municipality offering locals a peaceful ride away from the traffic.

The Exchange

Chocolate, the billion euro industry that tastes good and does good

In partnership with Media City

The cocoa industry is big business, worth billions of euros every year. But is our love for chocolate good for the planet and farmers? We look at how the sector is trying to be more sustainable, fair and teach consumers to be more responsible.

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Aviation industry focuses on sustainability and innovation at Dubai Airshow

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Dubai Airshow is the largest aerospace event to be held since the pandemic. Discover how the industry is recovering and how technology is pushing it towards a more sustainable future.

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Destinations

In photos: Hong Kong’s newest must-see neighbourhood

The West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest cultural projects in the world.

South Korea

Chun Doo-hwan: South Korea’s former military dictator dies aged 90

Chun Doo-hwan took power in a 1979 coup and repressed pro-democracy protests before going to prison for misdeeds in office.

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Robot waiters take Iraqis in Mosul into the future

From the rubble of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul, androids emerge here and there in a restaurant to serve their amused customers.

Iran

Thousands of Iranian farmers protest against severe water shortages

Thousands of protesters in Isfahan in central Iran have voiced their anger after the city’s lifeblood river dried up due to drought and diversion.

Vietnam

Vietnam allows first tourists since borders were closed due to COVID

The visitors were all fully-vaccinated, tested on arrival, and then had to wait for a negative result before going sightseeing.

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Activists denounce fast fashion in plastic catwalk protest in Tel Aviv

Models wearing clothes made from different types of rubbish and plastic parade in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an event organised by the NGO Fashion

Qatar 365

How has Qatar’s film industry changed over the past decade?

In partnership with Qatar Foundation

The Ajyal Film Festival has been showing off Qatar's local and regional films for nine years. Discover how the country’s film industry has changed to encourage more women and young talent to join the thriving sector.

Earth News

Chinese millennials quit their ‘empty’ city jobs to become farmers

Millions of young Chinese people are increasingly uninspired by modern society's long work hours and meagre pay, urban congestion and high living costs, so they have fled to start a new life.