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Tragedy in the French Alps

Reality Check: Germanwings crash; 0% Inflation in UK; Germanwings Airbus A320; Ukraine; EU & Cuba

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Wreckage and debris lie on the mountain slopes after the crash of the Germanwings Airbus A320 over the French Alps.

Germanwings Crash

Experts are looking for reasons behind the crash of a Germanwings A320 airplane over France yesterday with the loss of 150 passengers and crew. The plane was on a flight from Barcelona to Düsseldorf. Two well-known opera singers, two babies and a group of teenage exchange students are among the dead.

UK: 0% Inflation

Too high inflation is bad for the economy but so is an inflation rate that is too low. The UK has just, for the first time, recorded 0% inflation for the month of February. Prime Minister Cameron is trying to put a positive spin on the news. We speak to economist Jakob Hager.

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A Germanwings Airbus A320

Germanwings: Airbus A320

In the wake of the tragic crash of a Germanwings airplane we take a closer look at the Airbus A320. We speak to aviation safety expert Chris Yates who tells us that the plane is popular with budget airlines and has had a pretty good safety record.

Ukraine: Kolomoiski

Influential Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoiski has been removed from his position as governor of the industrial region of Dnipropetrowsk. Kolomoiski was an important figure in preventing pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine from spreading further west but it appears that he crossed a red line when he tried to defy laws passed by the government in Kiev.

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Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

EU / Cuba

The European Union‘s foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini is currently in Cuba trying to speed up negotiations on a deal to improve bilateral relations. This comes at a time when the United States and Cuba are entering a new era of diplomacy. So how have relations been between Europe and the Caribbean island and what would better relations mean for the EU?

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