robertson, reporting from london. 500 and $90 million of military aid. that is the latest tranche of military support that the eu is giving to ukraine. we ll, of that $590 million that the u.s. sent to ukraine in terms of military support, $48 million of it, that is going to be for military training. the rest for hardware. the total that the eu has committed across all areas so far in total, subordinate for ukraine, that is now 53 billion dollars. on the backs issue of whether or not germany or other nations are going to send germany s leopard 2 tanks to ukraine, clarity from the eu s foreign policy chief, yosef power saying germany isn t causing a block for other countries if they want to send their leopard 2 tanks. [speaking non-english] translator: during the council today, we discussed overlap and of course what the
meets with nato s secretary general in the coming hours. german leaders have said they didn t want to send tanks and less other countries did as well. but over the weekend, germany s foreign minister said berlin would not stand in anyone s way. the european union s foreign policy chief is echoing that line. he announced a new 590 million dollar aid package for ukraine on monday. it covers mostly military training. and it brings the eu s total contribution of military, economic, and humanitarian aid to more than 53 billion dollars. we will continue our support of ukraine. ukraine has to win this war. and we will support on the best possible way. more now on the eu aid package and the debate over leopard tanks, from cnn s nick
so, don t think that you can t do it. we are going to help you find a way to do it. one of the policies center pieces of the bipartisan infrastructure act was the removal of lead based hazards from buildings and drinking water. a priority for vice president kamala harris. who announced last week the $590 million to protect some 400,000 american children from lead exposure. how does this lead pipe and paint action plan from hud and the administration do that? how does that work? what we, do we give grants to local communities to do remediation. one of the things we know, reverend, i come from the city of cleveland, ohio. we have a major problem in our core communities with lead paint. we know that any amount of lead in the blood, especially for
deals worth a total of more than 590 million pounds with a pest control firm and a hedge fund, which campaigners argued were prioritised because of their connections. the government says around 500 former teachers in england have signed up to return to work to help tackle staff shortages caused by covid. the latest figures show that one in 12 teachers were off work at the end of last week. ministers have urged people with teaching experience to temporarily return to the profession. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has more. it s 7am, and the phones haven t stopped ringing. just let you know we ve got some work tuesday. schools across the midlands desperate for supply staff. i ll have a look and i ll ring you back. we are the busiest we have ever been. from caretakers through to teachers, this recruitment agency has supplied staff to 700 schools, and the bookings are still coming in. there s just not enough teachers
cloud battle is still an area thatis cloud battle is still an area that is of fierce competition and we are seeing still growth from google but still way behind in that market as well. liam patterson, thanks for your time. good to talk to. let s get some of the day s other news. general motors said it expects a 2022 operating profit of $13 billion to $15 billion, in line with a record 2021 operating profit of $14.3 billion, citing an improving outlook for semiconductor chips used in its vehicles. gm also said it will spend more than the $35 billion previously planned into 2025 to speed up launches of new electric vehicles. it said that investments in technology will take priority over increased profits next year. in the us, the three largest drugs distributors and the drugmaker johnson&johnson have agreed to pay $590 million to resolve claims by hundreds of native american tribes that the companies fueled