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World Business Report: First broadcast 20/02/2020 15:32 GMT: Kangaroo Island's first steps to recovery

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Australia's Kangaroo Island begins recovery from wildfires

First broadcast 20/02/2020 15:32 GMT

First broadcast 20/02/2020 15:32 GMT: Kangaroo Island's first steps to recovery

Kangaroo Island's first steps to recovery

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Kangaroo Island's first steps to recovery

What has been the economic impact of the wildfires disaster?

The BBC's Vivienne Nunis reports from Kangaroo Island, which lies just south of mainland Australia. What has been the economic impact of the wildfires there?

The recent wildfires in Australia killed 30 people and destroyed an area the size of Cuba. The BBC's Vivienne Nunis has been looking at the economic impact of the disaster on Kangaroo Island, which lies just south of mainland Australia. Vivienne talks to local business owners about what happened to them and how they hope to rebuild.  
Macau's casinos have reopened after two weeks of closure to limit the spread of coronavirus. Important for the gambling capital of the world, which relies on the industry for 80% of its revenue, as we hear from our reporter Andrew Wood, in Hong Kong.  And if you've ever used the keyboard shortcuts control X, control C or control V to cut, copy and paste, it's Larry Tesler you have to thank.  We look at the life of the pioneering computer scientist who died this week.

(Photo: burnt-out cars on Kangaroo Island. Credit: Getty Images.)

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