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This week, the Irish Taoiseach described the findings of an official report into decades of abuse of women and children at mother and baby homes as a \\u201cdark, difficult and very shameful chapter of very recent Irish history.\\u201d The report acknowledged the harsh treatment was supported and condoned by the Irish State and the country\\u2019s churches. Those who survived the homes battled with long running prejudices and emotional scars, finds Chris Paige.\\nIndonesian airlines have one of the worst safety records in Asia. The fatal crash on January 9th has again raised questions about how safe the country\\u2019s airlines are and brought back painful memories. The BBC\\u2019s Asia editor, Rebecca Henschke, reports.\\nThere\\u2019s been a sluggish start to Covid vaccinations in many parts of the EU complicated by public resistance and disinformation. In the Czech Republic, anti-vaccination activists made international headlines this week by wearing yellow Stars of David, claiming they were being ostracised just as Jews were in Nazi Germany. Rob Cameron has more.\\nSomalia has been in a state of conflict for three decades and this is reflected in media coverage of the region. And yet, life goes on, with even a construction boom in Mogadishu. Mary Harper, the BBC\\u2019s Africa editor found that Somalis are tiring of stereotypes about their country as a place of violence and suffering.\\nIn Nova Scotia - the lobster season usually starts late in November and finishes in May \\u2013 and between those months, most fishermen are not allowed to catch the crustaceans. But thanks to a treaty, signed with the British in 1761, the Mi\\u2019kmaq people are exempt from this and can fish all year round. One businessman is doing rather well out of it much to the consternation of those who do not have these rights, finds Greg Mercer.\\nPresenter: Kate Adie\\nProducer: Serena Tarling