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World Service,21 Jan 2016,26 mins

Governments Pressed To Invest More In Antibiotics Research

World Business Report

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Global drugs makers are urging countries to increase funding for antibiotics research. We hear from the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline and antibiotics expert Professor Colin Garner. The annual gathering of business and political leaders, as well as influential economists is underway in the ski resort of Davos in Switzerland. We catch up on the topics being aired at the World Economic Forum from our reporter in Davos, who gets the take of economist Joseph Stiglitz on the challenges the world faces amid the slowdown in China. The world's 20 richest football clubs earned nearly $7 billion in total between them in the 2015-2015 season, which is a new record according to research from the business advisory group Deloitte. Spain's Real Madrid and Barcelona are the top two and nine English Premier League teams feature in the top 20, including Manchester United and Liverpool. Ben Rumsby, sports news correspondent at the Daily Telegraph, tells us why English clubs are doing well in the financial league. London has just held its Street Food Awards, an idea that its creator took up after seeing the wide range of roadside food vendors in New York. We hear from the event and find out how people who buy food on the run want a better choice for casual street dining. (Picture: Various drugs pills and capsules. Copyright: Getty Images.)

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