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Lebanon’s President appoints new Prime Minister

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The new Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, defeated the Hezbollah backed candidate, , the former caretaker prime minister. We find out what this could mean a new dawn for its embattled economy.China has reported its biggest-ever trade surplus, just a week before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who's promised to impose tariffs on Chinese goods.Cost-of-living pressures have overtaken climate change and the environment as the number one concern for young Australians.
13 Jan 5PM English United Kingdom Business

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