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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses the wrongful conviction of more than 700 people who ran post offices between 1999 and 2005, saying that the government will do "everything we can do make this right". The prosecutions for theft and false accounting have received new attention following a new television drama about one branch manager's fight for justice. The Post Office began installing Horizon IT software made by Fujitsu in the late 1990s, but flaws in its programming showed up deficits in branch accounts. Postal service executives, refusing to acknowledge problems with the software, forced workers to repay the shortfalls. Some were imprisoned or left out of pocket, while others failed to find other jobs and lost their homes. Speaking at an event in Lancashire, the prime minister says "it's simply wrong what happened" and that new efforts are being made to hurry pardons and compensation for those who have not yet received them. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss greets Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting. IMAGES
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).-Malaysia’s King Abdullah of Pahang on Friday selected Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the new prime minister, the third change of hands in as many years as the Asian country grapples with a political crisis.Announced in a statement form the royal palace, Yaakob’s replacement of Muhyiddin Yassin will be ratified by Parliament on Saturday, where he is set to obtain 114 votes in favor, a majority by three votes.(Camera: AHMAD YUSNI)ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF A BUS TAKING FORMER MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ISMAIL SABRI YAAKOB AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO THE NATIONAL PALACE AFTER LEAVING THE UNITED MALAYS NATIONAL ORGANISATION (UMNO) PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the Prime Minister’s residence at Marienborg at the start of a visit to the country. IMAGES
Denmark's Prime Minister says the deadly attacks in Copenhagen will not affect the country's "fundamental" values of freedom of speech and assembly. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
French President Emmanuel Macron receives Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Elysee Palace as fears have increased in recent days of a regional escalation in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. IMAGES
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