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Numbers of the Year Part Two

Helena Merriman presents the second instalment of our numbers of the year programmes. She talks to Sir David Spiegelhalter about water shortage in South Africa, Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida about plastic recycling and Heather Long about US jobs.

Producer: Ben Carter

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9 minutes

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Tue 8 Jan 201902:50GMT
BBC World Service

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  • Sat 5 Jan 201905:50GMT
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