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Myanmar: Rescue operations underway after landslide in jade mining site

At least one person has died and 70 are missing after a landslide occurred at mine.

Dozens are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar - we will get the latest on the story.

The US president Joe Biden tells Americans it is their patriotic duty to get vaccinated to help fight off the Omicron wave - and announces a range of measures from the government too. We'll assess the approach with a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer.

Israel announces it will give a fourth Covid jabs to vulnerable people, including the over 60s.

And we go to India to hear about a new bill to increase the age at which women can get married. We speak to one of the main politicians behind the move.

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  • Wed 22 Dec 2021 07:06GMT