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US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed challenge to Obamacare

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.

The US Supreme Court has rejected a Trump-backed challenge by Republican-led states to former President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul. Amy Lotven, a senior editor at InsideHealthPolicy.com, gives us the latest developments from the US.

Also, we hear why a rejection by Nasa helped motivated China to build its own space station, with Dr Megan Argo, a Lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire in northern England. Plus what happens when you go in for a sandwich and come out with a bag of weed?

With the popularity of one-day and Twenty20 cricket formats on the rise, we ask whether it is game over for the five day test match version of the game. Hayley Woodin is executive editor of Business in Vancouver, and joins us for commentary throughout the programme along with Timothy Martin, Korea bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

(Photo: Protesters hold placards with words Save ACA. Credit: Getty Images)

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Fri 18 Jun 2021 00:06GMT

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