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US Congress chaos continues

Voting over the new Speaker of the House of Representatives continues with Kevin McCarthy, the leading contender, trying to convince the new Republican majority to vote.

Voting continues in the US over who will be the new Speaker in the House of Representatives. Kevin McCarthy, the leading contender, has so far failed to convince 20 of his fellow Republicans to back him. What impact can a standoff in Congress have in the economy?

WhatsApp says it will allow people to use the app through a proxy server if access is blocked. We find out what that means for users in countries facing internet disruption due to censorship.

And we get the latest from Bolivia where widespread protests over the political crisis in the country are causing huge levels of economic disruption.

(Picture: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy in the House Chamber. Picture credit: Reuters)

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  • Thu 5 Jan 2023 22:32GMT