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don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest this is a high risk investment

and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong It's Wednesday 3 April.

It's 2. It's Wednesday, 3 April.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

First, outnumbered by Russian forces and desperate, frankly, for fresh recruits,

Ukraine officially lowered the draft age on Wednesday in a highly controversial move.

Also, I'll have the latest for you out of Taiwan,

which was tragically rocked on Wednesday morning

by the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 25 years.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. An outgunned Ukraine is taking steps to bolster

their depleted ranks as Russia sees a reported recruitment surge in the wake of the Moscow

terror attack.

President Zelensky signed a controversial piece of legislation on Tuesday that lowers the age of military

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