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10/03/2010

Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister.

Haiti school children; Zanzibar electricity crisis; the girl who sleeps for two weeks at a time

Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister.

Haiti school children; Zanzibar electricity crisis; the girl who sleeps for two weeks at a time

Haiti school
Outlook hears from the children having lessons in tents, after their school was destroyed in the recent earthquake.

Zanzibar electricity
After three months of no power, electricity has been restored in Zanzibar. But how did people cope during the crisis? Freddie Boswell reports.

Sleeping beauty
Fifteen-year-old Louise Ball has Kleine-Levin Syndrome - the so-called "sleeping beauty" syndrome. She sleeps for up to two weeks at a time, and tells us she once slept through an entire family holiday.

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25 minutes

Last on

Thu 11 Mar 2010 12:05GMT

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  • Wed 10 Mar 2010 22:05GMT
  • Thu 11 Mar 2010 03:05GMT
  • Thu 11 Mar 2010 09:05GMT
  • Thu 11 Mar 2010 12:05GMT

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