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World Service,15 Mar 2018,26 mins

Toys R Us to Close All US Stores

World Business Report

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Toys R Us is to close all 700 of its stores in the US. The company's being wound down after failing to secure a buyer. Around 30,000 jobs are likely to go and staff in other countries also face an uncertain future. We talk to George Monbiot about a study which suggests there is there a link between rising temperatures in the Arctic and extreme weather patterns in the US and Europe. And The Silicon Valley and early Facebook investor Roger McNamee tells us about why he is focusing on dangers of excessive use of technology?

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