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World Service,18 Nov 2019,53 mins

Hong Kong University under siege

Newsday

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Police in Hong Kong have arrested a number of pro-democracy activists as they try to end the mass occupation of the Polytechnic University. The new Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been sworn into office in a ceremony in the city of Anuradhapura. He's promised to be the leader of all Sri Lankans, regardless of race or religion. And we hear from a nurse in Uganda who uses story-telling to improve health care in her country.

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