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World Service,22 Dec 2021,49 mins
Myanmar: Rescue operations underway after landslide in jade mining site
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Dozens are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar - we will get the latest on the story. The US president Joe Biden tells Americans it is their patriotic duty to get vaccinated to help fight off the Omicron wave - and announces a range of measures from the government too. We'll assess the approach with a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer. Israel announces it will give a fourth Covid jabs to vulnerable people, including the over 60s. And we go to India to hear about a new bill to increase the age at which women can get married. We speak to one of the main politicians behind the move.
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