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World Business Report: First broadcast 2018/03/19 01:06 GMT: Russian elections: Putin Wins by a Big Margin

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First broadcast 2018/03/19 01:06 GMT: Russian elections: Putin Wins by a Big Margin

Russian elections: Putin Wins by a Big Margin

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Vladimir Putin secures an expected victory in the presidential election.

Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term of office with a landslide election win. We hear from voters in Russia and the UK.
Facebook has announced a comprehensive review to determine whether the personal data of fifty million users has been compromised after reports of misuse by a political consultancy company. Facebook's vice-president said the social network was investigating if the firm Cambridge Analytica had inappropriately obtained user data starting in 2014. This follows demands by members of the US Congress for tougher regulation of the sector.
The G20 group of the world's largest industrial economies are meeting in Buenos Aires this week. Top of the agenda are fears the US is getting more protectionist  - could that lead to a global trade war?

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