Flowers for Valentine: What will your ideal Valentine gift be?

Tokyo's Natsumi Clinic specialises in restoring much-loved stuffed toys to their original glory, delighting owners like Yui Kato, who brought in her sheep, Yuki-chan.

Samiah Oyekan-Ahmed founded The Gift Source, a leading supplier of top quality and aesthetically pleasing gift products sourced locally and internationally, in 2013 to fill the void she noticed in Nigeria’s gift market. Trained as a Medical doctor, her voyage into entrepreneurship was not smooth. When she started out seven years ago, she was quite inexperienced but she had a fierce determination to succeed.

The Korek mountain, about 120 kilometres northeast (75 miles) of the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil, has become a hotspot for paragliding -- the newly-found sport of wind enthusiasts. The Arbil Aeroclub, founded in 2008, has more than 40 members, including trainers and solo jumpers -- among them, a growing number of women.

Valentine is some hours away and many people are eagerly awaiting what their loved ones would gift them. If you got flowers, would it be a yay or a nay and what would your ideal Valentine gift be?

It's not just boy meets girl but also Bollywood meets Nollywood in a film released by Netflix on Valentine's Day, and created by an Indian-Nigerian restaurateur.

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When Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was shot in the head during an anti-coup protest in Myanmar, her boyfriend Hein Yar Zar had been trying to reach her. He stayed at her bedside for the 10 days she spent in a coma before dying, becoming the first victim among the country's anti-coup movement. He has since tattooed her portrait onto his chest and vowed to fight until the coup is overturned.

British grime artist Slowthai is known for his provocative live performances and politically aware lyrics. His first album, the outward-looking "Nothing Great About Britain", was greeted positively by critics and music fans alike and propelled to the top of the UK's urban music scene. FRANCE 24 caught up with him to discuss his new introspective offering, "Tyron".

From Eve and her apple to Madame Bovary or the Scarlet Letter, stories of adulterous women have long fascinated and scandalised readers, with most heroines meeting a tragic end. Yet author Gina Frangello wanted to avoid telling a cautionary tale with a neat and happy ending, as she recounted the events that shook up her marriage and her sense of self in her unflinching memoir “Blow Down Your House”.

The moment Yeni Kuti and other Yourview ladies stepped out to receive her 60th birthday gift.

Emma, a five-year-old southern white rhino from a Taiwan zoo arrives in Japan, part of an attempt to widen the gene pool of Asia's captive-bred white rhinos. This is the first time Taiwan has sent a rhino overseas to breed. Emma's journey to find love was originally scheduled for March after she beat a herd of competitors for the chance to find a companion and breed. But complications caused by the pandemic pushed back her departure.

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