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While tariff threats have driven many countries to negotiate deals with the U.S. this year, China has yet to buckle under pressure.

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While tariff threats have driven many countries to negotiate deals with the U.S. this year, China has yet to buckle under pressure.

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The Spaniard escaped injury as she buckled under Packer's weight and the England flanker was immediately apologetic.

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Other soldiers we met also spoke of broken relationships and marriages that have buckled under the strain.

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BBC Panorama spent months in South Yorkshire meeting people already changing how they work, to see what it will take to fix a health service which is buckling under increasing demand.

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