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China announces US tariffs and the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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4 February 2025

Episode 3486

35 minutes


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China slaps retaliatory tariffs on the import of US goods and the US secretary of state tells Panama to change its policy on the canal. Then: why the time to invest in Africa’s digital economy is now. Plus: a civil trial begins over the firing of the Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and why our love of the Moomins continues to grow.

4 February 2025

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Vatican fires its ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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An office romance is not an unusual thing; except when you work at the Vatican. Domenico Fabiani and Siivia Carlucci are – or rather were – employees of the Institute of Religious Works, commonly referred to as the Vatican Bank. The couple were fired after a new bank regulation went into effect barring workplace marriages. Journalist and former Vatican correspondent Juliet Linley updates Emma Nelson.

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