which is around 1% of global supplies. opec plus countries which account for around 40% of the world s crude oil said they would cut production by some 1 point 4 million barrels per day from the start of next year. but not all members of the cartel were happy, with nigeria and angola both wanting to raise production rather than cut it. here s our middle east correspondent sameer hashmi on some what can this mean for prices around the world? here s our middle east correspondent sameer hashmi on some of the fissures within opec plus, and the differing priorities of some key members. before the meeting started on saturday, it was widely expected that the whole group would make cuts deeper prices. but that didn t happen. saudi arabia was quite keen that the whole group implements those cuts from july, but as you were mentioning, a lot of members were not in favour of that because if they cut down production, it s going to impact their oil revenues, which is going to impact their
is that, you know, to have a congress that can t function, it is just embarrassing. we re the greatest nation in the world. how can that be? president biden calls the drama playing out on the house floor embarrassing. this morning, there s still no speaker after three more rounds of voting. we ll have the latest from capitol hill. plus, buffalo bills safety damar hamlin is still in critical condition, but the team says he s showing signs of improvement. we ll get an update on his health. and the president says he s planning a trip to the southern border amid a record number of migrants crossing into the united states. what we re learning this morning about that trip. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this thursday, january 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the house of representatives is set to vote again today on its next speaker after republicans failed to unite around a single nominee for the second straight day. after thr
manufactured in a lab by the chinese military. according to this top radio conspiracy theory they could be a possibility. if it s true, and people believe that s what happens i would believe that the chinese government is responsible for killing millions of people around the world. would also raise questions about motive, why would china unleash this on the world? two americans, that s unimaginable that the chinese government thinks very differently from the way we have. america has been the dominant power in the world for more than 100 years. empires destroying themselves always paves way for new empires. american attitudes but everything are shaped by generations of affluence. we will always be in charge, but the chinese government does not assume that it s us or them. there are still millions of people whose family members starved to death. china is very aggressive and ambitious in ways that others can t begin to comprehend. when a government like that used covid a
manufactured in a lab by the chinese military. according to this top radio conspiracy theory they could be a possibility. if it s true, and people believe that s what happens i would believe that the chinese government is responsible for killing millions of people around the world. would also raise questions about motive, why would china unleash this on the world? two americans, that s unimaginable that the chinese government thinks very differently from the way we have. america has been the dominant power in the world for more than 100 years. empires destroying themselves always paves way for new empires. american attitudes but everything are shaped by generations of affluence. we will always be in charge, but the chinese government does not assume that it s us or them. there are still millions of people whose family members starved to death. china is very aggressive and ambitious in ways that others can t begin to comprehend. when a government like that used covid a
Representation in parliament are all on the list. We will speak to them injusta on the list. We will speak to them injust a moment. The former american soldier, Chelsea Manning, who passed thousands of confidential documents to wikileaks, will be released from a Military Prison today. Well speak to someone who campaigned for her release. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Are you fat and fit . The bad news is there may be no such thing. Some doctors now reckon its impossible to be overweight without increasing your risk of future health problems. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. In a moment well get the latest on Election Campaign here. First, though to the us, where the white house is denying reports that donald trump asked former fbi Directorjames Comey to stop an investigation into alleged links between an advisor and russia. Mr c