Luxembourg's prime minister has walked away from a meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson, describing Brexit as a 'nightmare'. The UK prime minister has also met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, hoping to soothe fears about his hopes for Brexit and move closer to a deal. But with six weeks to go until the UK's withdrawal, a deal seems further away than ever, as Paolo Montecillo reports. For more, we were joined by Andrew Watt, deputy director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute at the Hans-Bockler Foundation. He spoke to us from Dusseldorf in Germany.

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A community in the Netherlands is crowd farming its way to a greener and healthier lifestyle. It's formed a co-operative that uses pooled funds to harvest produce for the surrounding households. And, as Motheo Khoaripe reports, the initiative is also part of the country's broader fight against the climate crisis.

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A delivery company in India is trying to increase the number of women in the country's workforce. Hey Dee Dee boasts an all-female team of couriers who come from underprivileged backgrounds, and the start-up hopes to inspire more women to become financially independent. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Oil prices are continuing to surge after weekend attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia crippled production in the world's largest oil exporter. Brent crude jumped 20 percent at one point, which was the biggest intra-day gain since the Gulf War in 1991. The drone attacks shut over five percent of global oil supply, with reports suggesting it could take weeks before Saudi production returns to normal levels. But US President Donald Trump's promise to tap into the country's oil reserves has managed to calm some nerves. Melinda Nucifora reports. For more on this story, we spoke to Gaurav Sharma in London. He's an oil market analyst and Forbes columnist.

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Jameel Ahmad is Global Head of Currency Strategy and Market Research at FXTM in London. He gave us his insight on how the ECB's decision to restart quantitative easing has moved markets.

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For decades, Nigeria's film industry has made movies to be sold on the street. But all that's changed in the last few years with the launch of Iroko TV - a company dubbed the Netflix of Africa. It has Nigerian and Ghanaian movies on its platform, but it's looking to produce films - and win over customers in other countries as well. Sharon Ogunleye reports.

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With fresh trade talks between Washington and Beijing looming, investors in China have been fretting about warning signs over the economy. Data has shown problems in Chinese factories, and more stimulus is expected from the government. One area that's been advancing though is the Belt and Road Initiative, which was under discussion at a summit in Hong Kong this week. Joel Flynn has more.

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Stocks on Wall Street have made some gains on signs of progress in the bruising US-China trade war. For the first time in the lengthy dispute, tariffs have been removed, not added. After an apparent good will gesture by China, US President Donald Trump has made one of his own. Sibel Karkus has more.

The stock markets love it, but Donald Trump hates it. The European Central Bank has announced a fresh package of stimulus measures to spur growth in the 17 countries sharing the euro. The bloc is barely growing, as US-China trade tensions and the threat of a hard Brexit grow. As Paolo Montecillo reports, authorities have promised to do whatever it takes to meet those challenges. For more, we spoke to Peter Vanden Houte, Eurozone chief economist at ING. He joined us from Brussels.

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Turkey's lira has rallied after the country's central bank delivered more relief for borrowers. It's slashed interest rates for the second time in less than two months, to try to spur growth. The one-week borrowing rate has been cut by 325 basis points to 16.5-percent. For more, we were joined by Taha Arvas. He's a financial columnist for Daily Sabah.

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