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World Service,04 May 2021,53 mins

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

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One of the world's most wealthy and famous philanthropic couples are to divorce and Theodore Schleifer from the Vox news website tells us how that could impact on the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates' Foundation. And the tech giant Apple, was in court on Monday defending itself against accusations that it is anti-competitive. The company making those claims is Epic Games which produces the hugely popular and lucrative, Fortnite. Adi Robertson, senior reporter for The Verge brings us the details. Plus the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have sparked anger in Japan’s medical community after they asked 500 nurses to volunteer at this summer’s Games. And the BBC's Clare Williamson examines the future of music and arts festivals, as the industry hopes it can bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, our regular workplace commentator Stephanie Hare considers the implications of the pandemic for how we eat at work. And we're joined throughout the programme by Professor Peter Morici of the University of Maryland and Yoko Ishikura, Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University. (Picture of Melinda Gates and Bill Gates at The Robin Hood Foundation's 2018 benefit. Photo by Kevin Mazur via Getty Images for Robin Hood).

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