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World Service,06 Nov 2018,53 mins

The End Of The Kilogram?

Newsday

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We try to find out why scientists want to get rid of a small metal cylinder serving as the international standard for the kilogram. A mass search is underway for dozens of children abducted from a school in north-western Cameroon. And we go to Madagascar, where building new roads has become a major campaign issue, ahead of Wednesday’s presidential election

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