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Now playing Next Focus Facing up to the challenges of the fast disappearing Aral Sea In partnership with Turkmenistan Focus takes stock of the situation of the Aral Sea. The subject - from an ecological point of view - is as worrying as that of deforestation in the Amazon. Five Heads of State from Central Asia just met in Turkmenistan to show their common commitment to this huge ecological and economic challenge. 31/08/2018
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Now playing Next World News Sacrilegious spies: Russians tried hacking Orthodox clergy The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor last month may have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world's most senior Orthodox Christian figures. 27/08/2018
Now playing Next Chile Easter Island to limit the number of visitors The island's mayor is worried about the negative effect tourism is having on the local population. 27/08/2018
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Now playing Next USA Hawaii : Hurricane Lane downgraded to a Tropical Storm It still managed to drench the island with torrential rains and cause severe flooding. There's more 'life-threatening' flash flooding expected, according to the National Weather Service 25/08/2018
Now playing Next Australia Australia's new anti-immigrant leader Matteo Salvini wants Italy to adopt Australia's harsh immigration policy against "boat people." 24/08/2018
Now playing Next Italy 8 laws Italy may be violating over Diciotti migrant standoff Migrants onboard the Diciotti have been denied permission to disembark from the Italian port of Catania by Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. According to Italian lawyers and judicial members — the move breaks eight international laws. 24/08/2018
Now playing Next Ireland Pope Francis due in Ireland as Catholic Church reels from scandals The first visit by a pope to Ireland in nearly 40 years comes as the Catholic Church is rocked by scandals over clergy child sex abuse and cover-ups. 24/08/2018
Now playing Next Italy Italians show support for stranded migrants with Italian soul food Italian protesters showed up with arancini — a local snack — to not only protest the government's handling of a ship carrying migrants, but to also extend their hospitality. 23/08/2018
Now playing Next USA Watch: Space Station captures images of hurricane approaching Hawaii The storm is potentially the largest to hit the US state in 26 years. 23/08/2018
Now playing Next World News Circle of life or experiment gone wrong? Horse slaughter divides the Netherlands The future of a man-made wildlife reserve where nature was left to run its course is at the center of a legal battle. 23/08/2018
Now playing Next Japan Japan: More than 60,000 people have been given evacuation advisories It's as the country is being battered by a powerful typhoon which is heading to South Korea and Hawaii 23/08/2018
Now playing Next Italy Italy allows 29 young people aboard the Diciotti to disembark The fate of the remaining 148 asylum seekers is still uncertain. Prosecutors say “they require urgent medical assistance.... the situation onboard is critical.” 23/08/2018
Now playing Next World News Major 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Venezuela No casualties or major damage were immediately reported, but shaking sent people fleeing homes and businesses across the region and the Caribbean. 22/08/2018
Now playing Next Italy Hikers killed after a gorge flood in southern Italy 23 people were rescued and about a dozen others were hospitalised after surviving the rush of water in the narrow, 1km high gorge in the Calabria region. The 11th victim died in hospital. The 1km high Raganello Gorge 21/08/2018