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it s singapore, this is bbc news. it s news. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with the us secretary of state antony blinken, who is headed to the middle east to visit israel, the west bank and seven countries over the next week. the us state department says during mr blinken s trip he will seek immediate increase in aid to gaza as the strip continues to deal with a humaniatarian crisis. the trip comes as the uk foreign secretary, david cameron, warns israel must allow more aid into gaza in order to avoid starvation and large outbreaks of disease. and there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation there. and in lebanon, people gathered for the funeral of deputy hamas leader saleh al arouri. he was killed earlier this week in an explosion. hezbollah a powerful iranian backed group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagrant isra ....
The decision could see the river surging past their headquarters, but not every seat here was suitable for a good view. it s similar levels to that of 2000, so it s that serious, and we must ask people to be aware and stay safe. flooded roads are causing problems and making it harder for people to evacuate. in places it s become difficult to tell what s river, what s canal and what s supposed to be dry land. in the village of east bridgeford, many people have never seen it so bad. we went to bed last night knowing the river was coming up, so my partner set the alarms to check it every couple of hours in the night. the river started coming into the property at 6:00 this morning. we ve spent most of today keeping it out, which we did a very good job of until about 2:30pm this afternoon, where the river trent got the better of us. in radcliffe on trent, the fire service needed to be ....
how does this impact the u.s. stock market? is there a direct cause and effect? no, not at all. it is getting stronger, even though the gdp for the fourth quarter was lighter than expect, growing 3.2% as reported friday morning. the interconnectedness of let s say, the middle eastern markets and the u.s. is somewhat limited. again, oil prices are the real, you know, factor that may drive u.s. stock prices up or down. i think we worry more about oil than whether or not the dubai market goes up or down or the saudi market goes up and down. whether it s the oil situation, the political unrest and the instability there, do sue see anything that could lead to a panicked trigger on the new york stock exchange tomorrow? the shut joung down of the s canal. that s not going to happen overnight. no. if it spread to oil-producing ....