sentenced this week over two cases in which he admits to assaulting female journalists more than one hundred thirty women a filed civil lawsuits against him alleging abuse. you re watching d.w. new still to come palestinian leaders vote to suspend ties with israel we ll look at what triggered this move and what this means for the middle east peace process. but first let s take a look at the currency markets we must ask and money is always important to me and looking at the euro very very interesting it s stated somewhat it s rally against the greenback trading at one u.s. dollar twenty two fourteen today after reaching a three year high on monday when it was going for one u.s. dollar twenty two ninety seven now the euro has gained almost eighteen percent against the greenback since january twenty seventh teen analysts say the european central bank s plans to end its bond buying program are behind the currency
a moment on world business today. in south korea, landslides and flooding sparked by heavy rain has killed at least 44 people. rescue workers are searching for survivors in and around the capital. hundreds of people have lost their homes and thousands don t have power. we re getting the first videos of the moment of the bomb blast in oslo during friday s terror attacks. the norwegian prime minister s announced an independent commission to examine the killings there and on utoya island. as of now, the death toll stands at 76. those are the headlines from cnn, the world news leader. i m zain vergee. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. just five days to go and no movement on the u.s. debt deal. investors are getting anxious. that s the mood on the markets but how is it looking from the corner office in the some ceos shed light on that issue. another day passes and stil