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  • 26 minutes 28 seconds
    Poorer countries disappointed with latest COP29 offer

    The offer proposes wealthier countries give $250bn per year by 2035 to developing nations to help tackle climate change. We find out more. The world's largest man-made reservoir, Lake Kariba, has been hit by drought. We hear about the consequences this could have in the economies of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Bitcoin has been on a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the US election. We find out why.

    22 November 2024, 11:13 pm
  • 26 minutes 26 seconds
    Spain fines budget airlines over unnecessary charges

    Spain hits budget airlines with big fines for putting extra charges on passengers, but the airlines say they'll fight this through the European courts if necessary.

    Japan launches another stimulus package to try to boost its economy, but will consumers, given $200, actually spend it or save it?

    And the Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Michael Johnson on his plan to transform top-level athletics.

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    22 November 2024, 4:14 pm
  • 26 minutes 28 seconds
    US SEC Chairman says he’ll resign when Trump is inaugurated

    Andrew Peach discussed Gary Gensler’s announcement that he will resign as Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission on the day that Donald Trump takes office. Gensler is known to be a sceptic of crypto currencies unlike the incoming President who received heavy backing from the crypto community during the election. The IG Metall trade union in Germany announces that it will urge workers at Volkswagen to go on strike from December. VW is threatening to shut some of its German factories for the first time in its history. And Swedish battery maker Northvolt has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the USA.

    21 November 2024, 11:01 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Kenya's government cancelled all Adani contracts

    Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered the cancellation of the airport deal and another one to develop power transmission lines in Kenya - post the US indictment. We hear from the government spokesperson Gabriel Muthuma.

    We get reaction from India to the criminal charges against Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men.

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    21 November 2024, 4:16 pm
  • 26 minutes 28 seconds
    Adani boss accused of $250m bribery over solar contracts in India

    Gautam Adani, chair of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, has been indicted in a New York federal court alongside others over an alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme.

    Archegos founder Bill Hwang has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for orchestrating one of the largest economic frauds in U.S. history.

    We also explore the Bangladesh Central Bank’s efforts to recover funds siphoned abroad.

    20 November 2024, 11:02 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Ford and VW cut jobs in Europe

    Both Ford and VW are cutting jobs in Europe. Why is it that Germany's car industry is no longer the powerhouse that it used to be? We've been hearing from Ford's boss in the UK.

    And...

    We're about to hear from US Prosecutors on what Google could be expected to do to limit it's near monopoly on internet searching. Could they be forced to sell off their Chrome browser, and what difference would that make?

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    20 November 2024, 4:14 pm
  • 26 minutes 33 seconds
    Trump taps pro-tariff Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

    Donald Trump says Howard Lutnick, the boss of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will spearhead the administration's "tariff and trade agenda".

    Meanwhile, Pakistan's former climate change minister Sherry Rehman, sparks a debate at the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan saying attendees are there “for life and death reasons.”

    And what does the future hold for fashion house Chanel which been without a lead designer for months?

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    19 November 2024, 11:09 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Were Baltic undersea cables damaged deliberately?

    German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says that damage to two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea looks like an act of sabotage. We ask if companies and countries are spending enough to protect this key infrastructure.

    Also, farmers in France continue protesting against a potential trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur countries in South America.

    And the boss of one of Africa's biggest banks tells us why he's bullish on African free trade.

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    19 November 2024, 4:20 pm
  • 26 minutes 30 seconds
    Tackling hunger and poverty takes centre stage as G20 Summit begins

    On the programme,the G20 summit begins in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on mobilising finance, boosting investments, and reinforcing the global financial safety net.

    Also, Denmark's Green Tripartite Minister, Jeppe Bruus, speaks with Rahul Tandon about the world’s first tax on livestock emissions and the reasons behind this groundbreaking decision.

    Plus, India’s Supreme Court rebukes Delhi authorities for delays in implementing pollution controls as the chief minister calls the severe air quality in northern India "a medical emergency."

    18 November 2024, 11:05 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Delhi becomes world’s most polluted city

    India’s capital Delhi has overtaken the Pakistani city of Lahore as the most polluted city on Earth. Devina Gupta asked daily wage workers how they are coping while doing their duties.

    In Spain, political pressure builds as Valencia’s leader faces backlash over the deadly October floods… We’ll hear from Spain’s economy minister on the government’s response.

    Plus, a seven-year-old programming prodigy from Russia wows the tech world. Could he be the youngest head of training in a major IT company?"

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    18 November 2024, 4:24 pm
  • 26 minutes 27 seconds
    Trump and the Eurozone: Economic Woes Ahead?

    How will Trump impact the Eurozone, and can Sri Lanka's president fix its economy?

    15 November 2024, 11:23 pm
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