this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us demands a key gas pipeline is pulled if russia invades ukraine and it urges china to take a stand too. if china to take a stand too. russia invades ukraine ( way if russia invades ukraine one way or another, nordstream two will not move forward. the us coastguard has suspended the search for dozens of people lost after their boat capsized off the florida coast. uk government admits april's planned national insurance rise is unpopular — but says they are in "listening mode". the nigerian teens creating low budget sci—fi films on their phones — and grabbing the attention of hollywood.

and we meet the woman who has spent her life collecting thousands of plastic carrier bags from across the world. welcome to the programme. the united states has urged china to use its influence with moscow to discourage any russian invasion of ukraine. a us state department official said western countries were unified in wanting a diplomatic solution — but the costs must be swift and severe for russia if it took military action. the us has also called for a meeting of the un security council to discuss russian aggression towards ukraine. mark lobel has the latest.

in belarus, to the north of ukraine, russian arrivals for more training exercises breathing life into fears they are not here just for that. digging the question, is this a taste of things to come? elsewhere, spotted to the south of ukraine, russian vehicles, possibly missile launchers. and annexed crimea. behaviour threatening enough to drive the us to devise its citizens to leave ukraine. the us is also demanding germany walks away from this gas pipeline that would link it to russia if there is an invasion. if russia invades ukraine, _ there is an invasion. if russia invades ukraine, one - there is an invasion. if russia invades ukraine, one way - there is an invasion. if russia invades ukraine, one way or. invades ukraine, one way or another, nordstream two will not move forward.— not move forward. questions remain about _ not move forward. questions remain about how— not move forward. questions remain about how the - not move forward. questions remain about how the us - not move forward. questions l remain about how the us could stop it. but it is the kind of bullish talk that one northern european nato ally thinks is their best bet at stopping an attack. , ., , .,

attack. putin understands and resects attack. putin understands and respects strength _ attack. putin understands and respects strength and - attack. putin understands and respects strength and any - attack. putin understands and| respects strength and any sort upon from putin side as weakness. so as we are speaking with putin, we are also in the process of strengthening nato's position in the eastern flank. america is also threatening russia with heavy sanctions and is urging china to get behind efforts to stop an invasion. but some believe china will take any gas russia cannot sell to europe. take any gas russia cannot sell to eur0pe-_ to europe. china should be interested _ to europe. china should be interested in _ to europe. china should be interested in a _ to europe. china should be interested in a clash - to europe. china should be interested in a clash over l interested in a clash over ukraine just because it would assure that russia would remain china's ally almost forever. talks between russia and the west have warmed over arms control in eastern europe. that is seen as a secondary issue by russia with diplomatic channels still open. is this threat of

war drags on it is leaving ukrainians, like the rest of us, guessing. translation: i am kee - in: us, guessing. translation: i am keein: a us, guessing. translation: i —n keeping a machine—gun in the toilet now. keeping a machine-gun in the toilet "ow-— keeping a machine-gun in the toilet now._ it. keeping a machine-gun in the i toilet now._ it all toilet now. translation: it all de-ends toilet now. translation: it all depends on _ toilet now. translation: it all depends on the _ toilet now. translation: it all depends on the big _ toilet now. translation: it all depends on the big boss - toilet now. translation: it all depends on the big boss in - depends on the big boss in moscow that is making us distressed. for ourselves and our children and grandchildren. further west in efforts to with russia in the coming days from the french president emmanuel macron and at the un security council may offer some answers as to what happens next. let's get some of the day's other news. president biden has confirmed that he will make an african—american woman his first nomination to the supreme court. mr biden made the announcement at the white house as he appeared alongside the liberal justice stephen breyer, who is retiring, and will step down at the end ofjune. the british foreign secretary liz truss has defended using a government plane instead of commercial flights for a recent trip to australia. the foreign secretary took the long—haul trip last week for an annual meeting with government officials in the country. ms truss insisted that

the decision was based on value for money. the first female president of honduras, xiomara castro, has been sworn in at a ceremony attended by thousands of her supporters. in her inauguration speech, the left—wing politician said she'd inherited a broken country, but promised to implement social justice and transparency. she comes to power twelve years after her husband, manuel zelaya, was deposed in a military coup. an unmanned rocket launched by elon musk�*s space exploration company is on course to crash into the moon and explode. the falcon 9 booster was launched in 2015 but it did not have enough fuel to return to earth. it will be the first uncontrolled collision of a rocket with the moon. the us coastguard has suspended its search for dozens of people lost at sea after their boat capsized off the coast of florida.

a lone survivor was found clinging to the hull of the boat on tuesday. five bodies have so far been recovered. in a press conference, the coastguard said that it was unlikely that there would be more survivors. let's talk to our north america correspondent, david willis. what has the coastguard said about this search? 3&1 what has the coastguard said about this search?— about this search? 34 people are still missing _ about this search? 34 people are still missing and - about this search? 34 people are still missing and a - about this search? 34 people are still missing and a short. are still missing and a short while ago the local coastguard announced that it had suspended the search for them at sunset tonight. one man, as you mentioned, did survive. he was pictured perched precariously on the up turned whole of that stricken vessel and local reports have named him as one esteban montoya, a 22—year—old colombian man whose younger sister, maria, is thought to

have perished in the incident. he was spotted on tuesday morning by a passing commercial vessel, badly dehydrated and very hungry but no doubt extremely relieved to be alive after two days at sea. the boat left the bahamas on saturday evening but swiftly encountered problems and sank in storm force wind. the lone survivor told the coastguard that there were 40 people on board the vessel when it left the bahamas, none of whom was wearing a life jacket. he also said that around 20 of his fellow passengers spent some time drifting in the ocean before disappearing into it. now the coastguard launched a massive air and sea search, rescue operation and that encompasses an area of more than 10,000 square miles. but

after rescuing, or recovering, i should say, the bodies of five people that operation has now been abandoned. fix, now been abandoned. a devastating thing to do, to cling onto a boat for two days while you watch everyone else drift away. is this an unusual way for migrants to cross to the us or is this quite a common route? ~ . , ., common route? migrants have lona common route? migrants have long used _ common route? migrants have long used the _ common route? migrants have long used the islands - common route? migrants have long used the islands of - common route? migrants have long used the islands of the i long used the islands of the bahamas as a sort of steppingstone, if you like, into the united states. they typically rely on a break in the weather conditions there are often treacherous and the craft that i used a very often heavily overcrowded and it is a route frequently used by migrants from the neighbouring islands of haiti and cuba although in recent years there has been a rise in the number of people from ecuador and colombia are also seeking to gain passage to the united states that way. the

nationality of the people who died in this incident hasn't been revealed but it is thought it was part of a migrant smuggling operation and local officials have launched an investigation. they want to know who organised this voyage and who profited from it. the aim being to bring those people to justice. aim being to bring those people tojustice. last aim being to bring those people to justice. last year the united states state department revealed that the current coronavirus pandemic may actually have exacerbated the problem of human trafficking because the number of traffickers recruiting migrants with false offers of employment, they said, had risen considerably.— risen considerably. david willis, thank _ risen considerably. david willis, thank you. - the uk government is coming under more pressure to delay a planned rise in the national insurance tax in england. from april, people face paying about 10% more in order to help fund health and social care but one minister has admitted that the plan is unpopular with many people as our

political correspondent helen catt reports. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, the armed forces minister appeared to concede that raising national insurance from april to pay for the covid backlog and social care was unpopular. describing opposition among the audience is absolute.— is absolute. everybody in the room is against, _ is absolute. everybody in the room is against, everybody l is absolute. everybody in the | room is against, everybody in the room... i5 room is against, everybody in the room- - -— the room... is that fair, are ou all the room... is that fair, are you all against _ the room... is that fair, are you all against it? - the room... is that fair, are you all against it? he - the room... is that fair, are you all against it? he also l you all against it? he also said that _ you all against it? he also said that the _ you all against it? he also said that the governmentl you all against it? he also - said that the government was in listening mode. you said that the government was in listening mode.— listening mode. you will have noticed that _ listening mode. you will have noticed that the _ listening mode. you will have noticed that the top - listening mode. you will have noticed that the top of - listening mode. you will have noticed that the top of the . noticed that the top of the government is in listening mode at the moment but the cabinet took the decision and i think that it took the decision and i think thatitis took the decision and i think that it is important to recognise and actually, as a tax, i think 50% of revenue raised by the top 40% of taxpayers in 60% are paying nothing at all. so it isn't the

blunt instrument that some people have described it as. there are calls from some conservative backbenchers for the rise to be delayed for a year. mel stride, who chairs the treasury select committee, told newsnight that he believes there was wiggle room in the public finances. the there was wiggle room in the public finances. the economy is doinu public finances. the economy is doing quite _ public finances. the economy is doing quite a — public finances. the economy is doing quite a lot _ public finances. the economy is doing quite a lot better- public finances. the economy is doing quite a lot better than - doing quite a lot better than forecast at the time of the last budgets that we have an additional physical headroom on the question then becomes how do you use that?— do you use that? asked yesterday _ do you use that? asked yesterday of _ do you use that? asked yesterday of the - do you use that? asked yesterday of the rise i do you use that? asked . yesterday of the rise would do you use that? asked - yesterday of the rise would go ahead the prime minister said it was absolutely vital that covid clogs and social care was fixed. his official spokesman said there were no plans to change what had previously been set out. the treasury source said there had not been any discussions about changing policy. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet the woman from south wales who has amassed the world's largest ever collection of carrier bags.

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this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the united states has urged china to use its influence with moscow to discourage any russian invasion of ukraine. the us coast guard has suspended the search for dozens of people lost after their boat capsized off the florida coast. north korea's state media says it's conducted two more missile tests this week, among them, a long—range cruise missile. the report comes just a day after south korea said it detected the launch of two short—range ballistic missiles, drawing condemnation from japan and the us. since the turn of the year, pyongyang has carried out six

missile tests so far, making this january among the most tests it has ever carried out in a single month. and as our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports, the new tests show north korea is continuing to make rapid progress in its missile capabilities. translation: north korea is trying to have a defence, | like a scorpion's tail. for the last couple of years, really since the beginning of the pandemic, north korea has been very quiet. it's really shut itself off from the rest of the world, and here injapan, we've had no missile overflights, no threats of turning tokyo into a sea of fire, and then suddenly in the last couple of weeks, all of that's changed. multiple missile tests, claims that north korea has new hypersonic weapons and threats of more to come. so what's going on in pyongyang?

the short answer is that north korea hasn't spent the pandemic sitting on its hands — it's been busy. translation: we are surprised because we underestimate - north korean technology, and we assume that north korea is suffering because of the pandemic. they want to complete their missile system with one that is like a scorpion's tail. more specifically, kim jong—un appears to be developing missiles and warheads that can get past missile defence batteries, like this one injapan. it seems pretty clear that their aim is to develop weapons that can invade and complicate missile defences that are highly manoeuvrable and harder for the united states to pre—empt and let alone to detect. but hold on one second, kim jong—un already has plenty of weapons to defend himself against attack. his missile arsenal is more elaborate than britain's,

france, india or pakistan, so why does he need more? what we might prescribe to north korea for self—defence purposes might be deemed insufficient by the north koreans themselves. so kimjong—un, feeling chronically insecure, i think kim really doesn't trust anybody outside, including china and russia. surprisingly perhaps, some in south korea see all the activity up north as a good thing. a sign that what kim jong—un really wants is to talk. the problem for the north korean dictator is that unlike donald trump, presidentjoe biden doesn't seem very interested in having this sort of photo op on his presidential record. he's called kim jong—un a tyrant, i think he has very little to gain politically from being seen with kim jong—un, so i do think what it would take forjoe biden to really become invested, i think, is a major crisis. if all of this sounds familiar, that's because it is. we have seen this pattern over

and over, of north korea generating a crisis, then engaging in negotiation, which fails, and then manufacturing a new crisis. that's exactly what pyongyang may be doing right now. it said it could return to long range missile tests and even nuclear tests, so hold onto your hats, although, i suspect nothing big is going to happen now until china's winter olympics are over. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, tokyo. us—based moderna says it is on track for an omicron specific coronavirus vaccine. there are questions about the extent of new shots needed in the two—year pandemic and if moderna, pfizer and astrazeneca among others can keep pace with mutations. moderna's chief medical officer dr paul burton has been

explaining about the new vaccine. this week, on wednesday, we announced two big pieces of information. the first was some data published in the new england journal of medicine, looking at how our vaccine holds up against omicron after a six—month booster, and the data are good. they're reassuring that we do see waning. the other thing we announced, as you said, is that we started our phase ii study in about 600 people, testing our omicron—specific booster, and we think that's going to be an integral part of keeping people safe and protected, even as omicron perhaps subsides as we go into the winter of this year, so from a full booster. so, look, i think the data say that we will be able to get out of the pandemic into the endemic phase. when that happens, i'm not sure.

you know, we still see staggering caseloads of omicron here in the united states, in europe, around the world. death rates remain very high. hospitalisation rates again here in the united states are really at an all—time high today. but i think we can get through this. spring will come, we should get a period of stability as case counts go down, but i think we are going to need a regular yearly booster that will keep people protected as they prepare for winter, and that's what we're planning to do and what we are aiming to do with the study that we've launched now. they started filming their first sci—fi films on borrowed smartphones and handmade tripods. now they are a nigerian sci—fi film sensation. nine teenagers in the nigerian city of kaduna started experimenting with film—making in 2016. theirfirst short film came a few years later, and it drew the attention of millions of people, including hollywood stars. damilola oduolowu went to meet the young film—makers. whatever told you this is a special effect and i am not for real, see? see? right. a group

of teenage filmmakers here in kaduna responsible this after gaining global attention for their sci—fi films made on their sci—fi films made on their iphones. they are creating fascinating short films. let's meet them. we wanted to _ films. let's meet them. we wanted to fill _ films. let's meet them. - wanted to fill nigerian stories in a western way. we wanted to be hollywood in our neighbourhood.- be hollywood in our neighbourhood. be hollywood in our neiuhbourhood. ., ., ., , neighbourhood. we are a group of teenage _ neighbourhood. we are a group of teenage filmmakers - neighbourhood. we are a group of teenage filmmakers based i neighbourhood. we are a group of teenage filmmakers based in kaduna — of teenage filmmakers based in kaduna making sci—fi film. making _ kaduna making sci—fi film. making makeshift tripods and borrowed smart phones, 1982 nigeria shot their first sci—fi film. nigeria shot their first sci-fi film. . nigeria shot their first sci-fi film. , ., , . ., film. the first film was called redemption _ film. the first film was called redemption and _ film. the first film was called redemption and released - film. the first film was called redemption and released in l redemption and released in 2016, we did not know much about filmmaking so we were just kids, filming what we could film and just piecing it together to make a story that makes sense. ifame

together to make a story that makes sense. i fame came soon afterwards. it makes sense. i fame came soon afterwards-— afterwards. it went viral and we not1 afterwards. it went viral and we got1 million _ afterwards. it went viral and we got 1 million views. - afterwards. it went viral and we got 1 million views. we l afterwards. it went viral and i we got1 million views. we shot this film — we got1 million views. we shot this film and it doesn't even belong _ this film and it doesn't even belong to us, and when the attention came, it went around the world _ attention came, it went around the world. it attention came, it went around the world-— the world. it got noticed by a --oular the world. it got noticed by a popular filmmaker _ the world. it got noticed by a popular filmmaker who i the world. it got noticed by a. popular filmmaker who helped raise money for more equipment. seen what we had done already, theyjumped on it and jj abrahams, the director of 'star wars. — abrahams, the director of 'star wars. and _ abrahams, the director of 'star wars', and others were sharing our talent _ wars', and others were sharing our talent and excited that kids— our talent and excited that kids in— our talent and excited that kids in africa are doing something they never thought african — something they never thought african kids would ever do. now, _ african kids would ever do. now, these teenagers are taking part in top end films in nigeria. part in top end films in nigeria-— part in top end films in niceria. ~ ., ~' ., nigeria. were working on king of bo s nigeria. were working on king of boys which _ nigeria. were working on king of boys which is _ nigeria. were working on king of boys which is arguably i nigeria. were working on king of boys which is arguably the i of boys which is arguably the biggest film in nigeria at the moment, it is surpassing we

never thought we are where we would never be at this time in our lives. i my message to young children out there, if young children out there, if you cannot do what you have now, you cannot do even if you have now. 50 now, you cannot do even if you have nova— now, you cannot do even if you have now. so make use of what ou have now. so make use of what you have _ have now. so make use of what you have now — have now. so make use of what you have now so _ have now. so make use of what you have now so you _ have now. so make use of what you have now so you can - have now. so make use of what you have now so you can start l you have now so you can start now _ you have now so you can start now and — you have now so you can start now and get to where you want to go — now and get to where you want to no. . ~' ., now and get to where you want to lo, .,~' ., .,~' now and get to where you want damilola oduolowu, bbc news. great advice! and to think it started with his dad is fine! it looked pretty busted up there. — — dad's iphone. most of us would probably admit to having too many carrier bags taking up space around our homes — many stuffed into the back of cupboards or buried deep in boxes. that's me! for one woman in south wales, collecting carrier bags has become her hobby. why? she's been building her collection for more than four decades and is now the proud owner of 10,000 of them. tomos morgan has

been to meet her. where is the first one that started your collection? fine where is the first one that started your collection? one of the first? _ started your collection? one of the first? that _ started your collection? one of the first? that would _ started your collection? one of the first? that would be - started your collection? one of the first? that would be the i the first? that would be the jubilee _ the first? that would be the jubilee. ., " �* . jubilee. from 1977. at that oint jubilee. from 1977. at that point did — jubilee. from 1977. at that point did you _ jubilee. from 1977. at that point did you think, - jubilee. from 1977. at that| point did you think, guess, jubilee. from 1977. at that | point did you think, guess, i will keep them. i’m point did you think, guess, i will keep them.— will keep them. i'm going to keep them. _ will keep them. i'm going to keep them. i— will keep them. i'm going to keep them, i knew - will keep them. i'm going to keep them, i knew at - will keep them. i'm going to keep them, i knew at that l keep them, i knew at that point, i did. keep them, i knew at that point. i did-— keep them, i knew at that oint, i did. ., ., ., point, i did. from almost half a century. — point, i did. from almost half a century, angela _ point, i did. from almost half a century, angela clark i point, i did. from almost half a century, angela clark has . a century, angela clark has been collecting carrier bags. my been collecting carrier bags. my top five. i love these. they are so unique. i have quite an affinity with these. her 10,000 stron: affinity with these. her 10,000 strong collection _ affinity with these. her 10,000 strong collection is _ affinity with these. her 10,000 strong collection is thought i affinity with these. her 10,000 strong collection is thought to l strong collection is thought to be the largest in the world. and he you are with noel edmonds, the man in the nether regions. it spiralled as a ten—year—old after an appearance on a 70s tv show, the multicoloured swap shop. only had 200 then. find the multicoloured swap shop. only had 200 then.— only had 200 then. and after that ou only had 200 then. and after that you basically _ only had 200 then. and after that you basically doubled i only had 200 then. and after. that you basically doubled your collection? i that you basically doubled your collection?— collection? i did, literally doubled _ collection? i did, literally doubled and _ collection? i did, literally doubled and had - collection? i did, literally doubled and had to i collection? i did, literally doubled and had to go i collection? i did, literally. doubled and had to go back collection? i did, literally- doubled and had to go back on the show two weeks after. had

to keep them? _ the show two weeks after. had to keep them? i _ the show two weeks after. had to keep them? i keep - the show two weeks after. had to keep them? i keep them i the show two weeks after. had to keep them? i keep them in | to keep them? i keep them in lastic to keep them? i keep them in plastic bags- _ to keep them? i keep them in plastic bags. they _ to keep them? i keep them in plastic bags. they were i plastic bags. they were originally in cases which have now disintegrated because they are so old!— are so old! suitcases are not the bags? — are so old! suitcases are not the bags? but— are so old! suitcases are not the bags? but the _ are so old! suitcases are not the bags? but the bags i are so old! suitcases are not the bags? but the bags are. are so old! suitcases are not i the bags? but the bags are old as well, aren't they. these have not been looked out for a while. what is a long—term plan? what you want done with them and what you want done with the collection? i them and what you want done with the collection?— with the collection? i don't to m sons with the collection? i don't to my sons that _ with the collection? i don't to my sons that it _ with the collection? i don't to my sons that it is _ with the collection? i don't to my sons that it is their - my sons that it is their inheritance. one of them are going forward £10 on ebay and another one for £30 and others up another one for £30 and others up to £300, using prada et cetera making bags out of them. would you sell them? ida. cetera making bags out of them. would you sell them?— would you sell them? no, no, what i would you sell them? no, no, what i want — would you sell them? no, no, what i want to _ would you sell them? no, no, what i want to seize _ would you sell them? no, no, what i want to seize them i would you sell them? no, no, what i want to seize them to l would you sell them? no, no, | what i want to seize them to be displayed somewhere because everyone is connected to them. they say look at that! it is a piece of their history and childhood so i would love to see them displayed.- childhood so i would love to see them displayed. cannot ask ou to see them displayed. cannot ask you to play _ see them displayed. cannot ask you to play devils _ see them displayed. cannot ask you to play devils advocate. i you to play devils advocate. have you had anyone say why do

you collect these? mi have you had anyone say why do you collect these?— you collect these? all the time! i you collect these? all the time! i say _ you collect these? all the time! i say because i you collect these? all the time! i say because it i you collect these? all the time! i say because it is l time! i say because it is interesting. and when you show them they say "i remember that!" ' i: i: i: i: . them they say "i remember that!" 11:11: . ., that!" 10,000 collected and probably a _ that!" 10,000 collected and probably a few _ that!" 10,000 collected and probably a few more - that!“ 10,000 collected and | probably a few more thousand still to go. i probably a few more thousand still to go-_ still to go. i do get bags arrive at _ still to go. i do get bags arrive at my _ still to go. i do get bags arrive at my property i still to go. i do get bags| arrive at my property and still to go. i do get bags i arrive at my property and they call me the bag lady. tomos morgan, bbc news. i take it all back! that was great! a letter written to a 12—year old girl in lithuania from her pen pal in poland has been delivered, 51 yea rs late. the letter, along with 17 others, fell out of a venitilation hole in the wall of an old post office being refurbished into apartments. it's thought the letters, which were from places such as russia and australia, were stolen and hidden. the owner of the building decided to contact the postal service to arrange their delivery. a p pa re ntly apparently they were delighted!

loads of business coming up! including lots of news from apple. see you soon. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ the fritz news. hello there. after the sunshine on thursday, we've seen clearer skies and lighter winds overnight, so it's pretty chilly out there for many. but the weather is going to change once again because during friday, we're going to find more cloud coming in from the atlantic, and that in turn will bring in some milder air as well. now, at the moment, high pressure is centred more to the south of the uk. we've got these weather fronts bringing some rain towards scotland in particular during friday, but also drawing in these stronger winds from the south—west, bringing in that milder but generally cloudy air as well. ahead of that, though, we do have a touch of frost across more central and eastern parts of the uk to start the day. those temperatures lifting in the west as the cloud comes in. we've also got a few mist and fog patches across parts of england and wales. those will lift. there will be some early

sunshine, but many areas are going to cloud over. we will keep some hazy sunshine in the south east perhaps into the afternoon. a bit of drizzle out towards the west. most of the rain pushing eastwards across scotland as those winds strengthen. drawing in that milder air, so temperatures, double figures for most of us, a little bit chillier towards the south east perhaps. it does stay very mild, actually, overnight. those temperatures aren't going to drop an awful lot because we've still got those run of strong, very mild winds. in fact, it will be very windy overnight across scotland and northern england. some very gusty winds, particularly as that rain band moves down across scotland on that weather front there. but again, that rain, whilst heavy in scotland for a while, is going to become much lighter as it sinks down into england and wales and moves away from northern ireland. after the rain, what there is of it, we're going to find sunnier skies and some showers following on, and a strong wind continues as well, particularly windy in scotland, gusts of 60 mph likely here.

southern parts of england may well stay dry, and here we'll see the highest temperatures, 13—14 degrees, it's very mild, but it is turning colder from the north as we get that sunshine and showers mix. the winds do gradually ease down overnight as that high pressure tries to build in, but this is heading our way for the second half of the weekend. another weather system coming in from the atlantic. chilly start probably on sunday, much cooler than saturday morning. we're going to find some rain heading into the north west of the uk. the winds picking up, but as we move into that cooler air, we're going to find the threat of some snow, particularly across highland and grampian and typical temperatures around 8—9. this is bbc news,

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