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World Service,05 Mar 2020,53 mins

Italian schools shut for coronavirus

Newsday

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Italy shuts all schools and universities until the middle of the month as it tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg drops out of the race to be the Democrat's presidential candidate, announcing he'll support former Vice-President, Joe Biden, instead. And can Somalia police itself after Kenya announces the withdrawal of 3,000 troops from the country?

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