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29/09/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Dozens Dead in Indonesia Earthquake

The country's disaster agency says many died after a tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi.

Almost 50 people have been confirmed dead after a strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday. 

Also on the programme: We speak to citizens in Macedonia who are going to the polls this weekend to decide whether to re-christen their country North Macedonia. 

(Image: Residents make their way along a street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on September 29, 2018. Credit: MUHAMMAD RIFKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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