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Malawi's main opposition parties join forces to take on government
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Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Malawian capital Lilongwe, to witness the signing of an alliance between the two main opposition parties to take on President Peter Mutharika in forthcoming elections.
Also, the confluence between religion and reality - the changes in worship, forced by coronavirus. We hear from a churchman and an Islamic cleric.
And Dr Catherine Hamlin, the celebrated gynaecologist, who's died at the age of 96.
(Photo: Malawians mark their ballots at a polling station during general elections in May 2019 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Credit: GUERCIA / AFP/ Getty Images)
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