Facebook says it wants to empower billions of people yet again and now its fledgling cryptocurrency libera faces more scrutiny from both sides of the atlantic also coming up find out what happened to nike ambassador calling kept her name criticized a controversial new line of sneakers and well take you to sunny portugal over the aagaard the region wants to reduce its dependence on travel savvy brits amid looming bricks. Welcome to the program. U. S. Lawmakers have urged facebook to halt its cryptocurrency plans they want time to investigate the risks libera poses to the Global Financial system it comes as regulators in europe call for closer scrutiny a senior official of britains financial watchdog says the issues raised require deep thought and detail. Introducing lead for
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The compensation claims pile up over boeings grounded 737 max but its anyones guess when the once popular air frame will get back in the air well give you the latest. Also on the show europe goes to the polls will tell you whats at stake for european economies as the e. U. Elects a new parliament. And like eating meat want to help the Environment Food scientists are creating lab grown alternatives well show you what theyre cooking up. Welcome to visit us im Stephen Beardsley in berlin thanks for joining us Chinese Airlines are losing money from the grounding of boeing 737. 00 max and they want compensation and thats just the latest pressure on boeing which is facing lawsuits over Fatal Airline crashes in indonesia and ethiopia and losing orders on its once popular air frame exactly when the 737 max will take off again is anyones guess. Stranded on the way tarmac nobody knows exactly when the Boeing 737 Max will be allowed to carry passengers again thursdays gathering of Air Traffic Reg
Men treat democracy. This week well stories. Directs it stokes fears of new conflict in island a taxi drives and then becomes an opera star but 1st we start off in iran much of the worlds oil supply passes through the Strait Of Hormuz now the conflict between iran and the us is affecting people on the inside and. Its Early Morning in the sun beating down on the island of moose is relentless theres no natural water source and few other resources for that matter despite that the island has been highly valued for centuries as a strategic location portugal for instance constructed this fortress back in 1507 to control mara team traffic in the Persian Gulf Today the Strait Of Hormuz is once
again witness to conflict as the standoff over british like tankers seized by iranian authorities continues a fisherman takes us out into the straight past the island of la rock the Iranian Military uses the island to monitor the area which includes the Narrow Passage all ships must pass through to reach
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When will boeings grounded 737 max return to the air Global Regulators meet in the u. S. To discuss just that and why the americans were the last to ground the jet. Also on the show deutsche of box board faces off with investors were angry over the lenders corporate and legal woes how bad is the mood well tell you how investors reacted. And the head of the European Parliament elections whats on the mind of europes youth well jobs for one to bring your report from paris. Welcome to d business im Stephen Beers in berlin thanks for joining us the boeing 737 back has been grounded for 2 months following fatal crashes in indonesia and Ethiopia Boeing has yet to present a Critical Software update to american regulators who say theyll need some time to certify the plane theyre under pressure from Global Airlines bottom lines demand they get the plane back in the air. The Boeing 737 Max will remain on the
tarmac until the regulator is convinced the aircraft is safe the 737 max was grounded fol