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WHO skips Wuhan, Phil Hogan resigns, Hurricane Laura, Jackson Hole preview

WHO skips Wuhan, Phil Hogan resigns, Hurricane Laura, Jackson Hole preview

FromFT News Briefing


WHO skips Wuhan, Phil Hogan resigns, Hurricane Laura, Jackson Hole preview

FromFT News Briefing

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Western governments are concerned that a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of coronavirus did not visit Wuhan, EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned after a Covid-19 misstep, and Hurricane Laura is expected to wreak havoc on US oil refinery hubs near the Gulf of Mexico. Plus, the FT’s James Politi previews what this year’s all-virtual Jackson Hole central bankers’ symposium will look like. Fears over virus probe rise after WHO team fails to visit Wuhanft.com/content/f9dea077-66fb-4734-9d1d-076dc93568e1?EU trade commissioner set to resign after furore over Irish dinnerhttps://www.ft.com/content/f53a2bbc-97d6-484d-92e0-7907759cdd93Hurricane Laura threatens to bring ‘unsurvivable’ surge to US Gulfhttps://www.ft.com/content/86d7cac1-210e-49a9-a3ab-9b7b7bb5d8dfCentral bankers face virus hit to global economy at crisis forumhttps://www.ft.com/content/269eec67-1145-41b8-b97c-f43b293017fdLearn more about the FTWeekend Festival here: https://ftweekend.live.ft.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Aug 27, 2020
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Podcast episode

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