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. stories from both people to their friends shaping the nation. and their continent. multimedia series for africa. dot com africa on the. cutting edge. on the brink of a trade war u.s. president donald trump and european commission president said they want to trade agreement until that's in place they'll hold off on imposing new tariffs on each other. threaten to tease on european car imports are probably off the table for the time being europe has also agreed to buy more liquefied natural gas in soybeans from the u.s. the latter being important for american families. u.s.

president donald trump celebrated his latest trade deal in the farm state of iowa. i mean basically we opened up europe and that's going to be a great thing for europe and it's really going to be a great thing for us and it's going to be a really great thing for farmers before trump and younker appeared before the press on wednesday business groups and members of trump's iron republican party urged the president to avoid a trade war with success but it's a deal at the expense of others however trade flows will be rerouted meaning less purchased from china brazil or african countries but spot discussion of the w.t.r. meeting on thursday evening the u.s. representative had a few things to explain to his chinese counterpart for now it seems economic peace has broken out between the e.u. and us but a single tweet could up and at all these gaps is a stock that's the countess's and given the loss of trust over the past few months

maybe even years we really hope that the agreement from yesterday will be adhered to. it's a chance for europe to catch its breath but the insecurity remains. amid the trade conflict the leaders of the brics nations have met for their summit in johannesburg the nations of brazil russia india china and south africa contain forty one percent of the world's population owns they account for nearly a quarter of the world's g.d.p. in the face of the u.s. government's trade policies these nations have signed a joint declaration that stresses the importance of well trade. you know. the leaders immortalized their hand prints in clay together a symbol of acting for the good of all nations that's the message of their declaration denouncing customs duties isolation and protectionism and promoting an open world economy. we must work together at the united nations the g

twenty and the world trade organization to safeguard the rule based multilateral trading regime promote trade and investment globalization and facilitation and reject protectionism outright. this statement from china's head of state was met with a loss of approval but at the same time china itself has been accused of closing off its market to foreign goods it's known for copying products promoting its exports and giving preference to domestic companies when awarding contracts. on wednesday and thursday brian as stuff went on strike in several european countries to coincide with the summer holidays the airline has been forced to cancel around six hundred flights affecting tens of thousands of passengers ryan i was hoping to avoid the scenes of frustrated passengers and the mosquitoes that the miners have and we thought everyone whose flight was cancelled had been informed we

never thought they tell us half an hour before we were supposed to fly. in england i was like i said a little way they counseled our flight to pisa we found out in the taxi have a lot of. ryanair had tried to limit the disruption caused by the cup increase strike it even pressured many of its employees to cross the picket lines but company management failed to find common ground with union representatives. their store owner from brian is a textbook example of what you shouldn't be at work relations union relations all management style they abuse their workers they humiliate them and you get out of. the strikes are centered on working conditions rather the money osca alice has been trying for brian after six years but despite the loyalty when he's sick he says he's on his own chemicals are going to do it i got that if i get treatment i have i have to foot the bill myself and hope that the irish insurance system placement back a little bit of a brawl that we also can't get loans for our house so car because we earn our

income abroad. foreign banks won't give loans in spain or italy all of given the. market they're not backing down yet more strike action is planned for august as the dispute continues. folks welcome subsidiary ltd is getting a new c.e.o. again from competitive b.m.w. the current v.w. c.e.o. habit days also from b.m.w. is the one who suggested mark was too small for the top position according to media reports until now b.m.w. is head of purchasing will become the new c.e.o. al day the former c.e.o. was jailed in mid july for his role in the ongoing diesel scandal investigation state prosecutors are investigating a total of twenty active and former county employees. french car producer p.s. a german car brand opel from general motors last year now the acquisition is starting to pay off. during the first half of twenty eighteen opel returned to the

block after almost twenty years of losses with profits of more than five hundred million euros. p.s. ace restructuring pounds i pull includes shutting a fifth of its former eighteen thousand staff. google's parent company alphabet has reported impressive second quarter earnings they trans to preface testament's boosted by strong growth and its advertising business. google ad revenues rise twenty four percent but the record mt trust fine from the e.u. is set to cost the internet giant billions european regulators accused google of forcing my device makers to take its products when using android operating system alphabet says it will appeal. just three weeks ago china learned pakistan another one billion u.s. dollars a substantial part of the funds will go towards pakistan's infrastructure into the

china pakistan economic corridor the project as part of beijing's plan to create a new silk road trade treaty. the key factor is access to the indian ocean to china that means pakistani ports beijing plans to invest around sixty billion dollars building roads and railways modernizing power plants and establishing special economic zones. the deep sea port of quad at one end of the economic corey is now one of forty year lease to china. the details on the precise terms of the project remain unknown but china will benefit from the new shorter maritime route to africa western asia and europe pakistan is hoping their investments will translate into new jobs and economic growth while those dividends may take time to materialise each new installment from china does mean you. financial obligations and there are in some quarters that

pakistan could in the long term be undermining its own stuff or entity. the venezuelan government is planning to slash five zeros from its currency a new bank notes will be issued but that's just a cosmetic improvement they can't do much to reverse the rapid inflation the country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is burke. the capital city caracas is going hungry conditions are already bad and it's supposed to be worse in the countryside retirees a taking to the streets to demonstrate they can't live off the state pension on paper that million as but there is million as worth next to nothing. at all why president promised four million two hundred believe us but they're not paying us off or pension they're only paying us two million which isn't even after half a carton of eggs that way with the international monetary fund has made

a prediction that venezuela will reach a million percent inflation by the end of the year. the economic collapse affects all walks of life even state employees who work for the state energy company call pauillac workers that have gone on indefinite strike. my bread there but even in my position after so many years working for the company it's a good county even by my toes for an ice cream to give her bits of joy well i can't afford it or. management and corruption have driven the downward spiral the country desperately needs foreign aid but the venezuelan government won't allow humanitarian aid workers into the country. these are sections of decommissioned turbines or to wind park in northern germany. a group of local environmentalists sought to side too much of the basis still in

the ground they want the whole thing to be removed. the concrete bases can be crushed and used in road construction but the road to plates contain glass and carbon fiber has bending them isn't a viable disposal option i still do you come to paul bremer they give off. dances and it's difficult to dispose of them until the dust clogs the filters for starters and indeed if they find us conduct electricity they cause short circuit some fires in the philips has been. branded indian food that's why incinerators won't accept them or they charge exorbitant prices. of the thirty thousand turbines in germany a very large number of due to be decommissioned over the next few years and replaced by larger units environmentally friendly disposal methods need to be developed before the wave of demolition gets underway near comp as a company that recycles modern composite materials and there are plenty of them

about classify the reinforced plastic used in road to the many other products but it's not easy to separate these materials back out. into cool when you've bike to kate and there's no technology in the world that lets you separate it back into eggs baking powder flour and milk the image the same applies to these materials g.r.p. n.c.r. parents of the constituent so so tightly bound together they can't really be separated since all of all she does. sneakiest from the five to ten could. the company has developed a procedure to tackle a problem it shreds the material the resulting stuff is long it's an easy to hum deal and while it can be banned as a substitute for fossil fuels in the manufacture of cement it can also be mixed with paper production residue intended to granular it not granular it can be used as a component of cement as a substitute for some. of the bulbs so

a lot of tissues rotas could well turn up in the cement in the foundations of the next generation of wind turbines. and that was all we can review. rights lawyer. car culture. car hair. superman. superfood stylish style icon don't let o's. life style you're a. woman. of.

color and afrikaans smart solutions for our environmental. denies nasi horse is endangered they're almost found at the mouth of three rivers in south africa and that habitat is under threat from pollution. project aims to permanently protect the rare species. to go into africa to sixty minutes. iran. wants an isolated theocracy now a major power in the middle east. dear ones influence continues to grow politically economically and above all militarily

a. good does iran truly want peace going to the countries of homes of their towns to isolate shut. iran from theocracy regional superpower start august attacks on g.w. . move. everyone and welcome to the final show of our special edition of euro max today we are testing the will power here's a look at what's coming up.