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A-Plus Show on location Ep 4

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A-Plus Show duo Alec Hogg and Michael Appel, currently on location at WEF 2022 in Davos, Switzerland, share their thoughts on some of the interesting briefing sessions from the penultimate day of the summit. Up for discussion in this episode, nuclear as an option in Europe as it tries to ween itself off Russian oil and gas, the possibilities of the metaverse, sport as a unifying factor, Alzheimer's disease being called the "silent pandemic", and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 May 2022 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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