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At last President Vladimir Putin\u2019s regime has succeeded in silencing the country\u2019s most prominent opposition figure. What happens next? Demand for electric cars is weakening, particularly in Britain; we ask how to recharge the market (11:47). And what is remarkable about a stage production of \u201cThe Shawshank Redemption\u201d in China (19:44).

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