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Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II
Humans are returning to the Moon - hear about it on the BBC’s space podcast, 13 Minutes
Echo and the elephants
In 1972, the world’s longest-running study of wild elephants was first launched in Kenya
Anthony Bourdain's Don't Eat Before Reading This
In April 1999, Anthony Bourdain's essay Don't Eat Before Reading This was published
The first Great Wall of China trek
In May 1984, three friends set off on an epic trek along the Great Wall of China
How a Maasai community in Kenya overcame a deadly drought
In 2013, after losing most of their cattle, herders in Kajiado County came up with a plan
The only Pope to visit New Zealand
In November 1986, Pope John Paul II visited New Zealand as part of a six nations tour
The reunification of Germany
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 paved the way for East and West Germany to reunite
Women's rights in independent Tunisia
In 1956, Tunisia gained independence and soon gave new rights to women
The 'Cyprus Emergency'
In 1955, a paramilitary group called EOKA rebelled against British colonial rule
Oslo's anti-racism demonstration
In 2001, an anti-racism rally was held in Oslo after a teenager was murdered by neo-Nazis
