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UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The British government wants to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel illegally on small boats. We get the latest. Greece has come a long way from the sovereign debt crisis it fell into in 2009. But challenges still remain, we hear about them. And we take a look at Elon Musk's latest row, this time, with Australia's Prime Minister,...

Tue Apr 23, 2024 18:25
EV price war hits global market

Tesla has cut its prices again in a number of major markets - including the US, China and Germany - as the electric car giant run by multi-billionaire Elon Musk faces falling sales.The move comes after it reported a sharp fall in its global vehicle deliveries in the first three months of this year.Also, Vishala Sri-Pathma finds out of why government...

Mon Apr 22, 2024 18:36
The future of TikTok in the US

US lawmakers could vote on a bill that corners the app's owner ByteDance with a stark choice: to sell or be banned. Also in the programme, the French government addresses shrinkflation concerns with a new rule that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases. And we look into why...

Sat Apr 20, 2024 01:42
Will Congress pass the long-awaited Ukraine aid bill?

After months of delay, the US House of Representatives appears poised to hold a vote this weekend on tens of billions of dollars worth of American military aid for Ukraine and Israel. The Republicans in Congress have been holding out on this issue for many months - tying it to immigration reform - but now House leader Mike Johnson says he's determined...

Fri Apr 19, 2024 18:25
Google's controversial dismissals over Gaza

The tech giant terminates 28 staff who protested against a contract signed with the government of Israel. We get the latest. India's Bombay Stock Exchange warns investors against a deepfake video of its chief executive officer. We find out why. And we take a look at what is happening inside the board of LVMH now that the chairman and CEO, Bernard...

Fri Apr 19, 2024 01:24
Official corruption... when ships are in port

The UN has estimated the global Cost of Corruption at some 5% of the world's Gross Domestic Product.Today our sister programme Business Daily has been looking at this - specifically through the lens of shipping, and the demands of routine bribery facing sea-farers. Many of the goods we buy and consume have at some stage reached us by cargo ship... But...

Thu Apr 18, 2024 18:45

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