Taking a Kazakhstand

Published: Jan. 7, 2022, 5:45 p.m.

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Why's it kicking off in Kazakhstan? Protests over fuel prices have got ugly and the government\\u2019s cracking down. So what does it mean for this former Soviet country? Newsnight\\u2019s International Editor, Gabriel Gatehouse, is back to explain.\\n\\xa0\\nHenry Dyne hasn\\u2019t had a great time of late. First, he got Covid and ended up in hospital. Then he got death threats from anti-vaxxers. Henry joins the BBC\\u2019s Disinformation Reporter, Marianna Spring, to talk Covid conspiracy theories.\\n\\xa0\\nSouth Korea\\u2019s been showing off its new military gear. Laura Bicker, the BBC\\u2019s Seoul Correspondent, tells us about her G-force training \\u2013 and how she just about managed to avoid vomiting over some very expensive equipment.\\n\\xa0\\nToday\\u2019s Newscast was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Ben Cooper, Georgia Coan, Rosie Blunt and John Murphy. The studio director was Emma Crowe.

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