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Today in uncertain times, gold holds great attraction for some.

A bar in a sock beneath the bed might be comforting, but it's also prized for cultural reasons in Ghana.

Though in Peru it does damage, at least illegal gold mining does and the jungle suffers. Kings come in many

and various kinds king of the jungle, king of a country as in Thailand but that

nation has another titled man, we meet the King of Condoms.

And in Lebanon we're in a cafe, coffee, yes, but also conciliation. But first the US state of Alabama has become world news for a

depressing reason. It's passed the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country.

pregnancy from rape or incest included.

And the state of Missouri has become the fifth this year

to ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected at around six weeks.

There have been hundreds of pro-choice rallies this week and the measures are

on counter to the federal level protection for abortion and they will be challenged in the courts.

Laura Trevelyan looks at what might happen.

I thought my days of demonstrating ended with the Vietnam War, as 70-something neighbor told me this week.

But no, he and his wife are once again in their kitchen making posters, this time marching

for a woman's right to an abortion.

For more than 50 years, the United States has been deeply divided over the Supreme Court decision known as Roe versus Wade,

a landmark ruling that had the effect of legalizing abortion nationwide.

But now that President Trump has appointed two conservative justices to the highest court in the

land, anti-abortion activists see a chance to overturn the ruling.

Republican controlled states have passed highly restrictive laws on abortion, designed to be

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