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World Service,05 Mar 2020,53 mins

Coronavirus: Italy shuts its schools

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School closures in Italy and lonely dinners in China: we consider the social effects of coronavirus worldwide. Why is Kenya considering withdrawing its troops from Somalia when Al Shabab still remains strong in the country? And a singer in northern Nigeria is in hiding after being accused of blasphemy.

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