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08/08/2013

Population figures, Zanzibar acid attack, mafia boss Domenico Rancadore arrest in London, a possible malaria vaccine. International news and analysis with Roger Hearing.

More babies were born in the UK in 2011-12 than in any year since 1972, contributing to the highest population growth in the EU, Two 18-year-old women from London have had acid thrown in their faces on the east African island of Zanzibar, A mafia boss wanted in Italy since the 1990s has been arrested in London but may be released because of 'significant deficiencies' with his arrest warrant, a malaria vaccine has shown promising results in early-stage clinical trials, with Roger Hearing.

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