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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/91b4abd2-1ef7-4069-ac25-a4759a2ddfb8Washington has launched a security partnership with London and Canberra which will support Australia’s plan to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines and strengthen the allies’ ability to counter China, and Canada holds an election next week with prime minister Justin Trudeau facing unexpected competition, and Amazon plans to become just as ubiquitous in healthcare as it is in other markets by producing the tools and platforms to underpin an industry on the cusp of dramatic modernisation.US builds bulwark against China with UK-Australia security pacthttps://www.ft.com/content/565160c7-b5e0-4750-858a-37224bf3db0cThe Rachman Review: Is Trudeau’s popularity wearing thin?https://www.ft.com/rachman-review The next Big Tech battle: Amazon’s bet on healthcare begins to take shapehttps://www.ft.com/content/fa7ff4c3-4694-4409-9ca6-bfadf3a53a62Didi loses 30% of daily users after Beijing crackdown following IPOhttps://www.ft.com/content/13a768b0-1000-4cad-8a03-36a1e66f460bThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.