Iranian song fuels anti-regime protests
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 10 October 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The US and Germany are leading calls to overhaul the World Bank to better address climate change, ships carrying Ukrainian grain are stuck in a Black Sea backlog, and protesters in Iran are moved by a viral song that was inspired by their social media posts. Plus, the FT’s Rana Foroohar tells us about American farmers’ efforts to survive in a post-globalisation world.
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Reinventing farming and food post-globalisation
Backlog of ships strains Ukraine-Russia Black Sea export deal
US and Germany lead calls for climate action at World Bank meetings
Iranian celebrities fan the flames of anti-regime protests
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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 |
| 0:09.8 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.4 | Today is Monday, October 10th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:19.4 | Ukraine is accusing Russia of slowing down its green exports. |
| 0:23.2 | Small American farmers are struggling with big agricultural supply chains, |
| 0:27.9 | and Iran's government blames foreigners for fueling massive protests, |
| 0:32.2 | but it's an Iranian song that's inspiring demonstrations. |
| 0:36.4 | The song finishes with the main slogan of these protests, |
| 0:40.8 | Woman, Life, Freedom. |
| 0:43.4 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:50.4 | The World Bank kicks off its annual meeting today in Washington, |
| 0:54.1 | and there's pressure on the bank to do more on climate change. |
| 0:57.7 | Germany is one of the countries leading the charge. |
| 1:00.6 | It's expected to present proposals this week. |
| 1:03.2 | The bank is a huge lender to developing countries, |
| 1:06.0 | and proposals may include new lending terms to encourage countries to invest in clean energy. |
| 1:12.3 | World Bank President David Mallpass has been under fire on the issue of climate change. |
| 1:16.9 | He refused to say whether he believed in human-caused climate change, |
| 1:21.6 | only to clarify later that he does. |
| 1:27.6 | Ukraine is accusing Russia of slowing down its green exports. |
| 1:34.0 | Ships have been sailing to and from Ukrainian ports ever since the U.N. |
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