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World Service,25 Apr 2016,49 mins

Can Saudi Arabia Cure Its "Addiction To Oil"?

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Saudi Arabia's cabinet has approved a plan to diversify the kingdom's oil-dependent economy; Two more people have been hacked to death in Bangladesh, one of which was the editor of the country's only gay rights magazine; Why are we so determined to avoid "spoilers" to our favourite television shows? (Photo: Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced his economic reform plan known as 'Vision 2030'. Credit: FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

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