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Now playing Next United Kingdom Ten European countries bolster military presence in Baltic Sea "A very serious security situation" means more military assets need to be deployed in the waters on Europe's eastern frontier. 29/11/2023
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Now playing Next Markets Why are Australian firms investing billions in Europe? Two Australian pension heavyweights have pledged billions for European markets, through government projects as well as their own offices. 28/11/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Why Britain should want to return the Parthenon Marbles As talks break down between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles, Evangelos Kyriakidis makes a moral argument instead of a legal one about why it's better to give than receive. 28/11/2023
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Now playing Next Business UK welcomes almost £30bn of investment ahead of Global Summit Thousands of jobs will be created as investors show a “vote of confidence” in the UK economy, says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 27/11/2023
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