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World Service,31 Jan 2020,53 mins
Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO
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The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Coming Plague, explains the implications. Interpol have launched a campaign against the 'Ndrangetha - the most famous organised crime gang you've never heard of. The southern Italian gang are accused corruption, fraud and violence, often behind the façade of every day businesses, from pizza restaurants to construction companies. We hear more about the group from Anna Sergi, a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Essex and author of 'Ndrangheta: the global dimensions of the most powerful Italian mafia. We take a look at what's in store for Britain's financial services sector after Brexit. And the BBC's Adrienne Murray reports from southern Denmark on the prospects for a new electric ferry. All this and more discussed with our two guests throughout the show: Nisha Gopolan, opinon coulmnist for Bloomberg in Hong Kong. And Andy Uhler, reporter for Marketplace on American Public Media, in Austin, Texas. (Photo: a man wearing a protective facemask, goggles and gloves in a supermarket in Beijing. Credit: Getty Images.)
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