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World Service,02 May 2014,28 mins

Merkel and Obama Meet for Ukraine Talks

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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama have held talks at the White House, with the crisis in Ukraine top of the agenda. Plus, the latest US jobs figures seem to signal a pick up in the world's biggest economy. Employers created jobs at the fastest rate in more than two years in April, while the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 2008. And 600,000 football fans are expected to travel to Brazil for the World Cup in just over a month's time - but will the country be ready? The BBC's Katy Watson reports on the progress of massive building projects which form a crucial part of the preparations to host the event. (Photo: Chancellor Merkel and President Obama meeting at the White House: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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