kyiv s armed forces are reported to have broken through some of the toughest russian lines after months of fierce fighting. a man and a woman have died after being trapped in a car on a flooded road in liverpool. flood warnings remain in place for parts of merseyside. and a warning that extreme weather events in china will become more frequent and dangerous, as recent flooding causes economic damage. renewed safety concerns over san francisco s robo taxis after a high profile accident. the driverless taxis now operate 24 hours a day. well, let s turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. this map shows the current state of the conflict, with the areas in red controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles
to keep taiwan safe. china has halved the tax on purchases made on the stock market in an effort to boost share trading. the current rate is 0.1%. the finance ministry said it hoped the cut would boost investor confidence. china s stock markets have slumped over recent months. earlier this month, san francisco voted to allow robo, or driverless taxis, to operate 2a hours a day. passengers have to book and pay for the journey via an app. but after a high profile accident, there are renewed safety concerns, and some people want them off the road altogether. here s james clayton. one of the things that surprises many visitors when they arrive in san francisco are these things. driverless robo taxis. they re all over the city. this is me ordering one on my phone. one minute away, there s a cab just around the corner. but before i could even get in, a member of the public approached us with a warning. i think they re not safe cos i saw
the flip flopping is emblematic of a city unsure about whether to embrace these robo taxis. and some have even taken to the streets in protest. a group called safe streets rebel has been disabling the cars by putting cones on their bonnets. a video they put out injuly has gone viral. first, find a cone. make sure their car is empty and repeat. it s not entirely clear whether what they re doing is legal so a spokesperson for the group agreed to be interviewed under the condition of anonymity. how would you describe your group? are you vigilantes, are you a campaigning group, what are you? we re definitely not vigilantes. i think we re just a group of people, we don t like cars and we re doing what we can about it. however, driverless car companies have hit back, saying what the group is doing is bad for road users and is vandalism. waymo says what you re doing is vandalism. how do you respond to that? it s not vandalism because that requires property damage and we re
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