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Bayer Confirms $66bn Monsanto Takeover

The US seed giant Monsanto has agreed to a $66bn takeover by Bayer of Germany.

The US seed giant Monsanto has agreed to a $66bn takeover by Bayer of Germany. German Green MEP Sven Geigold tells us why he's launched a campaign to block the deal, and we have analysis from Tom Philpot, agriculture correspondent of US news organisation Mother Jones. Also in the programme, the European Union is changing its laws on copyright, which will mean sites like YouTube will pay more to music publishers. Adrian Strain of music industry body the IFPI gives us his reaction to the proposals. A survey of 30 top companies in Germany has found that they've employed just 54 of more than a million refugees that arrived in the country last year. The 大象传媒's Damian McGuinness has been investigating why so few are getting jobs, and we find out more from Sofie Geisel, chief executive of the Germany Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Plus Forbes magazine has revealed the highest earning television actresses in 2016. Madeline Berg from Forbes tells us what justifies the $43m earned by the top name on the list, Sofia Vergara of ABC's 'Modern Family'.

(Picture: A Monsanto sign. Picture credit: AP.)

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Wed 14 Sep 2016 17:32GMT

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