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World Service,19 Aug 2024,26 mins

British businessman Mike Lynch has gone missing

World Business Report

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The British businessman Mike Lynch has gone missing from a yacht in the Mediterranean. The Democrat National Convention kicks off in Chicago. We hear from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Amid US efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza before the end of this week, we hear from Dr Layal Mansour. A Lebanese economist, on the economic crisis there And Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couch-Tard has launched a takeover bid for its rival Japan's Seven and i, the parent company of the network of 7-Eleven shops.

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