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The British Government has been forced to publish its legal advice on Brexit, after it was found in contempt of Parliament for refusing to do so.
The six page document indicates that the UK could be trapped indefinitely in a backstop arrangement, where it would be outside of the EU but inside the bloc's customs union - something that has raised many concerns among politicians.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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South Korea, China and Japan will hold another round of free-trade talks from Thursday. They're trying to strike a three-way deal as soon as possible amid escalating trade pressures from the U.S.
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Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
Trade officials will meet in Beijing for a 14th round of talks on a trilateral deal.
Officials in Seoul say they hope to open up goods and services markets and lower trade barriers with China and Japan.
Exporters here would get hit hard by a full-out trade war between China and the U.S.
But despite years of talks, politics and differences on how much to open markets have kept Seoul and its neighbors from striking a deal.
South Korea is increasingly looking to Southeast Asia as an export destination.
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South Korea, China and Japan will hold another round of free-trade talks from Thursday. They're trying to strike a three-way deal as soon as possible amid escalating trade pressures from the U.S.
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DUR: 0:32 sec
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Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
Trade officials will meet in Beijing for a 14th round of talks on a trilateral deal.
Officials in Seoul say they hope to open up goods and services markets and lower trade barriers with China and Japan.
Exporters here would get hit hard by a full-out trade war between China and the U.S.
But despite years of talks, politics and differences on how much to open markets have kept Seoul and its neighbors from striking a deal.
South Korea is increasingly looking to Southeast Asia as an export destination.
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France's « Yellow Vests » protesters have rejected a freeze on the fuel tax hike that sparked the demonstrations as too little, too late.
Demonstrators say they will march again this coming Saturday, as the government struggles to contain the discontent.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Ministers from OPEC, the group of oil-exporting countries, and its allies are arriving in Vienna for a meeting. They're expected to discuss cutting oil supply, to try to shore up prices. Lucy Taylor reports.
Republican Senators on Capitol Hill says they are now convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
They were speaking after being briefed by the Director of the CIA.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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