ceases trading for a second time, cancelling all flights to and from the uk after going into administration. hundreds of staff have been made redundant a seven day state of emergency has been declared in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after three people were killed in severe flooding. the prime minister described it as an unprecedented event . you re watching bbc news. now it s time for bbc 100 women in conversation: rita moreno. there is a rare status only a few achieve in hollywood. it s called egot when you win all four of the major american entertainment awards, an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. it s even more rare if you re an ethnic minority. legendary actress rita moreno is the only latina who holds that status. many would recognise her from anita in west side story, but she has a career spanning seven decades. it s not been an easyjourney, though, as she tells me in this interview for bbc 100 women. hi, there. how are you? i am so terrific it s disgust
according to the imf. they were made ahead of the spring meetings which kicked off on monday in washington. from there, we have more. high inflation continues to play countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result, however, we have some of the week growth projections by the international monetary fund since the 1990s. meeting in washington this week, the increasingly fragile global economy will certainly be the focus along with ways for countries to try and mitigate some of the negative impacts of those interest rate rises. high inflation is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them further into financial distress. given the uncertain economic outlook, the imf believes more countries will be looking towards it for help. earlier i spoke withjohn lipsky the chair of the national bureau of economic research who is also in washington for the meeting and he told me cost of living will
for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. there is a rare status only a few achieve in hollywood. it s called egot when you win all four of the major american entertainment awards, an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. it s even more rare if you re an ethnic minority. legendary actress rita moreno is the only latina who holds that status. many would recognise her from anita in west side story, but she has a career spanning seven decades. it s not been an easyjourney, though, as she tells me in this interview for bbc 100 women. hi, rita. hi, there. how are you? i am so terrific it s disgusting. that s good. i am one of the happiest 90 year old persons you ve ever met. well, we re so excited to talk to you. so, welcome to this conversation with bbc 100 women. why are you so happy? tell me. well, think of it this way. i have my health. i have a career that s burgeoning all over again, which is that s really crazy. i have about five different things tha
under skinfold evolution of human gesture and human language as we know it now. scaffold. and we look at this year s oscars nominations as everything everywhere all at once takes a quantum leap into the lead. after much pressure and anticipation, there are reports in the german media that the country will send leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine. reports suggest olaf scholz will give the go ahead to send 1a tanks, paving the way for poland and other european countries to also send some of their german made leopard tanks to kyiv. analysts say this could be a game changerfor ukraine in its efforts to repel russian troops from its territory. claudia redmond has the latest. he has been hesitant for days but now after mounting pressure the german chancellor appears to have finally given the green light. according to german media he will send at least 1a leopard two tanks to kyiv. these are world class weapons produced in germany, widely seen as the best fit for ukraine. at least
welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this was rio dejaneiro in brazil crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. the queen: i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people came from around the globe, happy to watch the tradition in person again. ama