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Back to SearchRussian and US envoys clash at the UN Security Council
We start the programme looking at the the angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council. The US called a meeting to discuss …
4 years, 4 months ago
Review of the year - 2021
The big event of 2021 that will shape economies all over the world for decades to come was the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow in November. The …
4 years, 5 months ago
Biden's Build Back Better plan in jeopardy
A key senator has indicated he will not vote for President Biden's Build Back Better plan. We explore the potential impact on the economy with US eco…
4 years, 5 months ago
Tesla is now worth more than $1 trillion
Tesla surpassed a market value of $1 trillion on Monday, making it the fifth such firm to reach the milestone. Shares in the electric automaker climb…
4 years, 7 months ago
Power cuts hit north-east China
Residents in north-east China are experiencing unannounced power cuts, as an electricity shortage which initially hit factories spreads to homes. Phi…
4 years, 8 months ago
Huawei's Meng Wanzhou released from house arrest
Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is released after nearly three years under house arrest in Canada, the BBC’s Gordon Correra has the det…
4 years, 8 months ago
Evergrande debt crisis continues
The embattled Chinese real estate firm Evergrande reaches the deadline for interest payments on its bonds – will Beijing step in to shore up the comp…
4 years, 8 months ago
President Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Biden said there was never a good time to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan, but the situation has "unfolded quicker than expected". Dr Kamran Bokh…
4 years, 9 months ago
Square to buy Australia's Afterpay
In Australia's biggest ever buyout, Jack Dorsey's Square has offered to buy Afterpay. Jonathan Shapiro writes about banking and finance at The Austra…
4 years, 10 months ago
US advises citizens against UK travel
In a blow to the UK's tourist and aviation industries, the CDC has advised US citizens against travel to the country. We hear more from travel expert…
4 years, 10 months ago