2024-09-28
35 分钟The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly concluded this week but what did it achieve? What can we expect from Keir Starmer’s meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday? And what is behind the surge in popularity of South Korean skincare in the UK? Georgina Godwin and international broadcast correspondent, Nina dos Santos, discuss this and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus: Monocle’s Gunnar Gronlid attends the opening of the world’s first commercial CO2 capture-and-storage facility in Norway, and we get the latest on The Book Hive, a UK-based independent bookshop and publisher, with the owner, Henry Layte. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This edition of Monocle on Saturday was first broadcast on the 28th of September, 2024.
Hello, I'm Georgina Godwin broadcasting to you live from Midori House in London.
This is Monocle On.
Coming up on today's program, we'll have a look through the week's news and culture with the international broadcast correspondent Nina de Santos.
Then.
This project is also unique in its kind and it's the first project in the world that has that combination of the government and the private sector actually working together.
Monaco's Gunnar Grinlid heads to Norway for the opening of the world's first commercial factory for carbon capture.
And finally, we return to the UK With Henry Leite, owner of Norwich based bookshop and publisher the Book Hive, who joins program to tell us about their upcoming books and events.
All that ahead here on Monocle on Saturday.
First, though, here's the news.
A wave of air raids hit Beirut's southern suburbs before dawn today as Israel stepped up attacks on Hezbollah after a massive strike on the Iran backed movement's command center that apparently targeted leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel's military said that about 10 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory and that had been intercepted.
Chinese air and naval forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said today, hours after the country's top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his US Counterpart.
The news comes after Australia and the Philippines announced their militaries would hold a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.
Authorities across a wide area of the southeast United States faced the daunting task of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful to hit the country as the death toll continued to rise.
At least 43 deaths were reported by late on Friday and officials feared still more bodies will be discovered across several states.
The hurricane, now downgraded to a post tropical cyclone, continued to produce heavy rains across several states, sparking life, threaten flooding And Maggie Smith, one of the most acclaimed British actors of her generation with a career ranging from Shakespeare to Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89, her family said on Friday.
Smith was one of a select few to win the treble of an Oscar, Emmy and Tony during seven decades on stage and screen, becoming a star known for her sharp intelligence and waspish wit.
And that's your Monocle Radio News.
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