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World Service,11 May 2013,25 mins

Weekend edition: North Korea; Burkina Faso; Mexico; Syria and South Africa

From Our Own Correspondent

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A certain gooey treat is proving to be the ultimate lure in North Korea; we meet Burkina Faso's human fly catchers; a story of bad behaviour among Mexico's upper classes; an unlikely tale about a superstar, a turtle and a Syrian refuge; and we travel to South Africa where meandering cattle land one villager in a lot of hot water!

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