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levies come into force. isa is a war washington and beijing about to intensify? sir keir starmer is due to host his danish counterpart in later the counterpart in later today. the two prime will two prime ministers will european security and israel's prime minister is in washington for talks with president trump. questions remain over the next phase of the gaza ceasefire deal. and a world leading trial, how artificial intelligence can be to 7 to detect? to detectvbreast cancer used to detect breast cancer earlier is launched. and welcome to this our armed —— this hour
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bbc news. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start with the developing news that china has hit back as president trump's new 10% tariffs on all chinese on imported coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as a 10% for calvin klein among other brands, and us biotechnology so are some of the measures that have come in from in the last few hours. beijing in the last few hours. we more on that on
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we have more on that on. their news we have more on that on their news live page, as bbc news live page, as well. and i'm pleased to we can and i'm pleased to say we can go live to and join our go live to beijing and join our china correspondence laura a lot get through a filo} ailioztof ,, a lot of measures have come in from china at the has hitting back at what the us has imposed? yes, that 1596 levy on coal, imposed? yes, that 1596 levy on coal. liquid _ imposed? yes, that 1596 levy on coal, liquid natural— imposed? yes, that 1596 levy on coal, liquid natural gas - coal, liquid natural gas and then of course you've that on w 3&6! w sniff? o? 10% levy on the likes of and also agricultural machinery and also large suv cars and trucks. when cowes comes to those kinda it comes to those kinda measures, i think to measures, i think speaking to they say that is analysts, they say that is about 30% of us into about 30% of us imports into china. so in some ways, it —— t be an openin- salvo be an opening salvo from just be an opening salvo from beijing because as well as 77 those not? those effiggi notf tho the egg: notf tho the door, is is not closing the door, it is keeping negotiations on or at
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the prospect of least the preseeetef— open. what least the pressestef— open. what we negotiations open. what we don't know is if there have been any talks leading up to because china its this because china held its fire. waited until the e deadline had passed for those 10% tariffs being imposed by the us all chinese goods and its retaliation what does china ' " eire? does china do known. so what does china do now what does the us do now and what does the us do now? what we have heard from how? what we have heardirernr ~ w w a, l white house is that there to be at least a eee call, there will be a call between president trump and president xi in the fféiifiéfit si ifi. this coming whether or not fféiifiéfit si ifi. this ififiifig whether or not that we'll days. whether or not that we'll be able to ease the tension of this trade war, we don't know. but coming to a deal with china this trade war, we don't know. bi not ming to a deal with china this trade war, we don't know. bi not min coming 5al with china this trade war, we don't know. bi not min coming to with china this trade war, we don't know. bi not min coming to a iith china is not like coming to a deal with canada and mexico. donald trump made it clear that he like to china hard would like to hit china hard hard tariffs, up to 60%, with hard tariffs. so te $989. ’ "wimf’ffi'fif with here tariffs. ep te sees. '* ' ' " thisjustan with hare tariffs. ep te sass. w w www ww
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thisjustan opening with hare tariffs. ep te sass. w w w ww this just an opening shot 3— 2—27 72 ” masses?" — z _tsis . .l7 —_hank iifl em] mm for sharing your thoughts. has written fgr sharing your thoughts. has written more fgr gharing your thoughts. has written more detailed laura has written more detailed analysis about her take on this, the perspective from this, with the perspective from beijing, which is on the bbc website. take a look at that good to have back on bbc news, linda. lots to get through. is a china through. is it a surprise china has come back with such an extensive of retaliatory extensive list of retaliatory measures?— extensive list of retaliatory measures? ., , ., "st ”at president trump, during campai-nfor campaign for re—election, his campaign for re—election, he it really clear he was he made it really clear he was going to target china out with 5575 77 77 of upto 60% so tariffs of up to 60% so the chinese were ready. especially chinese.were..ready. especially he chinesewereready. especially he levied tariffs since helevied tariffs pretty immediately upon taking much immediately upon taking office mexico china. i office with mexico and china. i china was as it
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think china was prepared, as it was during the first trump to do a administration, to do a tit—for—tat and participate in this war what this trade war because what allows them do is to theirs allows them to do is to bring some to the bring some chips to the bargaining table and that is very much the trump administration's they 7th|s ' 777 7this77a7s77 7 77 777 7this77a7s7t7he 77 777 7this77a757t7he fi7rst 7777 7this7as7the $76.74de 7 7 7777 7this7as7the $76.7;de di7 knew this as the first bit of negotiation so you would countries which are expect countries which are to retaliate, so they targeted to retaliate, so they have to negotiate at targeted to retaliate, so they hav table. to negotiate at targeted to retaliate, so they hav table. needless egotiate at targeted to retaliate, so they hav table. needless to otiate at targeted to retaliate, so they hav table. needless to say, 3 at the table. needless to say, is not your usual this is not your usual way of conducting trade it looks like it could a bit of pattern of course be a bit of a pattern of course because we have seen similar to on when 7i7nhe7r71 it 7 7 when it comes to things when it comes to mexico and canada. where you and canada. where do you think in this things go in. th'fi'fiiaf'fififle'fias as now? in thifsiiaafianshin now? ,, ., i“ thifsiiaafianshin now? , l, l, next now? so if you look at what happened _ next now? so if you look at what happened with - next now? so if you look at | what happened with canada next now? so if you look at - what happened with canada and essentially mexico, they essentially two of the things was concerned about, trump was concerned about, immigration and drugs, like trump was concerned about,
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immigration and into;, like trump was concerned about, immigration and into the (e sentinel, coming into the states. they are putting united states. they are putting more troops on the border. so with china, the rationale for the tariffs is the import of 77 it is quite clear 7 is a different kind of china is a different kind of country than the two countries seentrg'thah the two ceehtries the teentrg'thah the two teehtries the free trade agreement in the free trade agreement with the united states so i with the lirliteci states so i think those with the lirliteo states so i think those measures will don't think those measures will with this, with the us help with this, with the us wanting to gain competitive as nurse as china wants to... an 77777777li7k7e 7777777777 7 7 77 77li7k7e 77s7dd77777 7 7 77 77 77 77li7k7e 7 77s7dd7ir7177 7 7 77li7k7e 777s7aw7in7the 7 7 agreement like we saw in the first trump administration where the agreed to buy where the chinese agreed to buy more rather than putting tariffs the kind of things tariffs on the kind of things they are targeting. so if you think about first trump think about the first trump the chinese targeted terrorists, particularly on the rust belt, trump voters, this time they tromp votersgthis time they going for energy, one of are going for energy, one of the j... the are going for energy, one of the j " = the us's the three pillars'efth'e' tis�*s’ "’ ' plan. the three pillars'efth'e' tis�*s "’ ' plan. the third one is
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economic plan. the third one is around energy and also china gone a around energy and also china gor essentially �*aho around energy and also china gor essentially an anti around energy and also china gor essentially an entity created essentially an entity list which matches the us. so what they could do is try “hat ti??? tfifllfiififiigfiefi 77 77 7 7777 77 taking entities off de—escalate taking entities off of the entity list. so google does not operate in china but it makes a lot of money from 75707 . 7s7°i7 7 so i7expect,7 f—z this will be a onfortonately, this will be a drawn out negotiation. i 77 7thinkt7h7e7re7777777 7 7 77 7thinkt7h7e7re7w7ill7 7 7 77 7thinkt7h7e7rew7ill7be77 7 7 77 7thinkt7h7e7rew7ill7be7 d 7 7 resolution. quick resolution. we know president _ quick resolution. we know president trump - quick resolution. we know president trump likes - quick resolution. we know president trump likes to l quick resolution. we know. president trump likes to do deals we also know he has a deals and we also know he has a decent with fairly decent relationship with xi. how do you president xi. how do you characterise their relationship president xi. how do you cha howise their relationship president xi. how do you cha how do their relationship president xi. how do you cha how do you ir relationship president xi. how do you cha how do you think tionship president xi. how do you cha how do you think that .hip president xi. how do you cha how do you think that will and how do you think that will see things going forward? i do see things going forward? i do president see things going forward? i do - president trump, - see things going forward? l tr president trump, wrote think president trump, he wrote a book called the art of s eeee esllse see. laff. if see. and prides s ssse ssllss sss laff. sf sss and prides on i don't know how liddid 7 77 77hi7s77 77 i would characterise his” ,, with particular relationship with the chinese president but if the chinese oresideht hotifwe e w e- ,. "— . look at the chinese oresident hotifwe e w e- ,. "— . look at reports of how he you look at reports of how he managed other in
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mgnaged other relationships in first term, he is so, in other words, pragmatic. so, in otherwords, he doesn't to be he dealt—seer" to be so he deal countries so long as they with countries so long as they give him something in the 7 in other words, negotiations. in other words, he effie from he can'separate'co'mmerijal'from which is something that values, which is something that a lot of american politicians wouldn't necessarily do because they �* china as a not they view china as a rival, not just in economic terms but in values. so i think in that i is always sense, i think trump is always willing to talk. i don't know, of course, how far that goes 7 the deep rootedness 7 the deep rootedne7ss of the when the deep rootedness of the rivalryd'ss—ee-.. one of when the deep rootedness of the rivalry4seeee~ one of the when the deep rootedness of the riva things a-.. one of the when the deep rootedness of the riva things that one of the when the deep rootedness of the riva things that unites of the when the deep rootedness of the riva things that unites both e few things that unites both parties in the united states, the and democrats, the republicans and democrats, so i think it be more so i think it will be more complicated a complicated than a president president negotiation. gtesident negotiation yueh, thank you very much linda yueh, thank you very much for sharing thoughts on
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for sharing your thoughts on that story. on that, we heard overnight from the white house, they are saying they expect overnight from the white house, they are 5 trump 1ey expect overnight from the white house, they are 5 trump toi expect overnight from the white house, they are 5 trump to speak :t overnight from the white house, they are 5 trump to speak with xi as soon as so so that will be an week, so that will be an interesting one to watch. targeting with tariffs — but he's now delayed planned the countries — which neighbour the us — with more details, here's david willis. a ceremony welcoming the victorious florida panthers hockey team to the white house was delayed for nearly an hour a second call between the two leaders yielded
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but we also recognise potential challenges in the relationship with the united states and we are ready for that. when targeted unfairly or arbitrarily, the european union will respond firmly. a 10% tariff on goods from china came into effect a short while ago and china has already announced plans to retaliate. and a reminder we have a live page running with the latest moves in the trade war.
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so you can go to £57 and the the prime minister and denmark's premier as well as migration. henry, loads to talk but of course let's start with the ongoing relationship between the uk and the in the wake the uk and the us in the wake of the fact that sir keir starmer met eu leaders? it of the fact that sir keir starmer met eu leaders? it was awkward timing, _ starmer met eu leaders? it was awkward timing, wasn't - starmer met eu leaders? it was awkward timing, wasn't it, - starmer met eu leaders? it was awkward timing, wasn't it, that| starmer 7 starmer was on his way starmer w7as on his way to keigsygmer was on his way to for long—awaited brussels for this long—awaited
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dinner with the eu, just as donald trump the airport donald trump on the airport tarmac at maryland told the bbc . he was considering that he was considering to the eu? applying tariffs to the eu? potentially also fact to the potentially also in fact to the it is clear that donald uk. it is clear that donald trump says uk is very trump says the uk is very distinct from the eu for these = that is something purposes. that is something factually would not have that factually would not have been pre—brexit. but been possible ore—brexit. bot , starmer does want that keir starmer does want that close a between close a relationship between the uk and the eu. last night's dinner was more about symbolism dinner was more attest symbe'isrr it was about beginning the technical 7 7 technical wo77rk 7 7 777 7 7tédidi7cdi7d5d; di detailed technicalrwerkef ~~ , ~ out what detailed technical'werkef ~~ , ~ out what new detailed technical'werkef ~~ , ~ out would new detailed technical'werkef ~~ , ~ out would look ew == task for keir thedic'cmat' task. for vei- is thedic'cmat' task for vs is to thedic'ama�*a task for vs is to find thedic'ama�*a tasis. far vs is to find a way to starmer is to find a was to” that the eu while achieve that with the eu while not harming his with not harming his relations with . that would be a the us. that would be a delicate task �* even the most delicate task for.ev.en the most prime it esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , now keir esoerienced prin-le minute it ——. ,, . . now keir starmer�*s esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , now keir starmer�*sjust esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , now keir starmer�*s just six esoerienced prin-le minute it ——. ,, . . �* seven iir starmer�*s just six esoerienced prin-le minute it ——. ,, . . �*seven months er�*sjust six esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , �*seven months intojust six esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , �*seven months into the six esoerienced prin'le minute it —~ ~ , , �*seven months into thejob. or seven months into thejob. you talked about the delicate task he is meeting mette
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frederiksen in downing street she has her own today and she has her own issues with trump issues with president trump over greenland? site does.— to the over greenland? site does.— tei - d. ieasi. fi over greenland? site does.— tei - the least. actually, fi say the least. actually, journalists have asked downing the prime minister's street, the prime minister's times since donald several times since donald re—entered the white what the uk's -osition is house what the uk's position is donald threats, i think 7777617977777 . . 7777ti717e777 7term, 7 77 777th7e 7 term, towards 777th7e 7 ti denmark'ss greenland and denmark's sovereignty greenland and they have generally tried to avoid being into it. so i 7— 7 keir starmer to wouldn't expect keir starmer to emerge from this with emerge from this dinner with full throated defence of some full throated defence of denmark's claims over greenland denmark'sclaims omecgreenland �* denouncing and denmark'sclaims omecgreenland �*denouncing and of or denouncing eight and of trump's i think the uk is going to —§§ the danish 7 7 the danish us 7 7 the danish us rgw 7 the danish us rgw over is to become there is to become more acrimonious. i suspect there is hope in downing some hope in downing street this morning after donald trump 7 backed 7 7 7 7 backed 7 7fro7m dltin'tately backed away from
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on canada dltin'tately backed awa3 from on canada and imposing tariffs on canada and mexico, that there is, with 77 7 may well prove to be greenland, may well prove to be yet another high stakes yetaae�*he �*e'er�*g high sta isss from yetaae�*he it's-a3" hiah sta isss from us negotiation from the us rather than that he's actually to that he's actually to follow he's actually to follow through ually going to follow through on. we shau going to follow through on. we shall see- _ going to follow through on. we shall see. henry, thank you very much, as elon musk has criticised usaid as unaccountable and left—wing. this is bbc news.
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sealed off by police. anxiously at the cordons, waiting for their a news conference confirming people's worst fears. at 12:17pm, emergency services were called to sadly died a short time later. child had been arrested. of murder, and remains in our custody at this time. last night, the prime minister was asked about what had happened. are with the family.
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last wednesday, police were called here to the school between two students. they say the situation was resolved and no all saints school is now a crime scene. it will not be opening today. danny lanee... , . .. , danny lanee at , . .. , danny lanee at , scene .. . danny lanee at , scenein . sheffield for us. first of sheffield for ds. first of alll s a... this more questions about ,raising more questions about impact of knife crime? is, yes. as you absolutely is, yes. as you heard in that report, raising lots of questions locally of that incident where had to be called out to police had to be called out to their school just last wednesday. but lots of and a lot of pressure questions and a lot of pressure right now on government right now on the government about knife crime. we heard from louise haigh,
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yesterday from louise haigh, local mp here, she called the local mp here, she called what happened and z = that questions to be said that qtlestions neesto be there also a answered. there was also a from the sheetidsemmitmentfremtne minister keir knife crime and 7 777knife77c7rim7e7and7he77 77 7 knife 7c7rim7e7 and7he7s7aid7 tackle knife crime and he said that it tackle knife crime and he said thatitis tackle knife crime and he said that it is very important that his government makes sure that are safe on the children are safe on the streets but in their streets but also in their schools. jessica, of course, a real-for— schools. jessica, of course, a real - for people - schools. jessica, of course, a real - for people where l fssl shfith fsf esfieis fiffisfs sse.” 7777 7777777 7777 nobody wants fssl shfith fsf esseis fiffisfs sse.” 7777 7777777 7777 nobody wants this or are. nobody wants this or expect you have been expect it. you have been talking to locals there, tell us what they have been telling you. us what they have been telling ou. , , , ., . us what they have been telling ou. , l , you. yes, it is so much shock and sadness _ you. yes, it is so much shock and sadness here _ you. yes, it is so much shock and sadness here in - you. yes, it is so much shock and sadness here in the - you. yes, it is so much shock and sadness here in the locali and sadness here in the local this morning we have area. this morning as we have been here, pupils have been down, bringing flowers, 777 77 77 775851175de 7 a foott7tall shirt down7 brought a football shirt down as it is understood the e has named is—year—old who has been named locally as harvey willgoose was big of sheffield united, a big fan of sheffield united, so people bringing that football shirt down as
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footballshirt down as well. have been leaving people. have been leaving including what messages, including what appears be some his messages, tribute to the young paying tribute to theyoung boy of course everyone saying and of course everyone saying they feel devastated by 7 7happened 7 7 7happened here. 7 7 7happened here. we 7 7 7happened here. we spoke to what happened here. we spoke to a who brought her two a woman who brought—her two down. they didn't know children down. they didn't know the family, they nearby. woman's womlan's daughter 7 woman's daughter is 7 womlan's daughter is due to —= = -= 777"att7h7es7ch7ool7 7777 77 �* at the school7in september star at the school in september she said, as a mother, as a =:: t absolutely heartbroken about what happened here. what happened" here tha n k what happened" here thank you us latest 7 7 7 latest 7 from 7 7 latest 7 from the 7 7 latest 7 from the s77cefie the latest live from the scene in sheffield. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be later. mr netanyahu's office says israel is preparing who is in jerusalem.
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so all of this really focuses on making sure that those ongoing phases ongoing ceasefire phases continue?— ongoing ceasefire phases continue? , l, , continue? yes, and everything seems i come _ continue? yes, and everything seems i come back _ continue? yes, and everything seems i come back to - seems to come back to donald trump the end, it? trump in the end, doesn't it? parts of the ceasefire. but benjamin netar parts )ecause my own ceasefire. but benjamin netar parts of :ause my own ceasefire. but benjamin netar parts of the e my own some parts of the israeli media have today a meeting ceasefire. but benjamin netar parts of the e my 0 media some parts of the israeli media have today portrayed a meeting have today portrayed a meeting between donald trump and between donald trump and as the most benjamin netanyahu as the most meeting as the most important meeting between an meeting between "nost meeting between an st and an israeli leader american and an israeli leader american and an israeli leader for and might be for decades and that might be for decades and that might be slightly over egging things but egging but is no 7 is no dou77b7t 7 7 there is no doubt that the 7 is no dou77b7t that 7 7 is no dou77b7t that th7e future of the ceasefire does future of the ceasefire does hang in the balance. in hang in the balance. in a hang inathe balance. in a of weeks' time, will couple of weeks' time, we will couple of weeks�* time. we will to couple of weeks�* time, we will come to the end of the first to the end of the first stage of their ceasefire of their ceasefire stage of their ceasefire process and it something process and it is something process and it is something that has produced tangible that has produced tangible benefits. 18 hostages have been 18 hostages 7have been released from gaza in exchange benefitsgis hostagesahave been from gaza benefitsgiss hostagesahave been from gaza in exchange released from gaza in exchange for more than 500 for more than 500 palestinian fgrggjggrethanfiflfi "fatestinian from fgrggjggregthanfiflfi "fatestinian from israeli fgrggjggrethanfiflfi "fatestinian prisoners from israeli jails. from israeli jails. prisoners from israeli jails. more aid is getting into gaza, more getting into gaza, there has been a partial = -: reopening of the crossing and the crossing and is support there is support on both sides roses—lino af the ”aaa" ”a47 w ww w ww www ww is support on both7sides for a continuation of the
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continuation of ceasefire. but benjamin for a continuation of the sa 1. benjamin ceasefire. but benjamin netanyahu because my own netanyahu because my own view is hamas are not militarily defeated. that is certainly the opinion to people of the right of him. his government won the war to be resumed after the first stage is over. donald trump has made it pretty clear so far that he wants the ceasefire to continue because he wants an end to the war. he has much bigger plans for this region, in particulara has much bigger plans for this region, in particular a deal with saudi arabia. so even though it is a really important meeting, the two men might not meeting, the two men might not meet eye to eye on how to proceed. meet eye to eye on how to proceed-— meet eye to eye on how to roceed. �* , l, proceed. i'm 'ust intrigued a little proceed. i'm 'ust intrigued a iiuie bit, — proceed. i'm just intrigued a little bit. you _ proceed. i'm just intrigued a little bit, you mentioned - proceed. i'm just intrigued a i little bit, you mentioned some of the reaction where you are, how do people see this visit in the israeli media, because of course there were some people who are quite critical of their ceasefire deal in mr netanyahu's own party? ceasefire deal in mr netan ahu's own -a ? , , netanyahu's own party? yes, but i think overwhelmingly _ netanyahu's own party? yes, but i think overwhelmingly now, - i think overwhelmingly now, there is support for the ceasefire deal because it has brought more hostages back. one speaker at a rally in tel aviv on saturday said do the maths,
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overwhelming urge in israel to get all of them back hot you nd overwhelming urge in israel to get all of them back hot you live grow. we were showing you live shots of the crossing as aid is in to the area, now getting in to the area. aid, of course. a truck driver in his seventies whose vehicle plunged into a sinkhole a week ago. the hole in yashio city near tokyo has expanded to forty metres across. remains unstable. about a million others have been told to cut back on water we wish the rescue well on i will be back after a that. i will be back after a short stay with on bbc 7 on bbc news.7
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clearing the southeast through this evening. to patchy fog and frost. you can see that with all the blues on the chart, through the next few days and nights and into the weekend but what we have at the moment is a weather front. southwards and eastwards. it's taking its rain, increasingly patchy in nature, with it, windy across the north of the country. towards the south and the east, it will brighten up behind it. lighter winds
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than in the north. as we push further south. so that's how we start the day tomorrow. on a cold note, wintry showers initially in the hills in scotland, they'll readily turn back to rain. a few across parts of england, but most of us dry with cloud pushing from the west towards the east, across southern temperatures on thursday. we start off with some mist and fog across southern england, cumbria and also southern scotland. will have a dry day, a colder day and windy then as we move from thursday in towards the weekend,
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is a trade war between washington and beijing about to intensify? a humanitarian ceasefire is declared in the east stricter checks are introduced in the uk for people buying weight loss jabs online. and fighting cancer through a camera lens. works of teenage photographer liz hutton are auctioned off to help find a cure for the disease that killed her. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. the m23 fighters say the pause is for humanitarian reasons, and they have no intention of seizing more territory in the drc.
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