This time yesterday it was a Blood Bath Injapan with the Nikkei Closing down by over 12 Hong Kong up by half, the Yen Stabilising to an extent, versus the us dollar. This time yesterday in japan, versus the us dollar. This time yesterday injapan, it versus the us dollar. This time yesterday in japan, it was versus the us dollar. This time yesterday injapan, it was a bloodbath with the Nikkei Closing down by over 12 at The End of the day. Marking the biggest one day sell off since Black Monday in 1987. If we have a look at the next board, you can see how the carnage continued On Monday In Europe, but then in united states, look at those numbers there. Where Wall Street saw its benchmark S P 500 dropping 3 , its sharpest one Day Drop since september 2022. The tech dominated nasdaq also falling as you can see by 3. 5 . Mariko oi has the latest from our Asia Business Hub for us. Whats going on at the moment . As you said, sally, what a Roller Coaster Ride it has been for those japanese inv
Now on Bbc News hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. More than four decades ago, nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega Led A Revolution that toppled a corrupt dictatorship. He can hardly be unaware of the irony of his current situation, imposing evermore repressive measures to silence dissent in the Run Up to an election unlikely to be free or fair. In another ironic twist, my guest, carlos Fernando Chamorro, was a leading sandinista propagandist. Now, hes an influential journalistic critic in exile. Why has nicaragua slumped back into authoritarianism . Carlos Fernando Chamorro in Costa Rica, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Mr chamorro, you have lived through very difficult times in nicaragua, but earlier this year, you decided to flee. And youre speaking to me from an undisclosed location in Costa Rica. Why did you take that decision . Well, my newsroom was raided by the police for the second time on may 20th, and it was an imminent risk for me to stay in nicaragua
My guest, carlos Fernando Chamorro, was a leading sandinista propagandist. Now, hes an influential journalistic critic in exile. Why has nicaragua slumped back into authoritarianism . Carlos Fernando Chamorro in Costa Rica, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Mr chamorro, you have lived through very difficult times in nicaragua, but earlier this year, you decided to flee. And youre speaking to me from an undisclosed location in Costa Rica. Why did you take that decision . Well, my newsroom was raided by the police for the second time on may 20th, and it was an imminent risk for me to stay in nicaragua, because i would be captured and trialled by the government, just by being a journalist. My house was also raided. By that time, my wife and i have decided to leave and to come to Costa Rica to continue being a journalist. Otherwise, i will be silenced, along with other. More than 30 people who are now in prison in nicaragua, in the prison of el chipote. Well get to the numerous peop
Para badminton and india s rising badminton star, palak kohli both prepare to make their debut, at the tokyo paralympics. The deadline was created by the united states, yet it s now the taliban that seems to have the power to allow any extension to it or not. Certainly the diplomatic pressure is growing to give troops a bit more time to help evacuate as many people as possible from afghanistan. Britain, france and germany are all pushing for it, while the united states says it hasn t ruled out troops staying a little longer. But the taliban are hostile to the idea, saying it would breach a previous agreement. This report from kabul is by secunder kermani. It s crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permission to travel. I ve been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers