the us and south korea have carried outjoint military exercises over the waters around the korean peninsula. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. taliban rule was re established in afghanistan almost a year ago. for afghans, it s meant the return of repressive religious authoritarianism and new levels of economic impoverishment. the mullahs seem ready to absorb indefinite isolation to reimpose their orthodoxy. but is that a sustainable strategy? my guest is fawzia koofi, former deputy speaker of the afghan parliament, now a democracy activist in exile. is there any glimmer of light in afghanistan s darkness? fawzia koofi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s good to be with you. well, it s great to have you in this studio. i m sure you wish you were speaking to me from kabul, from afghanistan, but you have been in exile since the taliban returned to power. how difficult for you is that separation from your country? extremely difficult. i ne
'The launch of Uber Shuttle will help in tackling road congestion while getting more people to commute in fewer vehicles which, in turn, helps reduce carbon emissions'
'The launch of Uber Shuttle will help in tackling road congestion while getting more people to commute in fewer vehicles which, in turn, helps reduce carbon emissions'
normalisation as a result of the recent bank of england increases in interest rates. and we will see this week if they increase it further and the markets are suggesting it is going to. we think if they increase 25 basis points or 50, half a percent, at the next meeting, we think there will be more interest rate rises to come and that will hopefully cool the inflation and it might also cause further drops in house prices as well. for might also cause further drops in house prices as well. might also cause further drops in house prices as well. for now, andy russell, thanks house prices as well. for now, andy russell, thanks for house prices as well. for now, andy russell, thanks forjoining - house prices as well. for now, andy russell, thanks forjoining us. - ride hailing app uber has reached an important milestone today, posting its first ever profit. the company had racked up an impressive $31.5 billion worth of operating losses since it first started reporting its financialfigu
but i suppose house prices matter most when you are trying to change your position. for the vast majority it is a number that changes without us actually trying to change our housing position but i think the people trying to get on the housing ladder to make the first step are really feeling the squeeze right now. ride hailing app uber has reached an important milestone today, posting its first ever profit. the company had racked up an impressive $31.5 billion worth of operating losses since it first started reporting its financialfigures nine years ago. but after years of heavy spending, it seems uber now has a handle on its costs. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury is in new york. it is even first time it is a really important point, the first point it has tipped into profit. yes, after 14 years since it was first founded and it marks a change