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World Service,07 Jan 2020,53 mins

Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter confusion

Newsday

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US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a letter from a US general there suggested a withdrawal. Almost 2,000 houses have been destroyed in Australia's months-long bushfire crisis, officials say, as crews prepare frantically for worsening conditions. The US company SpaceX has launched a third batch of sixty mini-satellites into orbit, as part of its plans to create a broadband internet system that covers the world.

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