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Myanmar Rejects Reuters Journalists' Appeals

News and issues making the headlines each day.

A Myanmar court has rejected an appeal by two Reuters reporters convicted of breaking a state secrets act in September.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years in prison in a case widely condemned by other countries and human rights groups.

Also on the programme: Why fibre could cut the risk of disease; and we hear the story of London's happiest bus driver.

(Photo: Wa Lone escourted by police, Credit:AFP/Getty Images)

53 minutes

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Fri 11 Jan 2019 10:06GMT

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  • Fri 11 Jan 2019 10:06GMT

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