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World Service,20 Aug 2009,28 mins

20/08/2009

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Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With George Arney. On today's programme: Iraqi church refugees; Cirque du Soleil; Food crisis. Danish Priest Per Ramsdal tells us what happened when riot police stormed his church in Copenhagen to arrest a group of Iraqi asylum seekers. Cirque du Soleil Katia Moskvitch grew up in Montreal where her family hosted visiting Russian acrobats and she tells us how some lifelong friendships were forged with the performers. Food Crisis What's the world going to do if it runs out of food? The BBC's George Alagiah joins George Arney to discuss the risk of crisis in global food production and what - if anything - can be done to safeguard supplies.

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