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World Business Report: First broadcast 2018/09/24 22:32 GMT: US and South Korea Sign Trade Deal

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US and South Korea Sign Trade Deal

First broadcast 2018/09/24 22:32 GMT

First broadcast 2018/09/24 22:32 GMT: US and South Korea Sign Trade Deal

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Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have signed a trade deal

Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have signed a trade deal following a bilateral meeting at the United Nations. We get the latest from our reporter in New York, Kim Gittleson. Free health insurance for 100 million of India's poorest families has been officially launched. Vidi Doshi, Delhi correspondent for the Washington Post tells us how the scheme will work, and we find out how doctors are responding from Dr RN Tandon, general secretary of the Indian Medical Association. Two of the world's biggest gold miners, Barrick and Randgold Resources are to merge. Adrian Ash of the online precious metals trader BullionVault explains the implications. BBC reporter Theo Leggett tellls us about the challenges around making safe the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility on the northwest coast of England. Plus our regular workplace commentator Pilita Clark considers the lot of the office intern.

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