the epicentre becomes clear. if you picture eight, nine, ten buildings, all collapsed in a row, the debris mixed together, it is astonishing. that is replicated across what is a big city here. and why microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way people use the internet. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in america. president biden hasjust delivered his state of the union address. it has just it hasjust gone 11 p.m.. he told the joint session of congress that american democracy is bruised but unbroken following his predecessor donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. he said he wants to finish the job and pass legislation that includes a ban on assault weapons, protection for abortion rights, and reforms to make police officers more accountable. he also urged republicans, who now hold a majority in the house of representatives, to work with democrats to help bring the country together. my my
of ukrainian grain from black sea ports that was due to expire on saturday has been renewed. you re watching bbc news. now its time for talking business let s ta ke let s take a look at what is on the show. spy balloons, tiktok and taiwan. travel is neverfar away from the us china relationship so what do mounting tensions mean for the global economy? the third presidential term and joe biden halfway through his first, strains between the world s two biggest economies have deepened so what will it take to improve them? a growing number of us firms are looking beyond china to invest their cash. the president of the american chamber of commerce in china tells us why they re having second thoughts. that is despite china trade hitting a record high last year and with the president increasing his power this expert tells us what this means. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? we ll hear from the former head of the monetary fund s china division. the man b
today, the business headlines will be dominated again by the huge profits made by one of the world s top oil companies. this time it s the turn of bp its latest results are out in an hour and a half and it is expected to reveal it s made substantial sums in the last quarter. last week, shell announced it made record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, double the previous year s total and the highest in its 115 year history. energy firms have seen record earnings since oil and gas prices jumped following the invasion of ukraine. dr carole nakhle is chief executive of crystal energy, a consultancy that provides advice, research and training to the energy sector. thank you for being on the programme. if we look at the numbers to begin with will bp be record numbersjust like be record numbers just like shell? be record numbersjust like shell? i be record numbers “ust like shell? ., ~ , shell? i don t think bp will be an outlier shell? i don t think bp will be a
a fragile three day ceasefire. the violence broke out on the western outskirts of omdurman, a city across the nile from the capital, khartoum. but much of central khartoum remains calm, and thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country. as they flee, they re making treacherous journeys. residents are struggling to get clean water and other vital supplies, and warplanes are still flying overheard. tens of thousands of sudanese are trying to reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan, and those left behind say they fear the world is abandoning them. meanwhile, britons are being told to go to this airbase, about 20 miles outside of the capital khartoum, from where they re being flown to safety in cyprus. nearly 2,000 people, from 50 countries, have crossed the red sea from port sudan to the port ofjeddah, on a ship organised by saudi arabia. eight year old karim, a british national, arrived in cyprus with his family, earlier. we heard