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World Service,28 Jan 2019,23 mins

A Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Has Been Jailed In China

Newsday

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A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Wang Quanzhang, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for state subversion. Scientists have genetically modified chickens so that they can provide a cheap way of producing drugs to treat patients with cancer and arthritis. The superhero movie Black Panther has triumphed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, picking up the ceremony's top prize for best ensemble cast.

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