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Myanmar's amnesty for 23,000 prisoners

The military says they were jailed by the previous democratically-elected government.

In Myanmar the army has announced an amnesty for more than 23,000 prisoners who were jailed by Aung San Suu Kyi's government.

We will head to the country with the third highest death toll from coronavirus, Mexico, and ask a doctor why so few people are being vaccinated.

Spectators are banned from Australia's Tennis Open in Melbourne as the state of Victoria enters a third lockdown.

And we will be looking back at the life of of one Jazz's greatest pianists, Chick Corea, who won 23 Grammys and has sadly passed away.

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  • Fri 12 Feb 2021 05:06GMT