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27/01/2019 GMT

Bomb Attack on a Church in the Philippines

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Several killed in church bomb attack in the Philippines; Russia and US clash at UN

Several people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack on a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines.

Russia and the United States clash over who should lead Venezuela.

We hear from Cremona in Italy, the birthplace of violins, where they are trying to save Stradivari tunes for posterity. 

Julian Worricker is joined by  Timandra Harkness, a British science writer and broadcaster, and Tom Rivers, London correspondent for US ABC network to discuss the issues.

(Image: Inside the Catholic church where two bombs exploded in Jolo, southern Philippines. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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