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Media Moguls, Tunnels and the Popularity of Fairtrade

Reality Check: Rupert Murdoch; Tymoshenko on hunger strike; Semmering rail tunnel; welfare states in the developing world and Austrian enthusiasm for Fairtrade products.

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A protester wearing a mask of Rupert Murdoch demonstrates outside the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London. Photo: EPA/Andy Rain

Media & Politics

Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch is facing questions about his relationship with British politicians at an inquiry into media ethics. He’ll have to answer charges that he used his powerful stable of British newspapers to influence politicians for the benefit of his business interests. London correspondent Olly Barratt reports:

Yulia Tymoshenko

The former Ukrainian Prime Minister has gone on hunger strike after prison guards allegedly beat hear. Kataryna Wolczuk, lecturer in Ukrainian studies assesses the information and the situation:

Semmering Basistunnel

After decades of political wrangling, ground has finally been broken for building a railway tunnel at the base of the Semmering mountain. Why did it take so long and why is it so important? Hans Weitmayr from Wirtschaftsblatt explains:

Welfare & Development

The Welfare State is a European phenomenon. Or is it? A number of emerging economies in Asia and Latin America have developed their own welfare state policies of their own. Elizabeth Alcock learns more from Professor Jeremy Seekings from the University of Capetown in South Africa:

Fairtrade

Austrian consumers are buying an increasing amount of items produced under the Fairtrade scheme. Chris Cummins hears from Hartwig Kirner of Fairtrade Austria how consumers’ preferences benefit people in the developing world: