East Germany's coffee from Vietnam

A thirst for caffeine led to an unusual global collaboration in the 1980s

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The pioneering eye surgery that led to Lasik

In 1963, Dr Jose Barraquer Moner performed the first eye surgery to fix short-sightedness

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How a billion Indians got a digital ID

The 2009 attempt to give all Indian citizens a unique digital ID

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Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal

The story of a princess, an Indian palace and a photograph which gained worldwide fame

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The ‘Catastrophe’ for Palestinians

In 1948, tens of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes

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The creation of the state of Israel

In 1948, the state of Israel was declared

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How nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia

In 2004, protests against nuclear testing saw a change in how French Polynesia was ruled

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Baghdad heavy metal

The story of heavy metal in Iraq during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein

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When Cuban spy Ana Montes was caught

The story of Cuban spy Ana Montes who was arrested in 2001

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