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I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Friday 7th March, these are our main stories.
At their emergency summit in Brussels, EU leaders agreed to boost spending on defence.
President Trump temporarily lifts tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
Pope Francis thanks well wishers in his first audio message since being admitted to hospital.
Also on this podcast, the Danish postal service says it will no longer deliver letters.
And it's got a little hopper that's going to bounce around the surface
and try and look for water in these regions.
A lunar lander built by a private US firm has touched down on the moon.
The Emergency summit of 27 European Union leaders meeting
in Brussels has agreed to boost the EU's defences