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Everything you need to know about your world in 10 minutes. Go straight to the source with a ten-minute news briefing by Reuters frontline journalists. Join host Kim Vinnell as she takes you around the world every day.
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Sep 4, 2023 • 12min
Ukraine’s defense reshuffle, rare protests in Syria and Erdogan’s Russia push
Ukraine replaces defense minister amidst battlefront concerns. Russia attacks Ukrainian ports near NATO border. Economic hardships spark protests against Assad in Syria. Revellers get stuck in mud at Burning Man festival.
Sep 2, 2023 • 11min
Weekend episode: Stagnating Germany – can Europe’s biggest economy snap out of it?
Exploring Germany's economic slowdown, property market woes, challenges in attracting workers, high taxes, and bureaucracy. Discussing the potential implications of a stagnant economy, including the rise of far-right parties. Mentioning the government's plan to legalize cannabis.
Sep 1, 2023 • 11min
Bahrain’s prisoner challenge, reviving Indigenous languages in Australia and Taylor Swift heads for the Big Screen
Bahrain's prisoner hunger strike challenges ruling family, Indigenous languages revived in Australia, Typhoon Saola heads for Hong Kong, Taylor Swift's concert film set for October release
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Aug 31, 2023 • 13min
Deadly blaze in South Africa, recycling fast fashion and the British Museum’s theft scandal
Dozens dead in Johannesburg fire; British Museum theft scandal reignites Parthenon Marbles return call; Fast fashion tackles waste problem; Florida cleans up after hurricane; UBS warns of job cuts
Aug 31, 2023 • 12min
‘Uninvestible’ China, coup bid in Gabon and tased and tattooed at Axon
Gabon military seizes power, American firms deem China 'uninvestible', former Axon employees reveal tased and tattooed loyalty, Hurricane Idalia in Florida, Prigozhin burial in St Petersburg
Aug 29, 2023 • 12min
Trump trial date, vacationing in a conflict zone and France's Muslim abaya ban
Trump trial date amidst 2024 campaign, tourists vacationing in conflict zone, French Muslim abaya ban draws applause and criticism, Florida braces for Storm Idalia, young actors' career dreams deferred by strikes.
Aug 28, 2023 • 11min
China’s bankers take up cards, Wagner’s leaderless fighters and Spain’s isolated soccer chief
China's bankers learn card game to woo investors, future of Russian mercenary group Wagner discussed, controversy over Spanish soccer president kissing player on World Cup, and Simone Biles' record-breaking achievements in gymnastics.
Aug 26, 2023 • 12min
Weekend episode: Jackson Hole and the Powell Rorschach test, Zambian rock returns and Europe reins in Big Tech
Discussion on the global economy at Jackson Hole symposium, Europe's crackdown on Silicon Valley, resurgence of Zambian Rock, highlights from Jerome Powell's speech on inflation and interest rates, EU's efforts to regulate tech companies, and the challenges and revival of Zamrock genre in Zambia.
Aug 25, 2023 • 13min
Trump’s mugshot, Wagner’s money and DeSantis tests the orchestra pit theory
Trump surrenders in Georgia and posts his mugshot, Yevgeny Prigozhin's legacy in Africa, Christians in fear after mob attacks in Pakistan, Ron DeSantis' orchestra pit theory, and US Open Tennis Championships
Aug 24, 2023 • 12min
What now for Russia after Prigozhin? Plus, Trump in Georgia
Exploring the implications of Yevgeny Prigozhin's reported death and its impact on Putin's power. Analysis of the Wagner group's future and its contracts. Russia's seafood ban, North Korea's failed launch, Nvidia's success, and Trump's expected surrender in Georgia. Discussing the booking of Trump and 19 people on racketeering charges. India's lunar landing and future space exploration.
