tv BBC World News BBC News October 31, 2022 5:00am-5:30am GMT
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this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. blast from the past. brazil's former president, lula da silva, wins his old job back, beating incumbent jair bolsonaro. translation: today we are telling the world that brazil. is back, that brazil is too big to be relegated to the set role of pariah of the world. the authorities in india promise a full investigation after a bridge collapse kills at least 1m people. rulers warn the demonstrations
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have to stop. and with the us midterm elections are only days away, we visit president biden�*s home town and measure the political mood. although to come in the cellar. first of all, we take you to brazil. supporters of brazil's left—wing president—elect, luis inacio lula da silva, have been celebrating his narrow election victory over jair bolsonaro — who has yet to concede. the final tally was just 50.8% to lula. large crowds of people have been dancing, chanting lula's name and setting off fireworks. this represents an amazing comeback for the former president, who three years ago, was serving a prison sentence for corruption — his conviction was later overturned. but the contest reflected how deeply polarised brazil is. mr lula spoke after
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the win was announced. translation: i have faith in god that with the help l of the people we will find a way out so this country may live again democratically, harmoniously, and we can even re establish peace between families. today, we are telling the world that brazil is back, that brazil is too big to be relegated to the set role of pariah of the world. our south america correspondent katy watson is in sao paulo. it was always expected to be a close race but it was a nailbiter until the very end. lula's supporters are coming out in force, they are chanting, "lula has returned!".
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and whether you like him or loathe him, the fact that lula has come back to come back to be president, 20 years after he first become leader, is a historic moment for people here in brazil. but he will have his work cut out for him because this is a very different brazil, it is a very divided brazil. bolsonaro may no longer be president but he'll have his legacy in congress, with conservative law makers making lula'sjob very difficult, achieving everything he want to do. so, it is a difficult time. it will be a huge job for lula, but certainly people here, pleased he's back and at least he can make a start in changing brazil. divided country and trying to unite this country will be lula's biggest challenge. there are huge challenges ahead, that is for sure. our correspondent nick miles
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was in rio dejaneiro when the results came in. here he is on what's next for mr lula and mr bolsonaro. meanwhile, as you can probably see behind me, a very, very narrow margin of victory, but a huge scene of celebration here in the square in the southern part of rio dejaneiro. it is a normal scene here, because the labour party, bakhram's party, often hold rallies here, it is a popular place for lula's supporters together. this evening it is one of celebration. lawler da silva was imprisoned just three years ago. it is a comeback that was thought exhort narrowly unlikely at this stage. he remains a deeply, deeply popularfigure, particularly on the left, having been present between 2002 and 2010, at a time when brazil was really in the ascendancy, the economy was booming, it was working itself
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onto the world stage, itjoined the 620, onto the world stage, itjoined the g20, was part of the so—called bricks emerging nations, everything was going for it at the time, there has been much water under the bridge since then, of course. now lula is back. (indistinct). the economy is really struggling. it is a very divided nation, as we have been hearing. what can lula do to resolve those problems, they seem insurmountable. as you heard from his victory speech, heard from his victory speech, he does seem confident that he can bring the nation together. at the same time, he said he was going to reduce deforestation in the amazon on to zero. it is at near record levels underjair bolsonaro. so to bring it to zero would be a huge, huge feed. but mr lula says he is up to the challenge —— feet. says he is up to the challenge -- feet. . , ,, ., says he is up to the challenge -- feet. . , y., . , , -- feet. that gives you a sense ofthe
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-- feet. that gives you a sense of the atmosphere _ -- feet. that gives you a sense of the atmosphere in _ -- feet. that gives you a sense of the atmosphere in rio - -- feet. that gives you a sense of the atmosphere in rio de - of the atmosphere in rio de janeiro. the crowds were celebrating the outcome. as you are hearing from nick myles, it is a very, very polarised country, and katy watson of course, there are huge challenges ahead for lula. we will unpack that. brazil is the largest economy in south america so we will be looking at all the challenges late in the coverage. at least 1111 people have died following the collapse of a footbridge in western india, according to local police. hundreds were thought to have been on the bridge, when it went down plunging them into a river. the bridge, built in the 19th century, was closed for renovation for six months, reopened less than a week ago. schools were off, and so lots of people were here along with their children. —— moments after the collapse, survivors tried to clamber up what remains of the footbridge. at this popular spot in the western town of morbi, families were out together
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at the end of a week of holidays for diwali festivities. locals were the first to respond, helping pull people out. some even swimming out to rescue those stuck in the middle of the river. at one of the banks, people tried to form a human chain to reach as many as they could. for renovation for six months, reopened less than a week ago. schools were off, and so lots of people were here along with their children. the bridge collapsed because of overcrowding, sukram, an eyewitness said. at the hospital, a steady stream of the injured were brought in. this is indian prime minister nahendra modi's home state and his party is in power here. he announced compensation for those who have been affected. for officials here, there will be many tough
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the south korean president, yoon suk—yeol, has opened a memorial to the victims of saturday's halloween stampede. together with his wife, he laid a single white flower at a huge altar set up in central seoul for the 154 itaewon district. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. music plays. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging.
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thousands packed onto the streets to party... ..until this narrow alleyway became so crowded, people were crushed to death. nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched the horror play out. there's no way you can breathe. so, everyone lifting up, like... he gasps for air. ..and that's what they're doing, like, taking their last breath and things, so kind of suffocating. 0thers describe how people fell to the floor like dominoes. i didn't sleep till now. one guy, he know that his friend has died, but he was still giving cpr for next 30 minutes. and his friend was trying to stop him, but he was still doing it. translation: | wasj pushed from behind. i got scared and tried to move to the side, but i couldn't.
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i was stuck there for two hours. i felt like i was going to die. this nearby community centre is saturated with grief. families and friends come to register the missing. some get the terrible news that their loved ones are among the dead. waves were coming in from both sides, and more people fell, and i lost my friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, "you can't come this way. "people are dying." for others, there's no information. this is almost as hard to hear. this woman's son went to work at a club in itaewon last night. i went home. i didn't see him. he didn't come home. he's the only son,
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the only one i have. visiting the scene, the president, too, said he was struggling to process his grief. "something that should never have happened, happened," he says, an acknowledgement that things went horribly wrong. this footage from last year shows police controlling the crowds at the same spot. this year, multiple witnesses say this didn't happen. the questions for authorities are, how was this crowd allowed to get so out of control, and what could have been done to stop this terrible tragedy? but for now, this country is mourning the death of so many of its young. jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. so much more detail on that story on our website, of course. let's get some of the day's other news.
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the united nations says cargo ships will resume their course along a humanitarian sea corridor between ukraine and turkey on monday despite russia pulling out of the deal allowing ukrainian grain exports. the un said the plan for 16 inbound and outbound vessels was agreed with ankara and kyiv. it said moscow had been informed. it's not known how russian forces in the black sea will respond. philippine officials say the number of dead from storm nalgae that hit the country over the weekend has risen to 98. dozens more were injured. most of the casualties were on the southern island of mindanao which experienced severe flash flooding and landslides. bridges, roads, and crops have been destroyed. police in britain have confirmed that the man suspected of being behind an arson attack at a migrant centre in the english port of dover was found dead at a nearby petrol station. the attacker threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the channel in small boats. the fires were quickly put out.
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the disney resort in shanghai has closed from 31 october due to coronavirus prevention requirements in the city. the company didn't give a time from for when operation will be resumed. the resort was also closed in march this year during a record daily surge in local covid—19 infections. the president of iran and the head of the country's powerful revolutionary guards have issued their strongest warnings yet that nation—wide protests must end. and while protesters carried on with their demonstrations in more than a dozen university campuses. they were met with a violent crackdown by security forces. hundreds of people have been killed since the death of mahsa amini in police custody. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri says it's a ratcheting up of the crackdown. a new phase and an escalator
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crack down stop police and militia use deadly force across several university campuses in iran. these were co—ordinated and violent raids. security forces used tear—gas and guns against students, punishing them for defying the —— palka revolutionary guards. translation: d0 revolutionary guards. tuna/mom- revolutionary guards. translation: ., ., translation: do not come to the streets anymore. _ translation: do not come to the streets anymore. what _ translation: do not come to the streets anymore. what more - translation: do not come to the streets anymore. what more do i streets anymore. what more do you want from this nation? we will not leave you alone. no, we will take revenge. but many ianored we will take revenge. but many ignored his _ we will take revenge. but many ignored his threats. _ we will take revenge. but many ignored his threats. they - we will take revenge. but many ignored his threats. they said l ignored his threats. they said we don't want the islamic republic. they chanted for freedom and they burned headscarves. abroad, people are still showing support for the protesters. the latest example is by the british band coldplay during a concert in argentina. i don't know if you seen on the news, but young women and young people are fighting for their freedom, for the right to be themselves stop they brought onstage an iranian actress who helped perform the anthem of
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iran's process. it helped perform the anthem of iran's process.— iran's process. it means for or because of, — iran's process. it means for or because of, and _ iran's process. it means for or because of, and the _ iran's process. it means for or because of, and the lyrics - because of, and the lyrics weave together messages from the protesters explaining why they are out on the streets and why no matter the brutality they face, they are still willing to risk their lives for women, life, and freedom. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. john shapiro stay with us on bbc news. still to come: plundered by the nazis. the exhibition devoted to works of art looted during the second world war. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country,
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they voted on a historic day for australia. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: brazil's left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva, is making a dramatic return to power, after narrowly beating
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the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, in the presidential election. the authorities in the indian state of gujarat have promised it's just over a week to go until the us midterm elections, and all eyes are on pennsylvania — control of the us senate could come down to which party wins here. there's a governor's race in pennsylvania and competitive congressional elections too. presidentjoe biden was born in scranton, pennsylvania, and won the state back from donald trump in 2020. the bbc�*s laura trevelyan has been taking the political temperature in mr biden's birthplace. # well, i was born in a small
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town... scranton, pennsylvania, where the geography ofjoe biden's hometown reflects the division of the nation. it is a county donald trump won. joe biden was victorious in 2020 and with where to go until the mid— terms, pennsylvania is once again a pivotal state and democrats and republicans are chasing votes. i democrats and republicans are chasing votes.— chasing votes. i need to pick u . chasing votes. i need to pick up another _ chasing votes. i need to pick up anotherjob _ chasing votes. i need to pick up anotherjob to _ chasing votes. i need to pick up anotherjob to make - chasing votes. i need to pick up anotherjob to make my i up anotherjob to make my money. up another “0b to make my mone . , . . up another “0b to make my mone , , ., . , , up another “0b to make my mone. , money. this had chef sees how his staff are — money. this had chef sees how his staff are struggling - money. this had chef sees how his staff are struggling with - his staff are struggling with high prices. he is one of the few voters who does not always support the same party. he voted for donald trump into thousand 16 and joe biden in 2020 now on the fence. i do thousand 16 and joe biden in 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know _ 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know where _ 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know where the _ 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know where the future - 2020 now on the fence. i do not really know where the future of| really know where the future of america is headed, to be honest with you. it is so split down the middle. you are either
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extremely hard on one side or the other. ifeel there is not much middle ground. the the other. i feel there is not much middle ground. the final ofthe much middle ground. the final of the baseball _ much middle ground. the final of the baseball world - much middle ground. the final of the baseball world series i of the baseball world series keeps him busy in the kitchen. he thinks about how to vote, the cost of living is on his mind. i the cost of living is on his mind. ., ., ~ ., ., , , mind. i do not know many people who can pay _ mind. i do not know many people who can pay $5 — mind. i do not know many people who can pay $5 a _ mind. i do not know many people who can pay $5 a gallon - who can pay $5 a gallon per gas. it isjust who can pay $5 a gallon per gas. it is just crazy in 2022 people only making that much money. people only making that much mone . ~ . people only making that much mone .~ . ., money. which way are you leaning? _ money. which way are you leaning? it _ money. which way are you leaning? it is _ money. which way are you leaning? it is tough. - money. which way are you l leaning? it is tough. college football is _ leaning? it is tough. college football is a _ leaning? it is tough. college football is a saturday - football is a saturday afternoon ritual in chris reed and supporters of the falklands are out. that at falcons. abortion rights are a key issue here. i abortion rights are a key issue here. ., ,
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abortion rights are a key issue here. . , _, . abortion rights are a key issue here. . , . ., here. i am very concerned about women's rights, _ here. i am very concerned about women's rights, women's - here. i am very concerned aboutl women's rights, women's health, opportunity to choose. what opportunity to choose. what would you — opportunity to choose. what would you like _ opportunity to choose. what would you like to _ opportunity to choose. what would you like to see - opportunity to choose. what would you like to see happening in the state on abortion? to would you like to see happening in the state on abortion?- in the state on abortion? to be honest i would _ in the state on abortion? to be honest i would like _ in the state on abortion? to be honest i would like to - in the state on abortion? to be honest i would like to see - in the state on abortion? to be honest i would like to see the i honest i would like to see the right— honest i would like to see the right to — honest i would like to see the right to have a choice. this honest i would like to see the right to have a choice.- right to have a choice. this is hometown — right to have a choice. this is hometown america _ right to have a choice. this is hometown america here. - right to have a choice. this is i hometown america here. robyn is a republican party official. her message is that abortion rights will not disappear if the state goes red. it is rights will not disappear if the state goes red. it is not auoin the state goes red. it is not going to — the state goes red. it is not going to be _ the state goes red. it is not going to be completely i the state goes red. it is not i going to be completely illegal in any state. i don't think they can go that far so i would say relax on that issue, you are ok. , , g ., say relax on that issue, you areok. , �* �*, are ok. this is joe biden's childhood _ are ok. this is joe biden's childhood home. - are ok. this is joe biden's childhood home. he i are ok. this is joe biden's childhood home. he has l are ok. this is joe biden's i childhood home. he has used his scranton rates to pull voters who deserted donald trump. despite his low national approval rating, pennsylvania is one state wherejoe biden is campaigning hard in the midterms. but even here, he's
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facing headwinds. back at the foot game, scranton's most famous son is blamed for the high price in gas. he famous son is blamed for the high price in gas.— high price in gas. he forgot about american _ high price in gas. he forgot about american people. i high price in gas. he forgotj about american people. he high price in gas. he forgot i about american people. he went full ukraine. he about american people. he went full ukraine.— full ukraine. he got out back u -. we full ukraine. he got out back up. we cannot _ full ukraine. he got out back up. we cannot afford - full ukraine. he got out back up. we cannot afford the i full ukraine. he got out back i up. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot — up. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot afford _ up. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot afford your - up. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot afford your day i up. we cannot afford the rent. you cannot afford your day to l you cannot afford your day to day hills _ you cannot afford your day to day bills because _ you cannot afford your day to day bills because of- you cannot afford your day to day bills because of inflationl day bills because of inflation all over— day bills because of inflation all over the _ day bills because of inflation all over the world _ day bills because of inflation all over the world and - day bills because of inflation all over the world and it i day bills because of inflation all over the world and it is. all over the world and it is tough, _ all over the world and it is tough, it— all over the world and it is tough, it is— all over the world and it is tough, it is crazy. - all over the world and it is tough, it is crazy. fis- tough, it is crazy. as scranton's _ tough, it is crazy.- scranton's president tough, it is crazy— scranton's president awaits the votes, once again pennsylvania is a battleground state. what happens here will show the world where the political gravity centre lies. laura trevelyan, bbc news. now here's today's sports news. arsenal are back on top of the
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premier league. after thrashing nottingham forest 5—0. it's now ten wins from 12 for mikel arteta's side who are two points clear of manchester city again. gabrielle martinelli had put them in front early. substitue reiss nelson then scored another two. thomas partey and martin 0degaard were also on the scoresheet against the league's bottom side. iam i am really happy. i know how difficult it is to play, we have had a long week, a lot of travelling and then coming here against the team that beat liverpool it was a tricky afternoon but we started really well. we controlled the game and really happy to be back at the top again. manchester united are up to fifth in the table thanks to marcus rashford's 100th goal for the club. he scored the only goal of the game against west ham, a really strong header from a cristian eriksen cross in the first half. west ham pushed hard for an equaliser but erik ten hag's side held on for the win. union berlin have moved back to the top of the german bundesliga after a winner deep into stoppage time gave them
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a 2—1win over borussia moenchengladbach. they were trailing 1—0 when kevin beehrens pulled them level in the 79th minute with a brave header. and then in the 97th minute, danilho ducki sent the home fans wild with this header which ensured his side are a point clear of bayern munich. max verstappen's broken the record for the most wins in a season, after victory at the mexican grand prix. this season's formula 1 champion led from pole position to take the chequered flag, ahead of mercedes's lewis hamilton, with red bull's sergio perez third in front of his home crowd. it's verstappen's ninth win in a row and 16th from 20 races for red bull, who wrapped up the constructors' title in texas last weekend. and at the t20 cricket world cup the hosts australia and ireland are level on points going into their match at the gabba later. australia will start as clear favourites and its just the second time the two sides will play a t20 match. the first was at the world cup
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ten years ago when australia won by seven wickets. ireland of course are bouyed by their victory over england last week thanks in part to the weather in melbourne. you can keep across that match in brisbane later, as well as all the cricket world cup news on the bbc sport website but from me and the team that's all for now. goodbye. works of art, works of plunder. portraits, still life, each and every one of them stolen from their rightful owners. this exhibition is a reminder of humanity's capacity, both for creativity and cruelty. translation: you should know there were two privileged i recipients from the looting. first of all, there was hitler's project for a central museum in linz, very close to his hometown. then the second one, and you have to imagine it was pure theft, it was for
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goering's private collection. archive: in this aladdin's cave of stolen art treasures, - everything that glitters is gold. no—one really knows how many works of art were looted during the war. tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, some taken from occupied countries, many taken from jewish families. after the war, some of the looted art was returned to its original owners, assuming they could be tracked down or were still alive. but much of it remains in limbo, translation: the ideal goal would be that at the end i of this exhibition, the artworks would not return to the walls of their respected museums, but they would be returned to the descendants of their legitimate owners. nearly 200 artworks since the 1950s have been returned to their rightful owners.
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the exhibition runs until may next year, and its organisers say they won't stop trying to find the original owners of this art. they say insist it's a mission and, above all else, a moral duty. tim allman, bbc news. hello. it's still very mild out there and we've got another mild day on the way for monday. after that, it does look as though the temperatures will return at least closer to the seasonal norm. it's not going to be cold, though, that's for sure. we have rain in the forecast for the trick—or—treaters, as well. most of us will get the rain later on today, some of us will have the rain already in the morning, for example in northern ireland and you can see the weather front here approaching earlier on, on the satellite picture. here it is but ahead of it, you can see clearer weather across the bulk of the country, certainly in england, wales, and eastern parts of scotland. so, through the early hours, lots of clear weather out towards the east, some showers out towards the west,
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and here is the weather front crossing ireland. the morning temperatures will range from around 1a degrees along the channel coast, to 12 in liverpool, and around 10 degrees in glasgow, edinburgh, and also aberdeen. 0nto the forecast for monday morning, that rain reaches eventually belfast, the western isles of scotland. there will be some showers ahead of it in north west england, but elsewhere a bright if not sunny start and a very decent afternoon, with some sunshine for birmingham, for hull, for newcastle — here around 15 or 16 degrees. but notice showers start to appear on the south coast, come the middle of the afternoon, and as the afternoon wears on, it does look as though those showers will spread further northwards, into wales, too. they will become more extensive, so, yes, as i say, for some of the trick—or—treaters, we are forecasting rain. here's tuesday's weather map. it looks rather complicated. an area of low pressure, with weather fronts sweeping across the country. there will be a noticeable breeze, that's for sure. it is going to be a changeable day, a real mixed bag, along the english channel. temperatures between 12 degrees
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typically in scotland and northern ireland, to around 15 or 16 in east anglia and the south—east on tuesday. let's have a look at wednesday's forecast. earlier on i think there will be some fine weather, and eventually this autumn low is going to sweep in, off the atlantic. you can see extensive rain there with that area of low pressure, and gusty winds, certainly gale force winds around the coasts, but i think eastern areas could hang onto the dry weather for most of the day. so, here is the outlook for the week ahead, from monday into friday. you can see that steady decline in the temperatures, from 18 degrees in london to around 13 or 1a, and about the low teens further north.
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a swing to the left in brazil with a narrow win for former president lula. we assess what this means for south america's biggest economy as it grapples with rising inflation and soaring household debt. fears return food prices could soar as president putin pulls out of the wartime grain deal that secured the passage of millions of tonnes from southern ukraine. tourists bring a much needed economic boost to spain post covid, but to what extent? we find out. it's treats rather than tricks for bakers at halloween time. we'll find out why sales are up at this point in the calendar
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