Hi there. Thank you for being with us. We begin with some Breaking News from the brazilian city of belem, where leaders of eight South American countries which share the amazon have been meeting fora landmark summit. At the end of the talks they issued a joint declaration saying they have now established a new alliance aimed at preventing the amazon from reaching a point of no return. But leaders appear to have stopped short of pledging an end to deforestation by 2030, as brazils president lula, who is hosting the event, had hoped. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, which is the state with the highest Deforestation Rate in the country. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. Underjair bolsonaro, Illegal Logging soared. President Lula Da Silva has pr
Rise in cannabis based drugs in recent decades. And a top exec at one of americas biggest cannabis retailers, which Sells Everything from recreational we to medical marijuana and rakes in half A Billion Dollars a year. Also on the show, i scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. It has to be one of the coolest jobs on the planet. The head of haagen dazs ice cream joins me to talk through the indulgence of her frozen flavors. Wherever yourejoining me from Around The World. Once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, the cannabis industry, its a market on a high as more and more countries look to legalize the possession and use of the drug for Recreational Use or to regulate how its used as a medicinal product. Just last month, germany became the latest european country to legislate for personal use or indeed to grow Marijuana Plants at home. So on that note, lets hear from europe in a moment from The Netherlands, where cannabis has been decriminalized for m
Hi there, thank you for being with us. We begin with some Breaking News from the brazilian city of belem, where leaders of eight South American countries which share the amazon have been meeting for a landmark summit. The leaders have issued a joint declaration, saying they have established a new alliance, aimed at preventing the amazon from reaching a point of no return. But leaders appear to have stopped short of pledging an end to deforestation by 2030, as brazils president lula, who is hosting the event, had hoped. Our South America Correspondent Katy Watson reports from para, which is the state with the highest Deforestation Rate in the country. Virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. From up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. This part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. Underjair bolsonaro, Illegal Logging soared. President Lula Da Silva has promised to fix
Will be on oppenheimer to see if it collects the most gongs. Now on bbc news it is time for talking business. Hello, everybody. A very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. Lets go and take a look at whats on the show. Translation people have been using cannabis for as long as you can remember for millennia. And nothing will stop them, no prohibition. And thats why they should be able to do it safely. Yep. The money in marijuana. Were going to take a look into the Big Business Of Cannabis as germany becomes the latest in a string of countries to legalize its use in the us alone, where 2a states allow its Recreational Use, that market is huge, nearly 40 billion. So im going to be discussing all of that with these two. There they are, the big boss of the body that monitors drugs and Drug Addiction across europe, who tells me theres been a huge rise in cannabis based drugs in recent decades. And a top exec at one of americas biggest cannabis retailers, which S
Across the board on issue after issue, he laid out both achievements and an agenda for the future. The average American Household is better off in real terms. The white house touting the resiliency of the biden economy and the president is getting ready to head to philadelphia to kick off a 20state blitz to tout the economic record. Hello, on this friday afternoon. Great to have you here today. Thank you for having me. Aishah hasnie in for john roberts on this friday. This is America Reports. The president is using the address to the nation to try to win americans back on the economy, calling it not inflation, its corporate shrinkflation. But we caught up with americans at a diner in the last hour and theyre not buying it. Frankly, when i see a difference in the total at the bottom of my receipt at the Grocery Store and the gas station, thats when ill start feeling better about the economy. We might want something really bad but its four more dollars more expensive, so we get the cheap