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Lhakpa Sherpa from Nepal works as a housekeeper in the US. But she has an extraordinary secret: she has climbed Everest more times than any other woman. She recently reached the summit for a seventh time.

Erick Karangwa was a refugee from Rwanda working as a car guard in Cape Town. But he longed to be an artist, and at night would gaze into the windows of upmarket galleries. He eventually met an artistic mentor, and now his landscape paintings sell for thousands.

Ruben Otero and Marcelo Vallejo are Argentinian veterans from the war over the Falkland Islands, also known as The Malvinas, that took place 34 years ago. They have been taking part in a new play by Lola Arias called 'Minefield', which brings together veterans from both sides.

Shota Adamashvili is the only country music singer in Georgia - the country, not the American state! With his cowboy hat and boots, many who see him play mistake Shota for an American - but he's never been to the US.

(Picture: Lhakpa Sherpa. Photo credit: Bhrikuti Rai.)

Published on Wednesday, 22nd June 2016.

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