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Jan 2023
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Friday 13 January

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What’s on the agenda for today’s meeting between the US president, Joe Biden, and Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida? Plus: voters in India’s contested Kashmir region will soon be able to vote for the first time; the head of one of the world’s largest oil companies becomes president of the Cop28 talks; and the latest business news. Tweet (max 220 characters): The Globalist: Joe Biden’s meeting with Fumio Kishida. Plus: @shrutikapila on Kashmir residents being given the vote, @BillLaw49 on the choice of Sultan Al Jaber as president of Cop28 and business news with @davidhodari

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