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This, though, is the programme aired on BBC Radio 4.

It's presented by Kate Ady.

Today, like father, like son, a young Mubarak steps forward as presidential elections loom in Egypt.

A breakthrough in the Balkans as Serbia softens its stance on breakaway Kosovo.

We're in the classroom finding out why America's new breed of soldiers are studying philosophy.

And a hole appears in the heart of Angola's capital, as one of the city's best-known landmarks is

forced to close. President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has once again this week been

centre stage in the Middle East, hosting the latest round of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

in the resort of Shamel Sheikh. But the appearance of the 82-year-old leader, who's been in poor health,

again set off speculation about the future,

and whether Mr. Mubarak will be fit enough to stand for re-election

in the presidential poll at the end of next year.

There are various factions which might hope to step into any political vacuum,

but power could shift to another

Mubarak, the President's son. John Line has been following developments on the streets of the

Egyptian capital Cairo. It hasn't taken me long to learn that Cairo is not an early morning

city. Even at the laundry I use, usually a paragon of hard work. There's no sign of

anyone, even at the respectable hour of 10.30 in the morning. It's not until late in the evening

that the city really wakes up. Then it will continue throbbing with life well into the early

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