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a spectacular light display to mark the occasion. ah, this is al jazeera and these other top stories. the u. s. federal reserve has increased the interest rates for the 9th time in 12 months, as it tries to curb inflation. the fed raise the key rates by a quarter of a point to 5 percent the highest since 2007. it also indicated there could be more hikes in the future. the process of getting inflation back down to 2 percent has a long way to go and is likely to be bumpy. we remain committed to bring inflation back down to our 2 percent gall and to keep a longer term inflation expectations well anchored. reducing inflation is likely to require a period or below to run growth, and some softening and labor market conditions. the u. k. could see a high can interest rates on thursday, as the inflation rate increased unexpectedly in february, after 3 months is been driven by high food and energy bills. food prices aren t their highest level in 45 years. there have been more protests
the u. s. federal reserve and swiss national bank. it s the 11th consecutive rate rise and comes just a day off. the announcement that inflation has also gone up. who brennan has more from london. the inflation that was announced on wednesday from 10 point one percent going off unexpectedly to 10.4 percent. all the force in the hands of the members of the monetary policy committee of the bank of england when they made that decision this morning. i have to say there are some chinks of hope in the predictions that the bank of england are putting forward. but the thing, for example, well, 1st of all, it was not a unanimous decision. it was $7.00 to $2.00 in favor of increasing the interest rates from 4 percent to 4.2 to 5 percent. the other 2 members of the monetary policy committee actually would prefer to keep interest rates where they was another 8 cases of marva. a virus disease had been confirmed in equitorial guinea, bringing the title to 9 since the outbreak was declared
ukrainian. they want to learn more about what s being produced here. and they re increasingly preferred to spend their money on what s been grown at home. stephanie decker, al jazeera keith. ah . so this is odd 0. these are the top stories in the president of russia and china, calling for responsible dialogue to end the war in ukraine. she s in ping and vladimir putin held talks in moscow. newton said chinese proposals could be used as the basis of, of peace settlement. israel s parliament is repealed a 2005 law banning settlers from living in parts of the occupied west bank. the paves away for settlers to return to 4 illegal outposts near the city of nuts they were abandoned under the law introduced during israel s withdrawal from garza under prime minister ariel sharon. the state department says it s extremely troubled by israel s latest move. we have been clear that advancing settlements is an obstacle to peace and an obstacle to achieving his duty solution. and that certa