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World Service,15 Jan 2019,23 mins

Brexit: EU Offers Irish Backstop Reassurance Before Vote

Newsday

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In Britain's parliament, a seventh day of debate has wrapped up on the government's proposed agreement on leaving the European Union. The deal is widely expected to be defeated in a vote on Tuesday evening. The authorities in Zimbabwe say an unspecified number of people were killed during street clashes over fuel price rises. Canada says its citizens are now at risk of the arbitrary enforcement of laws in China.

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