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World Service,16 Dec 2014,55 mins

Australia Reflects on Deadly Cafe Siege

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Australia's prime minister offers the nation words of reassurance after a prolonged hostage siege ended with three people dead. We get the latest from the BBC's Jonathan Head in Sydney. Business Reporter Rob Young tells us about Russia's central bank hiking its key interest rate. Plus, 10 years on from the devastating Asian tsunami we hear from the BBC's Rahul Tandon on the recovery that has been achieved. There have been important developments in the fight against two lethal diseases - a new bodysuit for health-workers tackling ebola and a possible new vaccine against dengue fever. Plus, Lucy Kellaway tells us why we should fear getting too comfortable more than fear itself. Our guests are Shika Dalmia of the Reason Foundation joining us from Washington DC and Angela Mancini of Control Risks in Singapore.

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