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the wonderful people one story that made the game so special. for all true fans. more than football online. at. this week all eyes were on the united states and china as they held talks aimed at resolving their trade disputes the american side said there were a range of eid standing issues but acknowledged that china had pledged to buy a substantial amount of u.s. goods for months the world's two biggest economies have been engaged in a tit for tat tough spots if no deal is reached by march first the u.s. will impose a further set of levies on beijing the united states wants better market access to china and an end to what it sees as intellectual property theft china has attempted

to ease tensions by lifting its ban on imports of u.s. soybeans and suspending additional tyrant's on american cars business leaders have expressed cautious optimism. we're seeing an acceleration of many of the policies that china's committed. to fall within this ninety day period. china is making signals to show that there is opportunity for progress here the prospect of the dispute dragging on has left businesses on both sides feeling on edge in the united states tech giant apple lowered its quarterly outlook citing declining sales in china. the chinese economy has been suffering as a result of the spot to u.s. tariffs have led to a drop in export revenue this amid a more general slowdown in growth beijing has struck a conciliatory tone. from the beginning we've believed that tension between the

u.s. and china is not good for either country or for the world economy china has the intention on the basis of mutual respect and equality to resolve the bilateral trade frictions between. the u.s. isn't alone in criticizing chinese economic policy that b d i federation of german industry says the chinese market is far from a level playing field the business lobby accuses beijing of using a combination of protectionism price dumping and state subsidies to both to its economy and cement the government's control divide that. the development of the free market isn't on the agenda the central government is trying to expand the communist party's control of the economy and civil society and that's become more apparent in the last three years. there's also concern about the number of german companies being taken over by chinese firms the business lobby is calling on policy makers to address the chinese government influence on business

it also wants more oversight on chinese acquisitions of european companies. perhaps you'd like a friendly robust or a self driving car connected to your home device if you're more of a two wheeler maybe a driverless motorcycle is more your thing. also on offer. an automated laundry folder. and an electric skateboard. it's all on show at the consumer electronics show in las vegas it's the world's biggest tech fair billed as the place to go for a glimpse of the future of tech. you'll see a lot of products powered or unable to buy a i. voice recognition and facial recognition things like that five g. connectivity which is one hundred times faster than four g. l.t.e.

a low latency high frame rates digital health is another growing trend you can get devices to stop you snoring or to monitor your heart condition this is equipped with ten sensors generating life saving data. we need to reduce a member of patients coming back to us you need to do the number of rehab missions in your in the only way to reach the subject remotely miniature. chronic disease from. reduce the number of the admissions with four thousand five hundred exhibitors the show is expecting another record breaking year many of the participants are focusing on the power of tech to solve problems even if getting there isn't all was a smooth ride. this week german discount retailer kick appeared in court to face charges relating to a factory fire in pakistan in two thousand and twelve but the court ruled that the

statute of limitations had expired. the reason is that the claims are time bart so the court has been unable to decide whether they're even possible in substance and amount. we saw in september twenty twelve more than two hundred fifty people died and dozens more were injured in a fire at this kick supplier in the pakistani city of karachi the blaze was reported the an act of arson but the victims and their families accused of failing to ensure adequate fire protection was in place. the company has long rejected any responsibility for the loss of lives in the blaze here's how the retailers lawyer responded to the outcome of the case. indeed it is if we consider this judgment to be correct and fair in every respect the fire itself was the result of a terrorist arson attack that killed couldn't do anything about the factory was in perfect condition at the time the fire happened. before human rights

organizations have expressed disappointment the outcome also leaves the fundamental question about corporate liability unanswered who is responsible for industrial disasters in low wage countries the local suppliers or the companies that profit from their labor. now to some other business news insurers world bank president jim yong kim has announced he's stepping down less than halfway through his term he said he'd be joining a private firm focusing on investments in developing countries the institution's current c.e.o. crystal enough georgieva will serve as interim president until his successor is announced. his resignation came as a surprise. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on several venezuelan individuals and companies over their alleged involvement in a currency exchange scheme that generated billions of dollars in illegal proceeds

the move came in the same week that president maduro was sworn in for another term . critics accuse him of failing to address the country's crippling economic crisis or medicine and food shortages are now the norm. one of the most iconic features of new york skyline is up for sale the chrysler building is being sold by an amorous the investment firm which acquired it ten years ago for eight hundred million dollars the structure is considered an art deco masterpiece but experts say falling prices for older buildings mean it could fetch less now than it did at decade ago. mexican drivers lining up for fuel their chances of getting any are slim the government's decision to close off pipelines as part of a crackdown on fuel theft has led to shortages all over the country i.

mean to be honest it's really bad because we've ready gone to several gas stations and couldn't get any fuel. and it will be like this for three days a ready. it's a disaster. that's a disaster everywhere i've been to two gas stations and they didn't have any if there isn't any here where else can we go. for years criminals have been tapping into pipelines and stealing millions of liters of fuel this has deprived the state run oil monopoly pemex of an estimated seven billion dollars in revenue now the government's taking action. this is not petty theft we're talking about major robbery one thousand attacks on the pipeline per day. thousand leasers stolen each time. how do they distribute all that stolen guns. well.

there was an attitude of total complicity on the part of pemex. criminal gangs have long relied on fuel theft to supplement their income but the government says accomplices within the industry also seem to be a major part of the problem businesses have warned that industries like car making will suffer if the shortfalls persis. face off and there's not a pilot in sysfs the e h one eight four is not thomas aerial vehicle it's already completed several successful test flights some of them here in dubai it's programmed to avoid obstacles on its electric motor can power flights of up to thirty minutes. hunter shuns vision is of

a sky full of drones all controlled by artificial intelligence he says human air traffic controllers wouldn't be able to deal with such a high volume of traffic. margin a normal day in the future you fly to work by a drone and there's no traffic on the way to work you order breakfast. it's also delivered by a drone and that of course you send your posts that way too. young startup is based in the southern chinese city of do it's working on a number of different uses for autonomy drones from medical supplies transport to traffic surveillance and even the fire service. this air show by eve hung features more than a thousand drones flying together all controlled by just one computer they don't collide proponents used to support their desire for drones to carry humans in the

future. another focus is on food delivery at this restaurant an employee takes an order of sushi to the landing part yes you heard right side if everything is in order the drone can take off to fly two kilometers to its next landing point. biggest difference is the speed of delivery normally in order within our to livery area takes around thirty minutes to arrive but we'll not take ten to fifteen. several housing complexes have a direct link to the delivery service when the sushi drone lands a courier takes the food to the customer's apartment. around thirty such orders come in every day. and who knows maybe some day flying taxis will be part of daily life to eat hans costs around thirty thousand dollars

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