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In today’s episode, we will examine a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, discuss bettering trade ties between Russia and China and finally look at what can be expected from G7 countries in working towards an equitable distribution of vaccines.

In today’s episode, we will revisit Mali’s political crisis in light of the World Bank pausing payments, look at changes Google has agreed upon after its 200 Million Euro fine, and examine India’s COVID situation in light of states reopening.

In today’s episode we will discuss a study suggesting that US President Joe Biden’s global corporate tax plan to be unveiled at the G7 summit day after tomorrow, discuss the political situation in Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu comes closer to being unseated, and look at why Instagram changed its algorithm after the Gaza conflict.

In today's episode, we revisit the UK which appears to be on a steady path to post COVID recovery, explore the USA’s decision to suspend oil and gas leases in an Alaska wildlife refuge and finally look at the possibility of Credit Suisse suing Softbank.

In today’s episode, we will revisit India’s COVID situation as the country sees a slowdown in industrial activity, discuss why China’s three child policy is inviting criticism, and discuss the Daimler-Nokia row after the former agreed to pay royalties to the Finnish firm.

In today’s episode we will discuss a new US bill aimed at competing with Chinese technology, discuss the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict after the former arrested Azerbaijani troops from its border last week, and revisit the ongoing political crisis in Mali.

In today’s episode, we will examine US President Joe Biden’s defence budget, look into a UN investigation on Israel and Hamas over last month’s violence, and discuss Syria’s recently conducted elections.

In today’s episode, we will discuss facebook's action plan after the Indian government called WhatsApp's privacy policy “discriminatory”, “unfair” and “irresponsible”, revisit the Iran Nuclear Deal which appears to have made significant progress in the last few months, and take a look at Samoa’s deteriorating political situation.

In today’s episode, we will revisit escalating tensions in Belarus as more western sanctions are placed on the Alexander Lukashenko government, examine a surge in coronavirus cases in Australia, and discuss trade differences between the UK and the EU post-Brexit.

In today’s episode, we examine trade ties between China and Russia, talk about why Twitter was served a notice by the Indian government, and discuss Israel’s $1 Billion deal with Amazon and Google to offer cloud services.

In today’s episode, we talk about China’s internet watchdog ordering over 105 tech applications to fix their data collection by the end of next week, discuss US President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure plan as the country continues to recover steadily from the COVID induced economic slowdown, and revisit the Virgin-O2 merger deal.

In today’s episode, we will discuss the COVID situation in Japan after it further extended lockdown measures last week, discuss the EU’s relationship with China in light of the 27-member bloc freezing the ratification of a new trade pact with China, and examine the possibility of Shell divesting its remaining Nigerian onshore oil stakes.

In today’s episode, we revisit the Russia-Germany Nord Stream II gas pipeline project after Washington eased some pressure towards its construction, discuss how China’s fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies are affecting Bitcoin and Ethereum trade, and look at Australian airline career Qantas and its plans to cut costs after estimating losses of approximately $1.5 billion.

In today’s episode, we will look at a recent Irish court ruling that could completely change US tech giant Facebook’s handling of European data, talk about a $735 million weapons deal between USA and Israel, and discuss Australia’s decision to maintain strict COVID preventive measures till 2022.

In today’s episode, we discuss India’s COVID situation as the country records a slight dip in daily coronavirus numbers, revisit the Iran Nuclear Deal amidst the ongoing violence in Israel, and examine talks between the USA and the EU over the lifting of several trade tariffs.

In today’s episode, we revisit the coup-hit Myanmar which has come under a flurry of fresh sanctions from western nations as internal violence sees no signs of slowing, examine the UK’s opening up of businesses despite the threat of a new coronavirus strain, and explore China’s Mars mission.

In today’s episode, we revisit India’s COVID situation after American credit rating agency S&P said that extending lockdowns could severely hamper the country’s post-COVID economic recovery, discuss escalating tensions between the Philippines and Beijing, and look at why protests continue to rock Colombia for almost four weeks now.

In today’s episode, we discuss how a drop in electricity generation in Ivory Coast and Ghana is affecting industrial and domestic activity in those countries and their West African neighbours, examine South Africa’s decision to keep its repo rate unchanged at a record low of 3.5% till next year and look at Venezuela's political scenario as the country gears up for elections to be held in November this year.

In today’s episode, we examine how the conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinians is affecting Tel Aviv’s political landscape, revisit Australia’s relationship with China after the USA voiced strong support for Canberra, and discuss Greece’s decision to reopen its borders for tourism.

In today’s episode, we will discuss a cyberattack that could push fuel prices by over $2 a gallon in the USA, look at the possibility of stricter COVID preventive measures in Taiwan as the country warns of a severe coronavirus risk, and examine the United Kingdom’s recovering economy as the country’s COVID outbreak appears to slow down.

In today’s episode, we discuss the EU’s fresh lawsuit against AstraZeneca as the Anglo-Swedish vaccine maker braces for more trouble, look at how a Chile-Bolivia train route, reestablished after 16 years could boost regional trade, and examine South Africa’s economic situation as the country gradually opens up to industrial activity.

In today’s episode, we revisit India’s COVID situation as scientists work to ascertain whether a mutated coronavirus strain, first reported from the country last year, is responsible for the record number of COVID cases being reported by New Delhi every day, examine escalating tensions in Jerusalem even as world leaders call for both Israel and Palestine to de-escalate immediately and discuss the possibility of the European Union placing more sanctions on Belarus over last year’s controversial elections.

In today’s episode, we discuss the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, examine Germany’s COVID situation as the country plans to start vaccinating its younger population, and look at the future of space tourism as Jeff Bezoz’s Blue Origin takes a step forward in sending private citizens to space by the end of this year.

In today’s episode, we will revisit the COVID situation in Japan as the country extends lockdown measures in major parts till the end of this month, discuss Somalia’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Kenya, and finally look at the China-Australia relationship that continues to deteriorate.

In today’s episode, we revisit India’s COVID situation as the country’s Supreme Court urged the government to prepare for a more lethal third coronavirus wave, talk about China’s April growth, that according to data released, has accelerated at an unexpected pace, and discuss Telenor’s troubles due to Myanmar’s coup.

In today's episode, we discuss the Biden administration's decision to cancel the use of military funds for the construction of a border wall at the Mexico border, examine Nepal’s worsening COVID situation, and talk about the Lebanon-Israel relationship as the two countries resume talks on a disputed maritime border.

In today's episode, we revisit the political situation in Chad after the country’s military rulers named a new government following the demise of President Idriss Deby, look into Australia’s travel ban on India as a group of critics label the move racist, and discuss tensions in the South China Sea.

In today's episode, we discuss the tiff between Epic Games and Apple, as the two battle out Apple’s app store policies in court, look at election results in India and what the verdict implies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that is battling a record surge of coronavirus cases in the country and examine New Zealand’s relationship with China.

In today's episode, we examine US-China relationships after Washington accused Beijing of not doing enough to protect American intellectual property rights, look at France as the country eases lockdown measures after a third coronavirus wave, and examine the European Union’s plans to cut foreign dependency on six strategic areas.

In today's episode, we revisit India as the country executes measures to tackle a deadlier second COVID wave, look at how the COVID situation in India is affecting oil prices around the world, and examine a decision by the EU that could penalise Apple for anti-competitive practice.

In today's episode, we revisit the COVID situation in India as the country’s government continues to see increasing criticism for its present handling of the situation, visit the political situation in Somalia as several residents flee Mogadishu fearing clashes, and look at the future of UK-Australia trade post-Brexit.

In today's episode, we revisit the COVID situation in USA as the country’s economy gradually picks up steam, look at the situation in coup-hit Myanmar which recently saw intense fighting on its border with Thailand, and examine how Apple’s new privacy update could hurt Facebook’s revenues.

In today’s episode, we discuss Japan’s COVID situation and ways in which the Yoshihide Suga cabinet is planning to boost the country’s post COVID economic recovery, look into the CDU’s change in popularity after it chose Armen Laschet as Angela Merkel’s successor in running for Chancellor, and talk about the situation in Chad and how it may impact other African countries.

In today’s episode, we discuss Australia’s decision to pull out of two deals signed with China, as part of its Belt and Road initiative, examine the impact of US President Joe Biden’s proposed capital gains tax as high as 43.4% for wealthy individuals, and revisit the Iran Nuclear Deal.

In today's episode, we will revisit India’s COVID situation as the country grapples to meet rising oxygen and drug demands, discuss the possibility of AstraZeneca facing legal action in Europe, and take look at how chipmaker TSMC is planning to meet the ongoing surge in demand by expanding its manufacturing capacities.

In today’s episode, we will revisit the situation in Myanmar in light of the latest sanctions the EU imposed on the country’s military, discuss Syria’s political future as the country votes to elect a new president next month, and finally examine the possibility of Britain introducing its own virtual currency.

In today’s episode, we will discuss NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM holdings as the United Kingdom plans to look into national security implications of the deal, examine Uganda and Tanzania’s controversial $3.5 Billion oil deal, and look into how a US legislation allowing banking services to cannabis firms could aid the industry in the country.

In today's episode, we revisit the COVID situation in India as the country continues to record cases in hundreds of thousands every day, discuss Chinese economic revival after a year of pandemic, and finally look at USA placing sanctions on Russia over alleged cyberattacks.

In today's episode, we revisit the Ukraine crisis as the situation in the Black Sea heats up, examine the Citi group’s decision to pull out of 13 countries in Asia, Europe, and West Asia, and explore the future of commercial space ventures.

In today’s episode, we examine the possibility of stronger Japan-US ties to counter China’s growing influence in a post-pandemic world, look into India’s COVID situation as the country participates in a once in a decade festival, and discuss an Oxford University report stating that rare blood clots are more likely from COVID than vaccination.

In today's episode, we examine risks associated with the AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines as countries remain divided over their use due to concerns of rare blood clots, analyse USA’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and look at carmaker Geely’s electric unit Polestar which recently raised $550 million in external funding.

Today, we will examine Japan’s decision to release over 1 million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea as the world provides a mixed reaction, discuss the possible outcomes of Russian forces gathering at the Crimean peninsula, and look at Microsoft’s $16 billion investment to buy speech recognition company Nuance.

In today's episode, we examine deteriorating ties between the European Union and its biggest trading partner, look at India’s COVID vaccination efforts as the country continues to register new infections in record numbers, and discuss the possibility of a Russia-Pakistan tie up to supply fuel to Islamabad.

In today’s episode, we will discuss ongoing elections in four major states in India and how it may impact the country’s political dynamics at a time it is facing a fresh surge of Coronavirus cases, examine increasing trade tension between the USA and China after Washington blacklisted several Chinese supercomputing groups, and finally revisit the political situation in Myanmar as clashes between protestors and government authorities continue to escalate.

In today’s episode, we look into US President Joe Biden’s budget proposal and what it means for the USA’s economic revival, examine Britain’s vaccination programme after the country’s health advisory committee suggested that the UK stop using its AstraZeneca vaccine for those aged below 30, and finally discuss what led to Alibaba’s $2.71 billion fine in China.

In today's episode, we will examine the COVID situation in the United Kingdom as the country plans to reopen its economy next week, look into developments for talks between Iran and the USA, and discuss Australia and New Zealand’s one-of-a-kind travel bubble.

In today's episode, we will examine hostilities between nations in and around the South China Sea, revisit the COVID situation in India which continues to register an alarmingly increasing number of COVID cases and finally discuss Russian military activity at the Ukraine border.

In today's episode, we revisit the Myanmar coup as the country’s military government prepares to charge civilian leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi under the colonial-era secrets act, examine the situation in Hong Kong which was further stripped of its autonomy and look at Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s plans to invest $100 billion over the next three years to increase its manufacturing capacity.

In today's episode, we will examine how US President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan can boost the country’s post-COVID recovery, look at why Boeing has urged USA to separate trade from political and human rights issues in China and discuss France’s new lockdown measures as it braces for a third Covid wave.

In today's episode, we examine ties between Iran and China after the two countries signed a 25-year cooperation agreement. We will then discuss Canada’s decision to halt AstraZeneca vaccine roll-outs to those aged below 55, and finally look at the possibility of a government bailout for Air France.