from the german empire to the present. the pioneers the missionaries and the businessmen. one hundred kias so. starting february eighteenth. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has rejected accusations of corruption accusing police of conducting a witch hunt against him netanyahu made the statement on national television after police recommended he be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges israel's attorney general must now decide whether to prosecute netanyahu. marchin scholtz has stepped down as leader of germany's social democrats the move comes amid widespread disenchantment in the party over schultz's leadership scholtz

nominated party parliamentary leader hundred oleson as his successor. south africa's ruling african national congress has confirmed that it told president jacob zuma to step down party leaders have not yet agreed on a time frame but asked him to respond on wednesday zuma is facing multiple accusations of corruption. american researchers say ice sheets melting due to climate change will raise the sea level by at least sixty one centimeters by the end of the century analysis of twenty five years of satellite data shows sea level change accelerating in the scientists warn their estimates are conservative.

com comes to the u.s. markets after weeks of volatility but with crucial inflation data jew out tomorrow could it just be to calm before the storm or so coming up about hopping on a bus without a ticket and not getting in trouble the german government's on such a diesel bans and air pollution could mean free public transport. and could venice is world famous gondolas soon be gone and. this is your business update on helen on free in berlin thanks for joining me in the u.s. trade is the say it's the calmest day in new york in almost two weeks this in the wake of a correction with stocks losing ten percent or today banks retailers and tech results pushed the dow into positive territory it remains to be seen though what impact wednesday's data will have on the markets. so let's go over to our financial correspondent.