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World Service,19 Feb 2014,11 mins

England and Malaysia

From Our Own Correspondent

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England has experienced the wettest January since 1766, with thousands of homes now underwater in the south of the country. Sarah Jones has been reporting on those floods as they threaten her own home. She finds that the deluge has actually brought her community closer together. In Malaysia, subjects like religion are still taboo. However, as Jennifer Pak finds, all Malaysians talk openly about their bodily functions. But this degree of openness can be somewhat unsettling, and even annoying. (Photo: Flood water surrounds houses on February 16, 2014 near Walton-on-Thames, England. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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