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Trudeau claims China unsuccessfully meddled in Canada’s elections
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11 April 2024
Episode 2742
35 minutes
According to Justin Trudeau, China has meddled in Canada’s past two elections; after an eight-year deadlock the EU passes an asylum and migration pact; a Japanese astronaut is set to be first non-American to walk on the Moon and Italy finally launches its long-awaited digital nomad visa. Plus: we receive a letter from Milan.
11 April 2024
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