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World Service,10 Aug 2020,53 mins

Hong Kong arrest pro-democracy tycoon

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Mr Lai has been a prominent supporter of the pro-democracy protests that erupted in Hong Kong last year. We go live to Hong Kong. Clashes have continued in Lebanon against the government following last Tuesday's devastating blast. We hear from the Lebanese Transparency Association about the reforms they are calling for especially ahead of the distribution of the billions of dollars in aid pledged by international donors. And as Mauritius try to deal with an oil spill, some locals are making absorbent barriers of straw and even hair stuffed into fabric sacks in an attempt to absorb the oil. An MP joins us who's also donated her own hair to this effort.

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