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World Service,28 Dec 2020,53 mins
Eleventh hour Trump change of plan averts government shutdown
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At the eleventh hour a partial US Government shutdown is avoided after US President Donald Trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package bill into law. China’s handling of Covid-19 is under scrutiny as Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, is jailed today for her reporting of the outbreak in Wuhan amid continuing accusations of a cover up in the initial stages of the pandemic. And how using drone footage to investigate potential political corruption in Hungary is about to become illegal.
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