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EPISODE · Aug 23, 2021 · 9 MIN

Boris Johnson to host Afghanistan crisis talks

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/94500fca-aef3-4ab6-82d5-08005ee49c49UK prime minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday host crisis talks on Afghanistan with world leaders as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable amid chaos and deaths at Kabul airport, US cinema owners meeting in Las Vegas this week hope a slate of blockbusters will draw the curtain on Covid slump, and the spread of non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, is bad for companies as well as workers. UK prime minister acknowledges China and Russia as crucial to limiting chaos while US hints at extending pullout deadlinehttps://www.ft.com/content/3073164b-43c5-45ec-bda5-f62f7107a747Cinemas hope slate of blockbusters draws the curtain on Covid slump - with Christopher Grimes, Los Angeles correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/a44b5c22-0b44-4c34-8f67-5540db152182FEATURE: The NDA Boom is bad for both workers and employers - with Sarah O’Connor, employment columnisthttps://www.ft.com/content/463c917d-c8b5-418d-b8f7-d582747091beFemale board members at FTSE 100 companies paid 40% less than menhttps://www.ft.com/content/96b90579-b7cd-44a8-ba7e-cad6be5c6faaThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/94500fca-aef3-4ab6-82d5-08005ee49c49UK prime minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday host crisis talks on Afghanistan with world leaders as Britain presses the US to extend the evacuation timetable amid chaos and deaths at Kabul airport, US cinema owners meeting in Las Vegas this week hope a slate of blockbusters will draw the curtain on Covid slump, and the spread of non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, is bad for companies as well as workers. UK prime minister acknowledges China and Russia as crucial to limiting chaos while US hints at extending pullout deadlinehttps://www.ft.com/content/3073164b-43c5-45ec-bda5-f62f7107a747Cinemas hope slate of blockbusters draws the curtain on Covid slump - with Christopher Grimes, Los Angeles correspondenthttps://www.ft.com/content/a44b5c22-0b44-4c34-8f67-5540db152182FEATURE: The NDA Boom is bad for both workers and employers - with Sarah O’Connor, employment columnisthttps://www.ft.com/content/463c917d-c8b5-418d-b8f7-d582747091beFemale board members at FTSE 100 companies paid 40% less than menhttps://www.ft.com/content/96b90579-b7cd-44a8-ba7e-cad6be5c6faaThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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