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Fire worsen as every Australian state hits 40C
News and issues making the headlines each day.
Bushfires are threatening northern suburbs of Melbourne, as a heatwave continues in Australia.
Also in the programme: China jails 'gene-edited babies' scientist for three years; and a conversation between Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough.
(Photo: The remains of a car that was destroyed by bushfires in Balmoral, New South Wales. Credit: Getty Images)
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Mon 30 Dec 201910:06GMT
BBC World Service
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