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2420	7 May 2021 20 min	Friday 7 May Ahead of the relaunch of ‘The Daily’, it’s our last ‘Late Edition’. But it’s a packed show: a delve into Labour’s demise in the UK, a letter from New York and the office versus mobile working.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2419	6 May 2021 20 min	Thursday 6 May Should patents for coronavirus vaccines be waived temporarily? Plus: England’s mayoral elections and Switzerland’s new pitch to tourists, featuring Roger Federer and Robert De Niro.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2418	5 May 2021 20 min	Wednesday 5 May Elections take place in the UK tomorrow; we’ll assess what their results could mean for the state of the union. Plus: the future of Hong Kong’s public broadcaster and the prospect of a boom in cinemagoing as theatres prepare to reopen.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2417	4 May 2021 20 min	Tuesday 4 May India and the UK unveil a major new trade agreement, the US Supreme Court reviews gun control and we look at the winning design for a new, retractable floor at the Colosseum in Rome.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2416	3 May 2021 20 min	Monday 3 May The UK government looks at international travel, regional elections in Madrid heat up as an anti-lockdown candidate leads the race and the city of Liverpool trials a live-music event.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2415	30 Apr 2021 20 min	Friday 30 April We assess US president Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. Plus: the UK’s soft power and a letter from New York City.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2414	29 Apr 2021 20 min	Thursday 29 April Joe Biden unveils his economic recovery plan to a joint session of Congress and The New York Times retires the term ‘op-ed’. Plus: whatever happened to the pop group?	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2413	28 Apr 2021 20 min	Wednesday 28 April International shipments of medical aid arrive in India as it continues to battle record daily coronavirus infections. Plus: US president Joe Biden’s first address to congress and transforming office spaces into homes in the City of London.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2412	27 Apr 2021 20 min	Tuesday 27 April Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau announces the deployment of the military to parts of the country hardest hit by a third wave of coronavirus infections. Plus: Italy’s green economic plan and the first findings from the 2020 US census.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2411	26 Apr 2021 20 min	Monday 26 April The EU hints at a reopening of summer travel for vaccinated Americans. Plus, this year’s Academy Award winners and Turkmenistan’s new national holiday dedicated to the country’s native breed of dog, the alabai.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2410	23 Apr 2021 20 min	Friday 23 April Join Monocle’s editors and guests drawn from our unrivalled pool of international commentators, analysts and experts to unpack the issues dominating the day’s agenda. From diplomatic wrangles and border disputes to big business and frontline politics, this is the programme you need to hear to make sense of a dynamic and sometimes volatile world.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2409	22 Apr 2021 20 min	Thursday 22 April US president Joe Biden unveils ambitious new climate goals. Plus: why celebrities run for political office and Italy’s espresso battles.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2408	21 Apr 2021 20 min	Wednesday 21 April Former police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by a jury of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. Plus: this year’s World Press Freedom Index is published and the wrangle over Verona’s most famous balcony.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2407	20 Apr 2021 20 min	Tuesday 20 April Why is a third wave of coronavirus infections hitting Canada so severely? Plus: wildfires destroy South Africa’s national archive; and Collision, one of North America’s largest tech summits, begins in Toronto.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play
2406	19 Apr 2021 20 min	Monday 19 April Germany’s Green party put forward a candidate for chancellor for the first time in 40 years. Plus, a royal summit to decide the future of the monarchy, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the rise in dog theft in the UK.	Download Share X Facebook LinkedIn LINE Email	Play

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