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World Service,22 Jun 2020,23 mins

Crime on the high seas

World Business Report

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Brazil has become the second country in the world to confirm that it has more than one million cases of Covid-19. Eduardo Gomez of the College of Health at Lehigh University explains how the country got its response wrong. Then, we hear why high seas piracy is on the rise. Cindy Sui in Taiwan explains the reasons behind the increase in parts of Asia. We also hear from former Royal Marine Stephen Askins, who is now involved in getting hostages safely home. Photo: Nigerian special forces sail to intercept pirates during a joint exercise between Nigerian and Moroccan navy personnel in 2019 (Credit: Getty Images).

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