Janet Jalil

This edition of the Global News Podcast was mixed by Russell Newlove, the producer was Siobhan Lee, the editor is Karen Martin.

I'm Janette Jalil.

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I'm Janet Jalil and it's 16 Hours GMT on Friday the 20th of March.

These are our main headlines.

Gulf countries come under renewed attacks from Iran as Israel continues to bomb Tehran but pledges not to attack any more Iranian energy sites.

But with oil and gas prices still high, the International Energy Agency calls for people to work from home more, drive slower and fly less to reduce demand for fuel.

Also in this podcast, with the patent about to expire in some countries on weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, could cheaper generic products transform the battle against the bulge?

And mission to the moon.

NASA's huge rocket, now repaired, heads back to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida in preparation for the first crewed flight in more than half a century.

But first, nearly three weeks since the US and Israel began their war with Iran, it is continuing to fire missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, causing fires at a major refinery in Kuwait and a warehouse in Bahrain.