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Oscars 2020: What's it like living in a real 'Parasite' basement?

We speak to Koreans who have lived in Seoul's semi-basement apartments.

The film Parasite has become the first ever first non-English language film to take the top prize of best picture at the Oscars. The film tells the story of a poor South Korean family living in a tiny, dark semi-basement. Thousands of people live in these semi-basement apartments in South Korea's capital, Seoul. We speak to some people who have experience of living in them.

Also, as the coronavirus outbreak continues there are now more than 40,000 cases of the virus globally. We speak to our health correspondent about whether some people are 'super spreaders' of the virus - those who infect significantly more people than others.

And, a BBC Africa Eye investigation has uncovered evidence that multiple Nigerian security forces are using a particularly brutal ancient torture technique, known as tabay. We speak to our Africa Eye reporter, and hear from Nigerians about what they think of the investigation and the security forces.

(Photo: Scene from the film Parasite, a film from director Bong Joon-Ho. Credit: Curson International / CJ Entertainment)

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  • Mon 10 Feb 202016:06GMT

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