World Business Report - How are businesses impacted by protests in Minneapolis?

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The Trump administration ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to step up the removal of undocumented migrants more than six weeks ago, triggering large scale protests across the US. Rahul Tandon speaks to business owners who say staff are too frightened to come into work.

In France, the government moves a step closer to banning social media for children under 15s.

And as a deadly winter storm batters the US and Canada, a farmer explains how he keeps his animals safe in extreme conditions.

[Photo: Protests in Minneapolis. Credit:CRAIG LASSIG/EPA/Shutterstock]

Published on Monday, 26th January 2026.

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