This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on combustion engines looms nearer. But are they going fast enough . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Two officials in the chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic have been removed from their posts by the ruling communist party.
This is the business briefing. Im samantha simmonds. Ghosn may be gone but hes certainly not forgotten as Japan Presses lebanon to return the fugitive ex nissan boss. And testing out the top tech trends at this years Consumer Electronics show in las vegas with everything from rotating tvs to robots on display. And on the markets, asian shares rebounded on tuesdayas investors reassessed the risk of an all out
conflict betweenthe United States and iran, while wall street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed. Japan is reported to be pressing lebanon to return fugitive ex nissan boss carlos ghosn, who escaped house arrest in tokyo before reportedly being smuggled out of the country. Lebanon does not typically surrender its citizens but japan says it can request his extradition. The news comes as details have emerged of how the former top ceo escaped japan where he was on bail pending his trial for financial misconduct. Sharanjit leyl is in our Asia Business hub, so what have we
This is the briefing im susannah streeter. Our top stories donald trump celebrates his impeachment acquittal but democrats say the result has no merit. China says 563 people have now died from coronavirus with 28,000 confirmed infections. A line is crossed in germany as the far right afd helps a Mainstream Party win control of a state parliament for the first time. In business, choked the us brings in a ban on flavoured e cigarettes as the vaping industry faces a growing health backlash. Well also be hearing from one of the founders of airbnb
on how they plan to address concerns about the social impact of the business. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. As fruit flavoured e cigarettes are banned in the United States from today were asking for your opinion on vaping. Us lawmakers blame the trend for introducing a new generation to nicotine but many people say its helped kick th
Im simon pusey. The headlines in the united states, another 6. 6 million workers of bardwell employment in the last week. That brings the number of claims to almost 17 million injust three weeks. New figures also show that up to 60,000 americans could die with coronavirus, down scaling the earlier estimates. As infection rates and death tolls begin to soar, researchers are working around the clock to develop a coronavirus vaccine. An Australian Team from the university of queensland has reached a new base of testing, partnering with the Dutch Company for preclinical studies. In the Prime Minister borisjohnson who is receiving treatment for coronavirus has been moved out of intensive care ata has been moved out of intensive care at a London Hospital spokesperson said his recovery is at an earlier stage. Earlier, a lifting of the lockdown across the uk has been ruled out for the time being. Now bbc news, victoria derbyshire
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Makes financial sense. This is the business briefing. Im ben bland. More turbulence for boeing, as the plane maker announces it troubled 737 max planes wont return to the skies until the summer of 2020. And a mixed set of results from netflix, as the streaming service continues to expand globally but struggles in the us. And on the markets asian stocks, its a bit of a bounce ina asian stocks, its a bit of a bounce in a response to the coronavirus outbreak. Lets start with the latest developments from troubled plane maker boeing, which has announced it doesnt expect its 737 max planes to return to the skies until the summer of 2020. The plane has been grounded since march after two fatal crashes, which together killed 346 people. Boeing said it doesnt think its troubled 737 max jets will return to service untiljuly at the earliest, which is months later than expected. The markets had been anticpating the news late on tuesday, with boeing shares falling more than 5 as word of the delay s