on the women s side, elena rybakina, roared past shelby rogers. other winners included andy murray, who maintained his record of never losing in the wimbledon first round. here s chetan pathak with a round up of the best of the day s play. rain here washed out play for most of tuesday, certainly on these outside courts, but on the show courts, underneath those roofs, play was completed as scheduled, and that saw elena rybakina, the women s defendant champion, in the end survive a scare against america s shelby rogers. she has been having a virus and needed to come back from a set down to beat the american. with the band now listed on russian and belarusian players, aryna sabalenka east past in straight since. there was also a straight set win for last year positive eaten finalist. in the men s draw, carlos alcaraz of the men s draw, carlos alcaraz of the number one, looked supreme again, seeing offjeremy chardy in three. and any murray, now 36 and playing with that middle hi
jon heffernan, professor of semiconductor materials and devices at the university of sheffield and director of the national epitaxy facility, tells us more. it s part of a global battle to control the semiconductor industry, which has been undertaken by many countries. the 21st century is going to be a technological century and it is completely underpinned by semiconductors. you ve got semiconductors everywhere, from lighting to computer chips, yourfridge to your car. and the pace of innovation is accelerating and it is going to be more and more important. so each country around the world is actually considering very carefully what its strategy in this technological area is and what its economic strategy is, its security strategy is. and so this is just the latest example, particularly between china and the us, but there are other countries involved. some countries control different aspects of the semiconductor industry. some control the natural resources, the minerals and th
and now we have got launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. the roof is closed on the show court at wimbledon meaning that we have had some action. the defending women s champion is through but she has not had it all her own way. she champion is through but she has not had it all her own way. had it all her own way. she survived a scare on had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court as had it all her own way. she survived a scare on centre court as is - a scare on centre court as is tradition of the second day. the women s defending champion opens up. rybakina lost the first set and we know she went into the championships with illness which forced her to withdraw at the third round stage
beijing. china has slapped export controls on two rare metals used in the manufacture of semiconductors. the move by the chinese ministry of commerce targets the metals gallium and germanium. china is a major producer of both. from august, exports of these metals will require a licence. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellen is headed to berlin, and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the world s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to study the relationship, but she has got her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said he was imposing export controls on two rare medals essential for making semiconductors. the measures are seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restricted chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions for tub gallium and a germanium the two mentals in question, wi