09/02/2012 (1400 GMT)
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Greek austerity
Greek politicians have agreed on a new package of austerity measures. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Mark Lowen looks at how they finally reached this agreement and what obstacles they had to overcome.
Duration: 04:39
Greek austerity: viewpoints
How are the austerity measures affecting people in Greece? Newshour hears from two Greek nationals: George, a banker, and Dimitris, a university lecturer, as well as Greek MP Elena Panaritis.
Duration: 12:56
Contraceptive implants
In the UK, thousands of 13, 14, and 15-year-olds are being given contraceptive implants or injections by the National Health Service. Nadine Dorries, a Conservative MP, is opposed to this practice.
Duration: 18:00
New York’s rats
Matt Wells reports from New York, where subway workers are so fed up with the rats in the system, that they're offering a reward to the passenger who snaps the most lurid photo of the pests.
Duration: 22:57
English football
Should England’s national football team be coached by an Englishman? Mark Perryman, an England fan, and Peter Shilton, a former England goalkeeper, discuss whether the manager’s nationality matters.
Duration: 34:49
Gaddafi loyalists
Our correspondent Jonathan Head reports from Libya, on the formidable challenge the new government faces in persuading the remaining Gaddafi loyalists in the town of Sirte to accept defeat.
Duration: 39:17
Indonesian salaries
A provincial government in Indonesia is planning to pay the salaries of male, married civil servants directly into their wives' bank accounts. Karishma Vaswani reports.
Duration: 42:58
South Africa
Our correspondent Karen Allen reports from the Parliament building in Johannesburg, where South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma, is preparing to make his annual state of the union address.
Duration: 48:36
Zebra stripes
Why are zebras stripey? Dr Susanne Akesson, an evolutionary ecologist at Lund University in Sweden, has come up with a theory.
Duration: 52:57
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