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Nov 2021
31m 23s

Elonomics

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The Tesla billionaire asks the Twittersphere for tax advice. But what’s the real story behind this latest move from Elon Musk?

Adam mulls over the latest from COP26, including why the fossil fuel industry has the largest delegation at the conference, with New Zealand’s environment minister, James Shaw and Jennifer Morgan from Greenpeace.

And, as the US finally opens for tourists, one couple explains why they are desperately seeking Disney.

Today’s Newscast was made by Emma Close with Rosamund Jones, Alix Pickles, Georgia Coan and Serena Tarling. The studio director was Emma Crowe.

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