This is the Global News Podcasts.

This is the Global News Podcasts from the BBC World Service.

I'm Pete Ross and in the early hours of Tuesday the 9th of December, these are our main stories.

Donald Trump has approved the sale of advanced AI chips to China, reversing a Biden-era ban

brought in because of national security concerns. The US leader has also announced a $12 billion

rescue package for American farmers hard-hit by his tariffs. In Sudan, paramilitaries say they've

taken control of the country's largest oil field.

Also in this podcast, scientists say a revolutionary treatment for blood cancers is delivering impressive results.

A takeover battle is underway for Hollywood's Warner Brothers and a headset that made it possible for a man with almost no sight to watch a live football match.

I don't think there's really words to describe it. It was obviously like the first time that I'd ever actually seen players on the pitch with my own eyes.

I was able to see what was going on off the ball, the expressions on the faces of supporters.

Thank you. what was going on off the ball, the expressions on the faces of supporters. We begin with a significant announcement from Washington on the sale of advance

US-made AI chips to China. On Monday, President Trump said his administration had given the

green light to Nvidia to sell some of its more powerful AI chips to Beijing.

Approval for the H200 chip

followed months of haggling between

tech industry backers who were in favour

of a deal and defence hawks

who say the sale of these sorts of

chips risk giving China a military

and economic advantage.

The US President announced the deal in a social media post,

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