Podcast Episodes

Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension

The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is heading to Beijing to restore the line of communication between the two countries after a persistent e…

3 years, 1 month ago

Africa peace making mission aimed at aiding global economy

Leaders and representatives from various African countries are traveling to Eastern Europe in an effort to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia – …

3 years, 1 month ago

US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

Roger Hearing looks at how the Federal Reserve has left the United States interest rates unchanged and steady for the first time in more than a year.…

3 years, 1 month ago

EU votes on ways to regulate AI

This week the EU votes on ways to regulate AI. Vice-President Margrethe Vestager leads the charge against threats posed by artificial intelligence. S…

3 years, 1 month ago

Major setback in Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision Blizzard

The U.S watchdog has asked a judge to block a $69 billion bid by Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard.

The gaming company makes ‘Call of Duty’ and ma…

3 years, 1 month ago

Biden and McCarthy ‘closer to deal’ on debt ceiling

President Biden has said that he should know by the end of Friday whether there is a deal with Republicans to raise the government debt ceiling, so i…

3 years, 1 month ago

Nvidia earnings make chip maker AI superpower

Nvidia, a US firm which specializes in chips powering artificial intelligence, surged as much as 27% on Thursday, putting the company on course for r…

3 years, 1 month ago

China is the focus on the second day of G7 summit

It's day two of the G7 summit, and the leaders of the group of major developed economies are in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. So far the focus of t…

3 years, 2 months ago

Coronation of King Charles III

Royalty and dignitaries from around the world have arrived in London ahead of the coronation of King Charles. Many of them will be guests in Westmins…

3 years, 2 months ago

Apple profit and revenue higher than expected

Apple has reported quarterly revenue and profit above Wall Street's expectations, fuelled by strong iPhone sales - particularly in emerging markets s…

3 years, 2 months ago