currently, smoking is banned in restaurants, workplaces, indoor public spaces and some shared outdoor areas, and it can lead to a fine of almost 200 us dollars. whether glaring at someone will have a deterrent effect remains to be seen. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. while the weather storyjust passed, this certainly left us questioning where on earth has our summer gone? it s been pretty wet at times, hasn t it? and unseasonably windy now. we re midway through july. and you re quite right, it has been a wet month. all of us have seen above average rainfall for the month. and there s very little change, i m afraid, on the horizon. this next chart shows rainfall accumulation for the next few days. the darker the blue, the wettest of the weather, so always wettest out to the north and west. but all of us are going to continue to see this
into stubbing their butts out. currently, smoking is banned in restaurants, workplaces, indoor public spaces and some shared outdoor areas and it can lead to a fine of almost 200 us dollars. whether glaring at someone will have a deterrent effect remains to be seen. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. the weather storyjust past has certainly left us questioning where on earth has our summer gone? it has been pretty wet at times, hasn t it? and unseasonably windy. we are midway throughjuly and you are quite right, it has been a wet month. all of us have seen above average rainfall for the month and there is very little change i m afraid on the horizon. in fact, this next chart shows rainfall accumulation for the next few days. the darker the blue, the wettest of the weather, so always wettest out of the north and west but all of us are going to continue to see this unsettled spell of weather. low pressure with us this weekend centred
using their satellite phone. help is on hand here, but there needs to be a lot, lot more. howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. terrible sites there. zimbabwe has begun paying out us dollars bonuses to government workers as a cushion against the effects of price increases and a falling local currency. when the public began rejecting the inflation hit zimbabwe dollar, authorities effectively abandoned it, in favour of international currencies like the us dollar. the bbc s shingai nyoka reports from harare. long lines form outside a foreign exchange bureau. some spent the night here, a recent government policy allows those who earn local currency to exchange it for up to 200 us dollars in cash. translation: , ., , translation: everything i was char: ed translation: everything i was charred in translation: everything i was charged in us translation: everything i was charged in us dollars. - translation: everything i was
some of those these horrendous sights, bodies being hung as a warning to anyone telling them not to commit crimes. but the other real crisis facing afghans right now, brianna, is an economic crisis. and make no mistake about it. this country is on the precipice of a massive and severe economic recession fpt we re not just talking about purse strings being tightened. we are talking about starvation and hunger. what s happened is there is a total liquidity crisis. there is no cash coming in to afghanistan. the central bank has been effectively frozen. people can only take out about 200 u.s. dollars a week. there are long, long lines outside every bank inside the city. in this market where we are, we have been talking to people who are all complaining about the prices. 30% rise we re hearing in food
economic impact? it was a scheme known asjobkeeper. at its height, employees could receive about 1500 australian dollars or approximately 1200 us dollars every fortnight. we saw, for example, australia virtually continuing its decades of consistent economic growth, basically dipping into a very technical recession that ended. but now, as the number of covid cases seems consistent about 150 each day in sydney, the situation is not improving and putting a strain on business. thank you, katie silver in singapore. we have so much more to come including this the indian food map where app has a stock market success. mission control: we see - you coming down the ladder now.