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US Capitol riot: Court rejects Trump's request to block files

Lawmakers are trying to find out if Mr Trump had foreknowledge of the riot, which took place on 6 January.

A US appeals court has rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump to block Capitol riot investigators from accessing his White House records. Mr Trump has argued that his past communications are protected by executive privilege, under which presidential files can be kept secret.

We speak to an environmentalist in Brazil who is outraged by the government's decision to hand out more gold mining licences in a remote area of the Amazon.

And we talk to our Africa correspondent who has travelled to Madagascar to investigate the threat of famine there.

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  • Fri 10 Dec 2021 05:06GMT