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Over half a million Americans are homeless and millions more are ‘a paycheck away’ from being homeless. A retired nurse Linda Brown and her husband David believe that no one should sleep outside. That is how they came up with an idea of Eden Village. It is a tiny home community for homeless people with a disability in Springfield, Missouri. There are 31 of fully-furnished homes built for people who had no roof over their head for a long time. Hear stories of former homeless people who finally found a permanent home in Eden Village.

People living in the tundra are accustomed to the nomadic lifestyle. Every couple of days, they pack all their belongings and move to a new place, covering up to 600 km in the wild Tundra per year. Their children help care for the reindeer herds and build sledges, but when they leave for school, some of the kids opt to remain in the comforts of the city. Will their choice put an end to the ancient Nenets tradition?

What horrors did the residents of Avdeevka endure during the Ukrainian occupation? Why couldn’t they leave their homes? Learn the answers and witness how they are rebuilding their lives in our exclusive footage from this  liberated suburb of Donetsk.

The Steller sea lion, a rare endangered species, is being slowly killed by plastic garbage. They strangle themselves with ropes and fishing nets. Activists from Sakhalin are attempting to save the sea lions but it’s no easy job. These animals are dangerous and can easily kill a person.

To vape or not to vape? Is it safe? Is it safer than smoking regular cigarettes? There are more questions than answers about how vaping affects our health. Since 2019, cases of a mysterious vaping illness have become widespread. In the US alone, nearly 3,000 people were hospitalised between 2019 and 2020, and 68 died. The disease is now known as EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury.

These ladies put on bright bouffant skirts and arrange their long hair in neat plaits. Then they go into the ring and beat the hell out of each other! Meet the Bolivian fighting cholitas, the female wrestlers of lucha libre, a free fight that marries a choreographed show with a full-on punching match.

John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, a.k.a. ‘Popeye’ is something of a local hero to many in the Colombian city of Medellin. He’s stopped in the streets and asked for autographs and selfies. His celebrity is undiminished after spending 23 years in jail.  In the heyday of the infamous Medellin drug cartel, he worked for Pablo Escobar as a hit-man, he still says he enjoyed the job in which he tortured and murdered literally hundreds and so, not everyone sees him as a hero.

Since war broke out in Syria almost 6 years ago, a whole generation of kids has never known peace. They’ve witnessed family members being killed and their houses destroyed. Many were wounded and war has robbed them all of their childhoods. With no end in sight to the bloody conflict, their futures are uncertain.

For years, Mexico has had the world's highest kidnapping rates. More than 10 people are abducted daily, but 97% of kidnappers remain at large according to a local NGO. Thus, families who pay off the criminals risk being ambushed by kidnappers again. One victim says that he was kidnapped just one month after he himself ransomed his grandfather. Is there a way to stop this vicious circle?

For years, music was banned in Afghanistan as sinful, but now one school for children is planting the seeds for traditional Afghan music’s rebirth. Conservative views have left their mark, however, and the school and its young musicians face threats from some elements in society.

A priest from the Moscow region has swapped his cassock for a uniform, while a musician has stepped off the stage to stand with the fighters in Donbass. They joined the ranks on the Donbass frontlines, putting their lives on the line, with the sole aim of attaining victory over Ukrainian nationalists sooner. Watch our new documentary to learn more about their decision and witness firsthand their daily struggles on the frontlines.

Time has stood still in homes for the children with special needs in the Lugansk region. Essential drugs and doctors are scarce. ‘Inconvenient for everyone’, terminal children in these facilities have been abandoned throughout the Donbass war. Now doctors from the 'Road of Life' foundation are visiting Lugansk homes to take some of the children to Moscow for treatment and help their Lugansk counterparts.

In 2006, Canadian Kyle McDonald conducted a series of trades and exchanged a simple red paperclip for a real house. Likewise, Ruslan Chistyakov, a Russian blogger, decided to start a new life and do the same. But was he just as successful?

Five years into the devastating Syrian war, the country’s capital, Damascus is a shelter for the civilians who refuse to flee their motherland. Yet, even here no one is really safe as shells hit the streets and buildings regularly. Sameer is a local cameraman who continues his work despite its dangers. Through his lens, he shows us the everyday life of ordinary Syrians. 

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Women in India still have little or no rights and are frequently abused and raped by their husbands. So Sampat Pal, an activist and a local hero, created the Gulabi Gang, which welcomes women in difficult situations and offers them protection and assistance in solving their family problems.

As international interest in the Arctic grows, Russia is resuming development of Franz Josef Land, its polar territory 900 km from the North Pole. Take a look at the lives of the people laying the foundations for a new town here, while living next door to curious polar bears.

Over half a million Americans are homeless and millions more are ‘a paycheck away’ from being homeless. A retired nurse Linda Brown and her husband David believe that no one should sleep outside. That is how they came up with an idea of Eden Village. It is a tiny home community for homeless people with a disability in Springfield, Missouri. There are 31 of fully-furnished homes built for people who had no roof over their head for a long time. Hear stories of former homeless people who finally found a permanent home in Eden Village.

People living in the tundra are accustomed to the nomadic lifestyle. Every couple of days, they pack all their belongings and move to a new place, covering up to 600 km in the wild Tundra per year. Their children help care for the reindeer herds and build sledges, but when they leave for school, some of the kids opt to remain in the comforts of the city. Will their choice put an end to the ancient Nenets tradition?

What horrors did the residents of Avdeevka endure during the Ukrainian occupation? Why couldn’t they leave their homes? Learn the answers and witness how they are rebuilding their lives in our exclusive footage from this  liberated suburb of Donetsk.

The Steller sea lion, a rare endangered species, is being slowly killed by plastic garbage. They strangle themselves with ropes and fishing nets. Activists from Sakhalin are attempting to save the sea lions but it’s no easy job. These animals are dangerous and can easily kill a person.

To vape or not to vape? Is it safe? Is it safer than smoking regular cigarettes? There are more questions than answers about how vaping affects our health. Since 2019, cases of a mysterious vaping illness have become widespread. In the US alone, nearly 3,000 people were hospitalised between 2019 and 2020, and 68 died. The disease is now known as EVALI, short for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury.

These ladies put on bright bouffant skirts and arrange their long hair in neat plaits. Then they go into the ring and beat the hell out of each other! Meet the Bolivian fighting cholitas, the female wrestlers of lucha libre, a free fight that marries a choreographed show with a full-on punching match.

John Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, a.k.a. ‘Popeye’ is something of a local hero to many in the Colombian city of Medellin. He’s stopped in the streets and asked for autographs and selfies. His celebrity is undiminished after spending 23 years in jail.  In the heyday of the infamous Medellin drug cartel, he worked for Pablo Escobar as a hit-man, he still says he enjoyed the job in which he tortured and murdered literally hundreds and so, not everyone sees him as a hero.

Since war broke out in Syria almost 6 years ago, a whole generation of kids has never known peace. They’ve witnessed family members being killed and their houses destroyed. Many were wounded and war has robbed them all of their childhoods. With no end in sight to the bloody conflict, their futures are uncertain.

For years, Mexico has had the world's highest kidnapping rates. More than 10 people are abducted daily, but 97% of kidnappers remain at large according to a local NGO. Thus, families who pay off the criminals risk being ambushed by kidnappers again. One victim says that he was kidnapped just one month after he himself ransomed his grandfather. Is there a way to stop this vicious circle?

2,100 kilometres across Kamchatka’s vast, snowy wilderness in a month! It’s the annual Beringia dog sled race that pits 15 teams against each other on grueling terrain in subzero temperatures and ferocious winds. The mushers and dogs are nevertheless ready to face off and fight for a prize of nearly $50,000. Ready, steady, mush mush!

For years, music was banned in Afghanistan as sinful, but now one school for children is planting the seeds for traditional Afghan music’s rebirth. Conservative views have left their mark, however, and the school and its young musicians face threats from some elements in society.

A priest from the Moscow region has swapped his cassock for a uniform, while a musician has stepped off the stage to stand with the fighters in Donbass. They joined the ranks on the Donbass frontlines, putting their lives on the line, with the sole aim of attaining victory over Ukrainian nationalists sooner. Watch our new documentary to learn more about their decision and witness firsthand their daily struggles on the frontlines.

Time has stood still in homes for the children with special needs in the Lugansk region. Essential drugs and doctors are scarce. ‘Inconvenient for everyone’, terminal children in these facilities have been abandoned throughout the Donbass war. Now doctors from the 'Road of Life' foundation are visiting Lugansk homes to take some of the children to Moscow for treatment and help their Lugansk counterparts.

In 2006, Canadian Kyle McDonald conducted a series of trades and exchanged a simple red paperclip for a real house. Likewise, Ruslan Chistyakov, a Russian blogger, decided to start a new life and do the same. But was he just as successful?

Five years into the devastating Syrian war, the country’s capital, Damascus is a shelter for the civilians who refuse to flee their motherland. Yet, even here no one is really safe as shells hit the streets and buildings regularly. Sameer is a local cameraman who continues his work despite its dangers. Through his lens, he shows us the everyday life of ordinary Syrians. 

The new series, Cold War Weapons, explores military hardware and techniques created by the Soviet Union and the US during the nuclear arms race. In the first episode of Cold War Weapons, host Marina Kosareva visits one of the world’s best tank museums in the town of Kubinka. When the nuclear arms race between the United States and the USSR began, it became clear that tanks can withstand an atomic blast. The first episode takes a closer look at tanks produced by the Soviet Union and the US during the 1940s and 1950s, their advantages and combat experience.

Yangshan is the world’s busiest container port. It is a crucial part of China’s Belt and Road initiative which aims to bring back to life its legendary Maritime Silk Road. RTD gets to see the port at work, thanks to a crane operator, a pilot and a port operations assistant and learns more about the original route from a 10th Century shipwreck.

Women in India still have little or no rights and are frequently abused and raped by their husbands. So Sampat Pal, an activist and a local hero, created the Gulabi Gang, which welcomes women in difficult situations and offers them protection and assistance in solving their family problems.

As international interest in the Arctic grows, Russia is resuming development of Franz Josef Land, its polar territory 900 km from the North Pole. Take a look at the lives of the people laying the foundations for a new town here, while living next door to curious polar bears.