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US: 'We will meet Afghanistan withdrawal deadline'

As people look to leave Afghanistan, we speak with the International Refugee Committee about measures to help those still in the country

As people look to leave Afghanistan, we speak with the International Refugee Committee about measures to help those still in the country, whilst the chief executive of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, tells us about the firms efforts to house Afghan refugees who do manage to flee the country. In Japan, the Paralympics has its opening ceremony. But the seats are all empty and the pandemic looms large over the city - we'll be asking if the government was right to go ahead with the Games. Shipping giant Maersk announces a move in to green fuel – our expert tells us how the move will change the nature of geopolitical power as we know it. Plus, the new Spiderman film from Marvel has been leaked – we look at the history of lucrative films and how one leak changed everything. We discuss all this with guests Andy Uhler from Texas, and in Tokyo, Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus, at Hitotsubashi University.

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Wed 25 Aug 2021 00:06GMT

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  • Wed 25 Aug 2021 00:06GMT

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