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16/01/2011

As the Tunisian President steps down, Up All Night asks what's next for the country. Plus Dotun talks about a rapidly-spreading plant in America, and the World Football phone-in.

Tunisia's President stepped down and flew into exile in Saudi Arabia, after violence in the capital and other cities. Up All Night asked what's next for the country. We heard from a Tunisian human rights activist and an expert in North African politics.

Wikipedia celebrated its tenth birthday, but its founder has admitted that editing articles is too difficult. Up All Night spoke to Andrew Lih, author of The Wikipedia Revolution. He told us about how Wikipedia became one of the world's most popular websites, but also why you shouldn't throw away your reference books.

A plant is spreading across the United States. Every single example of sphagnum subnitens found in America is genetically identical. Dotun asked Professor Eric Karlin of Ramapo College in New Jersey to explain why.

Plus the World Football Phone-in.

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