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Europe further tightens coronavirus restrictions

Belgium and Italy are among the latest countries to tighten restrictions over Covid-19.

Belgium and Italy are among the latest countries to tighten restrictions over Covid-19. As cafes, bars and restaurants close for four weeks in Belgium, we get reaction to the move from Steven Rosseel, who is on the board of the Belgian Restaurants Association. And Silvia Borrelli, Milan correspondent for the Financial Times, explains new the changes being put into place in parts of Italy that are most heavily affected by the pandemic. Also in the programme, new rules that will change the way India's farmers do business have sparked protests across the country. Naresh Gujral is an MP from the Shiromani Akali Dal, which describes itself as a farmers' party, and tells us why it has pulled out of the National Democratic Alliance, led by prime minister Narendra Modi, in protest at the reforms. We get the perspective of a farmer who fears that he may have to sell some land to make ends meet as a result of the changes. And Ajit Ranade, chief economist at the Aditya Birla Group makes the case for the new law. Plus, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Zoe Kleinman tells us why Instagram is being investigated by the Irish privacy watchdog, for the way it handles children's personal data.

(Picture: A man walks past a closed bar in Brussels. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Mon 19 Oct 2020 22:32GMT

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