white house, that they are encouraging us businesses to help de risk from china, that they are encouraging us businesses limit investment in china, especially with industries touching on national security concerns. security concerns. one of the thins security concerns. one of the things china security concerns. one of the things china introduced - security concerns. one of the things china introduced over| things china introduced over the weekend is tax incentives as well as help with visas, but will that work? i as well as help with visas, but will that work? will that work? i don t think so, not will that work? i don t think so. not right will that work? i don t think so, not right off will that work? i don t think so, not right off the - will that work? i don t think so, not right off the bat. i will that work? i don t thinkl so, not right off the bat. the state council recently issued guidelines to essentially make investment in china more attractive, and i think
10:15pm on the 13th of august on sunday, those two men were standing outside the nightclub, in south london, they were approached police say by a man who attacked them with a knife before running away. both men are in their 20s or 30s, they were taken to hospital for treatment and have since been discharged, there has been no officers, officers are following up leads, they are crucial in the ongoing investigation what they described as a homophobic attack of the two men. we will of course have more on that story as we get it but now let s go to tie and write for the business news. let s start with china. we ve had some worrying data this week fuelling fears about the health today, property prices fell for the first time this year due to flagging demand house prices fell by 0.1% injuly, compared with the same month last year. going into reverse again for the first time since china began to emerge from its covid lockdown.0n wednesday, on wednesday, retail sales growth slowed
thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision , who created a safer world . however, in a stamement this morning the kremlin said his romanticism about better relations with the west had been misplaced. our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorb
against alex salmond say the first minister misled them while giving evidence this month. sharp words exchanged at the first high level meeting between america s new presidential administration and china. and coming up this hour. as part of our young reporter series, we hearfrom an apprentice footballer about the pressures of trying to make it as a professional. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. germany s health minister has warned there is not enough coronavirus vaccine to stop a third wave in europe. germany is facing further restrictions because the number of cases are rising rapidly. some eu countries including germany will resume the roll out of the astrazeneca jab today, following a pause over safety concerns. the european medicines agency reviewed the jab and found that it was not associated with a higher risk of blood clots. france, germany and italy, along with cyprus, latvia and lithuania, are to restart use of the jab today w
welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. a third wave of coronavirus infections is sweeping across europe. large parts of france and poland are about to lockdown and confidence in the astra zeneca vaccine has been fluctuating in the eu, after some nations stopped using it, fearing it caused blood clots. now regulators say the jab is safe, and it s being used again, as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. after weeks of shifting time frames the message was meant to be clear, it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, the health authorities say a possible link to blood clots in younger patients that they had a vaccine should only be used for those over 55. last month it s said only those under 65 should take it. lucky that he turned 55 last year. after weeks of existing lockdown, the government is bringing in new restrictions for the worst affected areas like paris. from a bank to make them a new left on the lights