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This week on BBC World News...	Week commencing 19th July 2008
News A month ago Irish voters rejected the EU's Lisbon Treaty in a referendum. On Monday the BBC's Europe Correspondent, Jonny Dymond will be back in Dublin as French President Nicolas Sarkozy (pictured) tries to persuade the Irish to vote again. With three weeks to go until the Beijing Olympics, BBC World News has reports on China's - and the athletes - preparations for the games. And in Against the Odds the BBC looks at six athletes heading to the Olympics after overcoming huge hurdles. From training in war zones, to overcoming poverty, persecution or family tragedy, we will follow their journey to Beijing and track their progress in the ultimate competition. Further coverage of the Olympics can be found at bbc.com/olympics   Reports throughout the week
The World Uncovered - Exposed: Africa's Young Smokers The World Uncovered travels to Malawi, Nigeria and Mauritius to report on smoking and the sale of cigarettes. Along the way, presenter Duncan Bannatyne (pictured) - an ex-smoker himself - meets children as young as 11 who are not only smoking 10 cigarettes a day, but trying to make a living selling them. The programme uncovers evidence of the extraordinary marketing tactics used by a British-based cigarette company and investigates claims that it is encouraging young people to smoke. (Duration: 50 minutes)   Saturday 19th July at 1240 Repeated: Saturday 19th July at 2040; Sunday 20th July at 0040; Sunday 20th July at 0540; Sunday 20th July at 1240; Sunday 20th July at 2040 & Monday 21st July at 0040 Please note: This programme will not be shown in North America
Our World: The Killing Machines Our World features some of the BBC's finest news items on issues from around the world. This week, reporter Duncan Kennedy investigates Mexico's heavily armed drugs cartels. He uncovers training camps where gang members are prepared to fight an increasingly violent war on the country's streets, and tracks the guns to their source across the border in the US. (Duration: 30 minutes)   Thursday 24th July at 0100 Repeated: Thursday 24th July at 1800[APa]; Friday 25th July at 2100; Saturday 26th July at 0700+~/\; Saturday 26th July at 1600; Sunday 27th July at 1900+~; Monday 28th July at 0200/\<|>^; Monday 28th July at 0800+~/\
HARDtalk HARDtalk is BBC World News's hard-hitting interview programme that puts questions to the people who shape the international agenda. Its straight talking, no-nonsense style ensures it gets the answers to the questions that matter. This week's guests include Ahmed Yousef, political advisor to deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. You can view a short trail for HARDtalk here (Duration: 30 minutes)   Various programmes throughout the week
Newsnight Newsnight is a weekly round-up of news and current affairs including hard-hitting interviews with opinion-formers from around the world. In this week's programme a report from Malibu reveals how a financial product called Credit Default Swap is making a fortune for investors who speculate on companies failing. Newsnight hears from one of the millionaire investors who predicted that bonds linked to sub-prime mortgages in the US would soon be in trouble, and asks if this practice is leaving the US economy exposed to further problems. (Duration: 50 minutes)   Saturday 19th July at 1440 Repeated: Sunday 20th July at 0240 & Sunday 20th July at 1740
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