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foreign ministers from the eight arctic circle called for urgent global action to reduce greenhouse gaseshowever, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson told the ministers, that his country would not rush to make a decision. in football, manchester united and ajax will contest the final of the europa league.man united beat celta vigo 2—1 on aggregate while the dutch side beat lyon 5—4 over the two legs. the final is in stockholm on the 24th may. now it's time for world business report. zooming exports and crumbling classrooms. the paradox of germany's lopsided economy. plus will iran stay open for business? conservatives pledge to roll back rouhani's reforms, as companies nervously await next week's presidential election. welcome to world business report. i'm tanya beckett. also coming up, playing for big "steaks." china agrees to buy us beef as trade talks continue. but first: we start in europe's economic powerhouse, because in a couple of hours‘ time, germany will release its latest gdp figures. growth is expected to have accelerated in the first three months of the year, fuelled by

foreign ministers from nations with territory in the arctic circle have signed an agreement acceptingate change. the fairbanks declaration at the end of the arctic council meeting in alaska accepts that activities in the council's eight member states are the main contributors to rising temperatures but it does not commit the us to implementing the 2015 paris deal on reducing emissions. our north america correspondent james cook reports from alaska. the frozen north is melting. it is springtime in alaska and the winter rice is beginning to break up. the villagers here on the bering sea say the floor is coming earlier. summers are longer and the ice is thinner. here, climate change is not a theory. the ice was sicker when i was younger, up to eight feet thick. since he was born, this man has gazed at it the ocean. now he works with local tribes, trying to maintain old traditions in a new world. we are witnessing a disappearance of the chromosphere. ice. we are witnessing its disappearance in many parts where it occurred in all its forms. permafrost, ocean ice. the process appears to be

foreign ministers from the eight nations with territory in the arctic circle have signed an agreement to tackle climate change. the fairbanks declaration accepts that activities in the member states are the main contributors to rising temperatures, but it does not commit the us to implementing the 2015 paris deal on reducing emissions. our north america correspondent james cook reports from alaska. in alaska, old traditions are very much alive. the songs and the stories have been handed down for generations. there is cultural continuity. but not everything is so certain. sea ice is thinning, glaciers are thawing, even the permafrost is melting. for the arctic council, it is the big issue. as delegates from around the arctic gather here in the pristine wilderness of alaska for this summit, their conversations have been dominated by one topic — what does president trump think about climate change? what is america's policy? in the end, the us did join other nations in accepting the urgent need to tackle global warming by reducing emissions. but for how long? in the united states, we are

foreign ministers from the eight arctic circle called for urgent global action to reduce greenhouse gasesowever, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson told the ministers, that his country would not rush to make a decision. now it is time for our news review to take a look at what's happening around the world. plenty of news on the sacking of fbi directorjames comey. the washington post's website has a write—up of president trump's interview with broadcaster nbc. trump told the tv netwwork he was thinking of "this russia thing with trump" when he decided to fire comey — contradicting the official white house line. the new york times has an article on its website from another man now at the centre of this story who is also contradicting the white house. the paper quotes acting director of the fbi andrew mcgabe saying the russian investigation is significant. moving on now to news in europe. the financial times has a story about recently—elected french president emmanuel macron‘s promise to get tough on eu trade. a macron adviser adds that the pro—eu leader wants to address euroscepticism

. ♪ prime ministers from nations with territories and the arctic circle have signed an agreement acceptingd to attack climate change. councils in the eight member states -- it doesn't commit the u.s. to implementing the paris deal on reducing emissions. our correspondent reports from alaska. >> the frozen north is melting. alaska andgtime and winter ice is beginning to break up. the ledgers save the thoughts -- thaws are coming earlier. summers are longer, and the ice is thinner. here, climate change is not a theory. >> the ice was thicker. when i was younger it was up to eight feet thick. >> since he was born, this man has been gazing out at the ocean. now he works at the tribes trying to maintain traditions in a new world. >> we are witnessing the disappearance of the ice. in many forms, permafrost river , ice, ocean ice. >> it appears to be accelerating. lts, the more sun is reflected, the more the earth warms. as delegates from around the arctic gather here for the summit, their conversations have been dominated by one topic. what does president trump think about climate change? what i

to make the timing of this go down, they'd have to leave the arctic circle area. >> we have to worrypothermia. >> if you had to put together a team of guys to do this, it would probably be these guys. >> we're all veterans. we're all u.s. army paratroopers. >> i could go. if you got them with you, you're the princess they're rescuing, so to speak. >> i don't think they got time to deal with you, gayle. >> hey. i'm a tough girl. >> these guys are among the toughest. they worked together, fought together. now they're going to set off on this incredible journey. why, you ask? >> i miss the adrenaline, having a mission, having a goal, having a purpose. >> this amazing. i want this. >> to tell us more about this mission expected to kick off in november, we've got two of the guys wayne and jay. how you doing? thanks for joining us. this trip has been done before by a lot of different motorcyclists. this, though, is a whole different ball of wax. the timing, the seasons, the side cars. explain that. >> there have been a couple groups that have done it but no one has ever done the whole thin

i am going to the arctic circle with leonard, wolowitz, and koothrappali. for three months? yes.were going to miss me? (sighs) it means i wish you weren't going. oh, thank god we're home. i can't believe we spent three months in that frozen hell. it was like a snowy nightmare from which there was no awakening. i don't know what arctic expedition you guys were on, but i thought it was a hoot and a half. oh, hi, mom. no, i told you i'd call you when i got home. i'm not home yet. all right, i'm home. the arctic expedition was a remarkable success.

foreign ministers from the eight arctic circle called for urgent global action to reduce greenhouse gasesld not rush to make a decision. in football, manchester united and ajax will contest the final of the europa league.man united beat celta vigo 2—1 on aggregate while the dutch side beat lyon 5—4 over the two legs. the final is in stockholm on the 24th may.

foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle are meeting in alaska amids government's policy on climate change. the effects of a warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the arctic and they are eager to learn what us policy on climate change will be. the value of shares in snap, the parent company of the messaging app snapchat, have tumbled by about 20%, after disappointing results. the number of people using snapchat grew by only 5% over three months, to 158 million. revenues were also lower than expected. a rare form of ice known as ‘dragon skin‘ or ‘dragon scale' ice has been spotted in antarctica for the first time since 2007. by a researcher from the university of tasmania on an expedition to the region. dragon—skin ice forms when intense winds continually lift the surface ice and reveal the water underneath. the water then freezes and produces a scale like pattern. more now on the election of a new president in south korea. high on the list of priorities for moonjae—in will be pyongyang‘s nuclear programme. a missile defence system, kno

foreign ministers from the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle are meeting in alaska.bout the us government's policy on climate change. the effects of a warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the arctic, and they are eager to learn what us policy on climate change will be. a rare form of ice known as ‘dragon skin' or ‘dragon scale' ice has been spotted in antarctica for the first time since 2007. these images were filmed by a researcher from the university of tasmania, on an expedition to the region. "dragon skin ice" forms when intense winds continually lift the surface ice and reveal the water underneath. the water then freezes and produces a scale—like pattern. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. south korea's new president moon jae—in has been congratulated in a phone call by donald trump who's also invited him to washington. the leaders agreed on "close cooperation" in dealing with north korea nuclear weapons programme. president moon jae—in immediately promised to deal with the thorny issue of north korea, as well as soothing tension

the land that makes up the arctic circle is owned by eight different countries.n ministers are meeting in alaska — and some of them are worried about donald trump's intentions. that meeting is under way in fairbanks. the bbc‘s james cookjoins us from fairbanks in alaska. the meeting has in fact broken up in the last few minutes. i can tell you that the declaration has been issued, the fairbanks declaration. it is several pages long full you will be interested to learn that the key pa rt, will be interested to learn that the key part, about climate change, with the united states except language that recognised human contribution to climate change and the need of action? it goes very close to doing so. action? it goes very close to doing so. activities taking place outside the arctic region, including those occurring outside of arctic states. saying they are the main contributors to climate change effects and contributors in the arctic. it says the arctic is warming up more than twice the rate of the global average and says it is having a big impact. it also accept

foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle are meeting in alaska amidgovernment's policy on climate change. the effects of a warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the arctic and they are eager to learn what us policy on climate change will be. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: they left the west to fight for islamic state, but as the group loses ground in syria, europe doesn't want them back. so what next for these is defectors? the pope was shot and the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon. as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to h

foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle are meeting in alaska amidhe us government's policy on climate change. the effects of a warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the arctic and they are eager to learn what us policy on climate change will be. a draft copy of the election manifesto for britain's main opposition labour party has been leaked. the document obtained by the bbc and several newspapers includes plans to nationalise britain's railway network, pa rt—nationalise its energy industry and to scrap university tuition fees. the manifesto wasn't due to be be published until next week. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: they left the west to fight for islamic state, but as the group loses ground in syria, europe doesn't want them back. so what next for these is defectors? the pope was shot and the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon. as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on tria

air base that works on space and missile defense deep in the arctic circle. tiger woods was arrested in south florida overnight and charged with driving under the influence. manuel bojorquez has more on this. >> reporter: police say tiger woods was pulled over around 3:00 a.m. near his jupiter, florida, home. it's not clear whether he is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but he spent several hours in jail and was released without bail. a winner of 14 majors, the 41-year-old golf legend is recuperating from an april 19th back surgery that will keep him off the course for the rest of the year. on his web site, woods told fan, "the long-term prognosis is positive. all i can do is take it day by day. there's no hurry. but i want to say unequivocally, i want to play professional golf again." once thought to be an unstoppable force on the golf course, woods was a dream for companies. >> i am deeply sorry. >> reporter: but he lost major sponsorships in 2009 when his personal life brought him a level of notoriety he was not used. to woods cr

foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle have agreed on the needal action to reduce greenhouse gases amid continuing uncertainty over america's climate change policy. the secretary of state, rex tillerson, told the ministers, meeting in alaska, that the us would not rush to make a decision. indonesia's justice minister has said he will review the country's blasphemy laws following the controversialjailing of jakarta's former governor for blasphemy and inciting violence. the united nations human rights council has also raised concerns about the case. the former governor, known as ahok, is filing an appeal after he was sentenced to two years in jail earlier this week. ahok is a christian and was beaten in jakarta governor elections last month by a muslim rival. for reaction and analysis, earlier i spoke to aaron connelly in sydney — he's an analyst at the lowy institute. it is clearly a dark week for indonesia. ahok was one of the most effective public servants in indonesia and even those who voted against him in last month election said that he had

foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle have agreed on the need for urgent global action to reduce greenhouse gases. however, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson told the ministers, meeting in alaska, that his country would not rush to make a decision. one of south africa's top universities, stellenbosch, has suspended three students suspected of putting up nazi—style posters around the campus. the university has condemned the material, but critics say it highlights how apartheid—era attitudes are still alive. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from dublin. i'm stephen sackur. ireland has bounced back from the financial crisis of 2008, but now it is being swept by a new wave of apprehension. this time it's all about brexit. because when britain leaves the european union, ireland will suffer significant collateral damage in terms ofjobs, trade, and the status of its borders. my guest today is ireland's foreign and trade minister, charles flanagan. will brexit have catastrophic consequences across the irish sea? charles flanagan, w

foreign ministers of the eight countries within the arctic circle have agreed for immediate action to gases and continue certainty of america's climate change policy. the secretary of state rex tillerson told ministers meeting in alaska that the us would not rush to make a decision. indonesia's justice indonesia'sjustice minister indonesia's justice minister says indonesia'sjustice minister says he will review the country's as any laws following the controversial jailing of the governor for blasphemy and inciting violence. the un human rights council has also raised concerns at case. the former governor, known as ahok, filed an appeal after being sentenced to two yea rs appeal after being sentenced to two years injail. he was appeal after being sentenced to two years in jail. he was a appeal after being sentenced to two years injail. he was a christian and was beaten in the jakarta elections last month by a muslim rival. let's cross over to bali and speak to a journalist and award—winning documentary maker. damien, they do so much forjoining us damien, they do so much forjoining us ne

. >> we're deep inside the arctic circle where the views on the ground are stunning. but here, the military is looking far beyond. i'm jeff glor, coming up on "cbs this morning" a look at a quarter billion dollar space detection and missile warning system and the mission at the air base in gleanland. greenland. ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure... ...kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow i love ya, tomorrow ♪ ask your heart doctor abou

there are so many things happening around the globe i haven't been paying attention to the arctic circleteresting the hear not only the senator talk about this but the commander of the u.s. coast guard saying they have 40 ice breaking ships. we have two. one is broken down. there are billions underneath in gas and oil. chinese vessels going for the region looking for new shipping routes. they say it's time for us the wake up. >> it's long past time to wake up. what we're seeing are the consequences of eight years of unilateral disarmament and russia thinking it would stay that way. the ball is in putin's court as to whether there is an improve. in relations. mcmaster said putin is acting in what he thinks is russia's best interest and he is. but he needs to be convinced they've been hacking into the u.s. and other democratic elections, territorial claims not just in the arctic but in georgia and ukraine. and by the way, this arctic adventure underscores the importance of the oil, natural gas and mineral resources that are underneath that polar cap and the belief on the part of russia and

but i think it was significant that we chose to host in a city that, while it's not above the arctic circle, it's getting pretty close up there. and the people of fairbanks really went all out to embrace our friends from around the world. their efforts were matched by the tremendous work of the arctic -- the alaska arctic council host committee, and particularly of mills andreson who connected the councils during the host my colleague. in the past what we have seen in the past during these council meetings is folks would fly into an arctic location. more often than not, it would be in a large conference hall typically with no windows and closed doors. and then everyone would fly out without having any real interaction with the community. they wouldn't have an opportunity to engage with the public, and sometimes it made the work of the arctic council a little bit of a mystery. i think we missed some opportunities to build support for the arctic council and its work and also to learn and to hear from those who live in our arctic communities on the matters that are of concern to them. but the

tomorrow cbs this morning will visit the northern most air base in the arctic circle. >>> tiger woodssouth florida over the weekend and charged with driving under the influence. >> reporter: police say tiger woods was pulled over around 3:00 this morning near his jupiter, florida home. it's not clear whether he was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. he was released without bail. a winner of 14 majors, the 41-year-old golf legend is recuperating from an april 19 back surgery that will keep him off the course for the rest of the year. he told fans the long-term prognosis is positive. all i can do is take it day by day, but i want to say unequivocally, i want to say professional golf once again. once thought to be an unstoppable force on the golf course, woods was a dream for companies. >> i am deeply sorry. >> but he lost major sponsorships in 2009 when his personal life brought him a level of notoriety he was not used to. he crashed his suv into a tree and blamed the prescription sleep aid ambien. and several extramarital affairs became public. his wife divorce

circling that part of the world with major bases? warm water and cold water. dir. stewart: the encircling evidence, as you describe it, runs from the arcticthrough the for manske through kaliningrad down through crimea. through thereak encirclement, in their words, of the nato countries. it is to increase the cost of -nato action against russia and to protect and give them buffer space. i don't think they are done. i think they would like to extend that barrier down through you mediterranean. there are actions they might take in libya to increase that barrier, but that is about breaking out of the nato encirclement. thank you, sir. >> on behalf of senator mccain, senator mccaskill, please. senator mccaskill: thank you, mr. chairman. pleased that the president signal that we wanted allies in the muslim world. are we sending signals like that to the american muslim community? i think i have heard you all and others who have jobs like yours and government say the biggest threat is radicalization of people legally in this country, not syrian refugees, not people traveling here from other countries. but what we have seen is the radicalization