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Business Matters: How extreme heat in the US is affecting business

How extreme heat in the US is affecting business

22/07/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, How extreme heat in the US is affecting business

A prolonged heatwave is taking place in the south-west of the US.

Parts of the US are living through record-breaking heat, demand for air conditioning is rising.

Businesses in South-West of the United States explain how the weather is impacting them. 

India and Sri Lanka have announced that they will carry out feasibility studies on laying an oil pipeline across the narrow sea strait that divides them.

Taylor Swift is the latest big name to take her international tour to Singapore but not Hong Kong.

And, we discuss Burberry, the 170 year old high-fashion brand built on its British principles. 

(A sign warns of extreme heat danger on Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023, in California. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

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