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    Spain's housing crisis leads to snap General Election

    10/05/2026 | 8 mins.
    Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez seeks new mandate after Parliament rejected housing reforms. The election will be held on November 29.
    More oil is leaving the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman than in the days before the US/Israel war on Iran began. Will oil prices start to fall?
    And workers in India from different sectors are being used to train robots of the future.
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    Why has Nike lost its shine?

    10/02/2026 | 26 mins.
    In a bid to head off a US diesel export ban, G7 countries agree to release 100mn barrels of diesel and crude. We ask if the plan will be enough to keep global supplies flowing.
    And a home for one euro in some of the most beautiful regions of Europe sounds like a steal, but what does it really cost to take on an abandoned house?
    Picture: Mina Kim, REUTERS
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    G7 agrees to release diesel from strategic reserves

    10/02/2026 | 8 mins.
    Thieves target holders of cryptocurrencies in their own homes. As crypto coins have risen in value, reports of these violent robberies linked to digital assets have emerged in the UK, France and the US.
    And British pop star Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' soul classic Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California.
  • World Business Report

    G7 agrees to release diesel from strategic reserves

    10/02/2026 | 8 mins.
    Thieves target holders of cryptocurrencies in their own homes. As crypto coins have risen in value, reports of these violent robberies linked to digital assets have emerged in the UK, France and the US.
    And British pop star Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' soul classic Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California.
  • World Business Report

    Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal walkout could cost millions

    10/01/2026 | 26 mins.
    One of the biggest names in world sport, Cristiano Ronaldo, has left the Portuguese national teams training camp, amidst speculation he could retire from international football. Ronaldo is the most famous Portuguese footballer of all time, the most well paid athlete in the world according to Forbes and his net worth is estimated at $1.2 billion. So how much is he worth on and off the pitch to the Portugal?
    Also, government borrowing costs are rising sharply around the world, led by a sell-off in US government bonds. What is behind the rise...
    And we look at Brazil economy amid a new presidential elections.
    (Picture: UEFA Nations League - Norway vs Portugal, Oslo - 27 Sep 2026, Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)
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