The United States is once again flexing its financial muscle power in its battle with iran. President trump has signed into force a new round of sanctions which target the iranian leadership in a bid to halt its Nuclear Programme and change its behaviour in the wider middle east. Last week, tehran admitted shooting down a us drone but has denied responsibility for a series of attacks on oil tankers. The latest sanctions target the iranian leadership right up to Supreme Leader ali khamenei and those around him. Theyll effectively be be cut off from the International Financial system because banks and other institutions that help them move assets will face penalties themselves. A host of us sanctions have already had a ruinous effect on irans economy. Its estimated to have shrunk by nearly 4 last year and a bigger fall is expected this year. Meanwhile inflation, thats the increase in the cost of goods, was a huge 31 . Thats made everything from food to electronics more expensive which ha
And that it is financially insane to buy anything but an electric car. Hong kong is bracing for more mass protest as the extradition bill goes before them. Breaking news out of south korea. We have the Unemployment Rate coming in at 4 for the month of may. Slightly lower than was anticipated. 4. 1 . It is also lower than in the previous month, when we saw 4. 1 , the jobless rate. We have seen, when it comes in south korea, really strong growth when it comes public sector, jobs. The government trying to support the economy and working towards job creation. In the private sector, we are seeing some of that weakness. We are expecting budget coming from south korea to help job creation in the future. For now, the Unemployment Rate at or percent the month of may. Markets in asia are shifting up and go to sophie in hong kong. Some midweek caution may emerge after the best threeday gain for asian talks since january. Kiwi shares giving back some of tuesdays game. Game. Gain. Do bok is to rele
Genie you are watching france live around the world, i am genie godula in paris. These of the headlights. The paris Climate Conferences zooms in on africa today. African leaders are sitting down with the french president , Francois Hollande, to focus on slowing the spread of deserts across the continent. Select its first president after decades of dictatorship. He split off to form an opposition group. A prisoner shed with al qaeda in syria are the militants released at least 16 lebanese soldiers and policemen help captive for over a year and policemen held captive for over a year. As countries race to replace fossil fuels to make power, we will look at europes biggest solar panel form, which goes into operation today in france. And combating Heart Disease in the united states. A new saltshaker symbol will tell if a meal contains more than the recommended daily intake of salt. That and more on the way, but first our top story. The paris Climate Conference kicked up yesterday with dozen
Good will to the top u s designated may know the why did it with wood is rotted it all started on wednesday around two am. Police say Kevin Bristow walked into the store on chesapeake boulevard shot a clerk and took off later that night the store on red gate avenue in west ghent was hit in about twenty minutes later the seven eleven on colonial avenue was robbed about forty five minutes after that a suspect walked into this scene seven eleven on chesapeake boulevard with a gun. The manager tells thirty news now that a Security Guard stepped in by pulling out his gun and the suspect ran away so we paid you can go what you rob you know its a zombie in mid day out so far police dont have any suspects for the three robberies on wednesday night right now they believe bristow is only responsible for the robbery were the clerk was shot. Its not clear if any of these robberies are connected you will make you think twice might be today rob and i might get sad but you know you came from the cont
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