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Life expectancy, in the United States has now decreased three years in a row. We hear from Adriana Lleras-Muney, Professor of Economics at UCLA. Limerick in the Republic of Ireland was hit hard a decade ago when Dell closed its Irish manufacturing base but now an old factory has had a makeover as a TV and film studio as the BBC's Stephen Ryan reports. The UN says countries will have to do an awful lot more to avoid what some are calling a climate catastrophe. The BBC's Susannah Streeter takes a look at emissions in the airline industry. One of the Financial Times books of the year is The Finance Curse. It suggests that more finance actually makes us poorer. We hear from the author, Nickolas Shaxson. Plus, joining us throughout the programme are Jyoti Malhotra, in Delhi; she's editor of national and strategic affairs at The Print website. And Alison Van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues joins us from San Francisco. Picture description: UK death certificate Credit: Getty Images