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Caribbean nations ask King Charles for slavery reparations

During a visit to Kenya, Britain’s King Charles stopped short of apologizing for his nation’s repression of independence fighters 70 years ago. But the monarch is under pressure because of Britain’s imperial past. Caribbean nations are calling on Charles to dig into his $2 billion personal fortune and pay for the royal family’s slave trading past. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.

Caribbean nations ask King Charles for slavery reparations

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