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| Israeli protests, Russia’s advances, Gaza’s polio vaccine drive and Musk’s Starlink problem | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:12:36 | |
Thousands protests on the streets of Israel against the government and its failure to bring home the hostages in Gaza. Russian forces are advancing in the east of Ukraine at a faster rate than before, towards the strategic hub of Pokrovsk. US researchers say they’ve identified the likely launch site of Russia’s new nuclear missile. A mother secures polio vaccinations for her daughters in Gaza. And Brazil’s telecoms regulator threatens to sanction Starlink after it defied court orders to block X.
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| Germany’s state elections and the rise of the far right | 31 Aug 2024 | 00:26:01 | |
Impending elections in eastern states have pollsters projecting the far-right to take the most seats since the end of World War II. Join Reuters journalists in Berlin as they dig into the forces driving divisions among Germans. Plus, the political characters shaping the populist discussions.
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| Handover to Harris, Biden's legacy and Gaza ceasefire plan | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:12:35 | |
President Joe Biden cemented the Democratic Party's elevation of Kamala Harris to lead the fight for the White House against Republican Donald Trump with a convention speech that praised his vice president as the best hope for preserving American democracy. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a "bridging proposal" to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and has urged Hamas to do the same.
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| The Niger base with Russian and US troops, German marijuana and animal consciousness | 03 May 2024 | 00:12:16 | |
Russian soldiers have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops. We take a look at how Germany’s new rules on marijuana are playing out. Dozens of researchers sign a declaration saying it’s possible animals experience consciousness. Plus, UK elections, weekend yen watch and the Eurovision Song Contest approaches.
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| Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests | 02 May 2024 | 00:12:34 | |
As campus protests flare over the war in Gaza, some universities, such as Berkeley, are taking a different approach. Harvey Weinstein faces a New York re-trial after his conviction for rape was overturned. And police in Georgia crack down on protesters angry about a proposed bill that may soon become law.
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| UCLA clashes, the Fed, marijuana and chickens vs eggs | 01 May 2024 | 00:12:37 | |
Clashes break out between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators on UCLA’s campus. The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day meeting as investors eye what might be next for interest rates. The US Justice Department is planning on reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. And US farmers who used to raise chickens for meat are shifting to egg production.
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| Columbia standoff, Sudan starvation and UK Labour’s leg up | 30 Apr 2024 | 00:12:48 | |
Protesters at Columbia University occupy a building on campus, as a standoff with the school over a pro-Palestinian encampment escalates. We talk to editor-in-chief of ULCA’s Daily Bruin about protests on her campus. The year-long war in Sudan drives parts of the country to the brink of famine. And the resignation of Scotland’s leader may give the UK opposition Labour party a boost ahead of national elections.
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| Rafah, high treason in Germany and Italy’s tourism squeeze | 29 Apr 2024 | 00:11:57 | |
Israel wrestles with a possible invasion of Rafah as international pressure for a ceasefire mounts. Nine men go on trial over an alleged coup plot in Germany. And Italy tries to control tourist crowds at its popular destinations.
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| Weinstein, Trump partial immunity, Spanish PM’s weekend off and Yellen’s options | 29 Apr 2024 | 00:12:54 | |
A New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The US Supreme Court’s conservative justices lean towards supporting some presidential immunity as Donald Trump’s case is weighed. In an interview with Reuters, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is keeping her options open on China and frozen Russian assets. And Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez takes the weekend to decide whether to step down, as his wife faces a corruption probe.
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| Food vs energy - the debate around solar farming | 27 Apr 2024 | 00:17:46 | |
There’s a competition going on for the best farmland in America right now, and at the heart of this is a question: what is the best use of this land? Is it food production? Or energy? And who’s overseeing this rapid solar expansion into the heartland? Join host Christopher Walljasper and reporter PJ Huffstutter as they wade into the debate over America’s effort to harvest the sun.
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| Blinken in China, Trump immunity, Haiti violence and Russian censors | 25 Apr 2024 | 00:12:40 | |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in China with a warning about Beijing's support for Russia. The US Supreme Court takes up a historic case to decide if former presidents have criminal immunity for their time in office. Widespread gang violence continues in Haiti as the island nation waits for a new government. And Russian programmers build workarounds for government censorship.
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| Iran’s ‘bad hijab’, Darfur threat, Ukraine recruits and Tesla challenges | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:12:56 | |
Tensions mount inside Iran as crackdowns intensify on the streets. The UN says more than one million people are in immediate danger in Sudan’s North Darfur. Ukraine launches a recruitment drive to try and replenish its depleted army. And Elon Musk faces tough investor questioning over Tesla’s performance. Plus, Gaza protesters are arrested on US college campuses.
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| DNC protests, Venezuela’s opposition and UK Black community fears | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:12:41 | |
Democrats are gathered in Chicago to celebrate Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the White House, but the start of the four-day Democratic National Convention is expected also to draw tens of thousands of protesters. Venezuela's political opposition and its supporters have gathered in cities around the country to demand recognition of what they say is their candidate's resounding victory in a presidential vote nearly three weeks ago. How recent riots have opened old wounds for Britain’s black community, with fears of further racist violence.
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| Trump in court, Netzah Yehuda and Ukraine aid | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:12:44 | |
Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces possible US sanctions over alleged rights violations. The House passes a military aid package for Ukraine after months of wrangling. And the Supreme Court weighs punishment for homeless people sleeping outside.
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| Israel’s retaliation, Ukraine’s weapons and your brain, your business | 19 Apr 2024 | 00:12:12 | |
Israel strikes Iranian targets, but Tehran is signalling it will not respond. Ukraine struggles to fund its domestic manufacture of weapons as it waits for US aid. A Colorado law aims to protect your brain’s data. And India goes to the polls, a jury is selected for Trump’s Manhattan trial and the new Taylor Swift album lands.
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| Gazans’ shattered IVF dreams, a Nazi slogan and coral reef stress | 18 Apr 2024 | 00:12:25 | |
An Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF clinic destroyed 4,000 frozen embryos along with the dreams of Gazan families. A far-right German politician is on trial, accused of using a banned Nazi slogan. And global warming means the world’s coral reefs are under massive stress from bleaching.
* This podcast was corrected. An earlier version incorrectly referred to an Israeli air strike destroying embryos in a Gaza IVF clinic. It was an Israeli shell.
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| Trump’s trials, Powell’s warning and geopolitics at the Olympics | 17 Apr 2024 | 00:12:12 | |
The Supreme Court hears a January 6th case with implications for Donald Trump. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish turn on interest rates raises the stakes for poor countries seeking debt relief. And with 100 days to go until the Olympics in Paris, global tensions hang over the Games.
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| TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo | 16 Apr 2024 | 00:12:18 | |
Australia reels from a second mass stabbing as a bishop and parishioners are wounded at a Sydney church. Dozens of jurors are disqualified as Donald Trump’s criminal trial for hush money paid to a porn star gets underway in New York. The Solomon Islands gets ready to vote with Washington DC and Beijing eyeing the result. And the election vocabulary you need to know ahead of November.
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| Israel’s next move, US red line on Iran and Trump’s trial | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:12:57 | |
Israel considers its next move following the first direct attack on Israeli territory by Iran. President Joe Biden tells Israel that the US will not participate in any counteroffensive. And jury selection begins in the hush money trial against former president Donald Trump.
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| 10 years after the Chibok kidnappings | 13 Apr 2024 | 00:20:18 | |
A decade after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students from a Nigerian Christian school, Reuters reporters explore the efforts to rehabilitate those who've come home. Among them, young women who say they want to stay in their forced marriages and the repentant Boko Haram fighters who want to come in from the forest. And we hear from family of the nearly 100 young women still missing.
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| Iran’s message, foreign leaders’ plea to Republicans and Myanmar’s rebels | 12 Apr 2024 | 00:12:49 | |
Iran signals to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way that aims to avoid major escalation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is the latest in an unprecedented parade of foreign officials appealing to congressional Republicans to approve more military aid for Ukraine. Thousands of people are fleeing Myanmar for Thailand after anti-junta rebels seize a vital border town. Plus, OJ Simpson has died and Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter is charged with stealing $16 million from him.
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| Middle East on high alert, independent voters and US rate cut timing | 11 Apr 2024 | 00:12:57 | |
The Middle East is on high alert for a possible Iranian attack. Who are the independent voters at the heart of the US presidential race and what do they want? Stubborn inflation is delaying a potential cut to US interest rates and making it a campaign issue ahead of the November election. Plus, Germany’s dearth of soldiers is putting conscription back on the political agenda.
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| Everything you need to know about the DNC in Chicago | 17 Aug 2024 | 00:24:33 | |
It’s an historic Democratic National Convention, in more ways than one. On today’s special episode of Reuters World News, hosts Christopher Walljasper and Sharon Reich Garson take us to Chicago. Listen to our journalists break down what to expect inside and outside the convention center. Plus, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’ race for the Midwest and how the Dems are planning to capitalize on the Black vote.
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| Solar eclipse, Dimon’s succession, Trump on abortion and Vatican on gender change | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:12:35 | |
Skywatchers across North America enjoy the solar eclipse with cheers, music and matrimony. Reuters photographers were there to capture the moment. JPMorgan is planning for life after CEO Jamie Dimon. Donald Trump says abortion laws should be determined by U.S. states, stopping short of proposing a national ban. And the Vatican rejects gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy in new document.
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| Gaza ceasefire talks, Iraq investment and slavery tribunal push | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:11:47 | |
Israel and Hamas have sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire. Gulf Arab states are investing in Iraq as they seek to grow soft power in a country where Iran has unparalleled influence. And African and Caribbean nations are joining forces in the fight to create a slavery tribunal at the United Nations.
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| The truth is out there: the Peruvian grave robbings at the center of ‘alien’ claims | 06 Apr 2024 | 00:20:03 | |
Two small fossilized corpses were presented in Mexico as a sign of life beyond Earth - join Reuters journalist Cassandra Garrison on a journey for the truth through Peru’s illegal artifact trade.
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| Biden’s Gaza ultimatum, the US jobs report and a total eclipse of the sun | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:12:27 | |
US President Joe Biden delivers an ultimatum to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel prepares for a possible retaliation from Iran. The March US jobs report is likely to show further gains, but some sectors are not benefiting from the strong hiring trend. And a seasoned eclipse chaser readies for a rare phenomenon.
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| World Central Kitchen’s Israel accusation, Democrats’ Florida opportunity and bird flu in cows | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:12:12 | |
Celebrity chef and World Central Kitchen’s founder, Jose Andres, says Israel deliberately targeted an aid convoy killing seven of his workers, in an interview with Reuters. Democrats see room for maneuver in Florida after the state’s top court approved a six-week abortion ban and cleared the way for abortion rights to be on the ballot in the November election. And this year’s strain of Avian flu is spreading across dairy cattle herds in the US.
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| Taiwan quake, Israel-DC balancing act, Ukraine’s drones and reindeer herders’ power struggle | 03 Apr 2024 | 00:12:24 | |
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has killed at least nine and trapped dozens of people. The Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza and the suspected Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy in Syria further complicates the relationship between Washington DC and Israel. Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries deep inside Russia demonstrate Kyiv’s growing drone capabilities. And indigenous reindeer herders say they are threatened by Norway’s drive to become greener.
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| Gaza aid workers killed, Iran's Syria embassy bombed, Wisconsin's primary and Erdogan's election loss | 02 Apr 2024 | 00:12:13 | |
An Israeli air strike has killed seven aid workers working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Iran says Israel has bombed its embassy in Syria, in a strike that Tehran says has killed seven of its military advisers. The GOP is courting Black voters in Wisconsin as the battleground state heads to its primary. And Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan vows to correct mistakes which led to his party’s defeat in local elections.
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| The military exemption dividing Israel | 30 Mar 2024 | 00:13:03 | |
On this weekend episode we delve into the tensions over a bill to extend ultra-Orthodox Jews’ exemption from compulsory military service in Israel. As the deadline for a new conscription law looms, we explore the potential impact on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, the growing divide among Israelis, and the frustration of soldiers returning from Gaza. Join hosts Kim Vinnell and Maayan Lubell as they unpack the historical roots of this exemption, the economic strains on reservists, and the deepening rift between soldiers and politicians.
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| Israeli soldiers’ videos, Biden’s oil boom and Germany Inc’s racism problem | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:11:50 | |
Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes. US oil companies are booming under President Joe Biden even though his administration has enacted tough climate policies. And German business is struggling to attract skilled foreign workers because of xenophobia.
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| Baltimore bridge collapse and its supply chain impact and Japan’s Trump bet | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:10:12 | |
Description: Rescue workers lose hope for more survivors after a ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge causing it to collapse and putting global supply chains under further pressure. Thailand votes in favor of same-sex marriage. And Japan tees up Shinzo Abe’s ex-interpreter to help chart a course with Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
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| UN Gaza ceasefire, ISIS-K threat and Boeing’s boss | 26 Mar 2024 | 00:12:51 | |
The US and Israel are on a collision course after a US abstention allowed the passage of a UN Gaza ceasefire resolution. Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), the group claiming responsibility for the concert hall mass shooting outside Moscow, has grown in strength. And Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is stepping down as the planemaker finds itself plagued by safety concerns.
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| Moscow attack, Israel’s military politics and the Fed’s election year challenge | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:12:38 | |
Suspects appear in court after a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow leaves Russia reeling from the deadliest attack in more than two decades. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington DC as a rift grows with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a military service exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews. And the Federal Reserve must navigate a tricky path as it prepares to cut interest rates during an election year.
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| Trump 2024: Messianic messaging, a GOP transformed and RFK Jr’s impact | 23 Mar 2024 | 00:19:56 | |
On this weekend episode our political journalists speak with host Jonah Green about how an analysis of polling shows a GOP transformed. As the former president's legal troubles mount, Christian media personalities amplify messianic language. Plus, how a third party will impact the race.
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| US pushes Israel, Ukraine weapons and Senegal’s election | 22 Mar 2024 | 00:12:51 | |
The US puts pressure on Israel with a draft resolution at the UN. How the EU hopes to use Russian assets to pay for weapons for Ukraine. Senegal heads to the polls in a tense presidential election, stoked by delays and the release of disqualified opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. Plus, a pig kidney transplant and March Madness.
*This episode was corrected. An earlier version incorrectly referred to Benjamin Netanyahu as the Israeli president. He is the Israeli prime minister.
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| Somali pirates, the Fed and Intel’s plan | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:12:46 | |
The Federal Reserve fuels a Wall Street rally after signalling it’s still on track for three rate cuts in 2024. Somali pirates re-emerge, piling pressure onto the global shipping crisis. And President Joe Biden eyes a potential political win in Intel’s new $100-billion factory plan.
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| Royal photo, Islamic State probe, Trump’s cash woes and Detroit's auto win | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:12:47 | |
A second royal photograph distributed by Kensington Palace is discovered to have been edited in eight places. The UN mission probing ISIS crimes in Iraq is forced to shut down early. Donald Trump’s failure to secure a bond for the $454 million he owes in a New York case has become an issue in the presidential race. And the Biden administration’s decision to ease up on its electric vehicle push solves one political dilemma but creates another.
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| Gaza hunger, women's health research, Gambia FGM and Italy’s news kiosks | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:12:29 | |
Famine is imminent in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave, according to a U.N.-backed report. President Biden signs an executive order seeking to erase the gender gap in government research. Gambia moves towards overturning a landmark ban on female genital cutting. And in Italy, the country’s iconic newspaper kiosks face demise.
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| Putin's landslide win, Bank of Japan and McDonald’s boycott losses | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:12:22 | |
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin claims a landslide election win further tightening his grip on power. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates for the first time since 2007. And a mediation court hears a lawsuit by McDonald’s Malaysia against the Israel boycott movement for over $1 million in damages.
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| The unity debate in Northern Ireland | 16 Mar 2024 | 00:24:22 | |
Join Carmel Crimmins this St Patrick’s Day weekend on a melodious journey to Northern Ireland. As political changes amplify questions about the future, she hears from young musicians on what they want.
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| Russian evacuations, mpox warning, Swift security and crypto’s Democratic appeal | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:12:23 | |
Russia is evacuating thousands more people from its border regions after Ukraine said it was advancing deeper into the country in a lightning incursion. The World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. Taylor Swift will take to the stage in London on Thursday, resuming the world's biggest ever concert tour amid tightened security after a foiled attack forced the cancellation of her Vienna dates.
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| Schumer v Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s resolve and Russians in LatAm | 15 Mar 2024 | 00:12:12 | |
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to push out prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who he says, “has lost his way.” Hezbollah tells its backer Iran, that it can fight alone in the event of an Israeli incursion into southern Lebanon. And Russians who have settled in Central and South America keep track of Vladimir Putin’s certain win in the presidential election.
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| TikTok test, Trump’s CIA op and Russian refinery attacks | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:12:34 | |
A House bill forcing Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a US ban meets outrage from platform users. A Reuters report reveals that when Donald Trump was president, he green lighted a CIA campaign to turn the Chinese public against Beijing. And Ukraine drone attacks on Russian oil refineries are a serious blow to its energy sector.
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| Ukraine arms, Biden’s memory, Sudan war and OnlyFans | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:13:00 | |
The Biden administration confirms it will send $300 million worth of arms to Ukraine as funding in Congress stalls. Former special counsel Robert Hur faces sharp scrutiny over his report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents and his remarks about Biden’s memory. The Sudanese army claims control of the national broadcast building in a significant advance against the RSF. And a Reuters investigation uncovers 120 cases of men and women complaining that explicit images of them have ended up on the OnlyFans platform without their consent.
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| Haitian PM, Dutch immigration and Orban’s Trump warning | 12 Mar 2024 | 00:11:58 | |
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry will step down following talks in Jamaica as gangs threaten law and order in the country. Tech giant ASML threatens to pull out of the Netherlands because of restrictive Dutch immigration policies. And Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban has returned home from meeting Donald Trump with a message for Europe.
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| Ramadan without a truce, Princess Kate photo, Ireland’s ‘sexist’ constitution and the Georgia primary | 11 Mar 2024 | 00:12:39 | |
Palestinians in Gaza begin the holy month of Ramadan with no sign of a ceasefire. Britain’s Princess Kate apologises for "any confusion" caused by an edited photograph issued by her office on Mother’s Day. A referendum in Ireland fails to remove language in the constitution described by the government as sexist. And Georgia readies for its presidential primaries with Black voters less enthusiastic about President Biden than they were in 2020.
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| TikTok crackdown, Ozempic maker’s new pill and Greenland’s Indigenous women | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:12:46 | |
The House of Representatives votes next week on legislation that would give China's ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The market value of Novo Nordisk soars past Tesla after the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy announces positive early trial data for a new obesity drug. A group of Indigenous women in Greenland is seeking compensation from Denmark over an involuntary birth control campaign Plus, President Biden’s State of the Union speech and the coveted Oscars swag bag.
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| State of the Union, Fed predictions and Ghana’s costly LGBTQ bill | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:12:02 | |
President Joe Biden prepares for his State of the Union address with a splintered base and voter concerns about his age and policies. Fed Chair Jerome Powell gives testimony on Capitol Hill insisting the US is on a good path for a soft landing. Ghana faces a billion-dollar loss in international aid if it passes an anti-LGBTQ bill into law. And a health emergency is declared in Brazil over Dengue Fever.
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