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Un substatianted claims the election was rigged. And a Miraculous Escape at the Bahrain Grand PrixRomain Grosjeans car hits a Crash Barrier and bursts into flames. The uss top Infectious Disease expert is warning there could be a surge upon a surge in covid 19 cases, as Millions Travel Home after thanksgiving. Anthony fauci says the outbreak is likely to get even worse and has urged people to wear masks. The us has recorded more than 13 million coronavirus cases since january this year. As of sunday, the number of covid 19 cases recorded in the us this month has passed four million thats double the figure recorded in october. Health expe ....
and the rate of core inflation which strips out volatile items like food and fuel is actually going up. rising interest rates are piling the pressure on millions of mortgage borrowers here in the uk who are facing steep rises in monthly bills. the bbc has been hearing from some of them. rebecca from greater manchester, craig in cambridgeshire, and rose who lives in hampshire. just three homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of people facing a huge rise in their mortgage costs over the coming months. at this moment in time, at the end ofjune, i will make my final payment of £434 when my current deal ends, and thereafter i have been told to expect my payments will be over £1,800. i m currently paying £560 a month. at the end ofjuly, it will go on to variable and it will go up to £1,200 a month. 0ur mortgage has gone up by over £2,200 a year. - it s a huge impact on our- expenditure and has an impact on the family as a whole. rose has already been cutting co ....
memory chip maker micron. it accuses the manufacturer of failing its network security review and therefore poses a serious security risk. china launched a review into micron s products in march this is the first big measure against a us semiconductor group. this follows similar moves in washington last year when it introduced chip export controls on china in october the netherlands and japan have since followed. let s go to our asia business hub for the details on this katie silverjoins me now. tell us more about china s decision. tell us more about china s decision- tell us more about china s decision. . , decision. that s right, so as ou sa decision. that s right, so as you say it decision. that s right, so as you say it does decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to be | you say it does seem to be something of a retaliatory move. it s t ....
so let s now get down to business, and as you ve been hearing, in the us, a report has just been released that looks at the deadly pull out of afghanistan in august 2021 that ended america s longest war. the taliban swiftly took over control of the country. since then, the economic decline has been dramatic as most foreign aid was withdrawn. so, what is it like doing business there? rumi spice partners with farmers in western afghanistan to export saffron, the world s most valuable spice. their labourers, managers, office staff and operations managers are all afghan women. the company was set up by us military veterans who served in afghanistan. let s talk to its chief executive, keith alaniz, a us army veteran and co founder. good to talk to you. last time we spoke to you, as a company, i was talking to your colleague, patty doyle, shortly after august of 2021 to just find out what you as a company hoping for, anticipating with taliban rule in place. how has it been going? ....
and driving hands free around the streets of london, we take a look at the driverless car that may be a gamechanger. let s now get down to business. let s start in the us, where it looks like interest rates will be headed higher and higher. speaking to a senate committee the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell warned more action might be needed to stabilise prices and tame inflation. many analysts had been expecting another quarter percent rise when the fed meets later this month, but now some are predicting an ever bigger increase. investors didn t like the news, as you can see it sent us financial markets tumbling. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all saw a sell off after powell s comments. our north america business correspondent samira hussain reports from new york. last year, the federal reserve raised interest rates at the fastest rate since the 1980s and it seemed to have helped inflation a little but the labour market remains resilient. the lastjob through sp ....