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World Service,11 Oct 2021,49 mins

North Korea: High profile defector talks to BBC

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In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the former Colonel and spy says the country will never give up its nuclear weapons programme. Iraq votes - but will there be any change in what's been a stalemate between pro and anti Iranian parties? And China's property credit crunch reaches another crucial payment point - as another property giant joins Evergrande on the rack.

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