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The World in Brief from The Economist
A mining mega-deal; Trump’s allies indicted, and more
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BHP, the world’s biggest mining firm, submitted an offer worth $39 billion to acquire its rival Anglo American. Also, a grand jury in Arizona indicted several of Donald Trump’s aides and attorneys, as well as former high-ranking Republican officials in the state, for their attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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