Episode detailsWorld Service,08 Jan 2026,23 minsAvailable for over a yearKenya is facing rising public discontent over allegations of political corruption, economic stagnation and a shortage of good quality jobs, particularly…
A pensions dispute involving school secretaries and caretakers will be heard by the Labour Court today. Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) aimed at resolving the row broke down…
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris has begun an official visit to California aimed at strengthening Ireland's economic partnership with the United States. The programme of events during…
As devices from toys to cars get smarter at the CES gathering, gadget makers are grappling with a shortage of memory and storage needed for them to work. Dwindling supplies…
European Union member states have approved the EU-Mercosur trade agreement through a weighted majority vote. Ireland was one of five countries, including France, Austria, Hungary and Poland, to vote against…
Rio Tinto is in early talks to buy Glencore, the companies said, in what could create the world's largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion.…
China's Anta Sports Products has offered to buy 29% of struggling German sportswear firm Puma from France's Pinault family, three people with knowledge of the talks said. Anta made the…
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI reported a net loss of $1.46 billion for the September quarter, compared with a loss of $1 billion in the previous three months, Bloomberg…
Paramount Skydance has reiterated that its $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery was superior to a rival deal from Netflix, saying the value of the cable spinoff central to…
Sainsbury's, Britain's second-largest supermarket group, has today reported a fall in general merchandise and clothing sales for the Christmas quarter, taking the shine off a strong food performance and sending…
Consumer sentiment finished 2025 on a subdued note as concerns over living costs continued to dampen confidence, despite the economy's strong growth, a survey has found today. The Credit Union…
From pandemics and cyberattacks to terrorism and power blackouts, the A to Z on planning for the unplannable Just how exactly do you plan for the unplannable? As we've seen…