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Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
Women-only media start-up wants to fight stigma in Somalia
by  AFP

Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gender violence in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Speaking up about gender violence carries huge risks in Somalia, where rape remains a rampant problem.

South Korean auteur behind 'Oldboy' returns with 'pure' love story
South Korean auteur behind 'Oldboy' returns with 'pure' love story
by  AFP

Filmmaker Park Chan-wook, known for his ultra-violent thrillers that helped catapult South Korean cinema onto the global stage, is back with an altogether different work -- a restrained yet deeply emotional love story. Critics say his "Oldboy" paved the crucial way for South Korean cinema's global triumph, but Park has been making conscious efforts to also work on non-Korean projects.

War-themed fashion is hit with patriotic Ukrainians
War-themed fashion is hit with patriotic Ukrainians
by  AFP

In a large fashion store in central Kyiv, a mother and her young daughter flick through T-shirts depicting a cartoon dog in a flak jacket and sunglasses. "I like little Patron," Tatiana's daughter Valeriya says, as her mother nods.

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