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Radio 4,10 May 2012,45 mins

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Two huge blasts rock Damascus - we ask who's behind them and what hopes there are for the UN peace plan. Public sector workers take to the streets across the UK to protest against pensions changes. Our reporter joins policemen to ask how far they are prepared to take their battle. And a new film stirs controversy in China on the anniversary of the Great Famine. With Robin Lustig.

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