More than 30,000 visitors from 143 countries are set to stream into Barcelona for the three-day Mobile World Congress trade show, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid-19. The smaller crowd size will be a far cry from more than 100,000 visitors in pre-pandemic years and a massive virus testing site has been added to exhibition booths. But first, French President Emmanuel Macron rolls out the red carpet to business executives for his "Choose France" investment summit at the Chateau de Versailles.

The US president is backing a bipartisan deal that would see more than $500 billion in new infrastructure spending. The plan would cover roads, rail and public transit, but it could still face a tricky path before approval in Congress. Also, shareholders at Toshiba vote to oust the chairman of the board and El Salvador's president defends the country's controversial plan to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.

Software mogul John McAfee, known for his eponymous anti-virus software, has been found dead in his prison cell near Barcelona, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States. He was facing charges of tax evasion and money laundering, as well as of cheating investors in a multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency scheme. Plus, France's highest court has overturned a ruling that shops cannot sell cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychotic compound derived from hemp.

The European Commission has given the green light for France's request for €40 billion from the bloc's coronavirus recovery fund. More than half the money will be used for green transition and digital investments. Also in the show: on the five-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum vote, British businesses reflect on what's worked and what hasn't.

Gotta catch 'em all! In a bid to attract customers, a Japanese airliner is inviting travellers to find hidden Pikachu monsters on board a newly decorated, Pokemon-themed Boeing 737-800. But first, ahead of a much-awaited congressional hearing, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US economy is continuing to show "sustained improvement" from the pandemic but that the recovery remains uneven, with unemployment still hitting low-paid workers.

China's Sichuan province announced over the weekend that it would shut down major Bitcoin mines. It's the latest local crackdown on cryptocurrency mining, which stands to have a significant impact on the world's crypto processing power. China is wary of the potential for money laundering with bitcoin transactions and also says that mining the cryptocurrency is too damaging to the environment. The increased restrictions on the industry are driving out Chinese bitcoin miners, who are looking to other countries as a new location.

With Iranian voters heading to the polls for a presidential election, we take a closer look at the economic situation in the country. As Iran grapples with tough US sanctions, the economy suffers from hefty inflation and double-digit unemployment. Also, HSBC is finally set to announce a deal to sell its French retail operations to American private equity firm Cerberus. And more and more businesses in the US are offering Juneteenth as a paid holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.

Disneyland Paris has reopened after nearly eight months of Covid-19 restrictions. Masks are still required, but it could mark a symbolic turning point for France's tourism industry. Also in the show: the EU gives Greece the green light for €30 billion in recovery funds and the World Bank issues a blow to El Salvador's efforts to use Bitcoin as legal currency.

Australia's major banks, as well as the airline Virgin Australia, saw their online services disrupted for around an hour on Thursday, due to a problem which has been traced to the US technology provider Akamai. Earlier, several airlines in the United States also suffered a short outage on their websites. Also today, we look at how Egypt's tourism industry has been preparing for the return of visitors.

The EU has approved spending plans by the Spanish and Portuguese governments, clearing the way for them to receive money from the bloc's €750 billion recovery fund. But how will the emergency funding work – and how will it be paid back? We take a closer look. Also in the show, the Federal Reserve brings forward its timetable for interest rate hikes, as US inflation continues to rise.