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High stakes in Trudeau-Trump meeting

There are high economic stakes as Canada's PM Justin Trudeau heads to Washington.

More than three quarters of Canada's exports - and 98 per cent of its oil production - go to the United States and roughly a fifth of US exports go to Canada. So a lot hangs on Monday's meeting between the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. Mark Warner, a trade lawyer for the MAAW law firm in Toronto, gives his view on what is at stake.

Swiss voters have rejected plans to bring the country's tax system for multi-national companies in line with demands from other countries. Haig Simonian, a financial journalist based in Zurich, explains the significance of the vote.

The US central banker, Janet Yellen, will be giving evidence to the Senate in Washington this week. Will there be any indication that the Federal Reserve might be considering a move in interest rates? Independent economist Michael Hughes gives his view.

The BBC's Peter Bowes reports from Los Angeles where the 59th Grammy awards are taking place.

And Emma-Jane Kirby reports on why ski resorts in France are going green to help keep their slopes white.

(Picture: Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister. Credit: Getty Images)

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