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EDF ordered to sell cheap nuclear power

French energy firm EDF has been ordered by the government to sell cheap nuclear power.

French energy firm EDF has been ordered by the government to sell cheap nuclear power. The company says the move could cost it $9.5bn, and at one point today its shares declined by 25% on the news. We get the background from Thierry Bros who is a professor at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, and used to advise the government on energy matters. Also in the programme, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Mike Johnson reports on the state of Brazil's economy, ahead of presidential elections due in October. Search giant Google is investing more than $950m in buying and refurbishing its London headquarters, and we hear about the company's plans for getting workers back to the office at least some of the time, from Ronan Harris, who heads up Google in the UK. Plus, there's to be a revolution in the American condiment industry. After 70 years, the United States has decided to stop regulating the ingredients of French dressing, and we find out more from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Victoria Craig.

Today's edition is presented by Rob Young, and produced by Joshua Thorpe, Philippa Goodrich and Gabriele Shaw.

(Picture: An EDF nuclear plant in France. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Fri 14 Jan 2022 15:32GMT

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