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president trump signs off sweeping new tariffs on america's three largest trading partners — china, mexico and canada. all three countries have vowed counter measures against the united states. canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, says new laws to tackle the threat of child sex abuse images generated by artificial intelligence are to be introduced in the uk. what we are seeing is that al is now putting the online child
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scale of some of this appalling abuse. and it's music's biggest night. la hosts the grammys — with beyonce and taylor swift up for album of the year. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. retaliate against tariffs imposed by donald trump. a 25% tax on imports to the united states from both on goods coming from china. and the impact could be felt across the global economy. nomia iqbal reports from washington. the word tariff, properly used,
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is a beautiful word. president trump has never hidden his feelings. i think tariffs are the most beautiful word. on the us�*s biggest trading partners with the stroke of a pen. potentially shutting down american auto—assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities. they will raise costs, for you, including food at the grocery
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store and gas at the pump. oil imports, however, will be taxed at 10%. on the european union to try to rebalance trade, imports and exports the same amount. he also believes this will make american consumers turn away from other countries and invest in us products instead. but the risk is big. millions of homes in america
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are heated by canadian oil. he certainly believes in it. with the threat of really crippling economic sanctions, president trump's strategy is clear. nomia iqbal, bbc news, florida. at the united states studies centre.
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tariffs as an instrument. levels. it is an early phase. clearly, he is prepared to use geopolitical objectives. china. added to that of course, is the retaliatory effect that other countries
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feel compelled to do. are very nervous about. war. it is hard to see it as an economic win. markets out but also supply chains. america. one of the theories one of the theories is that the only potential break from president trump in this area will be some is that the only sort of financial market reaction. we know he is very sensitive to the stock market. broadly, most economists are broadly, most economists are concerned about the impact on concerned about the impact on would suggest that inflation and growth. that may not be insignificant in the united states. united states. it is a large it is a large
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continental economy. continental economy. but most studies but most studies would suggest that these things are bound up with a whole load of other economic variables. there will be some immediate negative impact. just looking at countries, for example, china, mexico and canada say they are going to retaliate. what about other countries like the uk and others watching around the world? what is the potential impact elsewhere? virtually everyone has been put on notice. president trump said last week that the is giving them till april to look at economic relationships and trade relationships. i don't think any country can be complacent about this. some countries, like the uk has balanced trade with you united states.
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australia has a trading deficit with the united states. that means we are perhaps well—placed. but i don't think anyone could be complacent. there's also the knock—on effects, if we get into a return of the trade war, that clearly has impacts on local growth and we have already seen the emf flag this. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the uk government is to introduce new laws to crack down on images of child sexual abuse generated by artificial intelligence. it is already illegal to make or distribute
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another man was also arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images. it comes as the government says it's cracking down of child sexual abuse, by introducing four new laws. will also become illegal.
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suspects' electronic devices. share content or advice will be a specific offence. we are the first country in the world to look horrendous crime. real—life images of children. the internet watch foundation which works towards stopping child sexual by ai is on the rise.
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of the crime and policing bill when it comes to parliament. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the home secretary, yvette cooper, was on the laura kuenssberg programme this about the government's morning to talk you are right that there is already a legal framework and child abuse is one of the most vile and horrendous crimes against some of the most crimes against some of the most vulnerable people of all. vulnerable people of all. but what we are seeing is that but what we are seeing is that al is now putting the online al is now putting the online child abuse on steroids. it is escalating, it is escalating, industrialising the scale of industrialising the scale of some of this appalling abuse. some of this appalling abuse. you have perpetrators who are using al to help them better groom or blackmail better groom or blackmail teenagers and children, teenagers and children, distorting images, using those distorting images, using those
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to draw young people to draw young people into further abuse. into further abuse. just the most horrific things taking place and also becoming more sadistic in some of the images the national crime agency are now seeing. that's why we need to strengthen the law. we are bringing in new laws to outlaw the use of ai models to create and exploit child abuse images. and also much stronger penalties on those who are
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since the truce was agreed. children were the first to cross in ngypt a our correspondent, joe inwood, is injerusalem with the latest on the next stage of the ceasefire negotiations. we are going to be seeing how to bring a permanent end to this conflict. we are still in the first phase. released. phase two will see the release of the rest of the hostages are still alive. many palestinian prisoners will also be released,
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a military withdrawal and an opening of the rafah crossing. that is what is in the framework. that is what they have to discuss. exactly how that happens is what we are israel and hamas don't negotiate directly. are willing to negotiate, is going to be absolutely crucial for the fate of the hostages and for the fate of the people of gaza. we have seen the impact of the pressure from the trump on israel, what administratmnfir ea? what we expect administratmnfir eva? iihiat we expect from talks when goes 7? goes to benjamin netanyahu goes to washington next
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benjamin netanyahu goes to washinuton next ., , washington next week? there has alwa s washington next week? there has always been _ washington next week? there has always been the _ washington next week? there has always been the slight _ washington next week? there has always been the slight tension - always been the slight tension between what both sides won. president trump has styled �*as a peacemaker. himself as a peacemaker. wants himself as a peasemaker. wants to himself as a peasemeker. wants to end wars. he somebody wants to end wars. he has been credited very strongly here by the hostage families. they want to see a deal done. 24= 5 about this bringing about this ceasefire. what is to be really what is going to be really interesting is how that tension plays out. does president trump elel's eel; bees president. treme to mr elegs eel; bees presieeel deals to mr netanyahu you have to say to mr netanyahu you have to continue this, this ceasefire because mr netanyahu has pressures , pressures, counter coming gain?” iii; pressure is coming from his coalition partners, his far parties israel who say right parties in israel who say that want to see a return the is a to the fighting. there is a real tension on mr netanyahu. reel leesien; en; mr llele'leehe; has competing pressures he has competing pressures and how he deals with that, if he can deal with that, is going to very interesting to see. be very interesting to see. this is one of one of the most thing is that we will
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important thing is that we will see coming out over the next few days. see coming out over the next few days— see coming out over the next fewda s. ., , ., ., few days. how is hamas position for m we - few days. how is hamas position for m we have i f-ir’fh’ese discusslnfis�* seen any official not seen any official response from hamas this point. they from hamas at this point. they their red lines. they have have their red lines. they have insisted on them throughout. we known that 77 known that they 77 known that they have often have known that they have often that they want to see a seid lhel lhey wen�*ffizeefe ., ' ,,_,,,, ' f * end seid lhel lhey wenlleseee ' w ., ~ f” * end to this. but it whether they are red lines is whether they are red lines are going to compatible with are going to be compatible with those of the who has urged israel and hamas to begin negotiations we call upon all parties to engage _ we call upon all parties to engage with the negotiations in phase _ engage with the negotiations in phase two. during the first phase, _ phase two. during the first phase, we that this is phase, we believe that this is . only— phase, we believe that this is only manner which we :-=
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democratic republic of the congo, are fleeing are stocking up on food and essentials, while others the fighters are now about a hundred kilometres from the provincial capital bukavu, after capturing the rwandan government has denied supporting the m23 and having its troops in the country. who gave the latest. in south kivu province is that the congolese air forces, supported by burundian army and also local militia,
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north of bukavu. there's been a lot of military activity as well at an army and north of bukavu as well. been a major escalation in the past couple of hours, rapidly south and approaching bukavu. and, richard, of course, this is a rebel offensive that ministry yesterday afternoon
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indicating that from their the un estimates that slightly over half a million people have been displaced as they were fleeing for safety. and humanitarian agencies really are saying that they are currently overwhelmed. a humanitarian perspective. but with the city still recovering from devastating of celebrities and musicians.
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# california knows how to party...# in the wake of the fires. at two benefit concerts in la. said la will recover. from altadena to malibu and the pacific palisades... ..let�*s show the world who we are! supporting recovery efforts. stylists who work in music have lost their houses,
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that had costumes and whatnot. i didn't think the grammys should be happening. - it's very weird to me i there will be celebrities while people in other parts of the city are suffering - to the disaster. despite the doubts about whether the grammys should happen at all, the recording academy has evening will double win an award for best album. as the most nominated artist
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in the history of the grammys, this award four times. it's also tipped to be a night for up—and—coming the show will go on. andzthe music industry is keen emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. that is going to
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where grande is where grande production is under way. where grande production is under way- _ where grande production is under way. you always said you it here, under way. you always said you _ it here. to - under way. you always said you _ it here, to this - would make it here, to this place, to pennsylvania. we are all here with the elements combined. where mother nature father time. to hear the meets father time. to hear the truth in grey skies, know you can't trust ai. it i knew yee can't trust al. it groundhog day, and maybe is groundhog day, and maybe life is on the loop. but i miss my bro, i miss my coop. so i am back down. there is a �*appeanfj f: abigail?" h 7 77 7 épb'eér’."6efr’e;}iy, h 7 if 7 épbééeeefreiaey, for shadow appear. get ready, for six weeks of winter
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that is the for day. predicting that will be six more weeks of j this 7 this is a 7 this isa in states . states. but the the united states. but the groundhog not have this groundhog does not have this it has successful rate. it has only had a success rate of around 35%. of course, groundhog day became famous the world the �*ib bias the �*ib bills film the �*tb eas film film. since the 19 90s film film. that is a prediction there from phil. six more of winter phil. six more weeks of winter seeing its shadow. you're after seeing its shedew;"i’cxe're bbc news.
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a new week is almost upon us and a lot of dry thicker cloud brings beyond tuesday, things will turn chilly are once again. brightening up at the west of scotland and northern ireland but east of scotland will have a bit of rain for one or two. likely to see rain, as is the isle of man. temperatures today around 6—9 degrees. the best of the sun shining east anglia this morning with frost and fog. frost developing tonight for a time.
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at the start of monday. of scotland and outbreaks of rain here, maybe a little bit of rain in northern ireland. weak weather fronts in east anglia in the south—east, could be drizzle first thing. sunshine and showers here later. the midlands can see the later rain in the day, east anglia and the south—east, channel islands, through to the evening before light
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rain gradually arise. a cooler and drier end to the week. fair bit of sunshine around.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: both countries have vowed counter measures against the united states. the uk government will introduce new laws to tackle the threat of child sex abuse images generated by artificial intelligence. the princess of wales says social and emotional skills must be prioritised for society to be healthier and happier. the princess has written the foreword to a new centre for early childhood. beyonce and taylor swift square off for album of the year.
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