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World Service,17 Jun 2020,53 mins

Tensions and threats of troop movements on the Korean peninsular

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North Korea says it will send soldiers back into border areas that were disarmed under a peace agreement with the South. Scientists in Florida have found that a tiny genetic mutation in the SARS coronavirus 2 variant circulating throughout Europe and the US has been significantly increasing the virus’ ability to infect cells. The row over the dam being built by Ethiopia to harness the power of the Blue Nile has heated up again with Egypt saying Ethiopia was being 'intransigent'.

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