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Sudan to get new government

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After months of street protests in Sudan intermittently curtailed by extreme violence on the part of the military government and its paramilitary allies, a new, semi-civilian government is to be sworn in this weekend. We hear from Dr Sara Abd-al-Jalil, a representative of the Sudan Professionals' Association.

Greenland has said it is "not for sale" after President Donald Trump stated that he would like the US to buy the world's biggest island. We get analysis from Dan Drezner, Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Massachusetts.

The Medoc region of south west France has one of the largest expanses of forest in Europe. It's a a magnet for tourists in the summer months, when the risk of fire is at its highest. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Susannah Streeter has been out on patrol with the fire crew who are the forest's eyes and ears.

Following changes to the US tax code and the phenomenal profitability of companies like Apple, many US companies have been boosting their value by using share buy backs. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Ed Butler has been looking at the issue.

A new type of fuel is being tested in the Netherlands that claims to be able to reduce green-house gas emissions by 80% compared to traditional fossil jet fuel. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Anna Holligan reports from Rotterdam The Hague airport.

And joining us in the studio are Peter Ryan in Sydney; he's the ABC's Senior Business Correspondent. And political reporter Erin Delmore is with us from New York.

Pic description: Protests in Sudan
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