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hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments, says more than 1a,000 of those killed are women and children. and it says there have been over 52,000 people injured in the conflict so far. our special correspondent fergal keane reports on the toll that this deadly conflict is taking on families there. a warning you may find this report distressing. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a big new reckoning of the dead is declared. but, for the people of gaza, the suffering is felt. not counted. dead children being touched a final time by their wounded father. a mother comes to mourn a lost daughter. translation: imagine that i yesterday i was brushing her hair, making her a sandwich for dinner and putting her to sleep then you wake up in the morning and there is no fatima any more. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. not from gaza orfrom grief. 0rtrauma. the wounded now number in their tens of thousands. in ....
killed are women and children, and it says there have been over 52,000 people injured in the conflict so far. our special correspondent fergal keane reports on the toll that the conflict is taking on families. a warning you may find this report distressing. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a bleak new reckoning of the dead is declared. but for the people of gaza, the suffering is felt. not counted. dead children being touched a final time by their wounded father. a mother comes to mourn a lost daughter. translation: imagine that esterda i was brushing her hair, making her a sandwich for dinner and putting her to sleep. then you wake up in the morning and there is no fatima anymore. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. not from gaza orfrom grief. ..or trauma. the wounded now number in their tens of thousands. in al aqsa hospital, the child holds to symbols of a vanished normality. nearby, this child, aged 13, who lost ten members of he ....
by about twice the global average. it s already increased by 2 degrees celsius. 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world s financial markets have reacted with unease following last night s emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets opened and the value of banking shares across europe have dropped sharply. credit suisse was bought by fellow swiss bank ubs after a deal brokered by the swiss government. here s the chief executive of ubs explaining the rationale behind the deal. translation: it means we bring back stability and security for credit suisse clients, but also that we keep the reputation of the swiss financial centre high. and finally it means we are stemming the turmoil in the international financial markets. these three goals are very, very important to u ....
the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average. it s already increased by 2 degrees celsius. and 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world s financial markets have reacted with unease following last night s emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets opened and the value of banking shares across europe have dropped sharply. credit suisse was bought by rival swiss bank ubs in a deal brokered by the swiss government over the weekend. here s the chief executive of ubs explaining the rationale behind the deal. translation: it means we bring back stability and security for credit suisse clients, but also that we keep the reputation of the swiss financial centre high. and finally it means we are stemming the turmoil in the international fin ....
reported, get this, a stunning 52% drop in first quarter profits, that was just a day after shares in the nation s largest retailer walmart had their worst day in 35 years. what is going on here? they have their fingers on the pulse of the american consumer and they say inflation was the problem, their customers are sticking to the basics when they come in, leaving with fewer items in their shopping carts. those purchasing decisions being driven by sticker shock of course. basics are getting much more expensive, gas up 44% the last year, car, food and shelter also way up. americans are also making more money. wages rising in this tight labor market, but that is also feeding into worries about inflation because of wages. and because of rising prices, people don t feel secure so they are cutting back and that is shaking market confidence. right now stock index futures are leaning lower. asia closed mixed overnight. looks like except for china all down here. let s bring in ....