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Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality, 21 years after Nelson Mandela pledged to end poverty and deprivation. Show more

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In May 2002 a group of Palestinian gunmen, civilians and nuns and monks, were holed up inside one of Christianity's most holy sites - surrounded by the Israeli army. Show more

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Countries in South-East Asia are turning away boats carrying thousands of people from Burma and Bangladesh seeking a better life. Show more

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We catch up with ‘Bängan Lagerblad’, the fake policeman who says he’s on a mission to combat racism in the Swedish police force - using an inflatable horse. Show more

The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympic 10,000 metres by one second. Show more

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