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World Service,20 Jun 2019,53 mins

China's president makes his first trip to North Korea

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North Korea is preparing for the arrival of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, who's due shortly to begin the first visit by a Chinese leader in 14 years. Russian intelligence operatives are charged with shooting down a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine five years ago. The melting of the Himalayan glaciers, thanks to climate change, threatens water supplies for a billion people.

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