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This is BBC News. The headlines: U.S
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines:
US
President Biden is in the UK to meet
President
Biden
is
in
the
UK
to
meet
Rishi Sunak and King Charles ahead of a
Rishi
Sunak
and
King
Charles
ahead
of
a
crucial NATO summit.
crucial
NATO
summit
A second eight-year-old child has died
A
second
eight-year-old
child
has
died
after a car crashed into a school in
after
a
car
crashed
into
a
school
in
Southwest London on Thursday.
Southwest
London
on
Thursday
Alarm bells ring as the latest
Alarm
bells
ring
as
the
latest
inflation figures from China show the
inflation
figures
from
China
show
the
economic slowdown is deepening.
economic
slowdown
is
deepening
Plus reaching the 10-year milestone: the
Plus
reaching
the
10-year
milestone:
the
K-pop supergroup BTS have released a
K-pop
supergroup
BTS
have
released
a
memoir in South Korea to mark their 10th
memoir
in
South
Korea
to
mark
their
10th
anniversary.
anniversary
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