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Thursday's Reality Check

Vatican under fire from UN report, Miko Peled on the Middle east, toothpaste terror threatens Sochi, Turkey restricts the Internet, workers' conditions in Chennai, India

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The Catholic church is coming under heavy criticism over child abuse

Vatican child abuse report

A UN report is highly critical of the Vatican, it's handling of the child abuse scandal, and its policies.

Vatican correspondent, David Willey, gives his analysis of the UN report, and discusses why the Catholic church is more highlighted in such scandals than other faiths.

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Kerry and Netanyahu are "completely irrelevant" - Miko Peled

Miko Peled on the Middle East

As the war of words between the US and Israel continues, Israeli peace activist, Miko Peled, gives his view on the decades old crisis, as exemplified by one Palestinian village.

He says negotiations are "crap" and the only possible solution is a one-state solution.

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Sochi under terror threat

Sochi terror threat

The US is warning airlines of the possibility of "toothpaste bombs" on planes heading to Russia for the Winter Olympics. How real is such a threat, and how can it be combated.

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Many people say the new Internet laws mean more government control

Turkey restricts the Internet

The Turkish parliament has passed a law allowing tighter government control of the Internet.

Our Istanbul correspondent, Dorian Jones, explains the law, and how Turkish people are reacting to it.

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Millions of electronic devices are put together in Chennai, India

Workers' conditions in India

Laura Ceresna of Cividep describes the appalling conditions facing workers in the electronics industry in the Chennai region of India.

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