also coming up boeing on the federal aviation administration want to global consensus to get the 77 knots flying again that could take time at every many places on both stops. and he wants to be a leader in technology but fails to create the right environment critics say. the business i want to get jobs in berlin and west starting with the latest twist in the u.s. china trade route china's foreign ministry has denounced comments by u.s. secretary of state peo who said that the c.e.o. of china's sure way technologies was lying about his company's ties to the beijing government the us government puts you away on a trade blacklist last week banning u.s. companies from doing business with it now the latest escalation makes a swift end to the trade route increasingly unlikely. u.s. president donald trump says he wants to help farmers who've been affected by the trade conflict with china he announced an aid package with $16000000000.00. the president also claim. that the trade war would end swiftly although no high level talks have been shadowed since the last round of negotiations ended 2 week

the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not be present however since the 2 recent 737 max crashes in indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft developments have some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should essential be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 max the public perception wise and it was took so long for us to do it because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 max was reportedly rushed to market after airbus surprised boeing with a new fuel efficient plane in 2010 instead of developing a new aircraft boeing updated its 737 model with larger engines that needed to be placed further forward on the plane but that meant the aircraft could pitch upwards in some circumstances and lead to the storming to compensate boeing developed a software fi

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the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials insist to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not to be present however since the 2 recent 737 mix crashes in indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft developments have some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should essential be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 max the public perception wise and it what took so long for us to do that because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 max was reportedly rushed to market off the air bus surprised boeing with a new fuel efficient plane in 2010 instead of developing a new aircraft boeing updated its 737 model with larger engines that needed to be placed further forward on the plane but that meant the aircraft could pitch upwards in some circumstances to compensate boeing developed a software fix em cas

the federal aviation administration chief faced a blistering assault over his agency's role in approving that on your screen, boeing's 737 max jet. even after safety risks emerged. we are going to show you the fireworks from that. >>> and the battle between capitalism versus socialism has oil prices trapped in the middle. we are going to look at the socialist strongholds with a crude grip on the globe's top energy source. >>> plus microsoft's monster bug and what's that flaw in whatsapp? the ceo says his company can provide a secure space for all those big names. and charlie breaks it as t-mobile and sprint circle the wagons. less than an hour to the closing bell. let's start the "countdown." liz: folks, we are going to get to this breaking news. we apparently have a helicopter shot we are trying to get up over the east river here in manhattan. there it is. the new york police department has just confirmed a helicopter fell short of a landing pad and slipped into -- sorry, the hudson river, pardon me, the hudson river. this is near midtown manhattan. i want to say looks like 34th and 12t

federal aviation administration is hosting officials from around the world in texas there to discuss the boeing the 737 max but the meeting isn't open to the public or the media. it comes a week after the plane manufacturer said it completed a software update $346.00 people were killed when boeing 737 mix aircraft crashed twice in less than 5 months she reports. the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not be present however since the 2 recent 737 max crashes in indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft development of some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should a century be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 max the public perception wise and it what took so long for us to do that because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 max w

airlines disaster in march that together killed $346.00 people last year inspectors with the federal aviation administration discovered that the manufacturer had deactivated a signal designed to advise the pilots of a mill function in the system will fended off criticism that the f.a.a. waited too long to ground the planes the f.a.a. was just too cozy with it you were in bed with those that you were supposed to be regulating and that's why mom put $737.00 max planes around the world remain on the ground until the investigations are complete and that's likely to take many months . or the e.u. it's a special kind of anniversary for portugal 7 years ago today eurozone leaders agreed on a 78000000000 euro bailout of the country's economy portugal had been hit hard by the eurozone debt crisis but its economy is now back on track thanks to a string of reforms and foreign investment. it takes a little patients but if you take the time you can catch the perfect wave. here in nazareth of all places one and a half hours drive north of lisbon. over in the town's park as a party nurseries mayor is convinced of things h

. >> reporter: that urgent message tonight from two seasoned inspectors at the federal aviation administration who say their managers are pressuring them not to report airplane safety issues. >> i've had reports that i've had entered into our database. one day were there, the next morning they're gone. >> reporter: have you had the experience of finding a problem, reporting it, and being punished for it? >> yes. repeatedly, over and over. >> reporter: this 2016 inspector general's report substantiated similar claims that another faa inspector was pressured to back off an airline, and when he didn't, he was retaliated against. are you charles banks? i'm tony dokoupil with cbs news. i have a couple of questions for you. banks oversaw inspections at miami airline international, a charter service with government contracts worth more than $200 million in the past five years. earlier this month, a miami air charter carrying u.s. military troops from guantanamo bay made a nonfatal crash landing in jacksonville, florida. the cause isn't yet known, but in 2017, the airline had other trouble ferrying tr

federal aviation administration and others the only thing that really matters is that the model is safe. although boeing is working on a software update this will have to be certified by the regulatory authorities. the european pilots association has already warned against too swift a return to the skies. in 2 crashes an ethiopian indonesia 346 people lost their lives in the last year a software bug in the 737 max appears to be the most likely cause and since march the global flight ban has been in effect china is calling every letter for compensation for the long grounding speaking on state television is so c.h. and chinese airlines laid out their grievances. over groundings and delayed deliveries of the planes are causing serious damage to a company's business is. its own clear when operations will resume it's estimated that our companies will lose $580000000.00 u.s. dollars should the planes remain grounded through the end of next month i feel. the chinese pressure comes as the trade conflict with washington intensifies for the boeing 737 max to be given the green light to fly again

rather than litigation arbitration sources within the us federal aviation administration have suggested the 737 max is returned to the skies could be approved by the end of june but a meeting of regulators from around the world on thursday failed to come up with an official timeline boeing is yet to submit a software update to the f.a.a. for approval putting further pressure on the timetable but even when u.s. regulators clear the 737 max for takeoff there's no guarantee others would do the same. for some other business stories breaking news facebook has revealed it removed over 3000000000 fake accounts between october and march that's twice as many as it took down the previous half year the social network is trying to tackle attempts to influence elections through its plan for. the surprise reelection of australia's conservative government may pay off for a dunny the indian company may get the green light for a controversial coal mining queensland in the next few weeks after 8 years of planning environmentalist's oppose the project. and indian stock markets briefly hit historic highs t

software has been blamed for boeing said it had finished making changes requested by the federal aviation administration last week. and shareholders have rejected proposals to limit an audit of the company's facial recognition service internet giant has been at the center of a heated debate over the use of the technology which critics call an invasion of privacy the proponents say the benefits outweigh any concern. brazilian group and the tour says it will buy the u.k. based direct selling cosmetics business it's all a stock offer of about $2000000000.00 will create the world's 4th largest medic's company the tura which already owns the body shop it is brazil's top prospects persimmons and toiletries for. now youth unemployment and the european union fell last year by around 10 percent compared to the previous year of course that's great news to our younger generation but there are still just under $5800000.00 people between 15 and 25 without work the job opportunities and without people's prospects in life are not the same across europe far from it young people in germany have the best chance of findin

software has been blamed boeing said it had finished making changes requested by the federal aviation administration last week . transport ministers and industry leaders from all over the world are meeting in the german city of leipzig to discuss the future of mobility they'll be looking for solutions to emerging pressures on the sector among them rapid urbanization at present just over half of us live in cities by 2050 about 2 thirds of us felt infrastructure to accommodate everyone will be needed and with public transport still lacking in many areas the number of cars and trucks is expected to double in 30 years there will be 2000000000 vehicles on the roads making a bad environmental problem even worse the transport industry accounts for a quarter of c o 2 emissions experts say policies have to change. our reporter kate ferguson is at the international transport forum for us and life say there you are kid it's good to see you now tell us what's the most oppressing thing on the agenda there where you are. good morning to getting people and goods from a to b. has been central to economic growth for

airlines disaster in march that together killed $346.00 people last year inspectors with the federal aviation administration discovered that the manufacturer had deactivated a signal designed to advise the pilots of a mill function in the system will fended off criticism that the f.a.a. waited too long to ground the planes the f.a.a. was just too cozy with boeing you were in bed with those that you were supposed to be regulating and that's why so mom $737.00 max planes around the world remain on the ground until the investigations are complete and that's likely to take many months. and africa's largest mobile operator empty and floats on the nigerian stock exchange this following the company's 4500000000 euro day the most sees empty and become the 2nd largest stock on the exchange the company is currently embroiled in a legal battle in nigeria over claims it owes around 2000000000 euros in paid taxes . and this is business africa here in w. thanks for watching. the. country go international talk show for journalists discuss the topic. savers are rattling once again in the middle east as a standoff between t

the us federal aviation administration is hosting global air regulators in fort worth, texas to review boeing's now completed software update for the 737 jet and consider how soon it should be cleared to fly again. the faa is likely to face questions over how it approved boeing's newest aircraft, along with the new mcas anti—stall system implicated in the two crashes. also why it dragged its feet in grounding the aircraft, and whether it's too close to boeing. there are doubts over how quickly foreign regulators, notably the chinese, will allow the 737 to return to their skies. the us and china are embroiled in a bitter trade dispute. on wednesday, china's three biggest airlines joined united airlines, turkish, ryanair and others in asking boeing for compensation for losses caused by the 737 max grounding. a meeting of airlines is also being held today in montreal, canada, convened by the international air transport association. of its 290 airline members, 28 have the 737 in their fleets or have it on order. alex macheras, an aviation analyst joins me now. first of all, some difficult

the federal aviation administration has been meeting with regulators from around the world to co—ordinate max is safe. much of their attention has been focussed on fixes for the plane's software system, known as mcas. the head of the faa spoke to samira hussain. we are going to make sure that when the 737 max flies again that the mcas the 737 max flies again that the m cas syste m the 737 max flies again that the mcas system and the inputs that make the mcas system activate are refined ina way the mcas system activate are refined in a way that makes the aircraft as safe as possible. so, what went wrong? there were planes that crashed that were authorised to fly. something went wrong. where did it go wrong? these are active investigations. it would be inappropriate for me because the question of what went wrong is in effect the culmination of a lot of work and a lot of work that still needs to be done. all we can do is look at the interim reports which we have with great detail and those interim reports have established to us interim reports have established to us the link that between the

more than 200 test flights were done and the federal aviation administration expects boeing met the upgradeor certification next week. microsoft and sony have announced a partnership on videogame streaming. this comes despite their fierce rivalry in the sector through their xbox and playstation consoles. sony is expected to use microsoft's cloud computing service to hosted streaming service. sony might have struggled to compete in online gaming without the deal. the company said that they would also work together on semiconductors and artificial intelligence applications. indians make up the largest day as per in the world, —— diaspora in the world and many send money back home. they add almost $80 billion into its economy, yet for indians living abroad, taking part in the country's ongoing general election requires them to actually go back to india. monica miller has the details from delhi. volunteers in india's marathon election haven't lost the enthusiasm to spread their message. this group includes indians who have travelled from abroad to campaign and cast their vote. but this man has

the federal aviation administration expects boeing to submit the upgrade for certification next week.tted on tuesday it needed further government cash to address "brexit—related issues" — after seeking a 100 million pound loan in april. british steel is the uk‘s second largest steel firm, employing 11,500 people and about 20,000? indirectly via its supply chain. amazon is refusing to comment on reports its planning a huge investment in food delivery app deliveroo. sky news says the tech giant could announce a deal worth several hundred million dollars in the coming days. deliveroo operates in over 100 towns and cities across theuk, working with more than 8000 restaurants. and now — what‘s trending in the business news this morning. sony shares jumped on sony sharesjumped on friday sony shares jumped on friday after the company announced a 1.8 yen dollar share by back. by do said that a slowdown would threaten its share price. from the financial times: pinterest shares tumble as 2019 outlook comes undone. the social media app saw its stock market value fall as much as 19% after its fir

the meeting comes as the us federal aviation administration faces allegations that it didn't detect orplane. in sri lanka, a hardline buddhist monkjailed for contempt of court, has walked free, after a presidential pardon. galagodda utay uhnarasarra was sentenced to six years in prison last year after threatening the wife of a missing journalist in a court hearing. he was also accused of inciting violence against muslims. a small plane has crashed into a home in the texan town of mckinney. two people on board were taken to a nearby hospital. us media has reported a mother and three children were in the house when it happened but were unhurt. faa investigators are on their way to the crash site. president trump has announced a $16 billion bailout for us farmers who've been badly hit by the trade war with china. he said the emergency aid would help to keep what he called america's cherished farms thriving. there's growing speculation the british prime minister theresa may will announce her resignation in the coming days — possibly as early as friday. it's after a backlash from cabinet co

the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not be present however since the 2 recent 737 mix crashes in indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft developments and some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should have centrally be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 marks that public perception wise and what took so long for us to do it because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 marx was reportedly rushed to market after surprise boeing with a new fuel efficient plane in 20 term instead of developing a new aircraft boeing updated its 737 model with larger engines that needed to be placed further forward on the plane but that meant the aircraft could pitch upwards in some circumstances to compensate boeing developed a software fix em cas or the maneuver

the global fleet of nearly 400 boeing 737 max has been grounded since mid march the federal aviation administration in the u.s. says thursday's meeting will provide international aviation officials insist to any questions they have as they weigh whether the jets should fly again representatives from boeing will not be present however since the 2 recent 737 max crashes in indonesia and ethiopia scrutiny of the aircraft developments some wondering whether the f.a.a. and boeing should a century be treated as a single entity for example members of congress wondered why the f.a.a. took so long to ground the 737 max that public perception wise and it was took so long for us to do it because f.a.a. was just too cozy with. the 737 max was reportedly rushed to market after surprise boeing with a new fuel efficient plane in 2010 instead of developing a new aircraft boeing updated its 737 model with larger engines that needed to be placed further forward on the plane but that meant the aircraft could pitch upwards in some circumstances and lead to the engine stalling to compensate boeing developed a software

trump's nominee to head the federal aviation administration said that if confirmed he will be committed to restoring public confidence in the agency and finding out what happened with the certification of the boeing max 737 plane after being grounded. his comments came during the confirmation hearing before the science and transportation committee. >> mr. dixon i would ask you to make your way to the witness table. the committee convenes to do consider the nomination of stephen dickson for the position of administrator of the federal aviation administration. prior to his retirement he served as senior vice president of flight operations for delta airlines. he began his career nearly 30 years ago with delta and as a pilot following over a decade of military services and air force fighter pilot. he's a graduate of the air force academy and georgia state university law school. the president has nominated mr. dixon to be faa administrator and in an especially challenging time. the faa is a gold standard first safety but the recent overseas crashes of 2 boeing 737 max aircraft raised serious

out of the baghdad embassy or oil workers are being removed and now we're hearing the federal aviation administration is warning commercial airliners to avoid the gulf for fear of being targeted on accident so obviously the u.s. is sending conflicting messages a big point is going to come in the coming days because members of congress both republicans from the president's own party and democrats are saying we want to see the intelligence we want to know why we're seeing these increased tensions so they are expecting a briefing and then coming week how they respond it could set the tone for how this moves forward indians of aging in the final phase of national elections ending a 6 week long process well the 100000000 people across 7 states eligible to vote in sunday's poll they include those living in prime minister constituency. well she is chancellor has called for a snap election after his deputy was forced to resign heinz christie and straka stepped down because of the amount of a video which showed him promising state contracts in return for campaign financing defying all predictions the australi

federal aviation administration say the 737 max's return to service could be approved as soon as lateune. that does not mean other regulators around the world will all of. what will not come as any comfort to boeing is the growing list of airlines seeking compensation for having their shiny new planes grounded or delivered late. china's cararers are thehe latet to make their demands, 10 in total. analysts on chinese state media say the airline will try to keep thinings friendly. >> for one thing, the chinese aiaiines mustt start flying a substitute for the max model in its fleet. i think both sidedes will make their efforts to settle this dispute t through negotiation rather t than l ligation oror arbitration. >> china's airline association says the grounding will cost them more than 500 million dollars by the end of june even if the claims do not end up in court. boeing's problems look set to roll on even after passengers are back on board. >> for the first time in germany, doctors have delivered babies born to mothers with transplanted uteruses. neither mother could have given birth

the meeting comes as the us federal aviation administration faces allegations that it didn't detect ors design flaws on the plane. also making news today: in sri lanka, a hardline buddhist monkjailed for contempt of court, has walked free, after a presidential pardon. galagoda aththe gna nasara was sentenced to six years in prison last year after threatening the wife of a missing journalist in a court hearing. he was also accused of inciting violence against muslims. the pardon comes a week after extremist buddhists attacked muslim—owned homes, mosques and shops in an apparent reprisal for the easter bombings by islamist terrorists. the man nicknamed the american taliban has been released from a federal prison in indiana. john walker lindh served 17 years of a 20 year sentence, after being captured by us forces in afghanistan in 2001. lindh was let out early for good behaviour, but not everyone thinks he should have been. the us secretary of state called his release unconscionable, and others allege he still has extremist views. a violent tornado has wreaked heavy damage in the us stat

. >> reporter: that urgent message toghwo s inspectors at the federal aviation administration who say their managers are pressuring them not to report airplane safety issues. >> i've had reports that i've had entered into our database. one day, they were there; the next morning, they were gone. >> reporter: have you had the experience of finding a problem, reporting it, and being punished for it? >> yes. repeatedly, ovnd over. >> reporter: this 2016 inspector general's report substantiated similar claims that another f.a.a. inspector was pressured to back off an airline, and, when he didn't, he was retaliated against. are you charles banks? i'm tony dokoupil with cbs news. i just have a couple questions for you. banks oversaw inspectors at miami air international, a charter service with government contracts worth more than $200 million in the past five years. earlier this month, a miami air charter carrying u.s. military troops from guantanamo bay made a non-fatal crash landing in jacksonville, florida. the cause isn't yet known, but in 2017, the airline had other trouble ferrying tro

also coming up boeing on the federal aviation administration want global consensus to get the 77 knots flying again but that's could take time absent every many players on both stops and talks. on to the long still being that.

>>nevada congresswoman dina titus says the federal aviation administration has a credibility problem. >>you are and man with those that you are supposed to be regulating the us was the last country in the world to ground the boeing 7.37 max 8 jets. >>after 2 crashes just months apart, killed 346 people public perception was that it will took so long for us to do it. we were the last ones to do it. >>is because the f a a was just too cozy with modeling preliminary investigations show a link between both crashes and an aunt, a stall feature in the max jets called the m caste system until after lion air. >>the pilot said no the system was installed is that correct. yes, sir, oregon congressman peter defazio says boeing new for a year about the problems before notifying the f a a and a new audio recording obtained by cbs news reveals that american airlines pilots confronted boeing about the problems. >>before the second crash. >>served. with the families of some of the victims looking on acting f a administrator daniel along defended the agency safety record and promised not to rush the p

the meeting comes as the us federal aviation administration faces allegations that it didn't detect ordesign flaws on the plane. in sri lanka, a hardline buddhist monkjailed for contempt of court, has walked free, after a presidential pardon. galagodda utay uhnarasarra was sentenced to six years in prison in a court hearing. he was also accused of inciting violence against muslims. president trump has announced a $16 billion bailout for us farmers who've been badly hit by the trade war with china. he said the emergency aid would help to keep what he called america's cherished farms thriving. the man nicknamed the american taliban has been released from a federal prison in indiana. john walker lindh served 17 years of a 20 year sentence, following his capture by us forces in afghanistan in 2001. lindh was let out early for good behaviour, but not everyone thinks he's done his time. donald trump has said it shouldn't have happened and the us secretary of state mike pompeo called the release unconscionable. the bbc‘s nick bryant has more. john walker lindh was dubbed the american taliban

federal aviation administration said the move was due to increasing political instability and tensions in venezuela this comes after a coup attempt which president maduro claims has been defeated in an address to the nation nicolas maduro announced that several perpetrators have been arrested and he's trying to the military for restoring law and order however self-proclaimed leader one by jove is calling on people to take the streets on wednesday for a mass demonstration against the old government. does it for me more news of. right. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the pope about different clubs on one hand it is logical to signal from fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising people and i saw one on t.v. . i'm going to talk about football not the or else if you think i was going to go. by the way ways of the slide here. just. fine. if the fall of the local school easy. to see a little better that's a little of the little. i the stuff use this is a

aviation is flying high, becoming the first drone delivery service to be certified by the us federal aviation administrationgovernment has reportedly approved the supply of some equipment from chinese company huawei for use in the new 5g data network. some ministers have raised concerns about the decision and its effect on national security, but huawei has consistently denied that its work poses any risk of espionage or sabotage. vodafone was the uk's worst mobile network provider for the 8th year in a row according to survey from consumer group which. vodafone issued a statement apologising to customers, saying "we are working hard to understand the issue and what more we can do." virtual network provider giffgaff came top. tesla has reported a loss of over £500 million for the first three months of the year. it is also opening an investigation after this video appearing to show a model s vehicle exploding in shanghai was shared on a chinese social platform weibo. and finally a trio of autonomous robots are floating in a most peculiar way, doing astronauts‘ chores in space. meet honey, queen and bumble — t

not doing their job i thought about this 737 max situation where they say the f a a the federal aviation administration has turned over to march of the regulatory in the testing on the back stopping to the airlines themselves is it analogous. it's analogous in a way yes they depend on the pharmaceutical companies too and actually the pharmaceutical companies pay the federal government to expedite their claims to have the drug approved so they the government makes money on expediting their drugs more quickly without the guidelines of protection i used to manage radio stations and corporate counsel explained to us in no uncertain terms that if we discussed advertising rates with competing radio stations we were breaking the law this big pharma investigation turned up actual phone records and text messages between competing drug company execs messages as blatant as and this is a quote we are raising the price right now just letting you know stephen this is pretty damning stuff isn't it. what do you think airlines do the company puts out a new price whether it's united airlines or whatever and the next thi

error that contributed to the crushes during the same senate hearing the chief of the us federal aviation administration also backed the theory. what concerns me about the data from the flight data recorder is the apparent lack of recognition of runaway stab trim runaway stab trim is taught at the earliest stages of aircraft that have stabbed motors you don't pull out a checklist you don't open and look at what next it's memorized as a pilot as you asked me that's that's what i saw the lack of control in the speed and ethiopian in the inability the apparent. not doing the step trim cut out switch procedure well an aviation security expert we spoke to say such statements by u.s. politicians are not helpful. 1st of all i think that language is totally out of order they know full well that investigations are going on there is a political shall we say divide within the within the usa and they're actually trying to apportion blame somewhere else you have to get all the together and you have to draw on various resources from people and it is a cooperation and you don't inflame the situation by putting out rid

the federal aviation administration has been meeting with regulators from around the world to co—ordinatebeen focussed on fixes for the plane's software system — known as mcas. the head of the faa spoke to samira hussain. we're going to make sure that when the 737 max flies again, that the mcas the 737 max flies again, that the m cas syste m the 737 max flies again, that the mcas system and the inputs that make it activate are refined in a way that makes the aircraft as safe as possible. all we can do is look at the reports we have with great detail, and those in term reports have established to us the link between the ethiopian and lion air accidents and the faa, with boeing and operators and the international community, that is why we are here today, we are examining that link, we will mitigate that link and then doa we will mitigate that link and then do a safety analysis to allow the 737 max would be fly again. the investigation will determine whether or not it was sufficient. we will find out the reasons for these terrible, horrific accidents, and i'm confident that, working together

the meeting, led by the us federal aviation administration, the pound is the worst—performing major currencye dollar. its also weakened for 14 consecutive days against the euro. a new home for cosmetics company avon — it's to be sold to brazilian cosmetics group natura, which already owns the body shop and aesop. the deal will create the world's fourth—largest cosmetics company, with 3,200 stores worldwide. afternoon, welcome to the business news. four pharmaceutical companies have been accused of illegally colluding to restrict the supply of an anti—nausea tablet. by controlling the supply of the drug, the companies drove up the price paid for it by the nhs by 700%. the competition and markets authority said the cost of the tablets rose from £6.49 per pack to just over £51 after suppliers agreed not to compete. the drug is often prescribed to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. one of the firms named, alliance, has denied the allegations. the bbc has contacted the other firms for comment and has not received any as yet. joining us now isjosh hughes, senior associate at bolt burdon kemp

out of the baghdad embassy or oil workers are being removed and now we're hearing the federal aviation administration is warning commercial airliners to. avoid the gulf for fear of being targeted on accident so obviously the u.s. is sending conflicting messages a big point is going to come in the coming days because members of congress both republicans from the president's own party and democrats are saying we want to see the intelligence we want to know why we're seeing these increased tensions so they are expecting a briefing in the coming week how they respond it could set the tone for how this moves forward. transitional military council says it's ready to restart talks with protest leaders following pressure from the u.n. the african union demonstrators continued their demands for a civilian government in further protests on saturday in khartoum. for a new governing body were suspended for 72 hours on wednesday after protesters built more roadblocks in the capitol hill morgan has the latest from hard to. talks are set to resume between the opposition coalition as the declaration of freedom and c