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13/04/2010

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Haiti's baby miracle; blind Afghan newscaster; Egypt's gay websites.

Haiti's baby miracle
Doctor Arthur Fournier tells Matthew the miraculous story of baby Jenny, who survived Haiti's earthquake against the odds. Dr Fournier defied an American government ban on flying casualties to the US in the aftermath of the disaster and managed to save the little girl's life. Earlier this week Jenny was finally reunited with her parents.

Blind Afghan newscaster
The BBC's Harun Najafizada travels to Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan to meet the 22 year old broadcaster with an extraordinary talent. Sayed Mohammed Yazdanparast is blind and memorises the latest news so he can keep his audience up to date with what's going on locally and in the world.  

Online gay dating in Egypt
Homosexuality is frowned upon in Egypt and laws on public morality are used to prosecute gay people. Our correspondent in Cairo, Yolande Knell, has been to meet the creator of a website which helps gay people across the country interact with each other.

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