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By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British intelligence agencies will form part of a new taskforce to "stamp out" modern slavery, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May will announce on Tuesday, urging world leaders to do more to get rid of the "evil" practice. The heads of Britain's domestic and foreign intelligence services, MI5 and MI6, and the nation's security agency, Government Communications Headquarters, as well as police agencies Europol and Interpol will join the taskforce. This comes as part of a concerted approach to eradicate modern slavery with UK government figures estimating between 10,000 and 13,000 people are living as slaves in Britain.Continue reading...