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World Service,31 Dec 2019,53 mins

Australian fires: thousands take refuge on a beach

Newsday

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In Australia, thousands of people who'd taken refuge on Mallacoota beach as bushfires closed in have been told that the immediate danger has passed. The former head of Renault- Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has fled Japan, where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct. We go to the Republic Democratic Republic of Congo where armed groups have killed more than 20 civilians in the region of Beni.

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