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Biden accuses social media companies of 'killing people'

President Biden says misinformation about coronavirus is 'killing people'.

President Biden accuses social media companies of killing people by spreading misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.

Also, devastation in western Germany caused by this week's floods.

Plus, peace talks in Doha between the Afghan government and the Taliban - but as more of the country falls in to their hands, will the Taliban need to negotiate?

And Spain's tourist industry struggles with another rise in COVID-19 cases.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Lina Khatib, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London; and Koichi Nakano, Professor of Political Science at Sophia University in Tokyo.

(Image: U.S. President Joe Biden talks to the media as he departs for a weekend visit to Camp David. Credit: REUTERS)

50 minutes

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  • Sat 17 Jul 202105:06GMT