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South Koreans "on edge"

Reality Check: North Korea escalates threats again, violence in Egypt, bank secrecy, International Roma Day, Radjahr 2013

After initially taking a stoic attitude to the threats from North Korea, the South is now becoming more and more nervous as the threats continue to escalate.

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South Koreans are nervously watching every new development

Suspicions early today that the North might be about to conduct a further nuclear test were played down later - but it's clear that Seoul is getting edgier by the day. Jasper Kim , professor of international studuies at Ewha University in Seoul, told Joanna Bostock how the South is responding to the escalating threats.

Religious tensions in Egypt

Clashes between Christians and protesters have continued over the weekend in Cairo. We look at the complicated background to the latest violence.

Austria's bank secrecy laws

Markus Meinzer of the Tax Justice Network looks at Austria's bank secrecy laws and explains why he believes they will soon be a thing of the past.

International Roma Day

Nick Thorpe reports on the 42nd anniversary of the first World Roma Congress.

Cycling in Austria

Radio FM4

Chris Cummins finds out about Radjahr 2013 .

The goal is to increase cycling participation across Austria to 10% by 2015, and to 15% in Vienna - but there is a lot of work to do before those targets can be reached.

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