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The leaders of China and India met on Sunday amid trade tensions with the US, and Guyanese voters head to the polls today to chart a future for the world’s newest petrostate. Plus, the UK secures its largest ever warship deal with Norway, and AstraZeneca’s China division has recovered from a major scandal by pledging billions in new investment.
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Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair ties
World’s newest petrostate heads for ‘mother of all elections’
UK secures largest ever warship deal from Norway
AstraZeneca bounces back from scandal in China
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