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London, Aug 12 (EFE/EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) The United Kingdom has officially entered a recession for the first time in eleven years after the country's gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 20.4% between April and June, the second consecutive quarterly contraction in the year. FOOTAGE OF LONDON.

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