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This is BBC News. The headlines: The US
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines:
The
US
says its top diplomat has held candid,
says
its
top
diplomat
has
held
candid
substantive and constructive talks with
substantive
and
constructive
talks
with
his Chinese counterpart. The visit to
his
Chinese
counterpart
The
visit
to
Beijing by Anthony Blinken is the first
Beijing
by
Anthony
Blinken
is
the
first
by a US Secretary of State in nearly
by
a
US
Secretary
of
State
in
nearly
five years.
five
years
A new video emerges of Tory activists
A
new
video
emerges
of
Tory
activists
partying during the UK's lockdown. The
partying
during
the
UK's
lockdown
The
Metropolitan Police says it's aware of
Metropolitan
Police
says
it's
aware
of
the footage and is considering it. And
the
footage
and
is
considering
it
And
a government minister has apologized.
a
government
minister
has
apologized
A day of national mourning is declared
A
day
of
national
mourning
is
declared
in Pakistan for those who died on a boat
in
Pakistan
for
those
who
died
on
a
boat
off the coast of Greece. Many of the
off
the
coast
of
Greece
Many
of
the
migrants on board were Pakistani. At
migrants
on
board
were
Pakistani
At
least 78 people have died and up to 500
least
78
people
have
died
and
up
to
500
more are still missing.
more
are
still
missing
Switzerland has approved a new law to
Switzerland
has
approved
a
new
law
to
make the country carbon neutral by 2050.
make
the
country
carbon
neutral
by
2050
59% of voters in a referendum supported
59
of
voters
in
a
referendum
supported
the proposal, which will require the
the
proposal
which
will
require
the
government to slash the country's
government
to
slash
the
country's
reliance on imported oil and gas.
reliance
on
imported
oil
and
gas
Thank you.
Thank
you
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