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Japan’s new banknotes and Joe Biden’s jet-lag excuse for his faltering debate performance

Japan’s new banknotes and Joe Biden’s jet-lag excuse for his faltering debate performance

FromThe Briefing


Japan’s new banknotes and Joe Biden’s jet-lag excuse for his faltering debate performance

FromThe Briefing

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Joe Biden says that he “almost fell asleep onstage” during his debate with Donald Trump last Thursday because of jet lag. Meanwhile, Japan unveils its first banknote redesign in 20 years and tributes pour in at the funeral of Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, who died on Monday at 88. Plus, why the Vatican has banned tattoos and body piercings for workers at St Peter’s Basilica.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 3, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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A pacy round-up of the day’s main news stories, anchored from London by a Monocle editor. The show features informed reporting, prescient business analysis and invaluable industry reports covering everything from technology to aviation and retail to media.