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BBC OS: 2020/08/12 16:06 GMT: Kamala Harris: How much does her heritage matter?

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Kamala Harris: How much does her heritage matter?

2020/08/12 16:06 GMT

2020/08/12 16:06 GMT: Kamala Harris: How much does her heritage matter?

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People around the world discuss how they feel about the new vice-presidential candidate

People around the world discuss how they feel about the new vice-presidential candidate.

News that Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential candidate has generated a big conversation about Harris's ancestry and identity. She's the daughter of an Indian-born mother and Jamaican-born father and has been described as black, African-American, American-Indian and biracial. But how do people who share Harris' identity feel about her nomination? We speak to people across the world to find out.

Also, in Lebanon anger against the government and wider political system continues after last week's explosion. Over 200 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless. We speak to one man who has been on the frontline of the protests.

And we will continue to follow the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Thousands of volunteers are taking part in the clean-up operation whilst authorities attempt to pump the remaining oil from the ship. We hear from one of the volunteers.

(Photo: Vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris with her running mate Joe Biden. Credit: European Photopress Agency)

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