Hes leaving the company after nearly 30 years. Takes its truck business public use the money for electric Car Development is this the way forward for other comics. This is your business im in berlin welcome as the 20 leaders are gathering in. Japan one topic dominates above all of us trade and most importantly the dispute between china and the u. S. There is optimism dubbed u. S. Trade representative robert lighthouses said this week that and not that 90 percent of the deal was done and donald trump has so far refrained from provoking the chinese on twitter on saturday he needs to chinese president xi jinping to see if any kind of breakthrough can be found. Getting the hellos out of the way but soon theyll be getting down to the real business of the weekend. Technology is a critical front in the ongoing us china trade conflict both nations see digital and technological supremacy essential to their economic futures the role of chinese firm weiwei and building 5 g. Networks and a u. S. L
government s planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse but are the fears now easing. and turning powder into beer. a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where he s been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation following the publication of china s plan to settle the acute crisis in ukraine . mr putin said that moscow was always open to negotiation. but the americans have already warned that the chinese peace plan could be a just a delaying tactic. the visit comes just days after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for president putin in relation to alleged war crimes. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. just three days ago, vladim
Them to be at their full capacity, and the only way we achieve this is by dredging some of these areas where weve seen some major problems. The bill also makes Critical Reforms to our nations rivers and waterways. The inland waterway system in this country spans 38 states and handles approximately one half of all inland waterway freight. With many maintenance and Construction Projects years overdue, the inland waterways are in dire need of major rehabilitation. The inland Waterways Trust fund which funds these projects is in steady decline and if we dont strengthen it, the industries that so heavily depend on the inland water system and the people that work for these industries critical jobs will suffer. That is why i cosponsored the river act with senators casey and landrieu to help move forward major instruction Construction Projects on the inland waterway system including locks and dams on the mississippi river. Other provisions of the river act are included in the final wrda bill i
Surprising numbers in a drop in childhood obesity. What could be a healthier point towards a healthier americans. Its not all good news, especially for older women. Im john berman, welcome to early start. Im christian romans, its wednesday, halfway through the week. Lets begin with our top story. It is drum roll, please the weather, arctic chill. Cold air, millions of americans waking up to face another bitterly cold morning. The arctic blast dropping temperatures on the midwest and east 20 degrees below normal. Record lows in some cases. And of course, it wouldnt be cold without some snow to go along with it. The latest freeze is not as deep as the one in january. Thats cold comfort for those of us who want spring to get here. What is it, 22 days, indra . Until spring comes . Hi there. Its actually worse than yesterday. Were talking temperatures again. Currently, 5 below. Minneapolis, 10 below. Duluth, 12 below. New york city, 12 below, duluth, 35 below with the windchill. It is miser
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