Stake and chips: will America take 10% of Intel?
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
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Intel was once synonymous with chip-making, but in recent years it has fallen behind. Now the Trump administration may become its biggest shareholder. A political assassination in Colombia raises fears about a return to violence. And what an annual snail race tells us about rural England.
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| 1:27.1 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:35.1 | Political violence used to be a staple of life in Colombia. |
| 1:39.0 | Recent years have been more tranquil. |
| 1:41.3 | But after a politician was shot at a rally and subsequently died, there |
| 1:45.4 | are fears about the future. And here's a real piece of slow news. Every summer in rural England, |
| 1:54.9 | a village holds a snail race. Our correspondent went on the trail, rented a snail, and, well, did he win or fail? You'd better listen to find out. |
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