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The World in Brief from The Economist
Police asked to arrest South Korea’s president; Trudeau reportedly to resign, and more
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South Korea’s anti-corruption agency asked police to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after its own attempt to do so on Friday was thwarted by presidential guards. Also, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau is likely to resign this week
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