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A deadline is approaching that could see the first US government shutdown of the Trump era. Democrats say they won't support any bill that doesn't include protection for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children. Daniel Lippman, co-author of the daily newsletter Politico Playbook tells us more.

The Airbus A380 has been handed a lifeline by Emirates confirming their order for up to 36 of the aircraft. We hear why this is significant for the aviation industry.

The Ivory Coast in West Africa exports more cocoa that any other country in the world. We have a special report explaining why so many of those exports leave the country illegally.

Times are tough for new digital media platforms and Thursday was the last day for a number of employees of Buzzfeed's UK operations. Shannon Bond from the Financial Times in New York tells us what went wrong.

Interest in golf among younger people is waning worldwide and the money for facilities is drying up - we hear from our business reporter Mariko Oi at the Singapore Golf Open

The 麻豆约拍's Rebecca Henschke bring us news from Indonesia.

And joining us throughout the programme are Alexis Goldstein, activist and financial reform advocate in Washington and Shalini Mahtani, Co-Founder and Chair of The Zubin Foundation in Hong Kong.

Picture Description: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi answers questions on the possibility of a government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2018
Picture credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images