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World Service,10 Mar 2012,25 mins

Syria, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan, Costa Rica

From Our Own Correspondent

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Owen Bennett Jones presents stories from Syria, Greece, Spain, India, Pakistan and Costa Rica. Shortages in Syria People in Damascus are starting to struggle to get hold of goods and make a living, reports James Harkin. Handouts in Greece Matthew Price finds that those struggling to make ends meet in Athens are getting humanitarian aid. Regionalism in Spain Tom Burridge explores whether Catalonia wants to be Spanish. Tracing roots in India Hasit Shah takes a journey back to his grandfather's village in Gujarat. Little Britain Aleem Maqbool visits a Pakistani town Mirpur with strong British influences. Costa Rica calling Huw Cordey finds that he can still connect to the world in the wilderness of Costa Rica.

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