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Back to SearchNgozi Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African boss of WTO
In her own words "history was made" today when Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first woman and the first African director general of the World Trade O…
5 years, 3 months ago
Covid-19 threat to 2021's global sport events
72 tennis players at the Australian Open are facing 14 days stuck in Melbourne Hotels after positive Covid-19 cases on their inbound planes; We discu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Fiat and Peugeot agree a merger
A merger between Fiat Chrysler and PSA has won approval from the companies' shareholders. The new company will be called Stellantis and we ask why ha…
5 years, 4 months ago
European and British leaders will meet to discuss Brexit impasse
Brexit talks stall prompting a meeting for later this week, between the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the British Pr…
5 years, 5 months ago
Trump authorizes transition to Biden presidency
US President Donald Trump accepts that the formal transition to Joe Biden's White House can finally begin and it's reported that Mr Biden will nomina…
5 years, 6 months ago
Tech chiefs face US Senate questions on internet law
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google have faced intense grilling from senators over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, w…
5 years, 7 months ago
Less than a week to US election
With just a week to go until the US election, we’ll hear how the Biden and Trump campaigns are getting their final pitches in. Also in the programme,…
5 years, 7 months ago
French products boycotted by Muslim nations
Turkey's president calls for a boycott on French products - but do they work to stifle business, especially when driven by political or religious rea…
5 years, 7 months ago
Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies in Supreme Court
The President's nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she is 'honoured and humbled' to have been chosen by Donald Trump for a place in the US's top court. A…
5 years, 7 months ago
Harris and Pence to face off in debate
After a controversial debate between President Trump and candidate Biden last week, Vice President Pence and candidate Kamala Harris are set to face …
5 years, 7 months ago