Divergence between monetary policies in the u. S. And japan. But its not just the dollar that investors are buying ch they want to swap their yen for other kournsys, too, time to hand things over to our business desk. Investors just dont want to hold on to their yen, so were seeing it weaker against the euro, the sterling, the one. In the last two years, the yen has lost 31 against the euro, 36 against the british pound, 35 against the south korean one. So, you might wonder what happened two years ago. Prime minister abe returned to office in late 2012 and implements policies that worked to weaken the yen, so, overnight, the dollar yen was at 120 last month, 110 in february, two years ago, 80s. Lets look at whats been going on. Reporter the dollar was last trading at this level in 2007 before the Global Financial crisis hit. The down turn prompted traders to buy yen. They saw it as a safer investment. But the situation began turning around when Prime Minister shinzo abe took office lat
Killing of ethiopia christians and the true worth of one of the worlds greatest resources. Psh psh less than 24 hours after announcing the end of a military air campaign in yemen, saudi arabia resumed targetting houthi controlled areas. Riyadh has said that it will use force to stop them taking over yemen. On the ground in aden the houthis are in battle with forces loyal to the president Abdrabbu Mansour hadi. The houthis have released a statement calling for an immediate halt to saudiled attacks. The group says that is a precondition for the u. N. Brokered talks to resume, and released three top generals. We have this report from jizan on the saudiyemeni border. Reporter street battles in tiaz a day after the Saudiled Coalition announced the end of the first phase of an air campaign in yemen. Fighters are loyal to president Abdrabbu Mansour hadi. They are supported by soldiers from the 35th brigade. But they are unable to push the Houthi Rebels, and the soldiers loyal to former presid
Inland. We have a swath of clouds overhead. Partly cloudy in livermore at 56 degrees. But clear in santa rosa down to 47. Mid50s common up and down the peninsula. The winds are light. This is your forecast. You will notice increasing clouds however during the day today and it will stream in from the north. Well have partly cloudy skies later in the day so therefore some cooler temperatures. Highs across the bay area will be affected. Well talk about that coming up. We are going to start off once again in the richmond area where we have now confirmed that parts of a hotel have ban evacuated in richmond because of a propane leak overnight. The carlson ramp near 80 is shut down as crews work to contain the leak after a double big rig overturned exiting the freeway. The carlson ramp has been shut down near i80. The freeway is open. Your alternates, get off of the freeway before that exit and you can take san pablo avenue over to potrero to get back on the freeway. Thats a look at traffic.
Hormones and enzymes are transported within cells. The discoveries have helped doctors diagnose severe epilepsy and immune deficiency diseases in children. We have some breaking news. We have some live pictures out of palo alto right now. The fire chief says a fire at this abandoned home appears to be suspicious. Firefighters say the home at matadaro avenue was slated for remodel. The roof collapsed while they were fighting it. Its unclear what sparked the fire or whether anyone was inside when it started. 6 01. Lets check the roads with liza battalones. Its looking slow out there especially for richmond drivers. I just heard from my colleague over at kcbs al alone brooks, hotels me that alan brooks, hotels me that westbound 80 is jammed up from beyond cummings approaching carlson because of the closures earlier because of the propane leak. Its still shut down. The carlson exit from eastbound 80, again, all lanes of the freeway remain open. We have also been talking about that vegetati
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