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“The hopes of 1998 now seem far away; Northern Ireland’s politics are stuck” – the Good Friday Agreement on 25

 “The hopes of 1998 now seem far away;  Northern Ireland's politics are stuck” – the Good Friday Agreement on 25

THE FAMOUS power-sharing deal has done its job in sharply reducing sectarian violence, but a quarter of a century later it has led to depressingly dysfunctional politics. The next generation of vaccines is already on its way – and the first thing to do is get them out of the freezer. And why the long frothy market for works by Pablo Picasso could finally cool down. Running time: 24 minutes

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