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World Service,19 Jan 2021,53 mins

Miners trapped in China

Newsday

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To China where twelve miners, trapped hundreds of metres below the surface after an explosion at a gold mine a week ago, are now communicating with their rescuers by telephone. Rescuers have been able to lower a phone line into a shaft at the site in Shandong province. As Australia outlines plans to not fully reopen borders for the rest of the year - we'll look at whether this is a successful approach to handling the pandemic. For the second day running in Guatemala, police and troops armed with shield and batons took action to disperse thousands of people. Guatemala says it is determined to stop thousands of migrants from Honduras from continuing their journey towards the United States in order to prevent a major humanitarian crisis.

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