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Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria’s richest men, recently took to Facebook to air his grievances against his cousin. As his cousin is President Bashar Al-Assad, the whole country took note. BBC Arabic’s Mahmoud Ali Hamad takes up the story. Covid-19 from Belarus to Kenya BBC Russian’s Tatsiana Yanutsevich reports from Belarus, where there’s no lockdown, and where President Alexander Lukashenko describes fear of coronavirus as a 'psychosis'. And BBC Africa's Sharon Machira talks about her new programme, The Breakdown, which covers everything from online criminal justice to haircare during the pandemic. India gas leak Last week’s deadly gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, forced thousands to flee their homes and left 12 dead. Padma Meenakshi of BBC Telugu is from the city, and was following updates from their local reporter Vijay. Thailand's detox temple The Wat Thamkrabok Buddhist temple is well known in Thailand as a place addicts can go to give up drugs. BBC Thai reporter Sucheera Maguire visited the temple for the Heart and Soul programme to find out more about its history and practices. Picture: Rami Makhlouf's Facebook post Credit: AFP/Getty Images
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