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Now playing Next India 10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami special memorial services are held It was the most destructive tsunami in history, killing tens of thousands of people in 11 countries and leaving millions homeless. Now, a decade 25/12/2014
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Now playing Next Sierra Leone Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone Health workers in Sierra Leone attempt to offer the feeling of Christmas to patients being treated for Ebola. 25/12/2014
Now playing Next Libya Rocket hits tank at Libyan oil port Es Sider A rocket hit a storage tank at the eastern Libyan oil port of Es Sider as armed factions loyal to competing governments fought for control of the 25/12/2014
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Now playing Next India Memories of Indian Ocean tsunami haunt survivors The Indian Ocean quake and tsunami ten years ago caused huge numbers of deaths across coastal villages and towns but also devastated the lives of 25/12/2014
Now playing Next Indonesia A decade since the Indian Ocean tsunami December the 26th, 2014, marks the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that resulted in the deaths of over 230,000 people. 25/12/2014
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Now playing Next Mexico Christmas protests for 43 missing students in Mexico Families of 43 missing students joined protesters outside the presidential palace in Mexico for a Christmas eve prayer. Holding posters of their 25/12/2014
Now playing Next Egypt Coptic Christians in Egypt on alert for attacks Catholic Copts in Egypt are marking Christmas amid tight security after threats from Islamic extremist groups. The Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic Catholic Church in Cairo was packed despite the aler 25/12/2014
Now playing Next Israel Christians in Bethlehem reminded of the need to rebuild Gaza At a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, believers were reminded of the need to rebuild the Gaza Strip following the 50 day war last summer. 25/12/2014
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