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A major fire has engulfed one of France's most famous landmarks - the medieval Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Firefighters are battling to save the 850-year-old Gothic building, but its spire and roof have collapsed. The cause is not yet clear, but officials say that it could be linked to renovation work.
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Also in the show, the head of Volkswagen, Herbert Diess, has told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ that he is 'not proud’ of his company’s association with the Chinese government and its detention of thousands of Muslim minority people in the west of the country. At the same time, he denied knowledge of the alleged abuse against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang province, where VW has a production facility. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Robin Brant spoke with Mr. Diess at a VW launch event ahead of the Shanghai auto show.

The world is facing a climate catastrophe and businesses around the world must address it urgently – or face shareholders who refuse to back them. That’s the message from the largest money manager in the UK, Legal and General Investment Management. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Simon Jack takes us through their latest report on climate change.

And with the outgoing head of Alibaba suggesting that working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week might not be the worst thing in the world, we ask whether pushing yourself to the limit is actually good for productivity.

All through the show we’ll be joined by Alison van Diggelen, tech journalist and host of the Fresh Dialogues podcast in San Francisco and Mike Bird from the Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong.

(Picture: Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France April 15, 2019. Picture credit: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)