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Bek Air plane crashes in Kazakhstan

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An official day of mourning is starting today in Kazakhstan after the crash of a passenger jet seconds after it took off yesterday morning. We get more from the 麻豆官网首页入口's Theo Leggett

Thousands of Chileans protest about the inequality in their country and social unrest is taking its toll on commerce throughout the country. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Jane Chambers sees how local business owners are coping.

The global board games market is worth billions of dollars; the 麻豆官网首页入口's Elizabeth Hotson looks at some of the new generation of games on offer and visits the World Scrabble Championships.

The daughter of martial arts icon Bruce Lee has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese fast-food chain over a logo bearing similarities to the famed actor. We hear from the 麻豆官网首页入口's Leisha Santorelli.

Leonard Cohen鈥檚 music has sold in its millions and he mentored singer and dancer聽Perla Batalla聽for almost three decades. Perla went on to become a Grammy nominated performing artist and now sings his songs at concerts around the world. So what did she learn from聽Leonard Cohen? Richard Collings has been finding out.

Plus we're joined throughout the programme by Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand

Picture description: Crash site of a Bek Air plane carrying 95 passengers and 5 crew members near Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan.
Picture by TASS via Getty Images

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