Droughts grip large parts of the globe
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Apple employees are pushing back against the iPhone maker’s call for workers to return to the office next month, and major droughts across the globe are having a significant impact on everything from agriculture to tech. Plus, the FT’s Sam Agini explains what a potential deal for Manchester United would mean for the football club.
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Group of Apple employees pushes back against return-to-office order
Climate graphic of the week: Record lows for rivers across China, US and Europe sap economies
Jim Ratcliffe declares interest in buying Manchester United
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.9 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.4 | Today is Monday, August 22nd, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.8 | Apple says it's time to come back to the office. |
| 0:21.5 | Some workers are saying, eh, no thanks. |
| 0:24.6 | Severe droughts are hitting the UK and the US and Asia. |
| 0:29.1 | We'll take a look at the economic impact, and rumors are swirling around |
| 0:33.2 | the ownership of one of the most famous soccer clubs in the English Premier League. |
| 0:37.3 | We'll have a chat of what's going on at Manchester United. |
| 0:40.7 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:50.4 | Yesterday, a group of Apple employees began circulating an internal petition |
| 0:54.5 | demanding location flexible work. |
| 0:57.1 | The petition is pushing back against Apple's call for workers to return to the office next month. |
| 1:02.2 | Apple CEO Tim Cook recently told employees in and around the Cupertino headquarters. |
| 1:07.3 | They had to return to the office three days a week, starting September 5th. |
| 1:11.6 | Cook wants to preserve the, quote, in-person collaboration that is so essential to Apple's culture. |
| 1:17.5 | The employees behind the petition argue they've shown during the pandemic. |
| 1:21.2 | They can produce, quote, exceptional work remotely. |
| 1:23.8 | They want Apple to allow them to work with their immediate managers to decide on working arrangements. |
| 1:34.2 | Severe droughts have been gripping Asia, the US and Europe, and it's leading to record low water |
| 1:39.6 | levels on key rivers. It's also affecting the transportation of goods, factory production, |
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