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Now playing Next Belgium Britain appoints career diplomat as envoy to EU Senior career diplomat Tim Barrow has been appointed as Britain’s envoy to the European Union. 04/01/2017
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Now playing Next Turkey Funeral of Russia's murdered envoy takes place in Moscow today Books of condolence have attracted queues of visiters at embassy facilities in Turkey as people pay tribute to the Russian envoy who was shot dead by a gunman in Ankara on… 21/12/2016
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