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World Service,16 Feb 2021,53 mins

Myanmar protests: public workers try to shut down services

Newsday

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Healthcare workers on strike in protest at the coup say they're being hidden and protected by residents of Yangon We go to Bangladesh for an update on the trial of those alleged to be involved in the killing of the prominent US/Bangladeshi writer and blogger, Avijit Roy. Bill Gates has been talking about the challenge of tackling the coronavirus, but he says the real task is combatting climate change.

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