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World Business Report: First broadcast 08/11/2023 15:32 GMT : Russia: UK govt announces new sanctions

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Russia: UK govt announces new sanctions

First broadcast 08/11/2023 15:32 GMT 

First broadcast 08/11/2023 15:32 GMT : Russia: UK govt announces new sanctions

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UK govt announces new sanctions against Russia targeting new individuals and companies.

The UK government announces new sanctions against Russia targeting 29 new individuals and companies.

In the UK the Foreign Secretary has announced new sanctions targeting 29 individuals and entities operating in and supporting Russia’s gold, oil and strategic sectors. Roger Hearing explores what sort of impact sanctions are having on the Russian economy.

Australian telecoms firm Optus has restored services to more than 10 million people and thousands of businesses that were affected in an outage lasting around 12 hours. We look at the impact on businesses and people and what this could mean for the company’s reputation.

And as Zelda becomes the latest video game to get the big screen treatment, we discuss why gaming companies such as Nintendo want to turn their big brands into blockbuster movies?
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