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The economic news is good

It's the first time in years that all major economies are growing strongly. World leaders meeting in Davos had plenty to smile about.

It's the first time in years that all major economies are growing strongly. World leaders meeting in Davos had plenty to smile about. Also in this programme/podcast: outrage in Pakistan at yet another police killing; why the Myanmar military is not unhappy at the criticism Aung San Suu Kyi is getting; driverless buses get a test drive in Sweden (though there are drivers, of a sort); and we ask: have we seen peak Facebook?
Photo: International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Credit: EPA

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