Now playing Next State Of The Union State of the Union: How distant elections can affect Europe In this edition of State of the Union, we focus on how elections in faraway places like Taiwan and the United States can affect Europe. We also take a look at the latest regarding support for Ukraine. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next The Big Question Why are US exchanges more appealing to European companies? NYSE Vice Chair John Tuttle discusses why European companies are opting for US stock exchanges and how the upcoming US elections will impact the IPO market. 19/01/2024
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Now playing Next Markets 'We are positive but cautious': Goldman Sachs on best 2024 investments Global investment bank Goldman Sachs sees private markets as likely to outperform in 2024. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Russia Ukrainian drone attack on Russian oil depot causes massive blaze Officials say four oil reservoirs in the west of Russia were set ablaze as Ukraine step up their attacks as the conflict approaches its second anniversary. 19/01/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Novelist wins top literary prize - then reveals she used ChatGPT Rie Kudan, the 17th winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, has admitted that she used ChatGPT to help write her novel. A deserving winner? 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news French star Zaho de Sagazan sweeps the 2024 Music Moves Europe Awards French musician Zaho de Sagazan made her case clear as a future star with her double MME award win. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Economy UK shoppers tightened their purse strings over Christmas The gloomy picture is fuelling fears of a recession, with the December fall being the biggest one recorded since January 2021, a period that was heavily affected by pandemic-related restrictions. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Economy Northern Ireland: Biggest walkout in years over political deadlock Tens of thousands of public sector workers walked off the job across Northern Ireland on Thursday to protest the political deadlock that has left them without pay increases, and the region without a functioning government since 2022. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Israel Netanyahu opposes establishing Palestinian state after war The US and other states have revived long-dormant ideas for a "two-state solution" to end the Israel-Hamas war. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare New study on AI models provides 'cautionary tale' about medical use A new study showing that machine learning models are study-specific and difficult to generalise provides a "cautionary tale" about using AI in medicine, experts say. 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Greece Greek students protest government plan for private universities Student unions believe the move will devalue degrees from Greece's public universities 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Iran Could the Pakistan-Iran airstrikes be start of regional escalation? Eleven people have been killed this week in airstrikes by Iran and Pakistan - what is behind them and what could it mean for the future? 18/01/2024
Now playing Next France French police strike to demand better pay for the Olympics Police officers are demanding a bonus as they will be expected to secure over 500,000 people during the event. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Space Meet the first all-European crew set to launch to the ISS The crew will spend two weeks aboard the International Space Station, conducting more than 30 experiments, including research on stem cells, biological processes, and other microgravity studies. 18/01/2024