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Catalan Referendum: Strike Hits Public Services

There is little public transport in Catalonia because of a general strike.

There is little public transport in Catalonia because of a general strike. We hear all the latest developments following Sunday's contested independence referendum. Also in the programme, Facebook and Google are facing fresh criticism for failing to hold back the tide of fake news online, in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Claire Wardle from First Draft News explains the challenges big technology companies face. We have a report from Myanmar on the growing clothing industry in the country. A new report commissioned by the Vegan Society urges people to switch from animal to plant protein based diets. We find out more from Griffin Carpenter of the New Economics Foundation, which wrote the report. Plus, the maker of the popular smartphone app Angry Birds, Rovio, has listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange. Technology consultant Merina Salminen tells us about the excitement the listing is generating in Finland.

(Picture: Crowds on the streets of Barcelona. Picture credit: AFP.)

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Tue 3 Oct 2017 22:32GMT

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