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Business Matters: US Default averted¹ 12 Feb 14

Wed², 12 Feb 14

The US House of Representatives approves a bill to raise the debt ceiling, heading off a possible default. We'll have the latest from Washington. Rebecca Morelle reports from the London Zoological Society, where experts have gathered to discuss unprecedented³ levels of animal trafficking. David Moon from the Waste and Resources Action Programme explains how garment retailers⁴ can cut their carbon footprint and water usage. And President Obama tells a press conference he could never choose between his daughters. But do all parents secretly have a favourite child? In our Washington DC bureau, Azzedine Downes, the CEO of IFAW, takes us through the illegal trade in endangered wildlife, from poacher to powdered rhino⁵ horn. And in Singapore, The Motley Fool's David Kuo talks sibling⁶ rivalry⁷ and how to get away with owning just three shirts.