Is business today. It is packed. Were starting in the us where President Joe Biden has said that china is cheating, not competing on trade as introduced tariffs on 18 billion worth of imports and Electric Vehicles to steal. He has accused the country of unfairly subsidising its Clean Energy Sector and flooding International Markets with cheap exports which is says hertz American Businesses and workers. Our north American Business correspondent has more from new york. Its not often we find former president and agreement but we have seen President Biden keeping tariff enacted by his predecessor and increasing them. They focus on key Technologies Powering Green Transition and approve a 100 tariff on Electric Vehicles imported into the us, up from 25 . A doubling of the levy on solar cells to 50 and on semiconductors, to 50 . President biden says they are designed to protect us manufacturers from being undercut by china in the industries of the future, from Electric Vehicles to solar cells
Translation they will be | arrested, they will be judged and they will be punished commensurate to the crime that they have committed. This is the man who was freed in the bloody assault 30 year old mohammed amra, a convicted local burglar. But he was also the suspect in a fatal kidnapping to georgia, where thousands of protestors remain on the streets and around parliament after mps on tuesday approved a divisive Foreign Agent law. Under the bill ngos and independent media that receive more than 20 of their funding from foreign donors would have to register as organisations bearing the interests of a foreign power. Critics are likening the bill to legislation in neighbouring russia used to stiffle dissent and silence criticism of the kremlin. Earlier, there were clashes with riot police, when protesters tried to break through metal barriers near the parliament building. Rayhan demytrie has more. Earlier, there were clashes with riot police, when protesters tried to break through metal
United states, and Around The World. We continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war, im john boys. The death from israel continues to surge, more than 1200 mostly sense of aliens killed, close to 1000 killed. Mostly civilians in gaza. According to the Palestinian Health ministry. Israeli airstrikes on gaza have been unrelenting. According to the idf, and there is no timeline to point when those airstrikes will and hamas fight another barrage of missiles at the Southern Israeli city of on tuesday with civilians also died in exchange of gunfire with israeli forces. Israel preparing for the next round of retaliation calling up more than 300,000 reservists in evacuating civilians from area close to the gaza border, entire cities and communities have been evacuated to safety. Israels Defense Minister went to the area where tanks and troops amassing, said the offensive against hamas may have started from the air but it would also come from the ground. Meantime, israel says Rocket La
A whole lotta albums vinyl sales hit a 25 year high in the era of streaming and downloads. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, swansea city have apointed Bayern Munichs assistant coach paul clement as their new manager, succeeding bob bradley, who was sacked last week. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Britains top diplomat to the European Union has resigned. Sir ivan rogers leaves hisjob just months before the government is due to kick off formal brexit talks. Sir ivan found himself at the centre of a political storm recently when he told ministers a brexit deal could take up to ten years. Leave campaigners accused him of being unduly pessimistic, while others said he was simply reporting sentiment in brussels. Carole walkers in Downing Street. Carole. Thank you, well, sir ivan rogers resignation caught Downing Street and the Foreign Office by surprise. He was due to be our man at the eu until november to see through the first opening phase of those crucial brexit n
Was expected to have a Ceremonious First Day back for 2017. Instead, it was full of action republicans have ditched a plan to strip the Office Of Congressional Ethics of its independence. The reversal was prompted by a public outcry and a dressing down from donald trump on twitter. And in the past hour, the President Elect has also tweeted that Onjanuary 11th in new york he will hold his First Official News Conference since his election. Heres Laura Trevelyan with the latest from washington. The house will come to order. As the Brand New Congress convened on thursday, instead of celebrating the republicans dominance of washington, lawmakers were the centre of the debate. It is over their behaviour is policed In The Name Of avoiding corruption. On monday night, republicans in the House Of Representatives tried to gut the independence of the Office Of Congressional Ethics by bringing it under the control of a house committee, prompting an outcry from democrats and government watchdogs. D