Nepal's prime minister resigns as protests grow

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Janet Jalil and at 13 Hours GMT on Tuesday the 9th of September, these are our main stories.

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  The Prime Minister of Nepal resigns in the face of continuing anti-corruption protests in which more than 20 people have been killed.

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  Ethiopia inaugurates a huge dam on the Blue Nile, Africa's biggest hydroelectric project.

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  The real-life succession battle, Rupert Murdoch's son, Lachlan, takes control of his media empire.

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  Also in this podcast, Annie Guarners' rare virgin birth.

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  She's now got some little clones of herself, so they're all females.

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  They're all pretty much clones of mom,

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  and potentially they'll all be able to do the same, process themselves maybe.

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  Nepal's Prime Minister has resigned today after 19 people were killed in protests against a controversial ban on social media sites.

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  Despite the government reversing the ban,

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  the demonstrations have continued today with two more deaths and the parliament and other buildings being set on fire.

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  The homes of several leaders and a former prime minister have also been attacked.

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  The Gen Z protesters, as they're called because of their young age,

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  so they want an end to nepotism and corruption.

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  Charlotte Scar described the scene on a street in Kathmandu that houses many government buildings.

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  At the moment in the air you can smell the tear gas which police have been firing at protesters

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  since earlier this morning.

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  We've also seen protesters set fire to a number of the government buildings on the street and we've seen motorbikes.

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  rush through the crowds in attempt to take any of the injured to the nearby hospitals.

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