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Stephen Ryan

Senior Producer, BBC World Service/Marketplace (in London)

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  • Sep 27, 2019

    Your next vacation could be in Saudi Arabia

    A picture taken on March 31, 2018 shows a Saudi man and journalist visiting the Madain Saleh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, near Saudi Arabia's northwestern town of al-Ula.
    FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images

    How likely is another government shutdown? A stock exchange calls it quits. Saudi Arabia opens up to tourists.

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  • Sep 27, 2019

    Breathing new life into the British boozer

    A bartender is pictured as she pulls a pint of Fuller's London Pride beer in a pub next to the Fuller's Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, west London. (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

    France unveils 2020 tax cuts to ease Yellow Vest protests. Saudi Arabia allows global tourists in for the first time. Why young people are buying up defunct British pubs. 

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  • Sep 26, 2019

    The whale’s valuable movement against climate change

    The whale’s valuable movement against climate change
    Jenny Evans/Getty Images

    Impeachment looks to stall trade agreement. U.S. wealth grows along with the wealth gap. How whale poop is assisting in the fight against climate change.

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  • Sep 26, 2019

    One thing Democrats and Republicans have in common: aging parents

    One thing Democrats and Republicans have in common: aging parents
    John Moore/Getty Images

    What happens to Congress’s other business with impeachment ahead? The U.S. remains the global postal regulator. Dealing with an aging parent through cartoons.

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  • Sep 26, 2019

    Snail mail crisis averted

    A postman delivers a package to a customer (Photo: Getty)

    Hong Kong authorities hold public meetings to try to ease the political crisis. The U.S. agrees to stay in a global union that has regulated international mail service for more than a century. Is giving citizens free services like transport, education and healthcare a good idea?

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  • Sep 25, 2019

    Have you secured the rights to your spin workout?

    The fitness company reported a massive loss last quarter, spurring questions about the need for a revamped business strategy.
    Ethan Miller/Getty Images

    What does potential impeachment spell for the economy? Investors wait on data. Peloton is in legal trouble for using unlicensed music in its fancy bike workouts.

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  • Sep 25, 2019

    Suspending a license to thrive

    Suspending a license to thrive
    tellumo/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Over a million salaried employees are now eligible for overtime pay. Amazon offers employees health care… sort of. Some states still suspend licenses for unpaid fines that are not driving-related.

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  • Sep 25, 2019

    Bricks versus clicks

    A young man reading a travel magazine (Photo: Getty)

    The U.S. and Japan talk trade. Britain’s nuclear power ambitions suffer another setback. Why the future of travel booking isn’t necessarily online.

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  • Sep 24, 2019

    What’s the meaning of life? Paying for college.

    What’s the meaning of life? Paying for college.
    ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

    How much in reserves does the Fed actually need? Consumer confidence is high heading into the holiday shopping season. Parents are doing anything and everything to get their kids through college.

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  • Sep 24, 2019

    Apple is bigger in Texas

    Apple's new Mac Pro on display in the showroom during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California on June 3, 2019.
    BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP/Getty Images

    What post-Brexit deal will the U,S, and Brtiain strike? “War” is declared on climate change at the U.N. Google wins a “right to be forgotten” case. Apple’s massive Mac Pro will now be built in Texas.

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