Alarm bells are ringing about the outlook for china, but officials remain confident this is a short term blip. Only last month, the chinese premier, li qiang, said his country was still on track to reach its annual Growth Target of around 5 , a modest target after china grewjust 3 last year, one of the weakest showings in nearly half a century. Lets talk through whats at stake with jane foley, head of fx strategy at rabobank. Iam hoping i am hoping she is there. Good morning to you. I am hoping she is there. Good morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a row morning to you. Good morning. A fourth month in a row of fourth month in a row of contraction although it is slightly improved from last month, hasnt it . It slightly improved from last month, hasnt it . Month, hasnt it . It has slightly month, hasnt it . It has slightly been month,
safe house. the president stressed his death sends a message. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. administration is now warning that the taliban could face consequences for harboring al say al-zawahri. president biden meeting the situation room discussing the operation to kill al-zawahri. let s bring in john harwood at the white house. this was in the works for months and months, remarkable intelligence gathering operation given it had to be taking place largely from outside the country since the u.s. doesn t have boots on the ground there. tell us what you re learning. reporter: meticulous plan very tightly held. it began when they began to point tort ayman al c-zawahri being in kawabul. he was known to be there in april. they began to build a profile of his movements and how they could strike him. you saw the photo from july when they finally had taken to biden
Survives in moroccos powerful earthquake as the death toll continues to climb. 2800 people are now found dead after the 6. Quake. Spain has sent Search And Rescue teams to help. Other International Aid has been pledged. In the Atlas Mountains scenes of devastation, homes and small villages produced piles of rubble. Many people have spent another night outside. Now the frustration and desperation is building especially in some of the hard hit and remote areas. Translator you can smell the corpses everywhere. Its a shame the authorities didnt help these people. Some people have received aid, tents and food. However, some villages have not received anything. Especially in the mountainous areas with dangerous roads. I hope that the authorities and Civil Society will show more solidarity in these areas. Cnns nada bashir has more now from marrakech. Reporter well, the death toll is still continuing to climb. And it is unclear at this stage, how many people are still buried beneath the rubble
Now, the president s arrival in hanoi marks a major Turning Point in diplomatic relations between the two former adversaries. Well have much more ahead on the significance of this visit and how it came about. But first, we want to see if we can catch the president as he actually deplanes Air Force One here. Hes in asia and vietnam specifically to promote his relations and diplomatic relations in those countries, in the context of the tensions with china. Hes going to go to a welcome ceremony and make some remarks later on. Were going to be following this in vietnam with a live reporter coming up later. All right. Now to morocco, where a nation is in shock and grief after being ravaged by its deadliest earthquake in decades. More than 2,000 people have died since the disaster struck friday night. And many of the victims are already being laid to rest. There are also fears that the death toll will continue to rise as Emergency Crews Dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings, but many
i just want to start off by saying, hot damn, i love you guys. this shareholder vote put elon musk one step closer to becoming the most generally sleep compensated chief executive in us corporate history. the pay package would award him rights to roughly 10% stake in tesla valued at around 300 times with the top earning executive meet in the us last year. a judge blocked to the original pay deal injanuary. it is unclear whether this fresh shareholder authorisation will be accepted by courts. the vote was seen as a test of his leadership of the company. those in favour said he deserved the ii figure sum for taking the company to new heights as ceo. those against voiced concerns that his attention is elsewhere. tesla is one of six firms run or owned by mr musk. the vote comes among a turbulent year for tesla whose shares are down nearly 30% this year as a consumer battle high borrowing costs. the company faces supply chain strains and competition from china, shares are down nea