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World Service,11 Sep 2024,49 mins
Vice President Kamala Harris faces Donald Trump in US TV debate
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Kamala Harris faces former President Donald Trump in a first TV presidential debate in the US. It is likely to be the only one before Novembers Election, and will give voters a chance to hear both candidates set out their policies. China has taken a further step toward raising its unusually low retirement age benchmarks this week. Pension and health care systems are struggling to cope at a time when women are having fewer babies. The European Union's competition commissioner rules Apple must pay 14 billion dollars in what it says are unpaid taxes. Presenter Ed Butler looks at the fallout from these decisions and is joined by Alison van Diggelen, who's in California, and Andy Xie, who's in Shanghai.
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