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World Service,23 Jul 2021,49 mins

Can the Tokyo Olympics win round the Japanese population?

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It's just hours before the 2020 Olympic Games start in Tokyo - amid high covid cases, controversy and sackings. We'll find out why US President Biden has imposed sanctions targeting Cuba's security forces. And Lebanon's economic crisis is continuing with power outages and spiralling food prices - forcing many people into poverty.

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