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The Thames Water debt debacle
FromFT News Briefing
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Released:
Jun 30, 2023
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The US Supreme Court has curbed universities’ ability to consider race in admissions, turmoil at the top of Thames Water has left the UK government scrambling to prepare contingency plans, and China has passed a new foreign relations law that deepens President Xi Jinping’s control over the country’s external relations. Plus, the FT’s Raphael Minder explains how Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko ended up brokering a deal to stop the attempted coup in Russia.Mentioned in this podcast:US Supreme Court curbs consideration of race in university admissionsWhy Thames Water is under growing strainChina passes foreign relations law to strengthen Xi Jinping’s response to sanctionsAlexander Lukashenko: from Putin’s puppet to Prigozhin’s saviourThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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