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World Service,01 Jun 2020,23 mins

Curfews imposed in 40 US cities

Newsday

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Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but people have largely ignored them, leading to tense stand-offs. Primary schools in England are beginning to bring back more pupils but half of parents might not send in their children, surveys suggest. There is a very mixed local picture in how schools are reopening, and in some areas schools will remain shut. Djibouti has long been strategically-important location and hosts several military bases belonging to the big powers. But one of its better kept secrets is perhaps its music. The music producer Vik Sohonie was given access to 5,000 reels of archived music, including the Dancing Devils of Djibouti, by the veteran Groupe RTD.

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