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2018-04-23 Cameroon
Tramadol: Cameroon’s low-budget opioid crisis
Today’s Focus report takes us to Cameroon where we look at a growing addiction to opioids. Readily available on the black market, one of the most abused substances, Tramadol, is...

2018-04-20 Asia-pacific
Pashtun Protection Movement speaks up against extrajudicial killings
Some 30 million Pashtuns live in Pakistan - that's around 15% of the country's population. Partly because most Taliban members are Pashtun, the word "Pashtun" has, for many...

2018-04-19 Middle East
The citizens finding solutions to Lebanon's chronic waste crisis
For years, Lebanese citizens have been dealing with the consequences of bad waste management. This is especially visible in the capital Beirut and the heavily urbanised coastal...

2018-04-18 Americas
Video: A look back at the Castro years in Cuba
A new chapter is beginning in Cuba, with the country's National Assembly meeting to elect a new president. Raul Castro is stepping down from his position as head of state after...

2018-04-17 Europe
Andalusia, the gateway to Europe for cannabis
More than 70% of cannabis in circulation in Europe transits through Andalusia, in southern Spain. The drug is transported from Morocco on speedboats across the Strait of...