well, the universe of like a superpower in our series, 42, the answers almost everything this week. on d, w with the d. w. news live from berlin. israel's military says it's hit how much targets in the gaza strip and lebanon explosions are seen and heard in gaza after nightfall . later, israel and i was strikes against lebanon to it, comes after barrage of rockets was fired from lebanon into northern israel on

thursday. also coming up on the program, visiting beijing, you chief ursula on the line as kind words for china. as a stern warning, she praises chinese leader. she ging ping on his nuclear weapons stance, put words against army russia, and more protest in france as demonstrators vent their anger, recalls pension reforms, and one of the presidents, favorite region restaurants goes up in flames. ah, i'm aaron tilton. welcome to the program. israel has carried out a series of nighttime air strikes 1st in the gaza strip, and then lebanon following the biggest rocket attack. and nearly 2 decades originated on lebanese soil. in an earlier response to the barrage israeli prime minister benji that yahoo vowed that israel's enemies with co pay the price is

after more than $30.00 rockets, cross the border from lebanon into northern israel. on thursday. israel's response to a barrage of rockets from neighboring lebanon came after midnight. the skyline of garza city lighting up. not long after the israeli army confirmed that it was carrying out as strikes in the territory. the may that she said it struck 4 sides belonging to the palestinian militant group, hamas. the strikes came after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu convened a security meeting to discuss how to respond to thursday's rockets attack from lebanon, the biggest in 17 years. marcella. the quote on regarding the aggression against us on other fronts, then we will strike our enemies and they will pay the price of any act of aggression within our enemies. will discover again that up moments of truth is the

citizens of israel, stant, united and unified and back the actions of israeli army and the other security services to defend our country. and our people learn while we were like that made these rarely millage. he said 34 rockets were launched from lebanon, of which 25 went to sect it by its i and i am anti missile system. with the remains of one of them landing here in the village of foss, suitor glacier, the lebanese border, damaging a car. israel has pointed the finger at palestinian militants for the attack, which comes at a time of rising tensions. after his ready police raided the al axa mosque, interview slim on wednesday is lamps, 3rd holiest site. authority said they were fools to enter the complex to remove people. they describe as riotous palestinians and their support is acute israel, of excessive force against worshippers. following an emergency session of the un

security council on thursday night diplomat surged all sides to short. restraints members were clearly united in the need for the escalation in common region. this is a whole month for all 3 religions. escalation is not in anybody's interest in the region, and i think you will see that the counselor sees of this matter in the coming period as well as capital. but there is little sign so far of any d escalation with these rails and strikes overnight. soon followed by a retaliatory cell of a rockies from the gaza strip. t w's tongue clamor is following the story from jerusalem. she told us earlier how the events unfolded on thursday before israel struck back the arid simons. and there went off in the afternoon around at 3 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon across the north in israel.

israeli army said later that 34 rockets are where launched at israel 25 of them. where are intercepted by the ireland joan defense, a massage system. and so then the security cabinet had been meeting tonight. this meeting has ended, a prime minister benjamin netanyahu had said earlier that it's enemy gord will pay the price for any aggression. we also, for tonight after the a security cabinet ended from its best defense minister, you half gallon. she said that the defense establishment will face any threat, and of course to put that into context is all comes after the escalation in the past 2 days. when is ready, police was storming into the alexa most compound and inside the mosque, they were videos coming out from there with police officers beating people inside

the most. they were all so many arrests being made and they have been rocket launchers also on wednesday, or from garza from militant groups there did over his tongue, a claim on reporting from jerusalem. european commission chief was a law on the line, and friends president amelia ma, call have called on china to use its influence with russia to end the war and ukraine. the european leaders are in beijing to promote peace for. they also had a warning for chinese president shooting ping, not to send weapons to russia. i clear message from the e u chief, the chinese president, jean ping, use your leverage with moscow to help and the war in ukraine. china's position on this is crucial for the european union as a member of the un security council. they is a big responsibility and we expect that china will play its role and

promote a just peace one that respects ukraine's serenity and territorial integrity. one of the cornerstones of the un charter. it was a message echoed by french president, emmanuel and the kron. he joined the 2 for talks legless sean goose on your train. the russian aggression in ukraine has dealt a blow to the stability far and it ended decades of peace in europe to show i know i can count on you deposit to bring russia to its senses and every one to the negotiating table. it'll know that at that the negotiation whether the chinese president will, he'd that call is unclear. vaughn de lion reported that he had agreed to talk to you crane's president zalinski when the time was right. though she made no mention of this in his own comments after the meeting, there were words of warning from fond a lion, the chief told she not to arm russia against ukraine,

a possibility many western leaders have feared. but she also had praise for g statements on nuclear war. chinese president has urged both sides not use nuclear weapons without mentioning russia, specifically on trade g said beijing and paris had agreed to deepen their co operation in fields like aerospace and nuclear energy. human rights concerns, particularly the persecution of the wigan muslims. engine jang were also discussed . they each have called the european chinese relationship, a complex but interdependent one, the worn ukraine is certainly putting the partnership to the test. let's crossover now to far been coachman, beijing. so mac han and funder line wanted to demonstrate the use unity by coming together and beijing that a work well, i would say only to some degree. i mean, it was rather surprising that there were sending actually mixed or messages.

because i mean, it was a clear statement or mac rob wanted to bring our ponder line because he wanted to show that there's only one voice when europe is dealing with china. but in the end, i mean, it was a life on the line. a recently in her, china's speech she was, am demanding a tapper approach towards china. she was demanding a di, risking towards her, you know, critical dependency on the chinese market and all this stuff and my cross rhetoric, he and beijing was all about engaging with china. it was really very friendly and i think he also am centered some different signals by bringing a big economic delegation here with roughly 60 c o. s. and you could also see how the chinese side was sort of actively. i'm dividing that those tools to while an macro received a lot of um, you know, our personal time were sitting ping, he was walking the red carpet in front of our beijing's great hall of the people. wonder line was basically left alone most of the time. and she was out to some degree the unwanted party guessed he, and baiting so it seems like there's

a real mixed messages being said in beijing. do you think that both sides have been getting wanted from these talks? i mean, given that the european site or their 1st priority was amusing or trying to persuade seating ping to use it or leverage over of letting the putting i think then it was a disappointment. am i in the chinese hand out that we have been reading? it was all like a repetition of what a china has been saying even previously in there are so called 12 point piece plan dbi and demand m a piece talk, sale, post and nuclear threats. but that's if they didn't even mention russia, they didn't criticized russia with one syllabus, so there's really nothing new. what? well, you could say that one result is that a funder line mentioned that in those talks heating thing said that he wanted to talk a talk or have a telephone call. this as de lensky was been asking for this already for several times. but he said only when the time is ready and we don't know when the time will be ready. so i think that's really a rather weak concession. i think from the chinese side they were getting what they

wanted. they received the very friendly rhetoric from emanuel mccoy and they are clearly betting on france in leading europe and further away from the u. s. and are closer to china. i think that's what they want and, and to some degree it was now not successful, but i think from the tiny site this meeting was more successful than for the european side. all right, that was have been cut in beijing reporting for us. thank you. hundreds of thousands of people have joined another round of protests and strikes in france over the government's controversial pension plans. protestors want that want the deeply unpopular raising of the minimal retirement age from $62.00 to $64.00 to be scrapped. but french president william oak hall, absent on a trip to china, seems determined not to back down even with mach wrong thousands of kilometers away . paris is still burning. this time it was one of the french presidents,

favorite restaurants in flames. as processed as again faced up with police over his pension reform ah, elsewhere in the french capital, striking railway workers took aim at another target and briefly stormed the building housing, the offices of u. s. investment giant black rock. the company is a major player in the private pension market, though it's not been involved in the government's plans. but despite the sales and the clashes, demonstrators seem determined to carry on many on the streets of paris were angry about not just the deeply unpopular reform itself, but also about the government's heavy handed approach. no, no, no dialogue. the never has been any. the government on a busy killer,

the head of state david made on that positions by declaring that it's absolutely essential, carry out this reform. even though there are many of the means which could be explored, which is not done at all. and so there's no discussion that's obvious was you'll do that today. we have the impression that we are faced with a deaf and dumb government that is not very good at communication. we get the impression that emmanuel mccomb has absolutely no interest in what is happening in his own country. what could be with the government and the unions refusing to budge on talks going no way, both sides and now waiting for france, his constitutional counsel to way in next week. let's take a brief look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. hundreds of demonstrators have rallied in sedans, capital cartoon. the protest come a day after the signing of final settlement between the military and pro democracy forces was postponed for a 2nd time. security forces fired tear gas and stung grenades.

the white house, as it is, handed congress, a classified report on the 2021. the u. s. withdrawal from afghanistan and a document summary largely blaine's former president donald trump. for the debacle in which he was troops had to mount a desperate evacuation from the cobble airport already but the by new ministration ultimately defended. the pull out decision posted to the white house website for my italian prime minister silvio berlusconi is suffering from a rare type of blood cancer. doctor say he is being treated for a long infection linked to leukemia. he was admitted to an intensive care unit in milan. on wednesday, the media magnet is currently a sen and the leader of the center right fort italia party. it is a reminder of the top story we're following for you at the sour. israel's military has launched the air strikes and the gaza strip comes after a barrage of rockets was fired from lebanon into northern israel on thursday.

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a bit of happiness for the cities, for them from cris coble well to program. average inflation for latin american countries stood at almost 15 percent last year, or the international monetary fonts us is creating a crisis, particularly for those who have already been struggling. now the leaders of 1111 american countries say they forged to plan to address the issue. as argentina's, inflation rate of almost 100 percent saps earning power and outstrips wages. 67 year old jorge pedro are mo, has found a painful solution. juggling 3 jobs is a metal worker, a part time salesman, of flip flops, medical creams, and honey, and as a soccer coach. our mo and who lives in the outskirts of the capital one as iris works 7 days a week, every week to stave off poverty. that affects almost 4 in 10 people in the south

american country that is in no sugar in the sometimes i can't make it until the end of the month. so she, i like handle, hey, for electricity, water bills, taxes, which are very high in plato unto dog. i'll eat it. it's not only argentina fighting extremely high inflation. some caribbean nations are struggling as well. in cuba, the official inflation figure last year was 39 per cent. independent economists estimated to be a lot higher. the state at least gives out some food via the so called supply book . but you have to be flexible because not everything is always available. ready another coma boy, i get more chicken than anything else because that's what they give you. i don't like chicken. i prefer to eat an egg, but since i don't have anything else, i have to eat whatever there is, because i can't go without food and a mobile that at their virtual meeting,

the presidents of several states agreed on measures to fight the inflation. but it wasn't brittle if we agree to remove barrier tariffs stuck will know, had an sanitary measures because each country has something to offer to consumer reasoning. i looking for to sit in this way, we can get food and a sense for products that better prices in the face of inflation and to high prices . he to the gay with under halimon, does she, brutus bussey, cos, i mean, but issue many in latin america and the caribbean. now hope that these measures become concrete so that inflation will soon slow down for more. i'm not joined by harvey. i get us news anchor on our spanish speaking service and formerly a presenter here on the w business. welcome back to studio 3, how good to have you. we've seen the problems caused by inflation vividly illustrated in that report. but remind us, how did it get so bad?

well, of course, latin america, diverse region, every country has its own different problems. but broadly speaking, most of these countries have rather high levels of external debt that, that most often has to be back in a foreign currency or their own. so that makes them vulnerable to changes in the global economy in their own currency. that also costs as a general distrust by the populations. argentinians for example, prefer to have their savings and investments in dollars than in their national best, or because they think it's safer that further weakens their currency and makes prices look or go up. and last but not least, it's important to remember that inflation is measured by a set of products. most of them are great cultural products, and we've seen a perfect storm of the warren ukraine, which drove the prices of grains up. we saw climate change and droughts in sometimes with record levels of rain or low levels of rain in the region. and last but not least, also very important. the bird flew, which is driven up the price of meat. so all of this has caused the increase in price, so there are certainly regional factors that are also to blame here. now,

11 latin american countries want to work together to combat this rampant inflation . what exactly do they want to do? well, the final communique of this summit is quite vague, yet they are going to meet again in may. but what they are talking about is to reduce the trade barriers and tariffs, and also what they call a to simplify the logistics to make export and import of those products within the countries and with other countries, easier and cheaper. they also talk about a fair, international architecture finance architecture, which would probably mean to exert some type of pressure against lenders or for debt cuts or to reduce the interest rates. and is this initiative likely to be successful? i would love to tell you that it's going to be a huge success. it sounds rather simple and easy to do, but let's not forget that all of these countries, most of these countries, at least, are politically aligned in this case, to the left. if you're really going to have an impact, you do have to include the other site experience in latin america has shown that many of these initiatives fail because a country married mealy,

a heavyweight countries like brazil. argentina can quickly change from one political direction to the other. and then turn their backs on these types of initiatives due to ideological or political problems. if this happens again, we will see this initiative fail. maybe they'll be successful. we certainly hope for it because it's important for the people in the region. he ws harvey, i get us. thank you for your analysis of you. no less than a month ago. tesla announced plans to build a car factory, monterey, mexico close to the us border since then. suppliers have set up shop housing for workers has gone up along with wages, concerns in the water, scarce region have also been growing. this is the speaker for test last model 3. it's made by the mexican company, ali and plastics. director felipe ability i assist that ellen musk steamer tesla contacted him just days after announcing the new factory being built near monterey . valera alice, this output at his company will likely rise by

a 3rd as we want to can already in a room. it's been a long time since i have witnessed the boom, like this on. tesla has promised to invest millions home, which on that put a lot of things in motion and it affects real estate in industrial companies. cearti large order suppliers have already moved to new, overly on to be close to tesla. the electric car maker has promised to invest $5000000000.00 in phase one alone. what made this location attractive to tesla? the proximity to texas was a factor, but also the industrial background. this northern mexican area has manuel montoya as his spokesman for the automotive sector here. his optimistic about the future so long as he will be. but we're expecting to see 5000 new jobs really, and there's a rule of thumb in the industry. every job in an automotive client brings another 6

jobs in the supply chain. so we're hoping for 30 to 35000 jobs seen that in the single me knows him. blue. the alley and plastics plant is located just minutes away from this field in santa carina, the future home to test last newest giga factory, et cetera. 3 plants spread out over $1600.00 hectares, expected production, $1000000.00 cars per year. the local government has agreed to protect a plant with 700 national guard forces. the company owned by one of the world's richest men, has also asked the state to pay for several roads and a water treatment plant. governor somewhere. garcia says it's worth it. tesla is expected to pay an average monthly salary of $1600.00. it's a major improvement for the entire industry. and dancers is that we think that once tesla offers $30000.00 pays us a month one, every other company here has to at least up their offers to $25000.00 pieces. so more not to lose their employees. so for us, tesla is

a key investment grandma's get their last name as an angler. others agree? mexico's president manuel lopez of her door thought that tells us plans couldn't be realised due to lack of water in the area. now he has changed his mind and supports the plant and now to some of the other global business stories making news. friends is facing travel and commuting disruptions on thursday as another nation wide strike takes place. union chiefs call for massive demonstrations. they're pushing back against present recalls and rising of the retirement age from 60 to 60 years. the ceo of airbus has signed an agreement base, envision that the plane maker will open a 2nd final assembly line in china. tangent facility will effectively double air bus production in the country. australia's financial regulator has canceled the

derivatives business license of the world's biggest crypto currency exchange. finance company has come under scrutiny after it misclassified some retail investors, as wholesome finance also faces regulatory actions in the united states. the u. k. italy, singapore, and it will take you to it. ra, senior, and mon garron. out to fabulous and rio de janeiro where a charity provides volunteers with colline ary training ingredients and a mission. not just feed the hungry but delight there. take days and bring them some happiness to those who needed most. chef analisia costa prepares marinated pork loin with lime and ginger, then she packs a 100 portions for people in her community. her senior rios, 2nd largest vela coast around one of brazil's 52 solidarity kitchens and initiative by gastro, martina

a charitable organization that provides volunteers in poor communities with culinary training and ingredients. so they can bring meals to those who need it most. oh lord, i sir. a homeless person, al, this will be their only meal. that's why we usually give them dinner. if we give them during the day by 8 o'clock at night, they'll grab a hammer and fight with a friend to get their food one, but not at night. if everyone eats, every one, sleeps peacefully on them up by the feeling that these are the south american country is one of the world's top producers of soybeans, corn, beef, and chicken. still, nearly 60 percent of brazilians suffer from food and security. this is a statistic, kosta knows all too well. she estimates she makes and distributes $400.00 meals per week. kosta herself relies on a welfare payment from the government to get by about $600.00 reyes or

a $110.00 euros each month. victor, but nobody wants to give us a job if we don't have proof of legal residence or because they think we're bums. employment in rio is difficult. younger in another for vela fellow volunteers. chef carlos alberto silva, prepares meals in his restaurant as it would have for you. we try to do everything with love and affection. the only difference is that we take it to the street, but people ain't what we make marvel. you father, he's gone. that's our magic. yes, a green, my da silva struggled with drugs after his son died in a police operation in the fidela. an all too common and tragic occurrence. now he spends his days cooking. he credits the program with saving him from addiction. it keeps him clean, he says. and others from going hungry message center that's i shall,

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