Melissa is a category five storm, with winds clocked at up to 175 miles per hour. It’s the strongest storm on the planet this year and one of the most devastating on record.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Taylor Fleming.
Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm of the year, hits Jamaica, bringing catastrophic flooding, with several deaths reported. The authorities have been making extensive preparations for the Category Five storm, but officials are concerned that not enough people are heeding evacution orders. Also, Sudanese RSF rebels deny reports of atrocities against civilians in the captured city of El Fasher, and Prunella Scales, one of Britain's best-loved actresses, dies at the age of ninety-three.
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Bonus Episode for Oct. 28. Earlier this year, economic uncertainty weighed on airlines, as Americans were rethinking their travel plans. With the busy holiday travel period approaching, executives at carriers such as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines say demand is improving. WSJ reporter Dean Seal discusses how these carriers’ money-making strategies are beginning to pay off.
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As the strongest storm the island of Jamaica has ever known approaches landfall, we hear from people on the ground, from the Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, and from a meteorologist.
Also in the programme: with more evidence of atrocities emerging from the Sudanese city of El Fasher, we hear from the United Nations' Coordinator on Sudan; and Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, talks to Newshour about the meaning of trust.
(IMAGE: a man wearing a protective suit cycles on a street, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, October 27, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Octavio Jones)
Plus: OpenAI converts to a public-benefit corporation and gives Microsoft a 27% stake. And President Trump orders three new lethal strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Eastern Pacific. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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As the strategic city of el-Fasher finally falls to the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, we analyse what it means in Sudan’s ongoing civil war.
How the world’s oldest president, Paul Biya of Cameroon, is set to change things as he wins a disputed eighth term that could keep him in power until the age of 99.
And why are South Africans trying to save an ancient language, which has just one speaker?
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Stefania Okereke, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya
Technical Producer: Pat Sissons
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More than half of homeowners say their insurance premiums went up in the last year, according to Consumer Reports. The biggest culprits? Inflation, construction costs, and extreme weather. In response, Consumer Reports has drawn up what it calls a "Homeowners Insurance Bill of Rights," which it hopes will be adopted by states around the country. Today, we'll hear more. But first, Elon Musk has released an artificial intelligence-powered rival to Wikipedia.
Plus: AI inference startup Fireworks AI is valued at $4 billion in its latest funding round. And Peter Thiel-backed startup Substrate raises more than $100 million to manufacture chips in the U.S. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.