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Major films in production including the Avatar and Gladiator sequels are looking likely to be affected by Hollywood actors taking strike action. In the industry's biggest shutdown for over 60 years, some 160,000 performers stopped work at midnight in LA. A local Hollywood reporter gives us the latest on the strikes.

India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off at 14:35 on Friday (09:05 GMT) from Sriharikota space centre. If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. 大象传媒's South Asia reporter Anbarrasan Ethirajan gives us the latest, and we hear voice messages from Indians for their reactions to the launch.

We hear a conversation between two people, Nick in Texas and Jo in Rome, who have been dealing with extreme heatwaves over the past few days.

Nigeria has declared a food-shortage state of emergency as the country battles with a severe food crisis. The 大象传媒's Mayeni Jones is in Nigeria to tell us more.

Advice on how much aspartame we can eat or drink is unchanged, despite the sweetener being classified as "possibly" causing cancer. Two groups of experts at the World Health Organization have been reviewing thousands of scientific studies. Our Health and Science Correspondent James Gallagher explains more and answers listeners questions.

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