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happen and the uk is "way out of line" but a deal can be worked out. let's see what happens. it will happen. we're going to, mind, we will see how things work out. to change how it manages the country's canal thousands flee their homes in australia after torrential rainfall causes flooding in northern queensland. and it's music's biggest night. la hosts the grammys — with beyonce and taylor swift
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from bbc correspondent nomia iqbal — as the president mr president, which country will be next for tariffs? would you consider taxing the uk for example? we will see what will happen, it will happen. might. we will see how things work out. with the european union, i can tell you that because they have really taken advantage of us. we have over $300 billion deficit. they do not take our cars, they do not take our farm products.
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quote, "ripping off" america. mexico has already threatened retaliatory tariffs, suggesting it will impose similar import duties of 25% on us goods. its president will share more details of mexico's response canada is also set and china warned it will take counter measures, after trump our correspondent nomia iqbal is looking at reactions, beginning in canada. canada outlined how it would hit back, with 25% tariffs of its own. far—reaching
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and include everyday and 10% oil leaving toronto locals furious with president trump. surprised he is turning on canada like this. because here in ontario we make a lot of auto parts we sell a tariff is a domestic tax levied on goods as they enter the country, paid by the importer, not the exporter. for example, a 25% tariff on a $50,000 car would add $12,500.
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through lower profits orforeign exporters might need to lower wholesale prices to retain their us customers. president trump signed the tariffs here at his home in florida. some republicans are concerned that prices could go up. mr trump said any disruption would be temporary and that people would understand it. by becoming the 51st state. and the flow of drugs into the us. in turn, mexico's president accused mrtrump of doing nothing to combat of a trade war. china faces a10% levy on all goods
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and america imports. it should be a process of mutual his next target looks like being the european union, saying tariffs are likely there. there is no word yet on whether he thank you �* your time today. we have heard from canada and mexico that they will retaliate with like—for—like tariffs. why have we heard anything so have we not heard anything so far from have we not heard anything so farfrom beijing? ithink have we not heard anything so farfrom beijing? i think that china has experienced
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china has already experienced this trade war in first administration. he led trump administration. he led with 25% and china trump administration. he led with 25“ raised zhina z—f trump administration. he led with 25“ raised tariffs :——: already raised tariffs: ,,. in his first correspondingly in his first term. sgffssegnéinabg in. his fits? ' " ' " but this 10% sgffssegnéinglfg in. his fits? ' " ' " but this 10% trump term. but this 1.079 that trumgw ”7 . ,, ,. . . ,,. talking about term. but this 1.079 that truman” a” . w w . . w. talking about was about was talking about was about fentanyl, saying that china was was talking about was about fentanyi the ying that china was was talking about was about fentanyi the ying materials was was talking about was about fentanyi the ying materials for s sending the raw materials for it. chinese made an it. the chinese made an announcement that china has done all its domestic in safes att its. samaatig ate-park. ire already. so making progress already. so this could be resolved if we work together dialogue and and more mutual discussions and more mutual exchanges. of course, president also invited the leaders to his chinese leaders to visit his ceremony and visit us 5 us but furthermore he was,
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wa nts to wants to get to china in his 100 tv 100 days. so we may be ' talk: 5 7 talthhrough j 7 talkrthrough these able to talk through these and particularly the level meetings. 5 level meetings. we expect also new wave of is 12513150 ' 7' ' 'i£h;iaiyaiméa ' is mainly aimed at and mexico. tim to was just wasjust on top was just on top of a 25% -iiee lessons and absorbing those lessons and absorbing these, diversify training these, they diversify training with countries than the rest of western and ”béfiiééiilfiady " ' £77domesticallystimulating. so is domestically stimulating. so there is domestically stimulating. sr there are ways for china there are many ways for china to this. they do not tgzhgndlethis. they do not to another tgyhgndlethis. they do not to another 10% on us have to raise another 10% on us goods because, all, there goods because, afterratt, there already an goods becadse, afterratt, there already an imbalance goods becadse, afteratt, there already an imbalance there. you are saying that so you are seyingthat there not so you are seyingthet there not be so much
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may not be so much confrontation between us and china on this i want to china on this front. i want to get across something you mentioned about more high level mentioned about more high tevet china and the us. talks between china and the us. marco rubio is currently being by 7 marco rubio is currently being by china. do you see sanctioned by china. do you see that as being something that can be easily overcome? i don't thinkthat _ can be easily overcome? i don't think that is — can be easily overcome? i don't think that is an _ can be easily overcome? i don't think that is an issue _ can be easily overcome? i don't think that is an issue at - can be easily overcome? i don't think that is an issue at the - 7 you you can z 7 you can already moment. you can see already, they have a phone call that they have a phone call with the secretary so if that was stillthere i think|s stillfthere | think that llfthere | think that phone: i think that phone call sausages, a”- a, ,, 2:77:21??? n|t =-—d z lifted, suppose. and already lifted, isuppose. and china on the other hand is also to trump responding to trump because trump said that if president trump said that if the china and the us works there is no �*there is no problem in world that cannot be 7 wt is a really that is a really good solved. that is'a'really good and the chinese are message and the chinese are willing to do that and i can see that president trump is
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working very hard to settle the in ukraine and gaza and mm china would like to help on that as well. there are many that as well. there are many that china and the us things that shine and the ss ~ , ~ , ~ ,,, ,,, work together on ice —— trump if china donald trump is right, if china and the us worked together there is problem that there is no problem that cannot be solved. but furthermore i think china is not responding thinkfahina is notresponding happily on this tariff because china because chi na takes escalation because china takes the opposite approach. china had zero has actually had zero tariffs with 40 has actually had zero tariffs with a0 countries for goods with 40 mfiflti’iéiffii’ goods to china so while the raising tariffs, china is is raising tariffs, china is lowering them and reducing them to free trade. the
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chinese are still pursuing economic globalisation to 40 countries with zero it countries with zero tariffs. it is fascinating to watch an ' to to see how 7 to see how these interesting to see how these two great powers will next four years in the 7 the next four years in the , that they the next four years in the w that they take. i approaches that they take. i appreciate your perspective to laura jones ceo of the business council of british columbia, which represents over 200 businesses across the province — i asked her about the reaction in canada tojustin trudeau's response i think are very unified across the in unified across the country in terms the response. this |th|nk sass . ,, siztgthihtl, eat z " field, ithink, a bit different canada. first of all we are for canada. first of all we are very dependent on the us for our trade. 75% of our —: = -: to the us and they are our go to the us and they are our 2 £5, partner go to the us and they are our 1 £5, partner and order fl: 7 7 order shared between
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longest order shared between two in the world and two countries in the world and we have been best friends for a we havebeen best friends for a time. sofa canadians this long time. sofa canadians this feels a little like your best you se—sesis you in the face friend punching you in the face you do not understand and you do not understand exactly why it is happening. it is �* what the exactly why it is happening. it is �*what the endgame is unclear what the endgame here is and talk of the 51st e- is, course, deeply state is, of course, deeply to canadians although insulting to canadians although i would say the government and j would say the government and people of canada have taken the people of canada have taken a very high road in doing everything can to work it everything we can teweris'it" ~ ~~ ~ , using a lot “at and seine a bit of "w ”w" that eat and seine a fat sf " s that we hope eat and seine a fat sf s s that we hope to eat and urns a fat sf s s that we hope to find messaging that we hope to find a better offramp. if necessary we will impose those counter tariffs right back at the 77 7state7s7.77 77777 7state7s7.77 77 77 create united states. tariffs,create not winners the losers, not winners so the story that trump is trying to sell that somehow us will -e the winner here and other be the winner here and other countries be the loser is = 7t7here7will77777 7 7t7her7e7will7be777 7 7 there (huh; the; 7 there (huh; health wrong. there will be losers on both sides of the border and
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hitttoééf 7 7 hitttoééfhorhgts businesses will lose, workers will lose and customers will lose from higher prices than we lose from higher prices than—we already hearing that are starting to 7 are starting to shift americans are starting to shift their attention, americans are starting to shift theirattention, if americans are starting to shift their attention, if you at news news in they are —: to their 7 starting to shift their attention to what this might do terms of 7 777t7erm7so7f7 7 hhtch 77 77 terms of which is, in terms of inflation which is, of course, a big worry. there was that make —— wall streetjournal calling at trade war ever. peo-le 7:7 very very perplexed at canada, were very perplexed at canada, of all countries be on were very perplexed at canada, of c“ other1tries be on were very perplexed at canada, of c“ other1trie of be on were very perplexed at canada, of c“ other1trie of this be on were very perplexed at canada, of c“ other1trie of this punitive the other side of this punitive action by the united states. it is not even clear to me how this will with some of the this will work with some of the goods. the supply chains are goods. the'supply chains are and the very complicated and the automobile is often an example, automobile is oftenan exa m ple. parts cross car parts sometimes cross the border six, car parts sometimes cross the bordersix, eight, ten times before the car is made so how will those tariffs work a situation 77é§itttétith7t7ike 7757571ttt$tith7t7ike that 77a7éitttatiah7t7ike that or in a situation like that or energy? we import and export e— z7z=z 77 to and the united energy to and from the united states so how will that work? i
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suspect that american consumers going to start to see are geing te start terseerr , 7—— �*gas prices, they will higher gas prices, they will see higher prices in the grocery as a grocery stores as a result of this and some of their companies will be very effective because canada is strategic how. we h _ountry 7777 777 77 77777 7777777777 h country so we must are a small country so we must be about the way we be smart about the way we fight. and canada be fight. and canada will be strategic about targeting goods strategicsabout targetinggoods companies particularly and companies and particularly ones maybe with they can talk about how this so they can talk about how this actually is not good for the united states canada. as a shortcut between the atlantic and pacific oceans. the canal is run.
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real threat from the us. threatened to seize operations of the canal. panama. he wouldn't answer questions afterwards about how very warm greetings. but i think that belies the rapid tensions that have opened up between the united states and panama coming here is they believe that this country is one of many in latin america that has soaked up too much chinese investment. and what the trump
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administration thinks to perhaps unpredictable threats made to take back the canal, he says, and also refusing to rule out military force to do so. now, that has rattled people here in panama. the last two days, and it's created a real degree of fear memories are quite near to the surface of the us and so it has scared
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a lot of people. and it's also aroused deeply patriotic feelings. believe that the canal should remain in panamanian hands. now, some analysts think this isjust a maximalist it is to try and get lower costs for us shipping. the country a rogue state. in a statement released by north korea state provocation. to reach out to north korean leader kimjong un. around the world and across the uk.
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artificial intelligence is putting online child abuse "on steroids", as the government announced a crackdown on people who use the technology to generate to make it illegal to possess, make or distribute ai tools designed to create child sexual abuse material. police say four people who died when a vehicle crashed the university of essex. essex university has paid tribute to the students, touched the lives of many. in the yorkshire dales more than twenty years ago has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. in thailand — was detained
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by police after he returned to the uk. you're live with bbc news. authorities said parts of the state in 24 hours. a city of around 200,000 people, have been told to evacuate their homes. been like so far. weather and maybe bushfires but we also get a lot of rain especially at this time of year here in the tropics. rain is not surprising itself, it is the volume of it. worth of rain in three days.
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the woman died in ingham as you mentioned. for example townsville saw serious flooding six years ago, exactly six years ago, those 2019 floods caused over $1 billion worth of damage, they killed at least three people so lots and lots of experience of flooding in this part what authorities are saying. and just quickly, is more rain expected?
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storms as well. a low trough of pressure off the coast of the coral sea which causes this and this time of year you get a lot of rainfall, more rain will fall but the question applause and earlier we saw firefighters from the la fire department on the red carpet — you can hear them there receiving a round of applause.
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can you bring us up to speed. in the last hour dion say won best country album what since? —— beyonce. 777777777777n_- -- be once. ~ happened since? -- beyonce. all e es happened since? —— beyonce. fill eyes are on the best album which is still to come, that is it one of the bigger awards later the album to if the most in the album to see if the most nominated artist of all time, could win the category zi—z 7 isyetto 7 7 7 is yet to win. 7 7 is yet to win. had 7 7 is yet to win. had one 7 she is yet to win. we had one” the big four, best new of the big four, best new artist and that went to a rising star 7 7 ri7sing starchappel z -:72 she used 7 7777s7he7used77he7r77 77777 she used her except since —: to criticise record 7-= s—— 5 she said when she said when was labels. she said when she was first was very young first signed she was very young and was dropped from her first label and said that during the pandemic she did not have any health insurance she urged health insurance and she urged
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record to do more to record labels to do more to to prioritise the health welfare of artists. and welfare of younger artists. that was a that seemed that was a comment that seemed strike a chord with the to strike a chord with the audience. she had a spontaneous ovation. taylor swift gtanding ovation. taylor swift leave that ovation. a serious tone in what striking a serious tone in what been a serious has otherwise been a serious grammy awards. because a lot of attention has been on the fires of the last few weeks and especially how many of especially'how many of the some of the artists people, some of the artists involved have been affected by involvedrhaverbeen affeeted by fires. invelvedrhaverbeen affeeted by fires. at one stage, 30 those fires. at one stage, 30 minutes ago so they played minutes ago or so they played some graphic footage of the minutes ago or so they played som as �*aphic footage of the minutes ago or so they played som as they : footage of the minutes ago or so they played som as they were age of the minutes ago or so they played som as they were unfolding fires as they were unfolding and one of the roles of the show, say tonight, is show, they say tonight, is to tribute those first pay tribute to those first responders to help people get through those fires.— tone we are seeing the tone we are seeing the7 tone it from seeing the7 tone it from those; 7 t7h7e7 7 t7 being7'7om those; 7 t7h7e7 7t7being7celebrated is 7 is left to win?
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earlier. what is left to win? the big still to album earlier. what is left to win? tt the ; still to album earlier. what is left to win? tt the year? still to album earlier. what is left to win? j tf the year?- to album earlier. what is left to win? j tf the year?_tm earlier. what is left to win? j tv the year?— earlier. what is left to win? tfthe ear? , �*, w, of the year? yes. album of the ear and of the year? yes. album of the year and all — of the year? yes. album of the year and all eyes _ of the year? yes. album of the year and all eyes are _ of the year? yes. album of the year and all eyes are on - of the year? yes. album of the year and all eyes are on dion . year and all eyes are on dion say that she has some serious say that she has seme see-as —— dion say. competition. —— dion say. taylor has won this taylor swift has won this four times and she is degree four times and she is nominated again. so it be 7to when pm mm we get to that category whether, even beyonce w011 won for cowboy7 7 won7for cowboy7 the has won for cowboy carter, the country a of country album, a change of genre for her, whether the grammys voters believe that that album was her best and there are some in the industry that album was her best and ther saye some in the industry that album was her best and ther say it .ome in the industry that album was her best and ther say it was in the industry that album was her best and ther say it was a n the industry that album was her best and ther say it was a good industry that album was her best and ther say it was a good album y who say it was a good album that she has done better work in the past and may not necessarily top award tonight. thank you very much. she does thankyouverymuch. she does tough competition for that thankyouverymuch. she does t( thank mpetition for that thankyouverymuch. she does t( thank you tition for that thankyouverymuch. she does t( thank you titi keeping at thankyouverymuch. she does t( thank you titi keeping an award. thank you for keeping an eye on that for us. will be eye on that for us. i will be
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back shortly with business today. it was a fine second half of the weekend, it will turn briefly milder, but it's wet and windy, and then it will turn colder and drier, with some overnight frost but this is the rest of tonight, then, more weather fronts approaching the far northwest of scotland. it's quite blustery here a touch of frost again. so this is monday morning, then. blustery for the western isles, for northwest scotland, possibly some rather large waves overtopping at times. the winds are lighter further south and east. some brightness across eastern scotland, a nice slice of sunshine developing for wales,
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but turning rather grey — but with lighter winds, further southwards and eastwards. and it's mild, particularly across northern ireland, further southwards and eastwards, introducing some outbreaks of rain. really too cloudy, too windy, too wet for some to see any kind of frost into tuesday morning. we'll start to see a few wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, perhaps, for southeast england. digging in behind our cold front, as we head through tuesday night and into wednesday. then we see high pressure build in from the south, and that is set to stay with us for the rest of the week.
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from canada, mexico and china. middle class as the government tries to shore up the world's third largest economy. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. our top story this monday — markets in asia are in the red after us president donald trump has on imports from mexico and canada. tax of 10%. he also implemented an additional 10% tariff into force on tuesday.
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