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Alessandra Scotto di Santolo
World News Reporter
Alessandra Scotto di Santolo is a World News Reporter at Express.co.uk. She covers political stories from all over the world and frequently writes about China, Brexit, the European Union, and Russia's war on Ukraine. Alessandra previously worked for Express.co.uk's video news team, having joined the Daily Express in 2017 after completing a Newspaper Journalism Master's Degree at City University of London.
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