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• Jul 6, 2023

  Shell boss defends oil commitment

  

  From the BBC World Service: There’s currently a major emphasis on the green transition, but the boss of oil giant Shell tells us cutting oil production is ‘dangerous’ while there’s not enough renewable energy to replace it. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to China — will she be able to ease tensions between the world’s economic superpowers? And Last week’s riots have exposed deep divisions in French society. We hear from Marseille where people living in one of the city’s most deprived and violent neighbourhoods say they feel abandoned by politicians.

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• Jul 5, 2023

  Can federal agencies contact social media companies?

  

  A judge in Louisiana says no. The Trump appointee barred federal agencies from communicating with social media companies about misinformation on their platforms. But the decision might lack constitutional standing. Plus, fireworks insurance is getting prohibitively expensive and retailers are already anxious about year-end shopping.

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• Jul 5, 2023

  Insider trading? Or really, really good luck?

  

  ProPublica acquired leaked IRS records showing shockingly well-timed trades in healthcare stocks. Reporters and experts think it could be an SEC violation. Plus, airlines are still dealing with a pilot shortage.

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• Jul 5, 2023

  The UK’s National Health Service is 75 years old, but it is still fit for purpose?

  

  From the BBC World Service: It was the first free health service in the world, but is the UK’s National Health Service still fit for purpose as it reaches its 75th anniversary? We ask an American doctor working for the NHS. Plus, Victoria Craig reports from Turkey where new finance minister Mehmet Simsek has promised to tackle the country’s deep economic problems.

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• Jul 4, 2023

  In South Africa, light at the end of the energy crisis tunnel

  

  Daily power cuts, which have been the norm for over a decade in South Africa, could be over by the end of the year. Plus, Native nations get funding to grow and purchase healthier, traditional food.

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• Jul 4, 2023

  The cost of climate change: insurance edition

  

  Thanks to climate change, insurance costs are going up. Major providers are pulling out of high-risk markets, and remaining coverage options can cost an arm and a leg. Plus, how small businesses decide whether to raise their prices, as inflation slows but doesn’t stop.

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• Jul 4, 2023

  A social media face-off as Meta prepares to launch a rival to Twitter

  

  From the BBC World Service: Facebook’s owner Meta has announced it will launch Threads, a new social media app, on Thursday. Technology reporter Io Dodds told us what this means for Twitter. Also, the killing of a French-Algerian teenager in Paris has triggered days of rioting. The BBC’s Paul Moss reports on two funds that have been set up, one for the victim and the other for the policeman who shot him. And finally, the BBC’s Andrew Harding investigates who’s to blame as South Africa faces a winter of discontent over power shortages.

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• Jul 3, 2023

  Let’s talk about debt

  

  Some Americans used their stimulus checks to pay down all sorts of debt. Which might have been a forward-thinking plan, since federal student loan payments are set to restart this fall.

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• Jul 3, 2023

  Skin in the Game: Here’s your change!

  

  At mentoring program Gameheads, students draw on lived experience to create video games. Some are tackling the gentrification happening in their own neighborhoods. Plus, the latest on student loan repayments.

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• Jul 3, 2023

  Beijing beckons for the US Treasury Secretary

  

  From the BBC World Service: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to visit Beijing this week as the US and China try to patch up a broken relationship. BBC China Media Analyst Kerry Allen gives the lowdown on how her trip could be received. Plus, an environmental campaign group claims the Anglo-Dutch energy giant, Shell, continues to trade Russian gas, more than a year after promising to pull out of the country. And Warren Bull reports on the hot topic of a shortage of Sriracha sauce.

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