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World Service,12 Sep 2014,55 mins

Catalans Demand a Vote on Independence

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Catalans demand the same chance as Scotland to vote on independence and Radio Shack under attack: the electronics retailer on the verge of bankruptcy. Also on the programme, Atlantic City suffers an unprecedented jobs crisis as three major casinos are boarded up. Plus as South Korea doubles the price of tobacco, we explore the Asian fascination with smoking and ask why it has taken the government there so long to try to tackle the smoking problem. We are joined from Washington by our regular commentator Peter Morici and Tony Nash joins us from Singapore.

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