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World Service,21 Mar 2019,53 mins

Could tuberculosis be eradicated?

Newsday

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Tuberculosis, one of the major killer diseases, can be eradicated in about a quarter of a century if the fight against it is properly funded, according to experts. New Zealand is to ban all assault rifles and military style semi-automatic firearms. The move comes six days after fifty worshippers were killed by a gunman at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. We get the latest about the Yemeni city of Hodeidah where life has deteriorated despite a UN-brokered truce between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition forces.

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