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Human rights activist Natalia Estemirova
Chechnya's dissenting voice silenced
The murder of Russian human rights activist Natalia Estemirova shows that life in Chechnya can still be brutal, says Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

Fruit seller in China
Sink or swim in modern China
Chris Hogg heads to the small Chinese village of Zhushanxia to see how lives are being influenced by the swings and dips in the country's economic fortune.

Russian billonaire Oleg Deripaska
Having tea with Russia's Deripaska
Russian billonaire, Oleg Deripaska, normally tries to avoid the media spotlight, but Tim Whewell was able to spend some time with him and gain an insight into his life.

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