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12/11/2013

Philippines in 'National Calamity'

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A state of national calamity has been declared in the Philippines

As a state of national calamity has been declared in the Philippines, we have the latest on the relief effort now under way in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.

Also on the programme, we find out why Venezuela's president has sent troops into shops selling household appliances. He has been cracking down on the businessmen he calls 'the bourgeois parasites'.

There has been a baby boom in the American mid-west - which is a sign the economy is recovering. We ask whether it is a trend that is likely to spread across the rest of the United States.

Plus, if you have a fear of jellyfish you may want to close your ears. We find out whether they really are taking over the world.

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