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Philippines president appoints rival as new drugs czar

A top critic of President Duterte's war on drugs accepts role running the campaign.

An outspoken critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war has accepted his offer to help steer the campaign. Vice-President Leni Robredo will now co-chair the government committee tackling the problem. We get reaction from a Philippine senator.

Also in the programme: the hope for nuclear fusion; US local elections.

(Photo: Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo delivers a statement to the press in Quezon City, Philippines, 06 November 2019. Credit: EPA)

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