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Apr 2021
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The Suez Canal: What happened when a shi...

THE TIMES
About this episode

After the Ever Given vessel was freed earlier this week, the world breathed a huge sigh of relief. But what does this incident tell us about international trade and globalisation?

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Guests:

Louise Callaghan, Middle East correspondent at the Sunday Times.

Jill Treanor, City editor at the Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Additional reporting by Ben Spencer, the Science editor at the Sunday Times.

Clips used: BBC, Anas Alhajji Twitter and the Telegraph.


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