President Carter dies at 100

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The former US President Jimmy Carter - who came to politics after a successful career as a peanut farmer – is credited with bringing peace between Egypt and Israel for which he received a Nobel prize. We hear from those who worked with him and those who prepared catfish suppers for the late president.
Also in the programme: Agony and anger in South Korea over the country’s worst plane crash.(Photo: Former President Carter holding peanuts in a field. Credit: Jimmy Carter Library/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

30 Dec 2024 9AM English United Kingdom News

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