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10 August 2020

Episode 2283

30 minutes

John Everard, the UK’s former ambassador in Belarus, on the country’s presidential election. Plus: Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai is detained, Donald Trump criticises postal voting and the US version of Eurovision.

10 August 2020

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

Trouble in Minsk

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John Everard, the UK’s former ambassador in Belarus, discusses the fallout from the country’s presidential election.

7 minutes

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Chapter 2

The American Song Contest

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Monocle’s Christopher Cermak and Fernando Augusto Pacheco ask whether the US is ready for its version of Eurovision.

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