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Sep 2022
49m 30s

Liz Truss appointed UK prime minister

Bbc World Service
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After this morning´s Johnson farewell in a speech outside No 10 Downing Street, the new British prime minister, Liz Truss, is setting up a new cabinet. Also in the programme: efforts continue in Pakistan to prevent the overflow of the largest lake in the country after devastating floods; and a manhunt is on in Canada to arrest one of the suspects of a mass ... Show More
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