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Flora Drury

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Journalist for @bbcworld. All the usual disclaimers apply.

 London, England
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Joined April 2008
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None of this story telling is possible without Mamoon and the amazing team at BBC Afghan so as always we are incredibly grateful for their insight and knowledge, getting stories out no one else can!
Flora Drury (@floradrury) profile pictureFlora Drury@floradruryOct 4
Earlier this year, @bbcafghanistan came to us with this - a story about how one extremely brave boy risked his life to save another. But it is also a story about how seemingly unconnected factors have resulted in a deadly problem across Afghanistan…
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Earlier this year, @bbcafghanistan came to us with this - a story about how one extremely brave boy risked his life to save another. But it is also a story about how seemingly unconnected factors have resulted in a deadly problem across Afghanistan…
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Children are dying falling into abandoned Afghan wells - this is how one five-year-old was rescued bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…
Children are dying falling into abandoned Afghan wells - this is how one five-year-old was rescued...

Children are dying falling into abandoned Afghan wells - this is how one five-year-old was rescued...

How an 11-year-old risked his own life to save one of the victims of Afghanistan's dependency on water from deep underground.

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This is a beautiful piece of storytelling (and who knew you could get sad about an octopus you've never met?) washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
Love pours in for a dying octopus as she tends to eggs that will never hatch

Love pours in for a dying octopus as she tends to eggs that will never hatch

Fans and caretakers have expressed an outpouring of grief and love for Ghost, a strikingly beautiful giant Pacific octopus, as she nears the end of her life.

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Ahead of South Korea’s election this Tuesday, my colleagues have been busy speaking to women about feeling ignored - and worse - by the top candidates: These women helped bring down a president - now they say they feel invisible bbc.com/news/articles/cy8njz…
South Korea elections: They helped oust a president. Now women say they are invisible again

South Korea elections: They helped oust a president. Now women say they are invisible again

A snap presidential election has exposed South Korea's stark gender divide.

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Yogita Limaye@yogital7 Mar 2025
The BBC is spending the day with women across #Afghanistan to understand what life is like living under relentless restrictions brought in by the Taliban government since 2021 @AakritiThapar @JackyMartens @floradrury Follow here - bbc.com/news/live/c0l16424w1…
Women in Afghanistan: Spend a day with those living under Taliban rule

Women in Afghanistan: Spend a day with those living under Taliban rule

The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.

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The happiest live page ever? Quite possibly… bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8690n48…
100 weddings in a day: Old Marylebone Town Hall hosts £100 ceremonies for its centenary

100 weddings in a day: Old Marylebone Town Hall hosts £100 ceremonies for its centenary

Watch live on the BBC as 100 couples get married, form civil partnerships and renew their vows at Old Marylebone Town Hall.

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'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors' - My latest report on those who were kept in the secret prisons of #Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina's rule. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd7…
Bangladesh disappeared: Aynaghor survivors speak out

Bangladesh disappeared: Aynaghor survivors speak out

Michael Chakma was snatched off a street in 2019 - the start of a five-year ordeal as one of the "disappeared".

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On the arrest of Pakistan's former spymaster who was once tipped for the army's top job. Read my piece with @floradrury bbc.com/news/articles/cy0np2…
Faiz Hameed: Pakistan's former spy chief arrested

Faiz Hameed: Pakistan's former spy chief arrested

Lt Gen Faiz Hameed's arrest is the first time a former spy chief has been detained in Pakistan.

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China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1vv…
China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship

China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship

There are signs President Xi disapproves of his allies' alliance, the BBC's China correspondent says.

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Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-ch…
Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine

Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine

The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.

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Frances Mao@francesmao10 Apr 2024
The way South Korean broadcasters cover the election is fascinating: green screen scenes, AI graphics of the candidates fighting on top of a speeding train, rap battle animations... report from @kellyngbbc @floradrury bbc.com/news/articles/c99zjl…
South Korea: Is this K-drama? No, it's election night

South Korea: Is this K-drama? No, it's election night

TV networks roll out animation sequences inspired by pop culture to vie for viewership on election night.

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Would you stand up for these girls if they were your sisters & daughters? ….because they ARE our sisters & daughters. —from @farzanaalia3 @floradrury @bbcafghanistan #endgenderapartheid #letafghangirlslearn – at Paradise, NV
Dr. Douglas Chin (@DTazeh) profile pictureDr. Douglas Chin
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Taliban ban on girls’ education plunges Afghanistan into depths of despair — 89% of #afghanwomen now experiencing anxiety or depression —from @BBCWorld @bbcafghanistan #endgenderapartheid #letafghangirlslearn @UN_Women @SE_AfghanWGH @WHO bbc.com/news/world-asia-6863…
Afghanistan: Teen girls despair as Taliban school ban continues

Afghanistan: Teen girls despair as Taliban school ban continues

The new term has begun, but secondary school remains closed to girls for another academic year.

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South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-…
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

The BBC's Fergal Keane returns ahead of elections next year - 30 years since apartheid ended.

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Popped into my local @Tesco to pick up some nappies… they wanted £10.35 for a pack of 30 that usually retails for £5.50 or less elsewhere (unless you have a club card, then you get two for £11). Daylight robbery, surely?
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I cannot be the only one who feels like they are being bullied into getting a club card
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A key line from @francesmao: "It wasn't necessarily that it was elusive - rather, scientists weren't really looking for it." bbc.co.uk/news/world-austral…
Australia: Scientists find clitorises on female snakes

Australia: Scientists find clitorises on female snakes

The females had long been overlooked, say scientists who suggest snake sex could involve seduction.

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"It's unbelievable this could have happened here in South Korea" bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63…
Itaewon crush: Shock and anger as Seoul grieves for its young

Itaewon crush: Shock and anger as Seoul grieves for its young

Sorrow, bewilderment and questions after one of South Korea's worst recent tragedies.

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This is a very tough read, but a must read - Somalia drought: Witnessing a two-year-old's death from hunger bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-…
Somalia drought: Witnessing a two-year-old's death from hunger

Somalia drought: Witnessing a two-year-old's death from hunger

Andrew Harding reports on one family’s agonising loss in Somalia amid growing fears of a famine.

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Evin prison fire: Gun shots and sirens heard at notorious detention centre bbc.in/3ELD5DM
Evin prison fire: Several dead after fire at Iran's notorious detention centre

Evin prison fire: Several dead after fire at Iran's notorious detention centre

It is unclear if the fire is linked to recent protests, but many protesters are being held at Evin prison.

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Chris Dawson: Husband in podcast-famous case guilty of murder bbc.in/3czbABG
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