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World Business Report

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    Trump leaves, Putin enters

    20/05/2026 | 8 min
    Hot on the heels of the US President, the Russian leader is the latest to meet with President Xi in Beijing, signing over 20 agreements on trade and technology.
    The two leaders failed to come to an agreement on a long awaited Russian gas pipeline between the countries. China is Russia's top trading partner and also its biggest customer for oil and gas.
    Elsewhere, we hear from Greenland where President Trump's envoy has turned up at one of the country's biggest business conferences.
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    Why did a former Google CEO get booed?

    19/05/2026 | 26 min
    The former Google CEO got heckled at a graduation ceremony at the University of Arizona. The editor-in-chief of their student paper The Daily Wildcat tells us why.
    We also discuss fuel price hikes in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes his European visit in Norway.
    And with data centres springing up all over the world, the communities living near them share how they cope with the disruptions they can bring.
    Plus, Kenya's government has cut diesel prices after people took to the streets to protest rising costs. An Uber driver and farmer tell us about the impact it's had on them.
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    Kenya's government cuts fuel prices after deadly protests

    19/05/2026 | 8 min
    Deadly protests in Kenya have forced the government to cut diesel prices after a sharp jump in fuel costs, driven by supply pressures from the Middle East conflict.
    Roads into the Nairobi were blocked, tyres burned and public transport disrupted as anger grows over fuel hikes.
    A nationwide transport strike has now been called off for a week as negotiations take place.
    And what next for Elon Musk after his lawsuit against OpenAI fell flat?
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    Musk and Altman are 'toddlers'

    18/05/2026 | 26 min
    Tech journalist Kara Swisher describes Elon Musk and Sam Altman as 'toddlers' as their trial concludes. In a unanimous verdict, the jury agreed that Elon Musk's claims essentially expired after waiting too long to file his lawsuit.
    Plus we hear from a New York cabbie who expects a deal to be made as over 3,000 transport workers staged a strike following the breakdown in talks with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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    Major rail strike brings New York to a halt

    18/05/2026 | 8 min
    Long Island Rail Road workers walk out, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters scrambling for alternatives and raising concerns about the wider economic impact of the disruption.
    Elsewhere, rising fuel prices around the world have led to a nationwide strike by public transport operators in Kenya. While in India the rupee has hit a historic low, with oil prices are up and imports becoming more expensive.
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