The value of imports also fell by more than expected. Down 12. 4 onjuly a year ago, but that partly reflects a fall in the price of commodities such as crude oil. The figures will concern chinas government who are grappling with economic growth. The quarterly Growth Figure was just 0. 8 in the april tojune period as the country continued its post covid recovery. And last month chinas struggles were cited as a key concern for the Global Economy when the International Monetary fund updated its Global Growth forecast for this year to 3 . David woo is a former imf economist and wall street strategist, hejoins me now from tel aviv. Its a grim picture for china, isnt it . The third consecutive month of decline. Whats going wrong for them . ,. , decline. Whats going wrong for them . ,. ,. ,. , them . Some people are going to say its ust them . Some people are going to say its just basically them . Some people are going to say itsjust basically a them . Some people are going to say itsjust bas
At this stadium were canada and brazil and the United States were eliminated, colombia and jamaica help to avoid a similarfate. For the winners, england await. The first half was physical and tense, but ultimately goalless. There was nothing new forjamaicas defence, who have been impenetrable in this tournament. When Catalina Usme brought a long time ball in the area perfectly, she ended that run. The second goal for columbias captain on the night. It sends the colombians in the stands into raptures over 300 minutes had gone by before jamaica conceded their first goal of the tournament, and it brought them to live. Moments later they struck the woodwork. Colombia spotted an opportunity and immediately hit on the counter. A chance to double their lead to no avail. England will watch this cautiously, something for them to keep in mind for the next round. Jamaica came this close to an equaliser. A cross, a free header, agonisingly wide. The fairy tale for jamaica ends here. Colombia held
Diplomatic efforts to find a resolution to the crisis have stepped up a gear with a warning from washington. Speaking to the bbc, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has voiced his concern that nigersjunta might turn to the Russian Mercenary Group wagner for help. The group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. The coup leaders are currently Standing Firm against calls to restore democratic rule. Heres what mr blinken had to say about wagner a little earlier for sure we have concerns when we see Something Like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. And here is why we are concerned. Because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. Insecurity has gone up, not down. It has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. I think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by ru
And ameshia cross, former comms advisor to president obama and now a democratic strategist. Also on the programme, after the first group of migrants spent their first night on board the controversial Bibby Stockholm Last Night but is the public on board with rishi sunak s tough migrant policy . And vegan products have been filling the Supermarket Shelves in recent years but new data shows The Cost Of Living crisis is turning people back to more affordable meat products. Now, to the crucial summit on the security of the amazon rainforest. More on that breaking story coming to us from Northern Ireland, the names of serving Police Officers in Northern Ireland have been mistakenly published online by the police force in what appears to be a major data breach. Work locations, names, initials, theyve all been divulged, although important to stress not the Home Addresses of these officers. Lets cross live to these officers. Lets cross live to the newsroom and speak to our correspondent. Bring
Now face england. As David Brindle reports, it was a tense and nervous game with so much at stake. At the stadium where canada, brazil, and the United States were eliminated, colombia and jamaica hoped to avoid a similarfate. For the winners, england await. The first half was physical and tense, but ultimately goalless. That was nothing new forjamaicas defence, who have been impenetrable in this tournament. But when Catalina Usme brought a long ball down in the area perfectly, she ended that run. Colombia in the front, thanks to their captain on the night the second goalfor this womens world cup, sends the colombians in the stands into raptures over 300 minutes had gone by before jamaica conceded their first goal of the tournament, and it brought them to live. To life. Moments later, they struck the woodwork but they shouldve equalised. Colombia spotted an opportunity and immediately hit on the counter, a chance to double their lead to no avail. England will watch this cautiously, some