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World Service,08 Apr 2022,49 mins

The EU bans Russian Coal.

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The EU has announced further sanctions on Russia, including banning its coal Lithuania's ambassador to the EU Arnoldas Pranckevicius tells us why he thinks Europe should go faster on penalising Russia. The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black woman to become a Supreme Court Judge. Professor Melissa Murray from New York University's Law School tells us the effect that appointment could have on the issues around the lack of ethnic diversity at the top levels of the US's workforce. Plus as rising inflation hits almost all of us we hear from Alexandra Carter - the author of Ask for more - on how to get a pay rise. Rahul Tandon is joined throughout the programme from the US by Ann Dwyer, the Editor of Crain’s Chicago Business, and Karen Percy - senior freelance reporter in Melbourne, Australia. Image: BBC

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