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Dec 2019
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Netanyahu claims victory in party leader...

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Netanyahu claims victory in battle for party leadership. Post-Brexit UK always welcome back in EU, says European commission’s VP. Trawlers return to Pacific fishing area in rare environmental success story. 

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