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World Service,31 Dec 2019,53 mins

Australia fires: 4,000 people flee to a beach

Newsday

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Four thousand people have retreated to a beach in the Australian state of Victoria as bushfires close in. The former Renault- Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, who was facing charges of financial misconduct in Japan, has fled to Lebanon. Also, an Indian woman who's challenging the legality of the Triple Talaq- an instant divorce used by Muslim men.

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