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Oil and gas drilling in Alaska 'approved'

The White House approves oil and gas drilling in the Alaskan Arctic.

The White House has given the green light to oil and gas drilling in part of one of the US' biggest wildlife refuges in the Alaskan Arctic. The Trump administration says drilling will have a negligible environmental impact.

Also in the programme: China exempts the United States from further tariffs on key agricultural imports; a new tropical storm warning in the Bahamas; and The Beatles' Strawberry Field site opens as a tourist attraction.

53 minutes

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Fri 13 Sep 201920:06GMT

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  • Fri 13 Sep 201920:06GMT

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