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World Service,15 Aug 2019,53 mins

Narendra Modi defends decision to revoke Kashmir’s special status

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The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has used an Independence Day speech to hail the scrapping of Kashmir's special status as a major achievement. Protesters rally against online retailer Amazon in anger at its alleged help in tracking down illegal migrants in the US. We go to the Democratic Republic of Congo where the vaccination against the Ebola outbreak has triggered a backlash.

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