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Following several days of Seoul's worst air pollution on record, President Moon Jae-in has promised to turn his country in a 'hydrogen economy.' Clean cars to clear up the sky is one of his goals.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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President Moon plans to put 80-thousand hydrogen cars on South Korean roads by 2022.
According to Yonhap News, Moon made the pledge alongside the chairman of Hyundai Motors and other business leaders.
The president said hydrogen's only by-product is water, unlike carbon emitting vehicles.
Moon ultimately hopes to have 1.8 million hydrogen vehicles on roads by 2030.
This week, the amount of fine dust particles in Seoul was five times higher than deemed safe by the World Health Organization.
Seoul blames China for more than half the air pollution but admits local power plants and diesel cars are also a serious problem.
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British Prime Minister has managed to hold onto her job after winning a vote of no confidence that was tabled against her government.
The motion of no confidence was called for after Prime Minister Theresa May lost a crucial vote on her Brexit deal, by a significant margin.
The Prime Minister says she will hold cross party talks to decipher what kind of Brexit deal MPs would accept, before announcing a Plan B on Monday.
Speaking on the steps of 10 Downing Street after winning the vote of no confidence, she called on MPs to work together to find a solution.
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US troops are among more than a dozen people reportedly killed in a bomb attack in Syria, claimed by Islamic State. This comes just weeks after President Donald Trump declared ISIS defeated in Syria and announced he would pull all American forces out of the country.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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Russia's foreign minister has expressed his readiness to save a nuclear treaty with the U.S., despite being issued an ultimatum.
Sergei Lavrov repeatedly criticised the U.S. in his annual press conference, accusing the country of taking "unilateral actions".
Julia Chapman has more from Moscow.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence in her government, called by the opposition Labour party after an historic defeat of her Brexit Withdrawal Deal.
An unprecedented number of MPs voted against the deal which has been agreed with the European Union. Labour is pushing for a general election, however as Catherine Drew reports from London, Theresa May's government is expected to survive the vote.
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