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World Service,02 Nov 2018,53 mins

Pakistan Protests Call for Death of 'Blasphemer'

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Thousands of protesters have brought major cities in Pakistan to a standstill in their demand that a Christian woman, Asia Bibi, be killed for blasphemy. A Houthi rebel leader says Britain has some responsibility for the bombs that Saudi Arabian planes are dropping on Yemen. As an Ebola outbreak continues to claim lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo - neighbouring Uganda has taken the extraordinary step of allowing the World Health Organization to administer an Ebola vaccine in high risk areas along their shared border.

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