i would argue that argentina came on the back of asia, russia, and then argentina.n i saw the headlines about the largest aid package from the imf or -- ever, the last time that happened was 2001. this is different. the numbers for the argentine economy suggest this is something they can manage. this is more liquidity than solvency. there was a real debt to gdp and a problem with crashing, revenues coming from soybean exports. dollarization, the peg on the currency. i would argue this is a crisis of confidence in argentina and bad technicals on investments. i would anticipate many similarities, the differences are critical. i expect that argentina, this is more of a buying opportunity than 2001. vonnie: we cannot have you in the studio without asking you about tesla. it is waiting for you to collect, is that correct? hans: i just want to make sure i know where i can park it and charge it. i've never had a complaint about the performance. news about howe the stock trades, i know elon musk has issues in terms of temperament. i think he is smarter than the guys who try

welcome to do business argentina's peso has plummeted to a record low again. the dollar with investors reacting to president. appealed to the international monetary fund to speed up this embarrassments from the country's fifty billion dollar credit line uncertainty over inflation and economic downturn and budget deficits have sent to the pace of tumbling forty percent since january everything is getting pricier food electricity buses schools this year inflation in argentina is expected to reach around thirty percent and at the same time the peso continues to fall since the beginning of the year the argentinian currency has lost forty five percent of its value against the dollar the country's central bank has spent weeks desperately selling off its currency reserves in an attempt to stabilize the peso but to no avail nor has president morrissey omak these appealed to the international monetary fund to speed up december cements from the country's fifty billion dollar credit line foreign investors and the public have lost faith. we're going to resemble the market

argentina's economy has been struggling.o has lost more than 40% of its value against the us dollar this year. attempts to control spiralling inflation have led to the highest interest rates and the world. is not the only emerging market suffered currency devaluation recently, but its situation is a particular worry. if the president thought his announcement would help steady the markets, initial reactions suggest he was wrong. the peso dropped at a record low against american dollar and there are concerns the country cannot pay back heavy borrowing. translation: his message wasn't strong enough. baby the markets would have been waiting for a much better signal and simply advancing the imf that were already involved in calculating everything doesn't change the situation. there were protests when he asked the imf for help back in may, many argentinians hate organisation, lending it for the 2001 economic collapse. for a president who came to power promising to revive the economy, this is a difficult position to be in. yet, in

argentina is taking desperate measures to stop its currency from losing value but so far nothing has been able to stop a further decline in the pay so we talked to a senior market out of this to ask what's ailing emerging market economy. also coming up livestock in australia showing down while they can a drought down under has created a crippling shortage of feed on top camos are taking drastic measures. welcome to w business emerging currencies sold off shopping again today after argentina's spaces suffered its biggest one day decline in three years overnight the drop was triggered by a speech by president mockery on t.v. in which he asked for an early release of funds for today argentina central bank has raised interest rates to sixty per cent in an effort to halt the free falling pace or uncertainty over inflation an economic downturn and budget deficits as then the peso tumbling forty percent since january. everything is getting pricier food elektra's city buses schools this year inflation in argentina is expected to reach around thirty percent and at the same time the peso conti

on wednesday, it was a clear show of how markets distrust argentina.as on tv asking for an early release on imf funds, the peso was having its worst year. right now not many people are convinced that it can handle the problems. let's go to asia now, and news of a major deal in australia's telecoms industry. vodafone's australian business has agreed a merger with rival tpg telecom to create an $11 billion operation. rico hizon is following the story. sally! nice to see you. feel us in. it is the cutthroat competition in the telecommunication sector in australia bringing together tpg telecom and vodafone, the third and fourth largest in the country. they planned to take on the bigger rivals, it telstra and optus. this marriage which combines tpg fibre network and vodafone mobile system is sending share prices on both sides of the deal soaring on the syd ney sides of the deal soaring on the sydney stock exchange. it comes as australian predication sectors face of people from the rollout of a government owned nbn which is a dented internet profitability an

we want to tell the whole world argentina is not in favor of abortion i. think that up over there in the senate you'll find the people responsible for all the women who died because of illegal abortions then madras. we're very happy now because this is not that would allow selectively discarding people plus rejected. feel joy from my god in heaven i know he wouldn't allow this because he is the one who gives life and he is the one who takes it away. we presented have done more than ten years ago that it will take years to truly achieve legal abortion safe and free we're not giving up all of them we have a lot of patients. also coming up tonight at least twenty nine children in yemen died today in a saudi led air strike those who survived say the school bus loaded with kids was the rockets intended target. the strike happened in the middle of the market and it targeted a bus carrying children. shops were open and shop was walking around as usual. all of those who died were residents children and shop owners. we begin the day with argentina's decision to kee

legal and that includes argentina senators debated long and hard last night on a bill that would have made abortion legal in the home country of pope francis it didn't happen but it almost did and tonight that may be the real story i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. the photos we want to tell the whole world argentina is not in favor of abortion the more i. hear you over there in the senate you'll find the people responsible for all the women who died because of illegal abortions than madras. we're very happy now because this is not that would allow selectively discarding people was rejected. i feel joy for my god in heaven i know he wouldn't allow this because he is the one who gives lines and he is the one who takes it away that's why. we presented have done more than ten years ago that it will take years to truly achieve legal abortion safe and free we're not giving up on that we have a lot of patients. that. also coming up tonight at least twenty nine children in yemen died today in a saudi led air strikes those who survived say the school bus loaded with kids was the rocket

also coming up lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should become legal the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of pope francis plus german ryanair pilots who join a wave of strikes across europe on friday the budget carrier is expected to have to cancel about one in six of its flights. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. australia's most populous state new south wales is gripped by its worst drought in decades with pastors turning to dust and heat waves scorching parts of asia including china and japan and wildfires are raging in portugal spain and the united states so what is behind this exchange weather in just a moment i will speak with environment editor but first this report on the high temperatures and fears that the earth's ecosystems could be reversible a disrupted. it's been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as their crops and livestock die some are forced to shoot starving cattle while others face the prospect of having to simply abandon th

now, let's look at argentina's troubles. government, facing a growing economic crisis, has asked for the early release of a $50 billion international bailout. in a televised address, the president said quicker access to funds from the international monetary fund would restore market confidence. the head of the imf has said its economists will act swiftly, but it's a tough call for argentinians — many have bad memories of past imf interventions in earlier crises. lebo diseko reports. this is an announcement that argentina's president probably didn't want to make, explaining that he was asking for the early release of a $50 billion imf loan. translation: want to announce that we have agreed with the imf to advance all of the necessary funds to guarantee compliance with next year's financial programme. last week there were new expressions, highlighting a lack of confidence in the markets, especially concerning our capacity to obtain funding for 2019. argentina's economy has been struggling. the peso has lost more than 40% of it

more headlines about argentina, negatively this week that turkey.consolation when it comes to markets that-- investors that are still long turkish assets. een: absolutely right. of course, the argentinians are talking up their fundamentals. they do have some good fundamentals. the problem is now that the argentinian government has to cut spending. they have are to cut spending. marci's facing reelection. in the background, there is a political scandal. cristina kirchner is possibly going to go on trial for all kinds of bribery. there's so much going on in argentina that undermines sentiment and confidence, and maybe they will be co undermined they'll say macri is our only hope. in turkey, the deputy governor is considering resigning. very volatile as that controversial land appropriations program appears to continue. and i think, overall, donald trump said today he is going to go ahead with $200 billion worth of tariffs. this is another one of the global forces. we know a lot of individual stories about emerging-market nations and their central bank

it is not just argentina. the turkish lira and the indian rupee both slide sharply against the dollar. matt: less than half an hour away from the european open. let's look at futures. we had, we saw some gains in into laterisappeared sessions. we see now european futures are pointed down. down 1/1050 futures of 1%. a look at the u.s. 10 year, we had a big jump in yields on tuesday, not much, a grind noter yesterday and today, much movement. you can see 10 year yields unchanged, 2.88% from today's trade create what do you see in the gmm? are the chinese markets down. stop -- stock moved fizzling out during the asian session. let me talk about what is happening here. the marketsay as were surprised, as the country was surprised by the televised address talking about needing money from the imf to stabilize the situation but it is not just the argentinian peso. the rupiah trading down, the indian rupee, go to the gp on your bloomberg and take a look u.s. inr. for the indiana rupee under pressure. the aussie tradin

disrupt the earth's climate turning our green house into a hot house also coming up lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should become legal the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of france. and. it's good to have you with us australia's most populous state new south wales is gripped by its worst drought in decades wildfires are raging in portugal spain and the united states heat wave is scorching parts of asia and right here in your the impact of the blistering temperatures is visible from outer space these images that we're about to show you from the european space agency show the united kingdom turning from a familiar green to a part. of this was denmark that you're about to see in twenty seventeen and this is the country just last month desperately in need of water. of the searing temperatures come as a new study warns the earth could be entering a period in which its ecosystems are irreversibly disrupt. it's been more than fifty years since the state of new south wales in australia has seen a drought like this farmers pray for rain as the

on al-jazeera argentina the. us president signed an order to exempt argentine steel and aluminum exports from some quotas and tariffs for sale in south korea are also being given relief but not countries mexico or canada. in march saying the metal and ports threatened to u.s. security. doctors in iran say u.s. sanctions are endangering lives and they're worried that they don't have enough drugs to treat patients foreign companies can sell medical supplies that banking restrictions are making that harder. tehran. has been struggling with hemophilia since he was born it's a blood disorder that his parents know means he will never live a normal life. but the medical treatment he gets at this clinic gives him a fighting chance. he's a boy he should play with his friends but he cannot see that much if he does he has to go to the hospital to get an injunction so it effects his spirit and he cannot enjoy his childhood for a boy of seven he seems too serious his father says his condition makes him a little weak but like

irreversibly disrupt the earth's climate turning our green house into a hog house and lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should be legal the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of pope francis'. golf it's good to have you with us the united states says it will impose new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain the. department says that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law all former russian spy sergei screwball and his dog are believed to have been exposed to a military grade nerve agent in the english town of solsbury back in march they spent weeks recovering in the hospital britain has accused russia of being behind the attack which the kremlin vehemently denies in july and see whether people came across the container believed to have been used to transport the poison one person . for more on this now i'm joined by our correspondent in washington. stefan so what more do we know about these new sanctions and do we know does the u.s. have new intelligenc

and we shall carry this is al jazeera live from doha also ahead send money now to argentina asked for a multi-billion dollar advance on emergency funds us inflation soars and it appears a new crisis. another top adviser leaves the trump administration this time the white house lawyer who's already been talking and the russian best acacia. and endangering much more of the may economy why iran's doctors say u.s. sanctions will have a deadly effect. the collapse of part of a dam in me and maher has unleashed a giant waves of water and force the mass evacuation of villages and towns more than sixty thousand people have had to leave their homes and major roads have been flooded rescue teams in the military have launched a huge operation lawrence louis begins our coverage. this is the swatch town dam in central myanmar the spillway of the dam collapsed early on wednesday morning after days of heavy rains sending torrents of water into nearby towns and villages in some places the surge of water reached nearly two and a half meters the military the police and the myanmar red cross are taking

are you buying argentina right now? michael: we are overweight argentina.heir bonds look really cheap. their hard currency debt is trading over 800 basis points in spread. not that long ago, they were the poster child for reform oriented emerging markets. they were doing all the right things, they had a reformist government. they had some problems. seems like the bond market and currency market vigilantes, not to mention the imf, are forcing fiscal discipline on them. i think ultimately, it works out in argentina. lisa: is this the fed's fault? priya: i think there is a fed component. ecb, boj, they are retreating. you have this liquidity that is coming out of the system. when you have them giving you more than 2%, you should reprice your premium elsewhere. even the rate market reaction to e.m. has changed. earlier on, it was being viewed as more idiosyncratic. in a less month, the markets are saying, maybe the fed can't hike that much. the rates market is saying this is more than argentina or turkey, this is systemic. this has the chance of potentially slo

let's have more on argentina.lunged to a new record low against the dollar on fears the country may be about to default on its debts again. for decades argentina has been trapped in a cycle of financial crises and debt defaults. but confidence in economic reform is has been evaporating — as our south america business correspondent daniel gallas explains. argentina has the world's highest interest rates. it has a government that is committed to market reforms, and it has a billion—dollar deal with the imf. so why are investors taking their money out of the country? for one thing, they believe that argentina is issuing too much debt, issuing too many bonds, and that could trigger a debt default in the future. the government has promised to tackle the problem through spending cuts, but congress and workers are resisting changes as they say that society is already overstretched with the cuts. on wednesday, there was a clear sign of how markets distrust mr mauricio macri's ability to handle the crisis. just as he was o

eye on these financial trouble brewing in argentina paul thank you. fresh labor ministry figures say the german unemployment ticked up slightly in august it's in line with expectations as students and school leavers register as unemployed over the summer still the number of people looking for work remains the lowest in twenty seven years posing a challenge as many positions remain vacant it's an acute problem in the health care sector where there aren't enough young people choosing to work as caregivers raising wages to make the job more attractive would be an option but hospitals and nursing homes say there is a cheaper way. germany needs nursing staff and not enough germans are going into caregiving they see the work is too hard and poorly paid that's why berlin's biggest hospital has been hiring albanians and it's about to recruit workers from mexico to it's symptomatic of the personnel shortages in germany not only in the health professions. the number of vacant positions has been rising steadily in recent years in july one point two million openi

leaves investors and anybody who would lend the argentina money a little bit more wearing. terrible loss of confidence among the argent prime population who see much of their. earnings and there are a savings linked to the dollar. the global economy is not as vibrant as it might be argentina in side is facing something of a poor harvest for its main export crops i mean there's a lot of things going wrong and one hopes or i think mark really is depending on some of the really argentina's best economists and managers. but this is now going through a very tricky phase where people are very nervous. two children have been killed in an air strike in libya's capital but they offer a cease fire began their they were reportedly playing in a garden when a missile struck a house in tripoli that follows days of fighting between rival armed groups twenty seven people most of them civilians have been killed since monday the ceasefire is in place until saturday al-jazeera is mahmood of the walk and reports from tripoli . the situation is still tense in the southern suburbs of the libyan

will argentina vote to legalise abortion? the result of an historic vote in the senate is due within hours. a bbc investigation reveals new details about those behind the barcelona attacks last year — and what else they were planning. evacuations ordered in portugal as wildfire spread through one of the most popular tourist regions. —— wildfires. hello. the united states is to impose new sanctions on russia, in response to the nerve agent attack in salisbury, on the former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter yulia. the state department and the cia have concluded that the russian government used chemical or biological weapons, in violation of american and international law. moscow denies any involvement in the attack. let's get more now from our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. tell us more. this is not a decision exactly tell us more. this is not a decision exa ctly fro m tell us more. this is not a decision exactly from the white house? these actions would have been automatically triggered once it was co

this is news live from berlin argentina the senate votes against the legalizing abortion the result comes after a marathon to bring thousands cheer the news while others launching angry protests in a country already severely divided over the issue. also coming up israel launches deadly air strikes against gaza three palestinians are killed including a pregnant woman and a child israel says it was in retaliation for rockets and mortars fired from gaza plus bellaver is detained several journalists among them d.w. correspondent paul you. critics call it and the attack on free speech so what's behind the media crackdown. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program argentina's senate has rejected a bill to legalize abortion by a margin of thirty eight to thirty one the bill would have allowed abortion up to the fourteenth week of pregnancy the issue has proved deeply divisive in argentina it's the homeland of pope francis and the roman catholic church campaign strongly against the proposed law. the marathon session in the argentinean cement ended shortly before three am as the news broke opponents

the atmosphere in argentina streets is no different. in june the lower house of parliament narrowly approved the legalisation of abortion during the first fourteen weeks of pregnancy with restrictions starting at fifteen weeks ever since in the native country of pope francis the powerful catholic church has been campaigning to get the upper house to reject the bill on wednesday the polarizing abortion debate has also provoke violence in several cities young activists wearing green scarves in favor of legalizing abortion have been beaten in patagonia a young woman wearing a light blue scarf for those who are against legalization was patched. commentators say opponents of legalization have a majority in the upper house but supporters of the move are hoping to draw protesters around congress to put pressure on legislators to vote in favor. given argentina's deep division over of fortune it is hard to predict how which side will react off that vote a victory for the anti-abortion front could be short lived. activists who want to overturn ar

i was in argentina two months ago and i met someone there, and it is clear that argentina has some reall with, but to extend that to other emerging economies is too simple. >> in terms of the contagion from turkey in particular you think it is being overplayed? tidjane: i do not think there will be material contagion overtime. i think short-term, it is a very strong, spontaneous reaction, but [inaudible] >> and the impact on european banks? tidjane: banks are in a much different situation than they were back then. the size of the turkish economy careers, a very good transaction in turkey. i am very positive medium to long-term. demography is one of the reasons why. no. banks we are-- the talking about have reasonable exposure to turkey. >> has credit suisse had to unwind any positions in turkey? tidjane: no, no. >> in terms of italy, we have seen concerns there about that there was a reasonable cause for yesterday's auction, but yields have picked up slightly. markets underpricing the risk coming out of italy? tidjane: that is a tough question. i would be very cautious in any situation

and mexico putting pen to paper leaving also out in the cold also coming up argentina is taking desperate measures to stop its currency from losing value but so far nothing has been able to prevent the planet of the peso. this is your business update on helena humphrey i'm glad you could join me talks between canada and the u.s. intensified on thursday as the two saw its push to hammer out a deal on a revamped north american free trade agreement mexico's already signed up to an initial deal now with a friday deadline the clock is ticking to see whether canada will make it a three way agreement. canada's chief negotiator expressed optimism ahead of thursday's talks with her u.s. counterpart but as we said our officials did some work they prepared some issues for me and ambassador like hisor to take the decision and we're about to go in continue negotiating and do precisely that and because i used to be a journalist and i know how hard it is these waiting outs and boiling we have brought you some hostile fire the overhaul taking shape would likely strengthen north america as a manufacturing

argentina's economy is in crisis in the country's currency the pacers suffered its biggest one day in last three years overnight that's after president modi so mark reappeared on television and appealed to the i.m.f. to release emergency funds early well the pace has already been having a bad time this year with creeping inflation and budget deficit driving it down forty percent since january everything is getting pricier food elektra's city buses schools this year inflation in argentina is expected to reach around thirty percent and at the same time the peso continues to fall since the beginning of the year the argentinian currency has lost forty five percent of its value against the dollar the country's central bank has spent weeks desperately selling off its currency reserves in an attempt to stabilize the peso but to no avail nor has president maurice rees of pealed to the international monetary fund to speed up december cements from the country's fifty billion dollar credit line foreign investors and the public have lost faith. and we're going to resign though the money it doesn'

let's turn to the growing financial crisis in argentina now.ne says he'll announce measures on monday to get the government's finances under control, before flying to washington to try and renegotiate a $50 billion bailout deal with the imf. on thursday, the argentine peso slumped again — despite a desperate move by the central bank to prop it up. it has now lost over 50% of its value since the beginning of the year. our south american business correspondent daniel gallas is following the story. it will be a busy week for argentina's finance minister, nicolas dujovne, next week, percy will announce a new set of measures to try to bring the current crisis to try to bring the current crisis to an end —— osi will announce. it are outline further spending cuts, which is actually more than argentina promised it —— the imf it would do. then he is off to washington where he will try to secure a deal with the imf. on wednesday the president said the imf had agreed with bringing forward the payment of its $50 billion aid package to the country, but actu

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argentina's peso plummets to a new low as the country asks the international monetary fund to step up the pace of its payments we ask our markets correspondent how much worse things can get for emerging economies not it's also the program germany has a shortage of nurses but the answer lies in albania. this is the other business i'm crystal coble welcome argentina's peso has plummeted to a record low against the u.s. dollar with investors reacting to president modest so mcnamee's appeal to the international monetary fund to speed up this and bergman's from the country's fifty billion dollar credit line. mr markey says the cash is needed to ease the country's financial crisis stabilize turbulent markets and guarantee compliance with next year's financial program uncertainty over inflation and they can all make downturn and budget deficits have sent the pace of tumbling forty percent since the beginning of the year the i.m.f. has said it will reexamined its payment schedule. and argentina is having trouble keeping up its currency at the same time the turkish lira is dropping and venezue

write down argentina?arling of the argentinaarkets -- became the darling of emerging markets. most asset managers probably overweighed argentina. we are much closer to the bottom then we were a few weeks ago. the one thing that would differentiate all the countries ,ou could name from turkey these countries are willing to embrace more of an economic reac tion to these crises. you mention argentina hiking rates as much as they have done. columbia is going to be a standard market reaction. they have pretty strong finance people. countriesse other will manage the shock better than erdogan has. hans, thank you for your time. lira crisis intensifies, turkey postulation jet with russia has come to the fore -- urkey's relationship with russia has come to the fore. erdogan is on a tuesday visit. there might be conversations between turkey and qatar. for the latest on the russian relationship, our guest joins us from moscow. tony, what does russia want to get out of this crisis? bolton message to turkey will be mus

and lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should become legal. the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of pope francncis. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. the united states says it will impose new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain. the u.s. state department saying that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law. the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter are believed to have been exposed to novichok, a military grade or agent in the english town of salisbury back in march. they spent weeks recovering in the hospital. britain has accused russia of being behind the attack. the kremlin that humanly denies that. -- vehemently denies that. in july two others came across the poison and one died. for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent in washington. it is good to see you. tell me, what more do we know about these new sanctions. does the united states have new intelligence about this poison?

what do investors think how bad are things in argentina and can they be fixed.well they're not hopeless but they are concerning the drop of the peso seven percent yesterday was the biggest drop that one day drop in the history of it's the or since it's been free floating twenty fifteen. the inflation is really high it's going to come down to whether he can reinstall faith in his government in what he is doing to get people to once again believe in his ability to fix this. reporting from the frankfurt stock exchange paul thank you so much. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here on w. italy is calling on the e.u. to start rotating the ports where migrants disembark under current rules all migrants rescued at sea by the emus naval operation notices company shore in italy but rolled once the burden to be shared among other member states. you're watching the dollar news coming to you live from berlin we have a fresh bulletin coming up at the top of the hour from now for me the entire team here in berlin thanks for watching. into the conflict z

a key vote on abortion in argentina divides the nation. the senate is deciding whether to legalise terminations in the first 1a weeks of pregnancy. it will take years to truly achieve a legal abortion safe and free. we're not going to stop. we have a lot of patience. in the us, an election result in ohio could be an alarm bell for donald trump's republican party. we'll be live in washington to discuss its significance. political turmoil in zimbabwe continues, as the leader of the opposition party still refuses to accept defeat in last week's election. and the crackdown in venezuela — president maduro accuses the opposition of being behind saturday's alleged drone attack against him. let's start with some breaking news. the united states says it intends to impose sanctions on russia in response to the nerve agent attack on a former russian double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter in britain. that happened in martin salisbury. let's go to gary o'donoghue with the latest in washington. that happened in march in salisbury. the statement

also coming up argentina's senate votes against legalizing abortion after a marathon debate thousands cheer the news others launching angry protests in a country already deeply divided over the right to terminate a pregnancy plus bellerose detained several journalists among them a correspondent called you because. critics call it an attack on free speech so what's behind the media crackdown. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program aid workers say the dozens have been killed or wounded after airstrikes in rebel held in northern yemen most of the victims were children traveling on a bus through a crowded market in saddam province the saudi led coalition that wants the attack said that the strikes targeted hoofy rebel positions and were quote legitimate military action but the coalition has repeatedly faced widespread international criticism for causing civilian deaths. and we have more now from yemen we are joined by missions from oxfam is the country director he's based there in yemen in sanaa and we thank you so much for joining us this evening because you just saw those dramatic image

or some area this is al jazeera live from to also ahead send money now argentina asked for a multi-billion dollar advance and emergency funds as inflation soars and a new crisis. and endangering more than just the economy why iran's doctors say u.s. sanctions will have a deadly effect. lights camera action venice rolls out the red carpet for its film festival take a look at this year's contenders for the top award. rescue teams in myanmar are negotiating their way through floodwaters to reach thousands of people affected by the partial collapse of a large dam at unleashed a giant waves of water forcing the mass evacuation of villages and towns more than sixteen thousand people are affected and a major highway is badly damaged florence louis reports. this is the swatch dam in . the spillway of the dam collapsed wednesday morning after days of heavy rain sending torrents of water into towns and villages in some places the surge of water reached nearly two and a half me too it's the military the police and the myanmar red cross are taking part in the rescue and relief efforts and. the water c

in turkey and argentina, fiscal policy.fiscal policy must be part of it because the lesson from argentina seems to be that interest-rate hikes are necessary, but not a sufficient path in dealing with a challenged currency like the argentine peso? ranko: absolutely. if you think of christine class andeaching a crisis management, argentina is taking notes in front. you talk about imf, fiscal stimulus. anna: and still the currency falls. ranko: erdogan is the kid who skipped economic class. you have to ask how valid is that playbook? if we believe higher interest and intervention with the imf will stabilize the currency crisis, we have to believe the peso will eventually stabilize. i don't know if it will be now or in six months time. i know without the credible monetary policy, which is what you lack in turkey, currency will continue to depreciate. strengthening dollar having far more an effect on e.m. fx and what the yuan does from here? ranko: at the moment, it is that impending increasing your oil yields india not -- real

will argentina vote to legalise abortion? the result of an historic vote in the senate is due within hours. a bbc investigation reveals new details about those behind the barcelona attacks last year and what else they were planning. the united states is to impose new sanctions on russia in response to the nerve agent attack in salisbury on the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the state department and the cia have concluded that the russian government used chemical or biological weapons, in violation of american and international law. moscow denies any involvement in the attack. our north america correspondent chris buckler reports from washington. an attack in the middle england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america makes clear that it believes russia used a nerve agent in an attempted assassination here on the streets of salisbury. in the aftermath of the poisoning of the former russian double agent sergei skripal and this daughter, the uni

that has slowed argentina's of the world.happened if the turkish situation and argentinian situation hits a return and people return -- withdrawing mass? what does that due to these latin america economies despite the progress? alberto: it makes things a lot more difficult. we're not passive passengers in that situation. the classic lever to deal with that is that if you have a shock to a capital account, you are at risk of seeing capital outflows. you have to tighten monetary policy. tightening monetary policy is not good for job creation or growth. caroline: the outperform or is the mexican peso. is the only emerging-market in the green. what are you seeing in terms of the bilateral deal and the structure of the u.s.? alberto: starting with the fundamentals of mexico, they are a lot stronger than the fundamentals of argentina and brazil. their fiscal stance is strong and gdp is much lower. the overall macro is relatively strong and balanced. there are a number of domestic and other uncertainties. side, the policy administra

what do they say about argentina , turkey? does the outlook change because of the budget that came through for the proposed budget this week of a record amount of spending? how move the needle on inflation? that is one point 5%, a key interest rate out the bank of korea. any reaction we are getting? sophie: we are seeing a little reaction. we're still on par for a second day of declines but the earlier drops we saw the start of the session as you can see, as for the korean won, we saw a move ahead of the why the expected decision from the bank of korea, no trading above 11.13. at of the decision, we did see three and 10 year bonds. bond traders will be watching very closely for whether or not there will be one or two dissenters on the the ok board and that could be the door open for tightening. there's a case building for that. also the forecast from the bok on the economy. the latest bloomberg poll of economists say they see 2.9% inansion this year and 2.7% 2019, 2.6% in 2020. we have headwinds for the korean economy. we get

argentina's economy is in trouble, isn't it?emed to be going well and everybody thought the peso was overvalued but this is plummeting. they are struggling because of drought so in terms of commodity trading they have suffered. they have a huge and potential loan from the imf which argentina is not a fan of solid is about mass recovery. they were doing well and then they were plunged into high inflation rates and the cost of goodsin high inflation rates and the cost of goods in argentina for their citizens are the same. the cost of living as high as is inflation. it affects the people and they will need to find a way to get through this. 16 years ago they were shut out of the international market because everything collapsed. there will come a time when the political consequences here will lead to him going. absolutely. that is one to watch in terms of how the international community response to this crisis. is $50 billion are not? exactly. exactly. —— enough. now, i have laid from the new york times here. venice is limiting the

argentina for a multi-billion dollar advance from the i.m.f. as inflation source and fears a new economic crisis. of france at risk as the democratic republic of congo decides to let loggers back and. more people remain missing in me and mar after a dam collapse sent waves of water through dozens of towns and villages more than sixty thousand people have been affected many of them forced from their homes government disaster management teams as well as soldiers police and the red cross have all joined the rescue and relief operation lawrence louis reports. this is the swatch. the spillway of the dam collapsed wednesday morning off to days of heavy rains sending torrents of water into towns and villages in some places the surge of water reached nearly two and a half me toots the military the police and the myanmar red cross are taking part in the rescue and relief efforts and. the water came so fast. and we didn't have time to run we have never been flooded before how many nothing like this has ever happened the rains don't cause flooding here. e

malcolm i'm devika pollin and you're watching our ages there live from london all of that coming up argentina raises interest rates to whopping sixty percent in a bid to prop up the tumbling past of. rescue teams struggle to reach thousands stranded in myanmar after a dam collapse that's had masses of water across villages. and you were in there in the public and the democratic republic of congo to the second largest rain forest in the world but for how much longer. first to syria where it seems it's only a matter of time before the syrian government and a longtime ally russia launch an all out offensive to take the last rebel held province in the country it led the russian and syrian foreign ministers have been meeting in moscow and the language coming out of their news conference has been as tough as ever serious while it says the government forces will quote go all the way in adelaide the provinces some to some three million people among them an estimated ten thousand fighters from al-qaeda and then those who are friends who were transferred from other areas taken over by the government it