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19/05/2009

UK Parliament Speaker resigns; new US car emission curbs; the 47 million year old fossil.

The UK Parliament turfs out its Speaker for the first time in 300 years. President Obama announces ground-breaking curbs on car emissions. 20 years after China began to crack down on the student protesters in Tiananmen Square, we talk to someone who was there. And the possible 47 million year old fossil of our ancestors.

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Tue 19 May 200920:06GMT
BBC World Service Online

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    BBC World Service Online

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