This is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week as Oil Prices Slump economies shrink and austerity kicks in is this the end of the middle east oil rush also this week south africas unemployment hit a record high before the pandemic whats gone wrong for an economy that emerged from the 2008 financial crisis in a strong position. When you try to reinvent the wheel but turns out you may simply be the Worlds Largest taxi firm is this the end of the gig economy into fights and labor laws and courts around the world. The world economies are moving away from fossil fuels right now being an Oil Producing nation is a tricky proposition burning through money set aside for a rainy day and borrowing money from International Investors to make sure you can pay your bills its also a time many Big Oil Companies are thinking about leaving more oil in the ground many countries have failed to wean themselves off Oil Struggling to diversify their economies
presidential runoff. we ll look at who the candidates are and what issues are on voters minds. we re tracking developments in ukraine where the area around the capital, kyiv, was rattled by a series of explosions a short time ago. military officials say air defenses worked on enemy targets and that so far there have been no fires or casualties reported. officials are also urging people to stay in shelters. the blasts happened a day after president volodymyr zelenskyy went to odesa, mykolaiv, and visited residential areas hammered by russian artillery and missiles. he says ukraine will not yield any territory in the region. translator: we will not give away the south to anyone. we will return everything that s ours, and the sea will be ukrainian and safe. meanwhile, thick smoke rose over the separatist-held city of donetsk saturday after images appearing to show incoming artillery. the mayor says civilians were hurt and several city blocks were damaged. cnn s salma abde
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And, feeding children after the school year how a food bank is helping fill in the gap during summer so kids dont go hungry. Theres always a phew when we get it out the door. And then we just hope that its getting to kids in need, and that theyre enjoying it, and we do it all again the next day. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. And individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the United States senate tonight has begun debating what to do about obamacare, after weeks of waiting. Republicans finally mustered the votes to proceed in a showdown today, with the aid of a cancer patient and a Vice President ial tiebreaker. Lisa desjardins begins our coverage. Reporter in the senate today, high stakes politics with
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