let s start in china, where the latest figures just released show the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year at 4.5%. this is the first set of quarterly gdp figures following the end of strict covid 19 restrictions in december. they also follow the easing of a three year crackdown on tech firms and property. lets get reaction from julian evans pritchard, head of china economics at capital economics. this is better than expected. most people are saying we re looking at 4% growth, give us your take on this number? really the strength is all about the consumer centre, we saw the vigors beads on the retail sales numbers are more generally in qrs or the household savings rates, so households are feeling more comfortable, households are feeling more comfortable, spinning again, they have comfortable, spinning again, they have the comfortable, spinning again, they have the possibility - comfortable, spinning again, they ha
months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country s strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% that s well over china s own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short term bounce or was it more sustainable. it short-term bounce or was it more sustainable- sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder i sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder of 2024. what sust
spying charges. he absolutely denies these charges and we have heard as well from the us ambassador to moscow, saying that he is in good health, is strong. she clearly pointed out again that the charges are baseless against him and called for russia to release him. it was a short statement you give outside the court. we have just short statement you give outside the court. we havejust heard, that his appeal by evan gershkovich against his pre trial detention has been rejected. let s return to sudan where fighting between rival forces has killed almost 200 people and wounded 1,800. a few hours ago, the general of the rsf the rapid support forces in sudan has approved a 24 hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted that he had spoken to the us secretary of, state antony blinken, and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting t
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strike, moving a step closer to your production shutdown that will disrupt what viewers see on tv. they say they have suffered through the streaming tv boom and are seeking pay increases from netflix and other studios. in the uk, black women are almost four times more likely to die within six weeks of giving birth than white women that s one of the stark figures in a report being released today by the women and equalities committee. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i ve ever had to go through. sandra igwe is campaigning for better care for black mothers. she formed her own pressure group after suffering not one, but two, traumatic births. so with my first pregnancy, i was ignored. i was dismissed. i raised concerns several times and was told that i m overexaggerating, that i m not really feeling this pain. i was told that my pains didn t coincide with my labour contractions. i begged and pleaded for pain relief. that was denied as well. and ifelt like i was really