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The Knot reaches the Comb

Voters in Greece disillusioned by years of austerity policies and hearing from Nigeria's soldiers about the fight against Boko Haram.

Maria Margaronis meets voters in Greece who are disillusioned after years of austerity policies have left them suffering hardship. In Nigeria, soldiers have been accused of deserting instead of fighting Boko Haram - Will Ross in Nigeria gets the other side of the story, from the soldiers themselves. And Richard Fleming meets the Haitian photographer whose photos adorned the world鈥檚 front pages after the earthquake five years ago, and finds that he tries to encourage his countrymen and women to help themselves.

Susie Emmett in South Africa sees how local people are getting farmers are benefitting from new agricultural techniques. Plus Lucy Daltroff in Chile finds the locals on the island of Chiloe have mixed feelings about the bridge that will link them to the mainland for the first time.

(Photo: Greek cleaners protesting in the run-up to the election. Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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Sun 25 Jan 2015 22:05GMT

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  • Sun 25 Jan 2015 01:05GMT
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