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World Service,19 Feb 2019,53 mins

16 US States Sue To Halt Trump's Emergency Powers

Newsday

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A coalition of sixteen US states is suing the Trump administration over the president's plan to use emergency powers to fund a wall on the Mexican border. A scientist tells us how the genetic code of the great white shark may help fight human diseases. We go to Zimbabwe to find out how greater access to the Internet has helped militants organise protests or shutdowns.

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