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World Service,22 Dec 2022,26 mins

Bomb cyclone storm coming to the US and Canada

World Business Report

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Up to 55 miles per hour winter winds and very cold weather is set to affect millions across the US this week, just as they try to meet up with their families over Christmas. Freezing temperatures and strong storms threaten to wreak havoc on holiday travel plans. We can only hope that Santa will make it! A private Russian military company The Wagner Group has now been accused by the US government of buying rockets and missiles from North Korea for use in Ukraine – charges it denies. So what is this company? Is it a commercial entity or just an arm of the Russian state? Plus the disgraced founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, has appeared in a court in New York where he faces multi-billion dollar fraud charges. (Picture: Snow fall. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

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