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Well, first we take a cup full of business news. Naturally.

Then we add a healthy measure of technology.

Mmm. Along with a pinch of exciting innovation.

Business daily from the BBC World Service. Find out more at the end of this podcast.

You're listening to the inquiry on the BBC World Service.

Each week, one question for expert witnesses and an answer.

In April, a court in the American State of Florida struck down a national mandate requiring

the wearing of face masks on public transportation, such as airplanes.

The Biden administration announced that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer

enforce the federal mandate requiring mass and all US airports and on-board aircraft.

Leading to cheers down the aisle of one flight, when passengers were told the mask mandate

on their journey would no longer be enforced.

Earlier in the year, the US government's chief medical officer, Dr. Anthony Fauci,

said the US was leaving the full-blown pandemic phase of the COVID-19 crisis.

But cases around the world are still being counted in the millions,

and scientists continue to warn of the possibility of new variants

as we work our way through the letters of the Greek alphabet.

After two years of living in the grip of COVID-19, restrictions are winding down

and international borders are opening up in countries around the world.

Politicians are confronting a balancing act, weighing up the frustrations

of people tired of living with the burdens of the pandemic, with scientists

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