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14/01/11 (1400 GMT)

Tunisian tensions grow; Brazil floods and is laughter really the best medicine?

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Fri 14 Jan 2011 14:05GMT

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  • Tunisia protests

    Adam Mynott is in Tunis as thousands of people take to the streets demanding the resignation of the country's President Ben Ali.

    Duration: 04:59

  • Tunisia protests

    As President Ben Ali offers concessions to quell the protests, hear what two Tunisians think of the President's speech.

    Duration: 04:19

  • Tunisia protests

    Claire Spencer from the thinktank Chatham House discusses the political significance of the protests.

    Duration: 03:11

  • Taliban girls

    Afghanistan's Education Minister Farooq Wardak on a possible softening of the Taliban's opposition to educating girls.

    Duration: 03:41

  • Sudan referendum

    Sudanese musicians living in London speak to Fergus Nicoll about the historic week in their home country.

    Duration: 05:10

  • Breastfeeding

    The WHO's Dr Nigel Rollins and British doctor Marie Fewtrell debate new research into the length of time a baby should receive its mother's milk.

    Duration: 04:15

  • Medical clown

    Contact with a medical clown is said to improve pregnancy in IVF patients. Clown Hagar Hofesh discusses the role.

    Duration: 03:45

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  • Fri 14 Jan 2011 14:05GMT

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