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Protests on Swazi king's birthday

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One of the world's last remaining absolute monarchs, the King of Swaziland, has held lavish celebrations to mark his 40th birthday.

But the celebrations have provoked protests in the impoverished Kingdom where many people live in chronic poverty. Orla Guerin reports.

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