i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: president ramaphosa of south africa leads tributes to the anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, following her death at the age of 81. france prepares for months of disruption, as unions strike over president macron‘s labour reforms. under siege in yemen — the un says 22 million people are now in need, as a donor conference opens in geneva. now, listen to this. music streaming service spotify will make its debut on the new york stock exchange later today, but it's not your usual share sale. we'll explain how the company does things differently. and, in the business briefing, i'll be speaking to a professor of international economics about those strikes in france and their impact on the french ecenomy. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has led tributes to the prominent anti—apartheid campaigner, winnie mandela, who has died. speaking to a large crowd outsid

i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: history in the making. south korea says its considering negotiating a peace treaty with the north. syria says international weapons inspectors are due to be shown the scene of a suspected chemical attack in douma. us officials say the experts are being kept away from the site. wife of one president, mother to another. the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush has died. she was 92. onboard the floating laboratory with a team of scientists tackling depleted fish stocks and excess plastic in our oceans. all us starbucks stores will close for an afternoon next month so that staff can be trained in racial awareness, following the controversial arrest of two black men at one of its outlets. we'll be looking at how the worlds biggest coffee chain found its self in this position and where it goes now. a warm welcome to the programme. briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you

i'm samantha simmonds. now, listen to this. music streaming service spotify will make it's debut on the new york stock exchange later today, but it's not your usual share sale. we'll explain how the company does it differently. and france is bracing for travel chaos, as train drivers and air france pilots go on strike in protest over president macron‘s labour reforms. and, on the markets, there were falls across asia and the us, with china's retaliatory tarffs rattling investors. and, in asia specifically, the sell—off of once—much—favoured us technology shares deepened, as us president donald trump attacked amazon over the pricing of its deliveries through the united states postal service and promised unspecified changes. there's been a sea of red on international stock markets this morning after us technology stocks staged massive drops and volatility increased in the wake of a possible trade war between the usa and china. let's go to our asia business hub, where shara njjit leyl is following the story. hi, sharanjjit. the ma

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories...n the korean peninsula, as leaders of north and south korea conclude an historic summit. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in of south korea pledge to seek a peace treaty and rid the region of nuclear weapons. there will be no korean war. a new era of peace will open. we have suffered so much that now we spent together. translation: we cannot be separated. we are one nation. when we met we realised we cannot departed. we are one nation. president trump is hosting germany's angela merkel in washington, at a press conference he had this to say on north korea. maximum pressure will continue until denuclearization occurs. i look forward to our meeting.

i'm samantha simmonds.lect samples from douma in syria where it's thought chemical weapons were used two weeks ago. kim jong—un suspends all north korea's nuclear and missile tests, ahead of talks next week. and the funeral for the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush has been held in houston, texas. her son jeb bush described how he had asked her if she was ready to die. without missing a beat she said, i believe in jesus without missing a beat she said, i believe injesus and he is my saviour, i don't want to leave your dad, but i know i will be in a beautiful place. hello and welcome to bbc news.

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: international inspectors have finally been able to collect samples from douma in syria where it's thought chemical weapons were used two weeks ago. kim jong—un suspends all north korea's nuclear and missile tests, ahead of talks next week. and the funeral for the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush has been held in houston, texas. her son jeb bush described how he had asked her if she was ready to die. without missing a beat she said, i believe in jesus without missing a beat she said, i believe injesus and he is my saviour, i don't want to leave your dad, but i know i will be in a beautiful place. hello and welcome to bbc news. chemical weapons inspectors in syria have finally managed to visit the site of the suspected chemical attack in douma. their mission has been postponed several times over the past week. the alleged attack took place on the seventh of april, local medics say it left at least a0 people dead. these are just some of the images upl

this is business live from bbc news with samantha simmonds and maryam moshiri. facebook returns to facial recognition! amid an ongoing row over privacy, the social media giant has chosen to reactivate its controversial technology. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 18th april. facebook has used the eu's new privacy laws as an opportunity to reactivate its facial recognition software. we'll take a look at what this means for data going forward. also in the programme... trade tensions are once again on the rise, as the us accuses china of dumping cheap metal on its shores. and a quick look at the markets in europe, all in positive territory so far. and we'll be getting the inside track on the "art of the deal". later in the programme, we'll speak to one man hoping to transform the way art collectors pick up their rembrandts and their picassos. and, as starbucks closes all its us coffee shops to carry out racial bias training, we want to know, do you think it's too little too late? let us know, just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to

i'm samantha simmonds.tributes to the anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, following her death at the age of 81. france prepares for months of disruption, as unions strike over president macron‘s labour reforms. under siege in yemen — the un says 22 million people are now in need, as a donor conference opens in geneva. now, listen to this. music streaming service spotify will make its debut on the new york stock exchange later today, but it's not your usual share sale. we'll explain how the company does things differently. and, in the business briefing, i'll be speaking to a professor of international economics about those strikes in france and their impact on the french ecenomy.

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and samantha simmonds. listing to a different tune. music streaming giant spotify floats on the stock market. it might have changed the way we consume music but is still struggling to make money. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 3rd april. (titles) spotify has taken the unusual step of listing directly on the new york stock exchange. this means less information for investors and a guarantee of a volatile first day of trading. but it could be bad timing for the streaming platform. us tech stocks like intel and amazon have taken a battering after the bank holiday weekend. and this is what the markets in europe are doing in the first few minutes of trade. we will explain why they are following the lead set by asia and wall street. we meet the man eyeing a profit from glasses. the boss of cubitts will be here to tell us why it takes 50 processes to make a pair of spectacles — and why he's reviving a dying art. and as spotify prepares to float on the stock market, we want to know, has it changed

i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: history in the making.the north. syria says international weapons inspectors are due to be shown the scene of a suspected chemical attack in douma. us officials say the experts are being kept away from the site. wife of one president, mother to another. the former first lady of the united states, barbara bush has died. she was 92. 0nboard the floating laboratory with a team of scientists tackling depleted fish stocks and excess plastic in our oceans. all us starbucks stores will close for an afternoon next month so that staff can be trained in racial awareness, following the controversial arrest of two black men at one

i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories... a promise for peace on the korean peninsula, as leaders of north and south korea conclude an historic summit. kim jong—un and president moon jae—in of south korea pledge to seek a peace treaty and rid the region of nuclear weapons. there will be no korean war. a new era of peace will open. we have suffered so much that now we spent together. translation: we cannot be separated. we are one nation. when we met we realised we cannot departed. we are one nation. president trump is hosting germany's angela merkel in washington, at a press conference he had this to say on north korea. maximum pressure will continue until denuclearization occurs. i look forward to our meeting. it should be quite something. after talks with president trump, the german chancellor tells the media the current deal with iran is not sufficient to curb tehran‘s nuclear ambitions. # you can dance, you canjive. and having the time of their lives. pop group abba record their first new music in over 35 years. hello and

this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and samantha simmonds.ring after the bank holiday weekend.

i'm samantha simmonds. all us starbucks stores will close for an afternoon next month so that staff can be trained in racial awareness, following the controversial arrest of two black men at one of its outlets. and trade tensions are once again on the rise, as the us accuses china of dumping cheap metal on its shores. and on the markets, asian shares have crept up, after wall street reacted positively to upbeat corporate earnings. starbucks says it will shut all of its 8000 us coffee shops for a full day next month, in an attempt to educate staff on how to avoid having a racial bias. the move comes after two black men were arrested for "trespassing" while waiting to meet friends at a branch of the coffee chain in the state of pennsylvania. following the incident, protesters converged on the store and there were calls for a boycott of starbucks. a walk ere were calls a walk in were calls a walk in we i calls a walk in we idon‘t a walk in we i don't- anything andi a walk in we i don't- anything and i. dressed