under 30 list, about what it takes to forge an early successful path in the world of business. but we begin in california, because the governor there waded into a delicate political issue last night on twitter. gavin newsom blasted the pharmaceuticals giant walgreens over its decision to stop dispensing abortion pills in 20 us states. governor newsom tweeted that california would not do business with walgreens boots alliance, or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women s lives at risk . his comments follow criticism from the white house on friday, when democratic press secretary karinejean pierre said it was dangerous and unacceptable for republicans to target pharmceuticals firms. samira hussain is in new york. just explain what is going on, this row broke out on twitter but fundamental issues at stake? walgreens had said that they are not going to sell the abortion pill in 20 states that are republican controlled states, after the attorney general to hav
of a possible recession in the pipelines. our business reporter katie silva who has been looking into the details of the story for us, joins me now on the program. katie, it is always great to see you on asia business report and this seems like relatively good, doesn t it? it does. it has been welcomed in high quarters. president biden, for example, saying that it gives american families some breathing room and particularly pointing to the fact that we ve seen the greatest reduction in the costs of gas as well as food and grocery expenses things that are very important to american families. but the excitement should be tempered somewhat. of course, the us like many major economies pursues an inflation target in the order of around 2%, so 5% is still a long way off that, and if we were to take out those impacts of the fuel and food prices, that would leave us with a figure called core inflation and, in fact, core inflation actually rose, particularly driven by increase in co
in a statement, harry and meghan said the tv presenter s comments were not an isolated incident. those are our latest stories the seller. this hour. good morning. now on bbc news, global questions: sri lanka rising global civil unrest. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mo
now global questions comes from sri lanka. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful i
concerns over the gender recognition legislation passed in scotland last month, as he considers 16 year olds too young to change their legal gender. you are watching bbc news. now, global questions: sri lanka: rising global civil unrest? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mor