there s severe hunger and a near collapse of the health system we have a special report. delight for spain as they go through to theirfirst women s world cup final they beat sweden 2 1 with a goal in the 89th minute. it s two years today since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan. these are live pictures of supporters of the taliban supporting on the streets there. you might be able to catch a glimpse of the flag that was being waved by many people in that crowd, the flag of the islamic emirate of afghanistan. that is that alabama has my full name for the country. the un says afghanistan is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has this special report. all in a day s work. 1
traders were also encouraged by new inflation data forjanuary that showed the smallest increase in goods and services prices for three years. that has added to bets that the federal reserve is on track to start cutting interest rates injune. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. all three of the major us stock indexes closed out february with a bang. the tech heavy nasdaq hit an all time high and it is the first time we have been able to say that since november 2021. another new high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february since 2015. the dowjones industrial average for its part was up as well. that makes february the fourth straight month in the green for wall street and the leap day boost was helped by some new inflation data. well, the market today is reacting to a favourable continuation of inflation coming down in a trend towards the federal reserve
threaten the world s security and prosperity, in an exclusive interview with the bbc. we start in the us where, as you ve been hearing, president biden has been giving his first televised address since taking office. before that though, he signed a record breaking $1.9 trillion economic rescue package for the us into law, after it passed its final vote in congress on wednesday. the first direct payments of $1,400, which will benefit most americans, are expected to start arriving over the weekend. there s also bailout money for state and local governments and an increase in child and unemployment benefit, as welll as more funding for vaccination. the plan was unanimously opposed by house republicans, critics say it goes way beyond what s needed to tackle the pandemic fallout, and risks stoking inflation. so what are the long term implications? ed stringham is economics professor at trinity college in hartford, connecticut, and president of american institute for economic resea
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