those the 2024 presidential ballot. counting has begun ir after those counting has begun in pakistan after a campaign marred by violence. president zelensky fires the chief of the army. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. let s round up the business news of the day. we start with the entertainment giant disney whose share values have climbed by nearly 10% today after better than expected earnings were posted after the bell on wednesday. disney followed up with hand outs for investors in the form of share buy backs and bigger dividends. along with a number of major deals and upcoming events that clearly has markets excited. erin delmore is in new york for us. first of all, those investors will be pretty happy today, won t they? they well and they will be even happier if they check the stock price is right now. what is this news based on? a great earnings report yesterday from disney and from good news for inves
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. we ve got more evidence of how our world is warming today, according to data from the eu s climate monitoring service, copernicus. for the first time, global average temperatures have been more than 1.5 degrees above pre industrial levels for a full 12 month period. last summer the uk had the hottestjune on record, with the average monthly temperature reaching 15.8 degrees celsius. global warming was the main driver behind the amazon rainforest experiencing its worst drought on record in 2023, killing wildlife and leaving many villages unreachable by river. meanwhile, in east africa, kenya, as well as neighbouring somalia and ethiopia, experienced their worst flooding in recent history. we re joined now by our climate editor, justin rowlatt, who s in cardiff. this doesn t mean the paris commitment has been breached, does it? that s right. the paris commitment is a long term average, what today s figures are showing us is ju
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new year with their families. this is the year of the dragon which are said to be a symbol of power and this year is forecast to be one of economic challenge in china. the economy is still struggling to rebound after strict covid duck dance. 0ur cherished dream a china correspondent has been speaking to people in beijing about their hopes for the new year. some new year wishes need spiritual intervention. many young people in beijing come to the lama temple to pray for a job. a slowing economy means millions of graduates are out of work. this dragon year they are clinging to the hope that will change, as well as dressing up for the occasion. translation: the economy has been sluggish. you need to have good ideas and back yourself. but praying to the buddha and the burning incense, that will also help. all: happy new year. even the very young have theirfuture in mind. i want to get top marks in my exams every time, says this ten year old. at beijing train station families
hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. now to a big political story in the uk, with the main opposition labour party being accused of a major u turn. the party is to announce that it will no longer spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the general election. the party made the pledge 2.5 years ago. let s get more on this major political move. sir keir starmer has just been speaking about labour s green plans to our political editor chris mason. keir starmer, let s be clear. what are you binning today and what are you keeping? since we ve announced the green prosperity plan, we ve made a number of very important commitments, like green steel so we continue to make steel in this country, giga factories so we can do the next generation of cars, a national wealth fund so that we can have investment coming in for the jobs of the future, and green energy, which will be