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The World in Brief from The Economist
Venezuela to send oil to America; White House discussing “options” for Greenland, and more
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Donald Trump said Venezuelan authorities had agreed to export up to 50m barrels of crude, worth around $3bn, to America. Also, the White House said it was considering “a range of options” to acquire Greenland and that using military force is “always an option”.
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