well, i m afraid to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire here in paktika, we are seeing hundreds of hundreds of families who have been left homeless. in other news, russian forces continue their advance on ukrainian held towns in the donbas. we join a group of volunteers rushing to evacuate civilians from the area. and after a three year hiatus, the iconic music festival glastonbury open its gates and welcomes back the fans. we start in afghanistan, where a powerful earthquake has killed over 900 people and left hundreds injured. it s the deadliest earthquake to strike the country in 20 years. it hit overnight in the south east of the country. and we know the tremors were felt in pakistan and india as well. most of the confirmed deaths are in paktika province. this is the head of the provincial health body there. buildings collapsing, yeah. you know, in afghanistan, there is no concrete buildings. most people injured and dead are under the building. 0ur dead bo
now anyone over 16 can get a jab. we ll hear from a doctor in a remote area about how they re doing it. we shall meet again, and thunder, lightning we shall meet again, and thunder, lightning or rain. and all the world s a stage even the virtual world of zoom, we ll talk to actor simon callow about bringing shakespeare to a new generation. hello, i m katty kay, in washington, christian fraser is in london. it s the first major victory of the biden presidency, a whopping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, that in the last few hours cleared a final vote in the house of representatives, in the house of representatives. the american rescue plan, as it s called, will now head to the president s desk for his signature. we re expecting him to sign on friday afternoon, and the cheques will roll out soon after. so what s in this bill, and where s all that money going? well, among other things, there s a new round of means tested payments of up to $1,400 for most american adults. democrats
i really hope not, but the tightness in the broader market both for oil and gas means that small shifts can have magnified affect. if i can just bring that to life, last year, the overall energy production that was taken out because of the russian invasion was i% of global energy supply. 196. that is what created the massive all agility of last year. and so if you get a similar i%, 2%, 3% take out of that production, then who knows how massive that all agility can be. japan s index is down byjust over i%. japan s index is down by ust over 196. . japan s index is down by ust over1%. . , japan s index is down by ust over1%. ., , ~ , ., over 196. that is it the asia business over 196. that is it the asia business report, - over 196. that is it the asia business report, see - over 196. that is it the asia business report, see you | business report, see you tomorrow. thank you for
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are planning to go somewhere, do check before you go anywhere because the restrictions and what is required of you is changing all the time, as you have heard. let s look at the financial markets today. a brand new trading week is under way. the markets brand new trading week is under way. the markets are brand new trading week is under way. the markets are fairly negative and this is basically asian markets. the fearfactor is there as there are warnings russia could invade ukraine imminently. that sent oil prices high, you can see the price of brent up over i%, can see the price of brent up over1%, more can see the price of brent up over i%, more than $95 a barrel at the moment. if you look at how european markets are expected to open today, in a few hours, they are expected to open lower, as well, and also these markets are asia, they are reacting still to the higher than expected us inflation reading in the us that came at the end of last week because speculation is now mounting tha