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President Putin has arrived in Pyongyang on a state visit

President Biden has announced a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation.

Boeing's boss Dave Calhoun faces tough questions from lawmakers about the companies culture

United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has called for a warning label to be placed on social media platforms advising of the damage to adolescents’ mental health.

In a historic move, the governor of a US state has pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions.

The BBC’s Ed Butler explores ‘over tourism’, where locals feel left out of tourist hotspots

And The Pixar film Inside Out 2 has dramatically exceeded ticket sales predictions on it’s opening weekend, bucking a trend of poor performances from new film releases. We ask why?

Tesla shareholders say Elon Musk is entitled to a $56 billion pay package. after a US court invalidated it.. Presenter Devina Gupta asks how much should the head of one of the world's top tech companies be paid?

Disney and Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida come to an agreement after a feud over $17 billion in planned development at Walt Disney World. Disney say the deal will fuel new investment.

The U.S. Supreme Court has backed Starbucks challenge to a judicial order to rehire seven Memphis employees. They were fired as

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Shares in several Chinese electric car companies have taken a hit after the European Union imposed new tariffs. The trade barriers have been introduced because the EU says Chinese state subsidies make competition unfair. Our guests from China and the US present their arguments about the on-going issue.

Interest rates in the US remain at a 23-year high and inflation is forecasted to rise. Sam Fenwick finds out how consumers are feeling, and the ways businesses are trying to find extra revenue.

We’re joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world – Tony Nash - CEO of Complete Intelligence, based in Houston, Texas and Karen Percy, senior freelance reporter in Melbourne.

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We begin the show with Hollywood where the future of media giant Paramount Global is uncertain after billionaire Shari Redstone, who holds a controlling share in the company, ended negotiations for a potential merger with Skydance Media. Paramount’s shares have consequently dropped by more than 8%. The decision to end the talks comes after a sales process that many in the industry have described as chaotic.

Away from showbiz, Mexico is grappling with their currency value after the country elected its first female president Claudia Sheinbaum. Her controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary by directly electing top judges has caused the peso to fall 2% against the dollar. It’s lost about 8% since her victory on June 2nd but is a recovery on the horizon? Sam Fenwick finds out why the markets are so concerned about the reforms.

And, we look at how Taiwan is wrestling through an energy crunch to remain the world’s semiconductor powerhouse – but is there enough energy and electricity for chipmakers to sustain its demand?

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We speak to our guests Emily Feng in Taiwan - she is the NPR international correspondent - and Yves Hayaux du Tilly, lawyer and partner with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in Mexico City. They advise companies on their business in Mexico and Latin America.

As one Silicon Valley titan unveils its latest Apple Intelligence software, we examine the generative AI that's creeping onto a smartphone near you - just how unnerved should you be?

And intimacy at the office - is BP right to demand that all its workers to fess up about their workplace love affairs?

Sharing their thoughts we speak to Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus at the Hitotsubashi University in Japan and currently a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, while here in the UK, we have Stephanie Hare, writer, journalist and all-round luminary on tech, ethics and much more.

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The United States releases jobs data. More than a quarter of a million new ones were added last month

In South Korea workers at the country's biggest company ,Samsung. have staged industrial action for the first time in the company's more-than fifty-year history. The BBC’s Sally Nabil reports from Cairo.

We were joined by ABC's senior business correspondent Peter Ryan and Technology journalist Takara Small

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Major Republican donors have backed Donald Trump despite his conviction in a hush money case. Presenter Devina Gupta discusses how there is still huge financial backing for the former president. Plus, with Mexico expected to elect its first-ever female president, we examine the economy she inherits, and what her economic priorities likely to be. And, the owner of Worldle, a geography-based spinoff of the hit online game Wordle, tells us how he faces a legal challenge from the New York Times.

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had distorted the truth and deceived the public for decades. He said that just as tobacco advertising was banned because of the threat to health, the same should now apply to fossil fuels.

Also in the programme, Rahul Tandon talks about Canada's interest rate cuts and finds out why a Hollywood film studio is refusing to release a film.

Our guests are Simon Littlewood and Michael Malone.

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Modi-led alliance claims victory in India’s general election despite having many critics of high unemployment figures and slow economic growth there. What look at what this means for the Indian economy.

We hear from local reporters, economists and business owners in India.

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