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On the show today: Hurricane Florence approaches the US East Coast, as officials warn of the deadly toll it could take. Meanwhile millions are bracing for Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines. We will hear from Rachel Lewis Hilburn from WHQR Radio in Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as the 麻豆约拍鈥檚 own Howard Johnson in the Philippines.

The Reverend David Schilling is a senior programme director with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a group of religious shareholder activists. He joins to explain how they managed to force Ruger & Co, one of America's biggest gun manufacturers, to compile their own report on gun violence in the US.

This week marks the tenth anniversary of the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers. We鈥檒l be hearing from a number of people who were affected, and some who warn not to get too complacent about it happening again.

Latest estimates are that the UN鈥檚 goal on reducing poverty will not be reached by 2030. Marcus Manuel of the Overseas Development Institute joins to discuss.

And finally, the 麻豆约拍鈥檚 Elizabeth Hotson has been travelling the east coast of the US, seeking out caf茅 owners fighting back against free Wi-Fi.

All throughout the show we鈥檒l be joined by Simon Littlewood, President at the Asia Now Consulting Group in Singapore and journalist, author, and consultant Diane Brady in New York.

Image Description: A car goes through a flooded street during the heavy rain of outer bands of Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina, United States.
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