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Grapes being picked in Portugal
Portugal's port targets new market
Humphrey Hawksley reports on how port makers in the northern vineyards of Portugal hope an image change will attract younger drinkers to the fortified wine.
Country profile: Portugal

Sudanese soldier at scene of tribal clashes
Uneasy truce in South Sudan town
Will Ross reports on the simmering tensions in a southern Sudanese town after a year where more than 2,000 people died in tribal clashes in the country.
Country profile: Sudan

Beach on Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga sheds '19th Century' image
Tonga's 150-year-old monarchy is about to diminish as a democratically-elected parliament takes over, as John Pickford reports.
Country profile: Tonga

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