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    Ukraine's battle to keep the lights on

    2026/1/23 | 26 mins.
    Andrew Peach speaks to the man in charge of keeping Ukraine's largest private energy company going in the face of relentless Russian drone attacks on the country's networks.
    And we look at how the US administration's decision to end protected visa status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is hitting the retirement home industry in Florida.
    Also, we'll be finding out how Robbie Williams has become bigger than the Beatles - by one measure at least.
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    TikTok secures US future

    2026/1/23 | 8 mins.
    The social media giant has finalised a deal to allow it to continue to operate in the United States where its famous algorithm will be retrained exclusively on American user-data.
    For the past year TikTok's been at the heart of a dispute between its Chinese owner Bytedance and the US government over data privacy.
    Plus we'll give you a rare glimpse into life on board one of the ships in Russia's shadow fleet.
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    What’s really in Trump’s Greenland framework deal?

    2026/1/22 | 26 mins.
    Global economic tensions over Greenland may be fading, but the uncertainty is prompting questions about whether some of America’s trade partners should look to diversify into new markets.
    Also, the film Sinners sets a new Oscars record with sixteen nominations, but do more nominations always translate into higher box office revenue?
    And demand soars for the most talked about item at Davos - President Macron’s blue sunglasses.
    (Photo: A 3D printed miniature of U.S. President Donald Trump and Greenland flag taken January 9, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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    Could a Jeff Bezos satellite network rival Starlink?

    2026/1/22 | 8 mins.
    Blue Origin, the company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch a new satellite-based communications network called TeraWave. We find out if it could eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink, which currently dominates the satellite internet market.

    Plus, the conversation in Davos switches to the economic future of Venezuela.

    And Spanish football giants Real Madrid are the richest football club in the world, again.
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    Trump backs down from tariff threats over Greenland dispute

    2026/1/21 | 26 mins.
    President Trump makes a u-turn on tariffs after reaching a framework for a future deal over Greenland. Leanna Byrne asks - what do we know about this deal?
    We also follow the US Supreme Court hearing involving Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who denies allegations of misrepresenting her home ownership status.
    And the EU-Mercosur trade deal faces a legal challenge.
    (Photo: US President Donald Trump speaking at the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. Credit: Photo by World Economic Forum/PA Wire)

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