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World Service,23 Aug 2023,26 mins
Wagner boss Prigozhin on passenger list of crashed plane - Russia
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Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, raising fears among his allies that he had been killed. India makes history by becoming the first nation to land near the Moon's south pole. One of the mission's major goals is to hunt for water-based ice, which scientists say could support human habitation on the Moon in future. Plus, central bankers from around the world descend on the US mountain resort of Jackson Hole in Wyoming for the Federal Reserve’s annual gathering. (Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaving the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Photo credit: Getty Images)
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