hearing, has held what the us calls candid and constructive talks with china s foreign minister in beijing. this at the start of two days of meetings with chinese officials. mr blinken emphasised the need for diplomacy and keeping open channels of communication us officials added. the trip to china is the first by a top us diplomat in almost five years and comes months after an earlier visit by the secretary of state was postponed when a suspected chinese spy balloon flew in us airspace. can this trip reboot relations? to discuss this and what s at stake for the world s two biggest economies, i m joined by alicia garcia herrero chief economist at natixis. good to have you on the programme. from your perspective, when we are looking at trade, the two biggest economies in the world, how important is this trip? extremely important. and the main reason for this trip is not even trade, it s about assurance to really avoid a military conflict in taiwan and i think that s th
fossil fuel prices and shield consumers from volatility. in march the european commission tabled a reform of electricity market rules which pushed for more emphasis on long term contracts with renewable energy producers. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing| you different stories from across the uk. the county durham community of stanhope replete with pubs, cafes, shops. but what this town no longer has is a bank. barclays was the last branch open here until it closed in april and that s made local people and businesses very angry. there s a lot of people still don t have online banking. like myself i don t. barclays says the closure was a response to changed customer behaviour, with fewer people relying on the branch, more banking online. so with many other banks closed or closing, is this part of the answer?
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The hope of individuals and organisations in Abia State that electricity would be restored at the weekend was dashed at the weekend. There were expectations that the Market Operating Unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) would reconnect Aba Power Electric Company to the national grid after more than one week of total blackout in the Aba Ring-fenced Area but this did not happen.