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World Service,01 May 2014,28 mins

Bitter Battle over Mining Rights in Africa

World Business Report

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A bitter international legal battle breaks out over mining rights in Africa. Rio Tinto sues rivals over mining rights in Guinea. But how damaging is the dispute for one of the world's poorest countries? Also, as the European Union ban on Indian mango imports comes into force, the effects are felt in Mumbai. Plus, the strange story of tens of thousands of mysterious YouTube videos featuring coloured rectangles and strange beeps. Is it an alien, is it a spook - or just a geek having a laugh? (Photo: Mango sorting in India. Credit: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images)

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