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CNA938 Rewind - US trade wars: From squeezing Iran to battling Canada

Washington is ramping up economic pressure on Iran with new sanctions and threats of penalties against countries and businesses that maintain ties with Tehran. As Iran vows to retaliate, the US is also facing a deepening trade fight with Canada, with Ottawa imposing retaliatory tariffs on American goods. Dr Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at Hinrich Foundation examines how far Washington can push Iran, the risks for China, and which industries could be hardest hit by the US-Canada trade war. She speaks with Hairianto Diman and Justine Moss.

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CNA938 Rewind - BRICS Summit ends; are they shaping a multipolar New World Order? #SGToday

BRICS leaders wrapped up their summit in New Delhi with a show of unity despite divisions within the bloc. Daniel Martin speaks to Malminderjit Singh, Founder and Managing Director of Terra Corporate Affairs, about what brought its members together, where differences remain, and BRICS’ growing role in the global order.

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CNA938 Rewind - iNDiE PRiDE - Showing How This Lion City Rocks!

In ‘Culture Club’ Melanie Oliveiro speaks to the organisers & musicians involved in iNDiE PRiDE, a concert celebrating those who’ve shaped Singapore’s independent music scene. Organisers Denise Dolendo from The Substation and Lion City Rock / The Oddfellows’ Patrick Chng, as well as Francis Frightful from Opposition Party discuss this one-day event.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: True Group closure; why can’t customers get more advanced warning?

Following the closure of True Fitness and True Yoga in Singapore, Daniel Martin speaks with Debby Lim, Senior Partner at Dentons Rodyk and co-head of its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice, about the considerations around giving customers advance warning when a business is facing closure.

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CNA938 Rewind - What the Youth Digital Pulse Report says about social media safety #SGToday

A new Youth Digital Pulse Report captures how young people experience social media and online harms. Daniel Martin speaks with Bryan Ong, Co-Head of Advocacy at the YouthTech Institute and Principal Investigator of the report, about what young people want from parents, schools and platforms, and what safeguards they believe could work.

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