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buffer, you need to kind of explain yourself more. hello. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police in texas investigate the deaths of 46 suspected migrants, whose bodies were found in the back of a lorry. we are not supposed to open up a drug and sea stacks of bodies in there. none of us come to work imagining that. international condemnation as a russian missile hits a shopping centre in ukraine. at least 16 people are killed. learning herfate — ghislaine maxwell will be sentenced for recruiting and grooming minors for her former partner, jeffrey epstein. and the old knight of the sea — why this norwegian veteran of world war ii has been
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honoured by france. a very warm welcome to the programme. 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of san antonio in the us state of texas. it's thought the victims were undocumented migrants who'd crossed overfrom mexico. 16 survivors have been taken to hospital. the nationalities of the dead are not yet known but the mexican foreign minister said two guatemalans were among those in hospital. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has more. emergency responders crowd together after dozens of bodies
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were found and abandoned lorry. more than a dozen including children were rushed to hospital. fix, children were rushed to hospital-_ children were rushed to hosital. �* ., ~' ., ., hospital. a worker who works in one of the _ hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings _ hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings up - hospital. a worker who works in one of the buildings up here - one of the buildings up here behind me heard a cry for help, came out to investigate, found a trailer with the doors partially open, opened them up to take a look and found a number of deceased individuals inside. ., , ., inside. the lorry was found in san antonio, _ inside. the lorry was found in san antonio, texas, - inside. the lorry was found in san antonio, texas, around | inside. the lorry was found in i san antonio, texas, around 250 kilometres from the us and mexico border. the victims believed to be migrants trying to make their way into the united states.— to make their way into the united states. the patients that we saw _ united states. the patients that we saw were _ united states. the patients that we saw were hot - united states. the patients that we saw were hot to - united states. the patients| that we saw were hot to the touch, they were suffering from heatstroke, heat exhaustion, no signs of water in the vehicle, there was a refrigerated tractor—trailer but there was
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no visible working ac unit on that rig. we aren't supposed to open a drug and sees stacks of bodies in there. none of us come to work imagining that. the governor of texas, greg abbott, blamed us presidentjoe biden for the deaths, arguing the result of his deadly open border policies. state officials and taxes have been dealing with record levels of migrant crossings from mexico as they prepared for a search during the hot summer with temperatures reaching 39 on monday. as a federal investigation is launched, these deaths are reminded of how perilous journey is. as cherie, bbc news. —— azadeh moshiri. here's our north america correspondent, david willis with the latest. he is at the hospital were victims
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have been taken. this is terrific. what more could you tell us? window 46 people have died, people are in hospital including children. they are in very bad condition. i don't know if these people are gonna make it or not. i hope they do. we are trying to do whatever it takes to help them right now. 46 bodies, as you say, further may not survive this. what can you tell us about the conditions that they were in? for privacy, we aren't allowed to be by the truck but we know there were bodies all over the place in the truck and this situation has happened here in san antonio five years ago when migrants were found in a truck. it's a sad how people have been treated crossing the border between mexico and america and it'sjust between mexico and america and it's just not right. ida.
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between mexico and america and it'sjust not right.— it'sjust not right. no, it's reall , it'sjust not right. no, it's really. as _ it'sjust not right. no, it's really, as you _ it'sjust not right. no, it's really, as you say, - it'sjust not right. no, it's. really, as you say, barbaric how these people are treated who are desperately trying to come to the united states. we hope you can stay with us. technically we are losing my but we hope we can hear you, antonio. talk us through the challenges for those who are trying to prevent this tragedy from happening again. can you hear us, antonio? _ from happening again. can you hear us, antonio? hello? - from happening again. can you hear us, antonio? hello? we l from happening again. can you l hear us, antonio? hello? we are t in: to hear us, antonio? hello? we are trying to re-establish _ hear us, antonio? hello? we are trying to re-establish the - trying to re—establish the line. i was a significant august through this problem of the success or this route between south america and north america and the challenges it presents. you can't hear us. antonio, apologies, will try to re—establish the line a little later in the programme but clearly, a horrific discovery there in texas where 46 have died. there is hope that he 16
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hospital will survive this as we get more details we'll bring that to you a little later. a long—distance passenger train in the united states has derailed in the state of missouri, killing three people. there were more than 200 passengers and crew on board. it was travelling to chicago from los angeles. again, a developing story. more details on our website. there's been international condemnation of a russian missile attack on a busy ukrainian shopping mall in the central city of kremenchuk. it's known to have killed 16 people but emergency teams searching through what remains of the building fear the number will be much higher. president zelensky has called the missile strike "a shameful "act of terrorism". our europe correspondent, nick beake, has more. this inferno is not a ukrainian
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military target. it's a ukrainian shopping centre. no weapons here. just families. these were the bewildering minutes after ratio's latest devastating missile attack on the central city of kremenchuk. inside, panic. "is anyone alive?" a man calls out. there's a faint answer. "where are you? come here," the man says again. monday afternoon shoppers became paramedics, helping to load the injured into ambulances. those nearby at the time of impact struggling to make sense of what had happened. i was not far away from the place where it happened, some 500 metres away, and people were running around. after about 30 minutes, i started to go and check out the place. the centre was just destroyed. um, ijust... i'm out of words. i did not expect that something like this could happen in my town.
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as they began to clear the wreckage, the number of dead was rising, each piece of debris revealing a clearer picture of the damage done. for hours now, they've been bringing out these pieces of mangled metal from the shopping centre, leaving them here, and the work goes on even though it's now pitch black, and that is because there is an urgency. many people were in this shopping centre at the time of the attack, and the fear is that many more people have died. speaking at the shopping centre, ukraine's interior minister told us this was an act of terrorism perpetrated by putin and the russian federation. president zelensky claimed up to 1,000 people could've been inside at the time and had these words. translation: only completely messed up terrorists _ for whom there's no place on earth could strike such a place.
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it's not an accidental hit by missiles. it's a deliberate russian strike. this carnage is more than 80 miles away from russian—occupied land, so it was most likely the work of a guided missile. why here? we don't know. but moscow is showing this city and the watching world its assault on ukraine and its people is not going to stop. the summit of g7 leaders comes to an end in the bavarian apps with their support for ukraine following the attack on the shopping mall in kremenchuk. the leaders move on a letter dated the nato summit in madrid where they will discuss in greater detail how to bolster the western military alliance
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and counter president putin's invasion of ukraine. 0ur diplomatic correspondence, james langdale, reports. they call these family photos unlike any families, there are sometimes tensioned behind the smiles but at this at the g7 leaders and their guests put on a show of unity. they've agreed to support ukraine for as long as it takes, promising president zelenskyy during the talks continued financial and military support along with tighter sanctions against russia. . ., ., russia. imagine if we alarmed putin to get — russia. imagine if we alarmed putin to get away _ russia. imagine if we alarmed putin to get away with - russia. imagine if we alarmed putin to get away with the - putin to get away with the violent acquisition of huge chunks of another country, a sovereign independent territory. the lessons for that would be absolutely chilling. the demonic caravan moves on from the g7 here in bavaria to the nato summit in madrid. if the nato summit in madrid. if the g7 was about putting a united dramatic front, nato will focus on positions in the military front. the military
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alliance has already beefed up its presence on its eastern border. these are french and estonian paratroopers training. but the baltic states are pushing for more. nato leaders are expected to increase the number of forces. but at this summer they will also deal with turkey pozner concerns about sweden and finland joining the alliance. after meeting sweden's prime minister, the head of nato said turkey's security worries about kurdish groups, groups would be taken into account.— into account. turkey has concerns _ into account. turkey has concerns which - into account. turkey has concerns which are - into account. turkey has - concerns which are legitimate and must be addressed. no ally has suffered more at the hands of terrorists than turkey. again, ukraine is likely to dominate the summit, a war that's given a fresh purpose to the transatlantic alliance. investors who will look at more detail at g7 leaders and the
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discussions of a cap on russian oil exports and what that means in terms of a price cap on the revenues russia makes from oil sales. although to come later in this programme. now to the uk were prime minister boris johnson poz mike baird to scrap part of northern ireland's brexit deal has cleared its commons hurdle after mps backed it by 295 votes to 221. the bill would allow ministers to override parts of the agreement that introduced checks on goods sent from great britain to northern ireland. let's talk with vicki price, the chief economic advisor at the centre. she is in london. good to talk to you. it's past the first hurdle in westminster. do we take that as a given that it will go the whole way? given that it will go the whole wa ? ., ,
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way? know, there will be huge acquisition _ way? know, there will be huge acquisition and _ way? know, there will be huge acquisition and it _ way? know, there will be huge acquisition and it will _ way? know, there will be huge acquisition and it will take - acquisition and it will take some time for that to happen and the house of lords will throw it out and then it'll go back to the house of commons and so on. it's more right now and so on. it's more right now and attempt to show to the dup in northern ireland that the government is serious about this and the dup has refused to enter discussions for ensuring there is proper government so there is proper government so there has been a bit of an impasse for some time. the question is all that satisfy the dup? they want the implementation before they take steps so it remains to be seen how quickly the whole thing goes through and whether it is, for the moment, an attempt to ease the crisis that we have in northern ireland.— ease the crisis that we have in northern ireland. when we say dup women — northern ireland. when we say dup women democratic - northern ireland. when we say i dup women democratic unionist party in northern ireland but to say that while that process is going on here in the uk, brussels says this is breaking international law and you can't unilaterally change an agreement we brokered with the
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eu after months and months are very tough negotiations. will this change in the protocol ever become a reality? government seems determined to at least have it there so that it can do that if it wanted to. the interesting thing is that as a result of the discussions the government has been having about getting to this stage it got you last night with a vote which got the first hurdle through, it has ——in the house of commons, the union has initiated legal proceedings against the uk for not implementing what it was supposed to have done under the protocol agreement which is having proper checks when goods get to northern ireland. that had been in the bays for a while. if you like, the eu was turning a blind eye to this but now because of this issue about the protocol be unilaterally changed or at least hopes to be
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unilaterally changed by the uk, they've started those legal procedures. but also takes time but it suggests that there will be a lot of concern in europe about what is going on right now and as you suggest, we heard a lot of noise to that effect. the question is europe has so many other things deal with now, the g7 meeting is discussing a number of things to do with russian gas and oil and so on, and concerns about oncoming recession. there is probably an expectation here in the uk that may be because of everything else, the eu isn't going to react that badly because it has many more important things possibly to worry about. that may well be not very well—founded view. that may be a gamble. thank you, we appreciate your analysis.
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stay with us on bbc news. still to come: as well as the latest business stories. i'll see you in a moment. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit at the start of a new era of cooperation in space. tennis balls thwack. cheering and applause. challenger powered past the bishop rock lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years, and there was no hiding
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the sheer elation of richard branson and his crew. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police in texas investigate the deaths of 46 suspected migrants, whose bodies were found in the back of a lorry. let's stay with that now: matt houston is a reporter for kens5, a cbs affiliate. he is in san antonio. a horrific discovery, watmore are you finding out? at horrific discovery, watmore are you finding out?— you finding out? at this point caettin you finding out? at this point getting an — you finding out? at this point getting an update _ you finding out? at this point getting an update from - getting an update from officials in texas, a work in nearby heard a cry for help, he
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pursued the shout, and found what we would call the back of a trailer, the doors propped openjust a little bit, and discovered a number of people, some did, some live in the back of that trailer. it is our understanding that this is a human smuggling incident, this would be the deadliest human smuggling incident in american history, the previous record was 19 and thus more than doubles that if it is a human smuggling incident as it appears at the moment. 16 people are in hospital right now and for children, a total of at least 62 people were in the back of that 18 wheeler, cramped together, we know that most of the dead probably died from heat exhaustion, 16 survived are all at local hospitals right now been treated for heat illness or heat related illnesses. d0 treated for heat illness or heat related illnesses. do we have any _
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heat related illnesses. do we have any clarity _ heat related illnesses. do we have any clarity as _ heat related illnesses. do we have any clarity as to - heat related illnesses. do we have any clarity as to where i have any clarity as to where they have come from? they do not, the federal— they have come from? they do not, the federal government l they have come from? they do i not, the federal government and south texas is if this is a human smuggling incident,, we just don't. human smuggling incident,, we 'ust don't. . ., human smuggling incident,, we just don't-— just don't. the truck looks like it has _ just don't. the truck looks like it has been _ just don't. the truck looks i like it has been abandoned, didn't stop working, do we know why was abandoned? taste didn't stop working, do we know why was abandoned?— why was abandoned? we don't know why _ why was abandoned? we don't know why it — why was abandoned? we don't know why it was _ why was abandoned? we don't know why it was stopped, - why was abandoned? we don't| know why it was stopped, three people have been arrested in connection with this, it appears they left the vehicle and ran away, police found them and ran away, police found them and arrested them they don't know what their involvement is here, they are in custody and police are questioning them right now trying to understand how they were related to this incident and we don't know the truck broke down or someone got out and decided to leave this area, all answers we would
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expect to get in coming days as the investigation unfolds. this is our the investigation unfolds. this is your patch _ the investigation unfolds. this is your patch so _ the investigation unfolds. this is your patch so you _ the investigation unfolds. this is your patch so you are familiar with this kind of story, how common is this for trucks to be coming through where you are, smuggling people into the united states? it’s into the united states? it's fair to say _ into the united states? it's fair to say in _ into the united states? it's fair to say in san _ into the united states? it�*s fair to say in san antonio it happens four orfive fair to say in san antonio it happens four or five cases like this a year, obviously none quite at this degree or this magnitude, and we believe this would be a record for american history. so not uncommon for trucks to have migrants in particular in the back we had one year ago dozens of migrants but all of them survived. this has been _ but all of them survived. this has been a — but all of them survived. this has been a huge _ but all of them survived. this has been a huge political issue certainly during president trump's presidency, a sole campaign was about holding a war, have things changed in terms of people trying to cross the border since president biden has been in power? i
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would contend things haven't changed very much, attention has been diverted to other things, there is a lot of debate in the united states about the coronavirus policy which allows the us government to expel migrants seeking a silent if they come from countries where coronavirus is running rampant, which by all means is most countries. there is debate about extending that, that was a hot topic in the month of may and april, so we have sort of shifted unfortunately into a mass shooting in our area and that is where the attention has been in the last month. it is still a heated topic with mid term elections in november, you could imagine immigration will be another policy you will hear a lot about and lots of campaigning on.- a lot about and lots of camaiaunin on. , campaigning on. the discovery toda is campaigning on. the discovery today is another _ campaigning on. the discovery today is another reminder - campaigning on. the discovery today is another reminder of i today is another reminder of the huge risk individuals take, in some cases families climb on these lorries to take —— to try
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to get to the us, they are desperate?— to get to the us, they are desperate? to get to the us, they are deserate? , . ., �* , ., desperate? they are, that's not on, and desperate? they are, that's not on. and there — desperate? they are, that's not on, and there were _ desperate? they are, that's not on, and there were four- desperate? they are, that's not on, and there were four kids . desperate? they are, that's not on, and there were four kids on j on, and there were four kids on the truck, we believe all of them survived, yes, families come, they crossed the rio grande into the united states, on a regular basis, so this is another example of that, they consider not only the risk they face from people but now texas is experiencing a historic heatwave, it has been hundred and five degrees here on a regular basis over the last few weeks. they are facing immense dangerfrom people, and climate related danger, we probably saw the result of that today.- the result of that today. thank ou, and the result of that today. thank you. and san _ the result of that today. thank you, and san antonio, - the result of that today. thank you, and san antonio, texas. | ghislaine maxwell will be sentenced on tuesday for recruiting and grooming minors for her former partner — the paedophile jeffrey epstein. in december, after a high—profile trial, she was found guilty of five of the six counts against her, including sex trafficking. the daughter of the late,
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disgraced, british media tycoon robert maxwell, faces a maximum of 55 years in prison. our new york correspondent, nada tawfik spoke to annie farmer, the only victim to testify against maxwell using her real name. the sense of knowing you have spoken your truth is a powerful. spoken your truth is a powerful-— spoken your truth is a owerful. , , , powerful. her distressing testimony _ powerful. her distressing testimony help _ powerful. her distressing testimony help secure i powerful. her distressing | testimony help secure the powerful. her distressing - testimony help secure the sex trafficking conviction of ghislaine maxwell. she recounted how she groomed and molested forjeffrey epstein when sentenced any hopes the judge considers all of these crimes have not only impacted the individuals but there is a systemic impact for those people, parties, families and loved ones and that if you think about all the number of people involved in this, the harm she caused is
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immeasurable. ., immeasurable. jurors found her ruil on immeasurable. jurors found her guilty on five — immeasurable. jurors found her guilty on five of _ immeasurable. jurors found her guilty on five of the _ immeasurable. jurors found her guilty on five of the six - guilty on five of the six counts against you in december, any and three other women detailed how she was the chief enabler, predatorwho enabler, predator who manipulated teenagers enabler, predatorwho manipulated teenagers and tried to normalise sexual contact for rooms of massage. in to normalise sexual contact for rooms of massage.— to normalise sexual contact for rooms of massage. in the latest court documents _ rooms of massage. in the latest court documents to _ rooms of massage. in the latest court documents to lies - court documents to lies continue to argue she was made a skate code for epstein, in a bid for a lighter sentence they wrote... they also raised concerns about her treatment and present. writing. . .. her treatment and present. writing- - - -_ her treatment and present. writing. . .. it's interesting... any farmer _ writing. . .. it's interesting... any farmer said _ writing. . .. it's interesting... any farmer said she - writing. . .. it's interesting... any farmer said she was - any farmer said she was disappointed but not surprised by her focus on how her own life had been ruined. i by her focus on how her own life had been ruined.- life had been ruined. i felt there had _ life had been ruined. i felt there had been _ life had been ruined. i felt there had been an - life had been ruined. ifeit there had been an opportunity for take ownership of what she
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had done and in some way express remorse for the victims of her crimes, and it was all about her. of her crimes, and it was all about her-— of her crimes, and it was all about her. . , , about her. evidence presented here about _ about her. evidence presented here about the _ about her. evidence presented here about the high-profile . here about the high—profile trial gave the public a glimpse the lavish lifestyle and relationship, but many questions remain, how did epstein amass all of his wealth, why did maxwell help, and will any other accomplices be held accountable? i and will any other accomplices be held accountable?- be held accountable? i think that made — be held accountable? i think that made a _ be held accountable? i think that made a difference. - be held accountable? i think that made a difference. he i that made a difference. he represents _ that made a difference. he represents dozens of accusers including annie, he says many of his clients are concerned they will consider the case now closed. ., , ., , ., they will consider the case now closed. ., , . , . , closed. for the years that this went on. _ closed. for the years that this went on, without _ closed. for the years that this went on, without the - went on, without the cooperation and collaboration of many people, some of them rich and powerful, politically connected, whether those people escape justice or not, i think is one of the unanswered
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questions. is one of the unanswered questions-— is one of the unanswered questions. is one of the unanswered ruestions. �* , , ., questions. annie says she and the other— questions. annie says she and the other women _ questions. annie says she and the other women are - questions. annie says she and the other women are grateful| questions. annie says she and i the other women are grateful to have gone this far in the quest for accountability, after their long and difficult fight to be heard, the sentencing of ghislaine maxwell is a significant step towards justice. a lot more for you on bbc news, all the top business stories, we will look at the g7 summit wrapping up, in bavaria where they will be talking about price oil coming out of russia, to various parts of europe and parts of the world. that on the other top business stories coming up for you next. i'll see you there soon. hello there. low pressure will be tending to stick close by to the uk throughout this week, so it's going to stay relatively unsettled with sunshine and showers, i think sums it up pretty well, especially for the north and west of the uk. for tuesday, something a bit more unsettled pushes in as that area of low
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pressure brings in quite an active weather front, mainly to northern and western parts of the country. and you'll see the isobars fairly close together, so it'll be wet and windy across more northern and western areas throughout the day on tuesday. some of the rain will be quite heavy, particularly for western and southwest scotland, that rain getting into western england and wales as well. windy here, breezy further east, but here, a lot of dry weather around, some good spells of sunshine, maybe an odd passing shower here and there, but most places will be dry. it's going to be breezy wherever you are, but windy in the north and west with gusts in exposure of around 40, maybe 50 mph in the worst affected areas. so, that'll impact the temperatures, the mid to high teens in the north and west, where we have the wind and rain, but further east with that sunshine, slightly lighter winds, 22, maybe 23 degrees. that weather front begins to push its way further eastwards during tuesday night, tending to weaken a little bit. there'll still be some heavier bursts through the midlands, into north—east england. drier, clearer spells elsewhere, maybe the odd shower,
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and it's going to be pretty mild as well, that air source coming in from the south. lows of 11—14 degrees. so, here's wednesday. 0ur area of low pressure begins to pull away from the uk. we've still got weather fronts across the country, so again, it's going to be another unsettled one. could see some of the heavier rain across eastern england for a time. that'll tend to push its way northwards, clearing into the north sea, and then it's going to be an afternoon of sunshine and showers again, and some of the showers could turn out to be heavy, maybe even thundery. it'll be fairly breezy, not as windy, though, as what we'll have on tuesday. top temperatures, high teens for many, low 20s. could see 24 degrees across east anglia and the southeast. now, in between the showers, you get the sunshine, the sun will be strong. high uv levels expected in many areas, so just beware of that. then as we move deeper into the week, it stays rather unsettled. further showers, particularly in the north and west of the uk. it tends to stay a bit drier across southern and eastern areas, and signs
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of high pressure trying to build in next weekend.
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you, we appreciate your analysis. are where the bbc news. i am sally bundock. now for the top business stories. hitting the kremlin where it financially hurts — oil prices rise as the g7 look
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to finalise a price cap on russian crude.

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