because this is a man who has huge power in the music industry and a huge influence in black communities. and because they re black women, they felt they felt that their experiences would be ignored. i want him and people like him to be held accountable. we have to stop protecting these people. chi chi izundu, bbc news. to china now, where up until recently the country had claimed success in managing covid. but earlier this year it all started to go wrong. shanghai followed hong kong and dozens of other cities as infections of omicron spread quickly. many complained they were starving, unable to work or buy food, and in places deaths spiked too. now attention is turning to beijing, as questions multiply about whether china s leaders need a new covid plan. here s ben chu. families in beijing rush to stock up on food,
to stop the shelling. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, says staunch support for ukraine in its battle with russia will continue for the long haul. to china now where, until earlier this spring, the country had claimed success in managing covid. but earlier this year, it all started to go wrong. shanghai followed hong kong and dozens of other cities as infections of omicron spread quickly. many complained they were starving, unable to work or buy food, and in places deaths spiked too. now attention is turning to beijing, as questions multiply about whether china s leaders need a new covid plan. here s ben chu. families in beijing rush to stock up on food, supermarkets stay open late. ..and residents are compelled to queue up for mandatory testing.
(Bloomberg) The cost of manufacturing household goods in Asia is being driven even higher by surging energy and commodities prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding fuel to the fastest global inflation breakout in decades.