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World Service,06 Aug 2025,49 mins

Pharmaceuticals set for US tariffs hike

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US tariffs of up to 250 percent - that’s what pharmaceutical imports could soon be facing But what would this mean for the makers and distributors of non-branded medicines? We’ll be speaking to an association representing them. Is Europe turning its back on Tesla? Electric car sales from the company continue to drop in Europe, but sales from Chinese electric carmaker BYD are on the rise. An automotive analyst tells us why. And the messaging service WhatsApp says it shut down almost seven million accounts linked to scammers in the first half of the year. WhatsApp’s external affairs director explains more.

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