from the german empire to the present. the pioneers the fishing areas and the business of. one hundred years of. 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 it on yahoo. 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. marching schultz has stepped down as leader of germany's social democrats or the move comes amid widespread disenchantment in the party over schultz's leadership scholtz nominated party parliamentary leader hundred knowledge as his successor. 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 and also some twenty five years of satellite data shows sea level change accelerating in the scientists warn their estimates are conservative.

kong comes to the us markets after weeks all volatility but with crucial inflation dated you out tomorrow could it just be to calm before the storm also coming up how about hopping on a bus without a ticket and not getting in trouble over german governments answer to diesel bans an air pollution could mean free public transport. could venice is while famous gondolas soon be gone. 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 well 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.