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Business Weekly: Breakthrough in the fight against malaria

Breakthrough in the fight against malaria

29/05/2021 GMT

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As the world focuses on combatting Covid-19, hope from trials of a new malaria vaccine

Whilst the world's attention has been on covid-19, there's been a major breakthrough in the fight against malaria.  We speak to the man whose team in Oxford has found an effective vaccine for the disease. Mice have over-run parts of Australia ruining crops and testing sanity. We learn about the effect this plague of rodents is having on the rural economy. Plus we hear why Amazon has bought the iconic MGM Studios - and what it means for both Amazon customers and cinema lovers. Plus, our reporter heads to San Francisco to hear how the city’s Chinatown has coped with both Covid-19 and an increase in anti-Chinese race hate crime. As shops are boarded up and tourists stay away, what plans are there to rejuvenate this historic area? Business Weekly is presented by Lucy Burton and produced by Matthew Davies.

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