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World Service,20 Jun 2019,53 mins

Xi Jinping has begun the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader in 14 years

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Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for the first visit by a Chinese leader in 14 years. Satellite pictures have revealed that Himalayan glaciers are melting at a rapidly accelerating rate. Chronic corruption in South Africa and so-called state capture flourished because former President Jacob Zuma's government obstructed the criminal justice system and law enforcement agencies, says the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and civil society organisation, Corruption Watch.

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