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'in paris. 69 the teenager in paris. 49 arrests have been made on a sunday. early in the day, president emmanuel macron held an emergency crisis meeting with ministers and security officials and called on them to continue to do everything to restore order. tonight, some 45,000 restore order. tonight, some 16,000 police officers have been deployed across the nation after several months of a violent protest. the grandmother of nahel, the teenager killed by police, has made an emotional appeal for the violence to stop. translation: | tell them to stop it. - it is mothers who take buses, mothers who walk outside. we should calm things, we don't want them to break things. these people should calm down. nahel is dead, that is all there is. and i have lost my daughter. without her child, i have lost her. it is over, my daughter no longer has a life. it is over, and i understand her. and so, as a grandmother, they took away my daughter and my grandson, both of them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't
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bear this any longer. out europe editor is in paris where she has spoken to other members of nahel�*s family. she sent this report. this is nahel, the french algerian teen killed last week by a policeman, triggering nightly outpourings of rage by youths from similar backgrounds across france. in theirfirst on—camera interview since nahel�*s death, his family told me they want to be very clear. translation: there are no words to - describe how we feel. we just buried a 17—year—old. but we never called for hate or riots. this is not for nahel. what we want is justice. this is not for nahel. what we want isjustice. for the want is justice. for the policemen want isjustice. for the policemen it to be sentenced for nahel�*s execution. with tensions running so high, this family member asked us to hide her identity. translation: being a young north african, black -
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or arab man in the states is intolerable for french police. boys suffer abuse of control, racial profiling, now they are killing them. this is far from the first time this happens. nahel�*s death has reopened long—existing wounds in france. this was marseilles, france's second largest city, last night. while in paris... police have just fired tear gas at the rioters. we are at the champs—elysees which is a tourist hotspot. and as you can see, there are riot police everywhere. this is not the face of france that emmanuel macron wants you to see. but mobile phones are everywhere, social media helping spread the rage and deepen divisions. a burning car was used to attack this home of a local mayor. his wife and young child were injured trying to escape. most of the rioters
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are teenagers from french north african communities like nahel. many here sympathise with nahel�*s family, but they've lost patience with rioters and vandals. "we can't go on like this," this shopkeeper says. "hundreds of businesses have been damaged." french politics left and right are split over what to do next. activists call for reform and better training for france's police. assa's brother died after being arrested seven years ago. translation: until france recognises the institutional| racism at the heart of the security forces, there will be so many more nahels. if france had already faced up to the problem, he would still be alive. do you accept allegations
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that there is institutional racism, racial profiling, discrimination in the french police forces? no, we don't agree with that because it's too easy to accuse french policemen to be racist. well, the united nations think so. one commissioner of the united nations. not all the united nations. you can have some problem with few policeman, you can have one person perhaps, which is racist, but not all of french police. this evening, president macron called an urgent government meeting and sent tens of thousands of riot police back onto the streets in case. this crisis is still burning. katya adler, bbc news, paris. to the us were in the baltimore two people are dead and 28 entered after a mass shooting at a block party in the city's brooklyn neighbourhood early sunday morning. an 18—year—old woman died at the scene and a 20—year—old man was pronounced dead at a local hospital. police say about 14 of the victims are under the age of
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18. nine people are still in i8. nine people are still in hospital receiving treatment. the motive for the shooting is still unclear. police say they are reviewing social media footage, trying to identify these two aspects. baltimore's mayor has spoken. this was a reckless, cowardly act of violence that has taken two lives and altered many more and as i said earlier we will find those who are responsible and we will not stop until we do so. sundays incident in baltimore is the city's largest mass shooting in the last decade, according to the gun violence archive which defines a mass shooting in one in which four or more people are killed. this year, there have been more than 330 mass shootings nationwide in the us. now to south africa where the zulu king has undergone a thorough medical examinations after a suspected poisoning. this comes after one
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of his senior advisers died suddenly on saturday. he sought medical attention elsewhere as he is uncomfortable with seeking it in south africa. let me start with what you said. first of all, like you said, we first got news of the king's illness through a statement that came out from the traditional prime minister. he said in a statement on twitter that the king had fallen ill. there was suspicion he might have been poisoned because one of his most closest and senior aides died suddenly. he was taken to eswatini, what was formerly called swaziland, and they said he was receiving medical attention there. in the later hours, the spokesman, or the royal spokesman, the king's spokesman, the prince, he came out and completely denied
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that the king was suffering from any ailments. he said it was completely baseless, baseless lies is what he said. he said that the king was in complete excellent health. in fact, in a statement, he said, it appears that there is an orchestrated agenda and a desperate narrative to communicate defamatory and baseless claims of his majesty's ill health. this is what he said. now, again, after that we heard that police sources confirmed to the french news agency there that there has been heavy police presence at a private hospital very close to the residents of the king of eswatini, who happens to be the uncle of the king of zulu. as we mentioned, the king does not want to be treated in south africa. what more do we know about why that is? also in the statement that came out earlier from the traditional prime minister, he said the king was not comfortable to be treated in south africa. this is because both his parents, when they were sick back
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in 2021, they had received medical treatment in south africa. unfortunately, both of them succumbed to their illnesses and they did not make it. so, the king did not feel comfortable enough to be treated or to receive medical treatment in south africa. our correspondent speaking with rich preston earlier today. the head of england's national health service has said that patients are paying the price will continue to strikes on the health service and that this month planned industrial action by doctors could be the best for patients yet. here is our political correspondence helen catt. the nhs will turn 75 in a few days' time, but in recent months, it's really been showing the strain for staff, with one in ten posts empty and for patients with record numbers of people on waiting lists for treatment. the woman in charge of running the nhs today insisted things were on the right track. almost all our indicators are actually going in the right direction at the moment, but what we have to recognise...
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with more people waiting than ever before and fewer people treated even though you've got bigger budgets? so, numbers of patients, you're absolutely right that's going up and as we've always said, that it's going to get bigger before it came down. but the longest waits are reducing and are reducing consistently. what do we want? all: fair pay! months of strike action have led to more than half a million appointments being rescheduled. nurses have now ended theirstrikes, butjunior doctors are set to walk out again later this month for five days and consultants will now strike, too, just a few days later. for the nhs boss, it's concerning. there has been a significant amount of disruption and that is only at the moment going to get more significant as we hit the next round of strikes. so that's seven out of eight days in the middle ofjuly where we'll see action. and the truth is, the hard truth is, it is patients that are paying the price. she's calling on both the health secretary and the unions to reach a resolution. but how is not yet clear.
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the government has said it won't meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there's other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed in the way of values, time over, experience, the pay progression through the consultants contracts. i don't think a 35% demand from thejunior doctors is affordable given our need to bring inflation down. there is a problem facing the government here. on the one hand, it's promised to halve inflation, and the reason it says it won't give higher pay rises is because it argues that would keep inflation high for longer. on the other hand, it's also pledged to cut waiting lists, and the more strike action there is, the more difficult that is. labour won't put a figure on pay, but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they're facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives, with their reckless approach last year, crashed the economy, and we've had a real failure around growth. so, if we were the next government, we'd face some pretty tough choices. the nhs and the government have this week set out a long—term
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plan to boost staffing. the immediate pressures though, are still some way from being resolved. helen catt, bbc news. wright staying in the uk, new measures aimed at curbing protest measures used by environmental groups have come into effect in england and in wales. underthese into effect in england and in wales. under these new laws police have powers to be protesters who disrupt transportable offenders could face three years in jail for tunnelling near key sites. the home office says the public order act 2023 will target "a selfish minority" but critics argue they threaten the right to protest. groups likejust stop oil have continued high profile demonstrations including yesterday's pride in london event. the formative comfortable of greater manchester police gave his reaction to these new powers. the public are really fed up with
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the act of groups likejust stop oil, extinction rebellion and the way they stop motorways. this does not apply to all protest. it might be that you are seriously angry about a new housing development on a new railway hs2 coming to your backyard and these stringent conditions like the and search without suspicion, to impose conditions on people who may be planning a protest, thatis who may be planning a protest, that is going to apply to all protests. the police are being drawn into a more difficult position but on one hand i would to some extent blame groups like just would to some extent blame groups likejust stop oil because they have almost forced the government into this position of stringent laws and they will affect everyone who is trying to plan a protest. the bbc also spoke to a spokesperson forjust stop oil who labelled the measures draconian.— who labelled the measures draconian. , . , . draconian. three years in “ail isobviouslyd draconian. three years in “ail is obviously horrible * draconian. three years in “ail is obviously horrible and h draconian. three years in “ail
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is obviously horrible and lb is obviously horrible and i don't _ is obviously horrible and i don't want anybody to go through something like that, of course, — through something like that, of course, but we are talking about _ course, but we are talking about the tactics here. we have tried _ about the tactics here. we have tried everything else for the last 50 _ tried everything else for the last 50 years. we have tried voting _ last 50 years. we have tried voting. we have tried running for office _ voting. we have tried running for office. we have tried petitions, marches, rallies. none — petitions, marches, rallies. none of— petitions, marches, rallies. none of that has had an effect. emissions _ none of that has had an effect. emissions are rising every year and right— emissions are rising every year and right now our government is putting — and right now our government is putting what 100 and right now our government is putting what100 new oil and and they— putting what100 new oil and and they have created a new coalmine _ and they have created a new coalmine because somebody thought that was a good idea, so, no, — thought that was a good idea, so, no, we _ thought that was a good idea, so, no, we have to do what is effective _ so, no, we have to do what is effective and in the last year we have _ effective and in the last year we have shown that these tactics _ we have shown that these tactics are affected. every opposition party has said no new— every opposition party has said no new oil— every opposition party has said no new oil or gas. that would not have _ no new oil or gas. that would not have happened if we did not generate — not have happened if we did not generate the conversation about those _ generate the conversation about those licenses.— those licenses. around the world and _ those licenses. around the world and across _ those licenses. around the world and across the - those licenses. around the world and across the uk, l those licenses. around the i world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing different stories from across the uk. she was possibly — stories from across the uk. she was possibly the _ stories from across the uk. sue: was possibly the most vibrant, lovely, outgoing sister and girl anybody could have. she
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was so much fun, best friend. acts with his parents and a good friend at their home. three years on and billy is always in their thought. they've set up a trust and together with friends are constantly fundraising to make sure that billie won't be forgotten. here at this hospital that billie died of a brain aneurysm with complications stopping some of that money raised will fund two new researchers. taste that money raised will fund two new researchers.— that money raised will fund two new researchers. we have been workin: new researchers. we have been working on _ new researchers. we have been working on the _ new researchers. we have been working on the gene _ new researchers. we have been working on the gene that - new researchers. we have been working on the gene that could | working on the gene that could potentially be responsible for causing this condition and hoping that it will then translate to clinical outcome in order to reduce the risk. billie's family are determined that the fundraising won't stop here. for more stories from across the uk head to the bbc news website. you are live with bbc news, we are just hours away now from the start of
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wimbledon, tennis�* oldest tournament kicks off on monday morning, the favourites are novak djokovic and misuzulu kazwelithini. —— iga swiatek. iiga swiatek is a rising star from poland, she will hope to write her momentum after winning the french open back in june. with the latest news out of the all england club, he is out of this year�*s turn and after a wrist injury. ben, thank you so much for being here, we are excited to talk about some tennis, wimbledon tennis. carlos alvarado quesada world number one on the men�*s side and yet he might not be considered the favourite of this year�*s tournament. bare this year's tournament. are definitely — this year's tournament. are definitely don't _ this year's tournament. 3553: definitely don't think he this year's tournament. sire: definitely don't think he is definitely don�*t think he is the favourite, novak djokovic has become a reliable ditty
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there, he wasn�*t known to be a inaudible player originally but looking for a six, record tying overall number of titles with roger federer, i think is one more but he has really become the dominant force on tour and obviously the grand slam winning the previous two majors including a win over carlos alcaraz in the semifinals where he really fell short and had some cramping issues. d'okovic is some cramping issues. d'okovic rsdefrnrteryfi some cramping issues. d'okovic is definitely riding * some cramping issues. d'okovic is definitely riding high _ some cramping issues. djokovic is definitely riding high and - is definitely riding high and even though carlos alcaraz is looking better, he won a warmup tournament in london queens club, djokovic certainly could still beat him. djokovic is a powerhouse and you mention that grass is not always has test surface, what changed to make and the dominant?— surface, what changed to make and the dominant? he's not bad on crass and the dominant? he's not bad on grass but _ and the dominant? he's not bad on grass but he _ and the dominant? he's not bad on grass but he is _ and the dominant? he's not bad on grass but he is better - and the dominant? he's not bad on grass but he is better on - on grass but he is better on the hardcore, something changed with the grass, i think the grass started playing a bit slower more consistently so it really that�*s itself to an eight lane game which it place and he is able to pay almost as
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hard court game on the grass court and he has improved his serve a lot which gets them a lot of points especially in men�*s tennis on grass, you need to be getting easy holds of serve to be able to keep up, his brakes are rarer, and he has won some tough matches, epic finals against roger federer several times now and he has been the guy to beat. {iii he has been the guy to beat. of course roger federer will not be there, rafael nadal will not be there, rafael nadal will not be there, rafael nadal will not be there, djokovic the favourite and on the women side the favourite has to be iga swiatek. she is polish, she has just won the french open, what can you tell us about her and her my challenger? she can you tell us about her and her my challenger?— can you tell us about her and her my challenger? she has had a big learning — her my challenger? she has had a big learning curve _ her my challenger? she has had a big learning curve on - her my challenger? she has had a big learning curve on the - a big learning curve on the grass, she hasn�*t been to the quarter—final and the pros at wimbledon yet but she is looking better on grass is the already, she won three matches at a warmup tournament and told out from one of the wimbledon because she thought she had enough prep for it. grass is sort of still the unknown, there�*s a couple of other players in the draw, between the defending champion elena rybakina more comfortable on
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grass, aryna sabalenka also a bit more comfortable on grass, those of the top three i think those of the top three i think those three are pretty far from the rest of the pack. interesting to hear that venus williams is playing as well. she is 43 and still there, she won wimbledon 23 years ago, her first title there and/or several, many of these players including many of these players, it is a big bonus for tennis to have her therefore some continuity, it is a transitional time especially in the women�*s side right now. with ash barty retired, naomi osaka out right now so having household in venus williams i think needs a lot for the women�*s game right now. wimbledon has interesting moment of political influence as well, they had and last year russian and belarusian players, the first year now that they are allowed back. that was controversial. how do you think these players will be welcomed back to the tournament? interesting how they dealt with the public, wimbledon is
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usually a pretty genteel place, the media side could be tougher on some of them, aryna sabalenka from belarus had a tough time of it in paris in the french open, there was a ukrainian reporter there who was cornering her on a few questions with her past support for lukashenko and she didn�*t really seem prepared to handle that or how to diplomatically answer those questions, so she�*s primitively in herfirst press conference at wimbledon today said no political talk dies please, i�*m not going to engage with that. other players are a little more open it, some have been more vocal against the war even, directors are cut on the women�*s side. —— —— daria. and i think it is up to the media honestly on that side, whether they pressured them or badger them about it or not. : ,:, :, , them or badger them about it or not. , not. and some top players, djokovic — not. and some top players, djokovic as _ not. and some top players, djokovic as well, _ not. and some top players, djokovic as well, were - not. and some top players, | djokovic as well, were really not on board with that band,
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they said this is sports, let them play. it they said this is sports, let them play-— they said this is sports, let them -la . them play. it was mixed, there are a bunch _ them play. it was mixed, there are a bunch of— them play. it was mixed, there are a bunch of people - them play. it was mixed, there are a bunch of people from - are a bunch of people from countries in eastern europe, central eastern europe that have been more supportive of ukraine that were in favour of the band and called for even more, weather events, the olympics which is coming up again next year and others who are saying it is not fair, tennis should not make any discrimination is based on nationality and it�*s not these players�* bolts that their countries are doing this or so it was a range of division. i it was a range of division. i found interesting as well but somebody�*s players, they need to sign a personal declaration of neutrality, they have to commit to not expressing any support for the war as well but there are some caveat.- there are some caveat. they definitely — there are some caveat. they definitely want _ there are some caveat. they definitely want to _ there are some caveat. they definitely want to make - there are some caveat. they definitely want to make sure there wasn�*t anything, no pro— war rally breaking out at wimbledon which actually did happen weirdly at the australian open, there was a group of pro—russian supporters, so that was a bizarre scene and wimbledon certainly did not want a repeat. wimbledon also, it is a
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very sacred place in british culture and it is almost a pseudo— governmental event in a lot of ways, royal families are patrons of it and a lot of the top figures in british politics go there so it is very sensitive and thin as a potential vulnerable spot to have these russians and russians showcase their opinions. russians showcase their opinions-— russians showcase their oinions. :, :, ,, : opinions. the tournament kicks off in just _ opinions. the tournament kicks off in just a _ opinions. the tournament kicks off in just a few— opinions. the tournament kicks off in just a few hours, - opinions. the tournament kicks off in just a few hours, you - off in just a few hours, you have been there many times, you won�*t be there this year but is there anything you are looking forward to the most or is there anything that could be the biggest surprise this year? venus williams, competing once again, she is somewhat a drop watching so having her there and yeah just then, the grass is my favourite surface to watch, players they creative, aggressive, active tennis and it isjust a aggressive, active tennis and it is just a beautiful sight i am looking forward to seeing through the screen this time. well thank you so much for being here. well thank you so much for being here-— well thank you so much for bein: here. :, :, :, being here. thanks for having me. debris from eight british fighter planes has been found buried in a forest in ukraine
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but this is not a sign of covid aid, the planes date back to world war ii and as our diplomatic correspondence reports, they recalled another error when the british help ukrainians repel an invasion. in a forest south of kyiv, down in an old riverbed, something unexpected — the remains of old aircraft hidden deep in the ground. and each one, british to their rusty core. here you see the tail plane of hurricane mach 2. yes, you heard that right — this was once part of a hurricane fighter plane, one of thousands britain gave the soviet union during world war ii. this is a little slice of history, evidence of a moment when, 80 years ago, western powers gave war planes to ukraine, just as they are today, to defend against an invading army. so you think there might be a seventh hurricane down there?
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many of the hurricanes were destroyed fighting the invading german army. others were stripped for parts. but some, like these, were deliberately hidden down here. newsreel: week | after week, the fuel took their planes into the air. the hurricane may have been the workhorse of the battle of britain, shooting down more enemy aircraft than the spitfire, but... mark the collaboration between british and russian fliers... ..many also saw action in the frozen wastes of the ussr — every plane made in britain, every plane paid for by the united states. and that�*s why these heavy frames were dumped here after the war — so the soviets didn�*t have to pay the us back for any hurricanes left intact, as had been agreed. hurricane was a strong, easy—to—fly machine. stable as a gun platform. suitable for not experienced pilots, and a reliable aircraft. these may look like unremarkable bits of metal, but to ukraine�*s aviation museum, they�*re symbols of british assistance that echo down the years. the britain was the first
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who supplied fighting aircraft for the soviet union. now the great britain is the first country which gives storm shadow cruise missiles to our armed forces. the museum hopes to find enough parts to reconstruct one entire hurricane to look, if not to fly like this, as once they did in the skies over ukraine. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. a series of events are planned injapan to mark what a series of events are planned in japan to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of the world�*s most loyal dog. is a picture of them back in 1932, apparently every day he would wait outside a train station at the exact time his owner�*s train home was due. after the owner died he continued to go to the train station every day for the next nine years. you can see there, there is a bronze statue honouring him in
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tokyo. plenty more coming up at the top of the hour, stick with us here on bbc news. hello. after the warmth ofjune, a completely different weather set—up for the start ofjuly. probably summed up best by showing the outlook at wimbledon, of course, which starts on monday. first part of the week, rain at times, not a wash—out by any means, but it�*s going to feel cool. temperatures below average and a bit breezy at times before things warm up later. and the reason is we�*ve got low pressure centred across scandinavia. we�*re on the southern edge of it, so winds coming in from the west and north—west, and various banks of rain. and with temperatures dropping compared to what we�*ve seen, probably one of the coolest commutes we�*ve had for a while on monday morning. temperatures for many in single figures. and whilst many start with some sunshine overhead, though, to warm things up, there will be showers getting
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going across the west and still there in the north of scotland. but it�*s this batch of showers that work from west to east across england and wales with some sunshine either side, so a few heavy showers lingering through the afternoon, too. but still, that cloud outbreaks of rain continues in northern scotland. a blustery day, particularly for england and wales, and that will just add to the cool feel, especially in the cloudier moments. and when the showers are coming through, temperatures at 15—20 below the july average of around 17—23 degrees. and another cool night will follow. showers fade for many for a while during the first part of the night, though, still that cloud, outbreaks of rain, in northern scotland edging a bit further southwards. and then, later in the night, south wales and southern half of england, a bank of more persistent rain, will gradually work its way in keeping temperatures up here in double figures, but a cool start to tuesday elsewhere. now, it will be a wet morning, it looks like, across some southern counties of england, east anglia, before brightening up into the afternoon. sunshine and showers elsewhere, but central scotland into northern ireland, slightly more cloudy than we have seen on monday. again, a greater chance
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of a few showers. brightening up in northern scotland, but really cool here —12—13 degrees — and temperatures still in the teens further south, nowhere really getting much above 20 celsius. then as you go through tuesday night into wednesday, it�*s all down to what happens to this little wave here. at the moment, looks like that will push through france, taking more persistent rain. it could get very close to the south coast, though, so there is the chance of some high cloud drifting up and some outbreaks of rain through the english channel. but at the moment, it looks like that will stay clear. a few showers dotted around to the south and the west, heaviest across scotland, northern ireland, some hail and thunder mixed in. and with winds a bit lighter than monday and tuesday, temperatures mightjust creep up a bit more in the sunnier moments. they will creep up even further into next end of the week as southerly winds develop. there could be some storms in the west.
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us treasury secretary janet us treasury secretary janet yellen to head to china this yellen to head to china this week — the second trip week — the second trip by a top cabinet official by a top cabinet official to beijing this year. to beijing this year. to "responsibly manage a key survey suggest that the japanese economy is on its way to a steady recovery. welcome to asia business report. our top story this morning — us treasury secretary janet yellen will visit the chinese capital of beijing. in a statement the treasury said they will discuss
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