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China's milk scandal

27/09/2008
Less than a month after the triumphant Olympic Games ended, four babies have died and more than 50,000 children have fallen sick after drinking a milk formula laced with melamine. Now melamine, you probably heard, is the nitrogen-rich chemical usually used in fertiliser and it's said to boost the protein content of milk products.

Peace for Uganda?   Read Transcript

22/03/2008
On March 28, it is expected that the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army will sign a peace deal with the government. It is hoped that this will bring the 20-year conflict to a close. The Lord's Resistance Army was notorious for abducting children to be used as fighters, porters and sex slaves. How was this peace deal reached?