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May 2023
30m 36s

US debt ceiling deal reaches House of Re...

Bbc World Service
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The US House of Representatives debates a bipartisan deal to raise the government's debt ceiling and avoid a damaging default. Also: Russia says heavy shelling from Ukraine is behind its decision to evacuate hundreds of children from Belgorod, and how difficult is it to make tasteless peas? 
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