good morning to you, hani.haven't really had trade war is coming to the effect yet, but this is what the dutch have put together for us. leave it to them, to tell us what it is all about. they have a monitor on global trade that they keep an eye on, down from a seven-year high at the start of 2018, to negative territory. this is global trade before trade war actually begins, what christine lagarde is warning ?bout it is very clear what the risks are, and what the downside scenario can be. i think that the u.s. administration is also fully aware of that. but it needs to be put into a context of an $85 trillion global economy that is on a very sound footing, that is exiting a phase of private sector deleveraging and has fiscal support that is able to keep it through this. if it is in fact, something that doesn't end up being protracted. so the length of time that this goes on becomes critical. at this stage though, there has and thist of headwinds type of event in the past, so investors should be cautious about o

either protesters according for a nationwide strike on wednesday that demanded the prime minister hani moki step down and for the i.m.f. back tax increase to be repealed sources have told al-jazeera that he could resign as early as monday. that's the typical me if the government doesn't respond to want monson it will be a general strike on wednesday just like the one last week who will be calling for the government to step down because we do not want a government pressured by external involvement we need a government that represents the nation. under international pressure muki impose state income corporation taxes to cut the kingdom's whopping thirty seven billion dollars debt. the pro western kingdom experienced an economic downturn coupled with rising unemployment in part because of prolonged conflict in neighboring syria and iraq and a large influx of refugees from those conflict areas which added to the growing crisis. many jordanians feel they've been squeeze financially by the government and they say these new taxes would decimate the middle class then drive the lower class furt

infuriated the protestors and they want the government to resign king abdullah has stood by prime minister hani milky despite calls to fire him the king's been instead calling for talks between m.p.'s and government ministers but moki is under international pressure to reform jordan's economy and cut its thirty seven billion dollar debt that is equivalent to ninety five percent of g.d.p. and then. the international monetary fund approved a seven hundred million line to jordan two years ago to lower public debt and increase growth jordan relies heavily on financial help from the u.s. u.a.e. and until recently saudi arabia which has cut funding king abdullah is a key u.s. ally in the strategically important region which borders syria israel and iraq with regional time or has worsened the kingdom's money problems and it sheltering one point four million syrian refugees that according to the hashemite government and those refugees look no closer to returning home. it's also has a large population of refugees from the war in iraq plus two million palestinian refugees have settled in the kingdom the

official jordan's government has responded to the people's demands by accepting to replace prime minister hani and working parliament speaker out of a total now told al-jazeera he will reject the law that initially sparked protests last thursday. although it seems to the protesters demands have been met they continued to march for the fifth night in a row and this is. the resignation is a first.

have taken to the streets for the third night in a row calling for the dismissal of prime minister, hani gas and blocked main roads near government offices in the capital amman. the protesters are angry at a new tax bill that is part of austerity measures. king abdullah has called for compromise from all sides. a number of people have been injured in clashes between the police and opposition protestors in the malian capital, bamako. police fired tear gas and beat the demonstrators who were holding a march demanding transparency in next month's presidential election. the authorities had earlier banned the protest, which was organised by a coalition of opposition parties. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, australia has issued an alert after 83 shipping containers fell from a vessel off the coast of new south wales during heavy swells. the items include sanitary products, surgical masks, and nappies. they've begun washing up ashore and there are concerns that they could prove dangerous to whales if they swallow them. spain's new prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been sworn into off

because afg hani people are crying out for decent governance. and you are not providing it.t. it is a challenge, and we are dealing with it, and we have dealt with it over the past four yea rs. it was not that we inherited a corruption free administration and then we initiated that. certain reforms have been carried out. certain people have been prosecuted. senior level people in the army as well as in the civilian side. the reform of thejudiciary and be prosecuted general‘s offers... 0pium production actually increase last year and the new york times ran a special investigation showing that officials, notjust taliban people, but officials are now intimately involved in all stages of the poppy and opium production cycle. as security has increased in parts of the country, if you look at the map, it is only taking place in areas which are under taliban control. it is rarely in the areas which are directly under the control of the government of afghanistan. but that is not a problem just for afghanistan. look at the consumption part of it. look at the transit countries. countri

have taken to the streets for the third night in a row calling for the dismissal of prime minister, hanilocked main roads near government offices in the capital, amman. the protesters are angry at a new tax bill that is part of austerity measures. king abdullah has called for compromise from all sides. a number of people have been injured in clashes between the police and opposition protestors in the malian capital, bamako. police fired tear gas and beat the demonstrators, who were holding a march demanding transparency in next month's presidential election. the authorities had earlier banned the protest, which was organised by a coalition of opposition parties. police in nicaragua have ended the siege of a church where opposition supporters had sought refuge after being attacked by riot police and pro—government militias. doctors have been allowed to treat the injured inside the church, in the city of masaya. more than 100 people have been killed in nicaragua since the unrest began six weeks ago. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared that the ride—hailing service, uber,

protests now prime minister hani al muki is out. of the past week nightly rallies the largest in five years of intensified protesters marched by his residence on sunday chanting we are coming animal but if the government must step down the tax law must be withdrawn these demands and we don't want the next government to implement the same policies either. jordanians are furious at his plan raising employees taxes by as much as five percent would squeeze them financially to the brink the capital amman is ranked as the arab world's most expensive city there's high unemployment in prices of basic goods rocketing jordan's a dependent economy has been struggling with the large influx of syrian refugees arriving in recent years added to this previous financial supporters like the u.a.e. u.s. and saudi arabia have dramatically cut their donations the hashemite kingdom is thirty seven billion dollars in debt that equipment from ninety five percent of its gross domestic product the government secured more than seven hundred million in credit

infuriated the protestors and they want the government to resign king abdullah has stood by prime minister hani milky despite calls to fire him the king's been instead calling for talks between m.p.'s and government ministers but moki is under international pressure to reform jordan's economy and cut its thirty seven billion dollars debt that is equivalent to ninety five percent of g.d.p. and then. the international monetary fund approved a seven hundred million line to jordan two years ago to lower public debt and increase growth jordan relies heavily on financial help from the u.s. u.a.e. and until recently saudi arabia which has cut funding king abdullah is a key u.s. ally in the strategically important region which borders syria israel and iraq with regional time or has worsened the kingdom's money problems and sheltering one point four million syrian refugees that according to the hashemite government and those refugees look no closer to returning home. it's also has a large population of refugees from the war in iraq plus two million palestinian refugees have settled in the kingdom the th

news: after four nights of protests in jordan, king abdullah is expected to ask the prime minister, hani. demonstrators are unhappy at a proposed tax increase and austerity measures — both backed by the international monetary fund. on friday king abdullah intervened to freeze an increase in fuel prices. (00v + vamp) six people have been killed and at least 20 injured six people have been killed and at least 20 injured in guatemala after the fuego volcano erupted. thick black smoke and ash spewed into the sky from the eruption, causing around 100 people to be evacuated from their homes. la aurora international airport was forced to shut down its only runway. security is tight in portland, 0regon, where rival demonstrations are being held. the rallies are by black—clad antifascists, known as antifa, and right—wing protestors in support of donald trump. it comes nearly a year after thousands converged on the city to protest against a pro—trump rally held shortly after a fatal racially motivated stabbing. at least 48 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia. 67 o

after four nights of protests injordan, king abdullah is expected to ask the prime minister, hani mulkiunhappy at a proposed tax increase and austerity measures, both backed by the international monetary fund. on friday, king abdullah intervened to freeze an increase in fuel prices. slovenia's president has confirmed he will give the leader of the right—wing sds party, janez jansa, the chance to form a new government. the sds emerged as the largest single party in parliament after sunday's election, but mrjansa's fiercely anti—immigrant rhetoric has alienated potential allies. security is tight in portland, 0regon, where rival demonstrations are being held. the rallies are by black—clad antifascists, known as antifa, and right—wing protestors in support of donald trump. it comes nearly a year after thousands converged on the city to protest against a pro—trump rally held shortly after a fatal racially motivated stabbing. china has warned the united states that any agreements reached on trade and business between the two countries will be void if washington implements new tariffs. last w

official jordan's government has responded to the people's demands by accepting to replace prime minister hani and willkie parliament speaker out of a total not told al-jazeera he will reject the law that initially sparked protests last thursday. although it seems to the protesters demands have been met they continued to march for the fifth night in a row and this is. the resignation is a first step to reduce the tension that exists in the country the second step which is the main step is to withdraw the decision by king abdullah from the parliament otherwise things will not calm down. they want to make it clear to the government that simply replacing him with the same old same will not fly people are looking for a paradigm shift they're not looking for changing faces like you know. second one prime minister and getting another one they're looking for a change in the policies of the policies have been detrimental to the daily life of the people and jordan and they're looking for changes in these in these policies. the protests broke out after and murky under pressure by the i.m.f. announced hi

have taken to the streets for the third night in a row calling for the dismissal of prime minister, hanied tear gas and blocked main roads near government offices in the capital, amman. the protesters a re angry at new taxes. king abdullah has called for compromise from all sides. a new therapy for men with terminal prostate cancer has yielded spectacular results, according to doctors at the institute of cancer research and the royal marsden hospital in london. the treatment involves boosting the immune system, so it can attack the tumour. in a trial, a third of patients with an advanced form of the disease were still alive after a year, while a tenth did not see the cancer grow. the therapy won't work for most patients though, and cancer research uk say the next step is to predict who will respond. the headlines on bbc news. one year on from the the terror attack on london bridge and borough market, a special service will be held at southwark cathedral, to remember those killed and injured. the government says it believes the uk will face a severe threat from islamist terrorism for at l

austerity protests in the capital amman sources have told al-jazeera that king abdullah is expected to ask hani a market to resign in a meeting at the royal palace. there's been a large explosion near a polytechnic university in afghanistan at least four people have been killed happened in the capital kabul where many of the country's top clerics were gathering. as the one year anniversary of the blockade of qatar pro-choice efforts in the u.s. to win support president donald trump initially backed the blockade in countries of saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain before calling on all sides to resolve the dispute political head looks at the role lobbying has played. the nation of qatar on fortunately has historically been a funder of terrorism it was a shock in washington and across the globe a u.s. president publicly going after cutter a close ally that houses the biggest u.s. base in the middle east siding with the blockading countries. at the time many believe the saudis fawning treatment of him in riyadh played a part but we now know thanks to e-mails leaked to the associated press tha

rezzes as a former world bank economist appointed by king of dol on tuesday his predecessor hani mulki resigned a day earlier in an attempt to diffuse the growing public anger but the change at the top didn't prevent a day long strike by doctors lawyers and teaches the. all stop defiant crowds from messing in the streets of the capital on wednesday night they say a cabinet reshuffle isn't enough to improve their lives. much people are saying give them a chance for the minister to withdraw the loyal cancel or do something but the people who are in on the heavenly patience is no room for them to wait people can't find anything to eat we don't have anything protesters wanted to rally outside the new prime minister's office but security forces blocked the road pushing back the sea of people. because. the only thing that happened the only demand fulfilled was that the government was dismissed we still have many more demands that have not been fulfilled we will stay in the streets until all our demands are met we want justice and dignity and bridge others though i hope hope the force was so

king abdullah has stood by prime minister hani milky despite calls to fire him the king's been instead calling for talks between m.p.'s and government ministers but moki is on the international pressure to reform jordan's economy and cut its thirty seven billion dollar debt that is equivalent to ninety five percent of g.d.p. yeah man. the international monetary fund approved a seven hundred million loan to jordan two years ago to lower public debt and increase growth jordan relies heavily on financial help from the u.s. u.a.e. and until recently saudi arabia which has cut funding king abdullah is a key u.s. ally in the strategically important region which borders syria israel and iraq regional time or has worsened the kingdom's money problems and it sheltering one point four million syrian refugees not according to the hashemite government and those refugees look no closer to returning home. it's also has a large population of refugees from the war in iraq plus two million palestinian refugees have settled in the kingdom. the king recently reversed plans to raise petrol prices foreign

anti-austerity protests continued into a fifth day, despite monday's resignation of prime minister hani mulki, who had pushed for the income tax increases backed by the international monetary fund. education minister omar razzaz has reportedly been tapped to serve as the next prime minister. he has formerly worked for the world bank. the ongoing protests are the biggest in jordan in years. in guatemala, the death toll from the eruption of the fuego volcano has risen to at least 69 people. the volcanic eruption 25 miles southwest of the capital guatema city has buried whole villages in lava. the death toll is expected to rise as searchch and rescue efforts continue. back in the united states, voters who did the posted a for .rimaries in several states among the races in montana, democrats will decide who faces off against republican congressmember who physically attacked a guardian reporter in 2017. in california, democratistate senator kevin daly own is trying to unseat dianne feinstein. dozens of people were arrested in civil disobedience protest in cities across the u.s. monday during

recent proposed tax hike and a stare to measures that led to six days of protests now prime minister hani muki is out. of the past week nightly rallies the largest in five years have intensified protesters marched by his residence on sunday chanting we are coming animal but if the government must step down the tax law must be withdrawn these demands and we don't want the next government to implement the same policies either jordanians are furious that his plan raising employees taxes by as much as five percent would squeeze them financially to the brink the cappleman is ranked as the arab world's most expensive city there's high unemployment in prices of basic goods rocketing jordan's a dependent economy has been struggling with the large influx of syrian refugees arriving in recent years added to this previous financial supporters like the u.a.e. u.s. and saudi arabia have dramatically cut their donations the hashemite kingdom is thirty seven billion dollars in debt that's equivalent to ninety five percent of its gross domestic product the government secured more than seven hundred milli

al jazeera reports jordan's king abdullah ii is expected to ask for prime minister hani al-mulki reation today. the biggest protest in jordain years. this is yasmin mihyar, one of the protesters. to be honest, the citizens cannot handle the economic burdens. who was bearing a previously? we are not the people who should pay the taxes of the imf and the debt the couountry's s putting n the shoulders of the people. people are protesting and opposing these decisions. amy: tunisia's defense ministry at least 46 refugees died when their boat sank off tunisia's coast sunday. the refugees were from tunisia and other african nations and were headed toward sicily. the uniteded nations says at let 660 refugees have died crossing the mediterranean so far this year. inin nicaragua, at leastst six people were kikilled over thee weekend amid escalatating antiti-government protests that haveve engulfed nicararagua sine mid-april. more than 110 people in the killed by security forces ory paramilitary groups loyal to nicararaguan president daniel ortega. on sunday, pope francis prayed for peace in nicara

king abdullah has stood by prime minister hani milky despite. calls to fire him the king's been instead calling for talks between m.p.'s and government ministers but moki is under international pressure to reform jordan's economy and cut its thirty seven billion dollars debt that is equivalent to ninety five percent of g.d.p. . the international monetary fund approved a seven hundred million loan to jordan two years ago to lower public debt and increase growth jordan relies heavily on financial help from the u.s. u.a.e. and until recently saudi arabia which has cut funding king abdullah is a key u.s. ally in the strategically important region which borders syria israel and iraq regional time or has worsened the kingdom's money problems and it sheltering one point four million syrian refugees not according to the hashemite government and those refugees look no closer to returning home. has a large population of refugees from the war in iraq plus two million palestinian refugees have settled in the kingdom. the king recently reversed plans to rais

that's despite the resignation of this man, prime minister hani al—mulki. office. people are angry at a plan to increase tax, which they say unfairly targets the poor and middle class. it comes after the price of fuel has risen five times since the beginning of the year. electricity bills have shot up 55%. here's a couple of protesters. translation: we will give the government a chance once it is part and then after that, we'll find out what her next employee. if they —— what her next employee. if they —— what our next claim will be. translation: art demands are plane in oz. there are many poor people and many in the middle—class who are affected by this —— are demands are playing an earnest. issam ikirmawi from bbc arabic is in amman. this is the road leading to the prime minister's office further up that hill. as you can see, security forces have started arriving in this place. protesters will be arriving here later on after they break the fast. this is one of the assembly points here in amman for the protesters to come and air their views. thousands of p

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omar al—razzaz has ta ken charge, after the king asked prime minister hani al—mulki to resign.ts against tax rises and austerity measures. this was sunday night. big protests with anti—government slogans. the police used tear gas and roads were blocked. these are the biggest protests in jordan for years. as you'd expect, they were focused in the capital amman, but we alsao saw them in other jordanian cities. issam ikirmawi has more. they've been going on for the last four days. they have been largely peaceful, here in amman people gathered outside the prime minister's office every evening after breaking the fast and they stay up until midnight, charting slogans and demanding the resignation of the government and the prime minister. in other parts of government there have been protests by people unhappy with the latest austerity measures approved by the prime minister. this morning the prime minister was summoned to meet the king and he tendered his resignation to king abdullah the second following the meeting. a statement has been issued by the protesters saying they will conti

we congratulate the jordanian people for the resignation of prime minister hani who exhausted the jordanian people with these taxes and with this law we want the new prime minister to have a program and development plans to serve our people because the jordanian people deserve the best. regardless of who is going to be the new prime minister our demand is for them to withdraw the income tax law whether it is honey on lucky or omar this is our goal and this is a victory for the jordanian people who are demanding the toppling of the government so what next for jordan now the prime minister step down we're going to talk about that joining us on skype from singapore james dorsey he is a syndicated columnist and a senior fellow at the s. rajaratnam school of international studies there's a dosey thank you for your time actually before we get into what next for jordan can you explain to our viewers the difference between the monarchy the king abdullah and the prime minister have been clashing who makes the big decisions in the end because felt there was a little confusion over some of that. but q

king abdullah has stood by prime minister hani mulkey despite calls to fire him the king's been instead calling for talks between m.p.'s and government ministers but moki is under international pressure to reform jordan's economy and cut its thirty seven billion dollar debt that is equivalent to ninety five percent of g.d.p. . the international monetary fund approved a seven hundred million loan to jordan two years ago to lower public debt and increase growth jordan relies heavily on financial help from the u.s. u.a.e. and until recently saudi arabia which has cut funding king abdullah is a key u.s. ally in the strategically important region which borders syria israel and iraq regional time or has worsened the kingdom's money problems and it sheltering one point four million syrian refugees that according to the hashemite government and those refugees look no closer to returning home. has a large population of refugees from the war in iraq and around it plus two million palestinian refugees have settled in the kingdom. the king recently reversed plans to raise petrol prices foreign prot

official jordan's government has responded to the people's demands by accepting to replace prime minister hani and wilkie parliament speaker out of a total not told al-jazeera he will reject the law that initially sparked protests last thursday. although it seems to the protesters demands have been met they continued to march for the fifth night in a row and. the resignation is a first step to reduce the tension that exists in the country the second step which is the main step is to withdraw that assertion backing up dollars from the parliament otherwise things will not calm down they want to make it clear to the government that simply replacing him with the same old thing will not fly people are looking for a paradigm shift they're not looking for changing faces like you know. sacking one prime minister and getting another one they're looking for a change in their policies and the policies have been detrimental to the daily life of the people and jordan and they are looking for changes in these in these policies. protests broke out after and murky under pressure by the i.m.f. announced his pl

jordan's prime minister hani mulki has resigned, after four nights of protests against austerity measuresiddle class. king abdullah has the asked the education minister, omar al—razzaz, to form a new government. god's own country — that's how many refer to the yorkshire countryside. lancashire is known as the red rose county, kent is the garden of england. but which county in england has the strongest identity? and what about england's towns and cities — and the rivalries that go with them? for the first time, bbc news has attempted to map the local and regional loyalties in england. our home editor mark easton has been investigating why people love the places they do. beneath the veneer of national identity, england is a rich tapestry of ancient allegiances and rivalries. support your county! in yorkshire, the medieval emblem of the white rose is still glorified as a symbol of county pride. as the tour de yorkshire cycle race speeds across the east riding, local schoolchildren are taught what it means to hail from yorkshire. there are lessons in welly wanging, pudding races and tug—of—wa

official jordan's government has responded to the people's demands by accepting to replace prime minister hani and willkie parliament speaker out of a total not told al-jazeera he will reject the law that initially sparked protests last thursday. although it seems to the protesters demands have been met they continued to march for the fifth night in a row and. the resignation is a first step to reduce the tension that exists in the country the second step which is the main step is to withdraw that assertion backing up dollars from the parliament otherwise things will not calm down. they want to make it clear to the government that simply replacing him with the same old same will not fly people are looking for a paradigm shift they're not looking for changing faces like you know. second one prime minister and getting another one they're looking for a change in the policies of the policies have been detrimental to the daily life of the people and jordan and they are looking for changes in these in these policies. the protests broke out after milky under pressure by the i.m.f. announced his plan

he replaces prime minister hani al—mulki, who resigned on monday. that goes far enough. thousands took to the streets. these are the largest protests jordan has experienced in years. people chanted anti—government slogans and clashed with police, who fired tear gas and blocked roads. here's one protester. there is a wave of change, especially in young people, who, in the age of the internet, it's very easy to see how stuff is changing or to get influenced and excited. there's nothing to be worried about, you know? i'm not worried. we basically have nothing to lose any more. there's nothing to lose for me. the worst is happening. it cannot get any worse. i want a better future, honestly. i want different decisions. i want a government that cares about people and notjust money and businesses, you know? i want an environment that's inclusive for everyone and notjust people who can afford to live. so why are people so angry? well, as you just heard there, a lot of it is about money. the government recently decided to increase income tax by at least 5%.

reza has as a former world bank economist appointed by king of dialogue on tuesday his predecessor hani mulki resigned a day earlier in an attempt to diffuse the growing public anger but the change at the top didn't prevent a day long strike by doctors lawyers and teaches. all stop defiant crowds from messing in the streets of the capital on wednesday night they say a cabinet reshuffle isn't enough to improve their lives that was what people are saying give them a chance for the minister to withdraw the oil cancel or do something but the people who are known to have been patients is no room for them to wait people can't find anything to eat we don't have anything protesters wanted to rally outside the new prime minister's office but security forces blocked the road pushing back the sea of people the look of the anybody thought and often the only thing that happened the only demand fulfilled was that the government which does missed we still have many more demands that have not been fulfilled we will stay in the streets until all our demands are met we want justice and dignity and bridge

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