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World Service,08 Jan 2021,49 mins

President Trump shows first sign of defeat

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US President Donald Trump commits to an "orderly" transition of power a day after his supporters stormed Congress, provoking world condemnation. The President's remarks were widely seen as his first public acknowledgement of defeat in November's election. In Indonesia the notorious Islamic extremist, Abu Bakar Bashir who has been accused of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings, has been released from jail. A teacher in Canada has been working with her schoolchildren to write and illustrate a book all about how to survive being at home for so long. They are using the opportunity to raise money from book sales to send to relief funds for families across the world affected by coronavirus.

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