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World Service,04 Jun 2026,26 mins

Why water bottles have been given a red card by FIFA

World Business Report

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As Elon Musk's SpaceX seeks a valuation of nearly one-point-eight trillion dollars, which would make it the largest initial public sale in history, we find out what that could look like. Elsewhere Armenia has today secured €50m in aid from European union to offset Russian trade restrictions, we find out the impact on business. And as a Nepali man who went missing on Mount Everest is found alive... we'll explore the business of climbing the world's most iconic mountain which has just ended a record-breaking season of ascents.

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