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Of a "throwaway" culture for products that are bought, used briefly, then binned. the regulations — which are being presented by the european commission — will apply to a range of everyday items such as mobile phones, batteries and packaging. they aim to ensure products are designed and manufactured to last. it would make a big difference. the figure was something like 8 million phones are thrown away each year. what do you do with your phones? do you recycle them? yes. i pass them onto memb...

The former vice president of the united states, joe biden, has moved a big step step closer to becoming the democratic partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers us presidential election. he beat his rival, bernie sanders, in at least three of the six states in which party supporters voted for their preferred candidate. the final results are still being verified. mr biden said the party was rallying around his campaign. new rules could spell the death of a "throwaway" culture for prod...

More than 380 cases have been confirmed in the uk so far. six people have died. more than 120 british passengers from the ‘grand princess cruise ship in california are on a flight back to the uk. the liner was moored off the coast of san francisco for five days after some passengers and crew tested positive for coronavirus. those returning to the uk will be asked to self—isolate. the former vice president of the united states, joe biden, is a step closer to becoming the democratic partys pre...

Many companies countdown on definite clampdown on non—essential travel. definite clampdown on non-essential travel. thank you very much. lets now brief you on some other business stories. the us commerce department has attended huawei public license meaning companies in america will be able to trade with them until the middle of may. it was previously due to expire at the start of april. in the uk, a vote went in huawei public favour in parliament to continue using the technology in the countr...

Plans aimed at ending todays throwaway culture are being processed by the european commission. the objectives with job products such as mobile phones and batteries are manufactured so they last and can be easily repaired, helping the environment and wildlife. riot police in venezuela have used teargas to prevent anti—government protesters reaching parliament in caracas. the opposition leader called demonstration to demand presidential elections. now, it would appear thatjoe biden is to have ex...

But has expanded that to some 100,000 workers across the us and canada. the us the commerce department has again extended huaweis licence, meaning companies will be able to trade with them until mid—may. it was previously due to expire at the start of april. while in the uk, a vote went in huaweis favour to continue using their technology in the countrys 5g network. tata steel europe is planning to cut 1,250 jobs as it faces "challenging circumstances" and "needs to urgently improve profitabil...

Airports in shanghai, and beijing especially. what is interesting, in—state media they say there are cases of people coming from italy or the us and bringing coronavirus back to china. they are not saying if these are foreigners or chinese nationals coming back home. 0k, thank you. thats now brief you on other stories making the news. the afghan president has set out plans to begin releasing taliban prisoners within days are raising the prospect that talks with the militants could then begin. ...

Billions of pounds, what ever it needs, what ever it costs, we stand behind our nhs. the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison by a judge in new york, after being convicted last month of sexual assault and rape. the coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic. heres the who earlier. we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels ofan severity and by the alarming levels of an action. we have therefore...

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>> testing is now available at allstate labs. by the end of this week, there will bend more than 4 million me tests made available in jurisdictions around the country. 1 million are already in place. all of our major health insurance companies have now joined with medicare and medicaid. and agreed to waive all co-pays, cover the cost of all treatment for those who contract the coronavirus. >> bret: kevin corkes live in washington with details. kevin? >> good evening, bret., coronavirus cases con...