students when war broke out in the region and fled to london joe was born in the british capital her name is albanian the for love. in london she was known as the girl from kosovo but when she was 11 pap errant returned to push dina. i definitely felt like the new girl a lot of the time as much as you feel like you see leave london you're like ok i'm going to go to costco and they were going to think my name's not and i'm going to really you know things just going to be a little bit different and you go in your own it's like the english girl it just came to cross over and it was hard and i really find myself being a part of the place as i'm very much from london and i'm very much from pristina. she dreamt of becoming a pop star and made that dream reality that made 15 she return to london without her parents who trust her to make it on her own she done to be fearless at an early age. my grandfather was a historian in kosovo and. i guess when the war started there were lots of things happening obviously with the occupation of the serbian forces and my grandfather was. well was told tha

students when war broke out in the region and fled to london joe was born in the british capital her name is albanian for love. in london she was known as the girl from kosovo but when she was 11 to have returned to push dina. i definitely felt like the new girl a lot of the time as much as you feel like you say you leave london and you're like ok so negative and people going to think my name's not and i mean everywhere you know things just going to be a little bit different and you go in your own it's like the english girl it just came across it was hard and i really find myself being a party places i'm very much for one and i'm very much appreciate that. she dreamt of becoming a pop star and made that dream reality that made 15 she return to london without her parents who trust her to make it on her own she done to be fearless at an early age. my grandfather was a historian in kosovo and. i guess when the war started there were lots of things happening obviously with the occupation of the serbian forces and my grandfather was. well i was told that he had to rewrite history and to ki

joe has been following story london. joe, what is the logic behind the global medical tax? when i think of most national tax policies, they try to design them to track capitol and get the country and edge no, but make it all even for everybody, what is behind this? >> it's been a progressive policy goal for a long time. a lot of parts especially ryan based precisely because of politicians and economists on the left want to end tax competition, they think the problem a lot of countries trying to reform tax stimulate more business investment, it somehow denies government revenue so think what you see here secretary yellen, it was pushed to increase taxes on u.s. companies and then do what europeans have always wanted to do, the global minimum tax to prevent companies from going anywhere else, to lock in revenue. paul: so what about the line she and the president used, a race to the bottom is that what we have seen around the world here over the last few years? >> no, that's what is range, they have been following a completely different universal tax discussion around the worl

right here in london, the metal exchange, nearly $10,000. joeforgot my copper $10,000 hat at home. we continue to get various commodity charts, they are going up to the right, record highs, near record highs. copper very close to all-time highs. 10,000. romaine: you can also go for a 4 50 hat. 452, that was the number. joe: joining us, emily weiss. there are a lot of factors behind the surge in copper. we talk a lot about demand. there are also supply constraints. what are some of the factors in terms of how quickly we can get copper out of the ground? >> we know that the global demand is there and we have seen that reflected. but now turning to the supply side, particularly some of the major suppliers of copper, particularly julie and peru, there are some domestic issues that are keeping investors out of the market and keeping future investment at bay for the immediate term as investors look to see how these immediate political situations shakeout. caroline: let's talk about the clinical situations particularly in chile at the moment. the strik

♪ caroline: from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york and from here in london, i'm caroline hyde. joei'm joe weisenthal. romaine: and i'm romaine bostick. the s&p 500's weeks a record high. -- 500 squeaks to a record high. joe: the question is, "what'd you miss?" caroline: tesla growing production, but was that priced in? the u.s. also seems to be in the driver's seat when it comes to its economy with another manufacturing today beating forecasts and economists keeping an eye on inflation and maybe they should given that we have seen increasing prices today in wheat, soybeans, corn, what we all live off. before we dig into the economic side of the equation, let's start with tesla. what we anticipated? joe: more or less. i think the fed needs to cut rates, the average selling price of a tesla fell a bit this quarter and if that is our new inflation basket, maybe we should see some deflation there. despite the eps with a modest selloff. romaine: don't forget about the big bitcoin purchase that they made, saying that they made $100 million from selling some of that. joe: what are they do

♪ caroline: from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york and from london, i'm caroline hyde. joei'm joe weisenthal. caroline: romaine bostick is off today, but let's take a look at yields doing nothing, but the dollar is set to go higher, joe. joe: the question is, what'd you miss? caroline: we were telling you about the strong economic recovery, the gdp number, and that number globally is uneven. the eurozone tipped into a double-dip recession in the first quarter and while the data highlighting the cost of the slow covid vaccination effort that has left britain lagging behind the united states, and things like lumber, semiconductors, we are hearing repeatedly of earnings calls. let's dig into technology a little more, with chips and big tech names. amazon at a record high at one point today. joe: i was joking earlier in the week that the analyst community seems to not have done a good job estimating how strong corporate earnings were going to be. i was right. there is no joke at all. massive's. the most record beats ever. 90% of s&p 500 firms beating their estimates. the flipsi

one of his stories was joe miller's just a book, first compiled in the 1730's in london by a british jester joe miller. it went through many additions and was circulating in the american west and early 19th century. new jests -- another joke book was one lincoln used. lincoln remembered all of the stories that he was told by others. his father -- it is often said lincoln had a poor relationship with his father. it was a difficult relationship that was one of the most important thinks he got from his father was the capacity to tell stories. his father was a very good joke and storyteller. he heard stories as a young man, certainly on the circuit with other lawyers, he acquired stories. i don't think he kept a joke book. it some that he had apologetics and johnson down. he was waiting in the line of being introduced at the white house. i don't think it was a written file. lincoln said, he did adept those stories. he said just send a barrel of whiskey to my generals. that is straight from joe miller. it is not original to lincoln. >> his public life -- his humor benefited. would you say

london. >>> u.s. president joeiden will welcome his first foreign leader to the white house in just a few hours. japanese prime minister suga arrived in washington thursday evening, he is scheduled to meet with president biden this afternoon. the topics of discussion are expected to center around the two countries' opposition to china's recent aggression against taiwan. two the leaders will also hold a joint news conference. let's bring in blake essig who joins us from tokyo. blake, the prestige of being the first leader to visit the biden white house, what message is that sending to china and to japan? >> reporter: you know, kim, it really speaks to the importance of the u.s./japan alliance, a relationship that here in japan has been called the cornerstone of diplomacy and security. this is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders and president biden's first visit from a foreign leader since taking office in january. now, the summit between president biden and prime minister suga on friday is expecte

just finally what do you know about the condition of julius anjan belmarsh prison in london hand in expectations from joebiden who's earth and nothing about dropping all the espionage charges against him well as much as you can suspect this is a maximum security prison called you i'm damn well. very very danger caminos. julian assange she's not serving any sentence there's no reason why she should remain increasing there is a risk of. fund and week in prison she is isolated most of the day 2223 hours per day so she's no well she's definitely no not not well and. yet the charges should be dropped because even if you win she's extradition case in the last instance then general sanchez will be safe to move from the u.k. . u.k. decision we'll leave ali this jurisdiction if he goes out of the u.k. she will be in the in general the united states trying to get him again that's why it's so important to john biden and the new u.s. administration job finally and computed the charges which are basic usually against general former counsel thank you that's up of this 1000 provisional going underground back home of th

i know i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at our main stories now president joe biden is reportedly decided to withdraw all american troops from afghanistan by september 11th speaking anonymously u.s. officials have told the reuters news agency the decision will be announced formally on wednesday and it would miss the may 1st deadline for withdrawal equate with the taliban by the trump of ministration september the 11th this year is the 20th anniversary of the $911.00 attacks by al qaeda which that the us invasion of afghanistan and.

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joe miller's jest book first composed and compiled in 1730s in london, by the british jester and joker, joe miller, went through subsequently many, many editions and was circulating in the american west, across america, certainly in the american west, in the early 19th century. updated, new jests interpolated, by others, not joe miller. and then lincoln remembered all the stories he was told by others as they swapped yarns. his father was, it was often said lincoln had a poor relationship with his father, and that was no doubt a difficult relationship, but that's one of the most important things lincoln got from his father, the capacity to tell stories. his father was a very, very good joke and story teller. family exchange of stories was important to him. he heard stories as a young man in new salem, certainly on the circuit with other lawyers he acquired stories. these were all filed away. i don't think he kept a joke book. it is said by some that he had a file of jokes. he certainly jotted some down. there was a moment where he was waiting in line, being introduced at the white hous

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hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the ultimate empire during world war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement but it was rejected by turkey's government which said it is not supported by any evidence. now reports and a warning some of the images are disturbing. it's a story more than 100 years old for turkey it's a chapter that's turned but for the united states and other members of the international community turkey must apologize for the events that started in 1915 that was when ottoman turks deported hundreds or thousands of armenians from eastern and atoll year to the syrian desert but what happened and how many were then killed remains disputed many historians say more than a 1000000 armenians lost their lives turkish officials deny any systematic killings took place saying it was a time of war and the death toll has been exaggerated turkey has always been angered by government describing the event that be

i know i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at our main stories now president joe biden has reportedly decided to withdraw all american troops from afghanistan by september 11th speaking anonymously u.s. officials have told the reuters news agency the decision will be announced formally on wednesday when it would miss the may 1st deadline for the withdrawal equate with the taliban by the trumpet ministration september the 11th this year is the 20th anniversary of the 911 attacks by al qaeda which that the u.s. invasion of afghanistan and america's longest war can really help it has more on this now from the white house. in terms of this withdrawal it has been a generation since that war began ad and as a result americans have grown weary in a pandemic they feel this is no longer a price tag couldn't they can afford and so 2 there are about 2500 remaining troops we know according to the white house that the pullout could begin right away but should be complete by september 11th of this year now we should also let you know that this is being criticized here in the united state

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden says the american withdrawal from afghanistan will be complete ahead of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks and a speech at the white house he announced that all $3500.00 u.s. soldiers in the country will begin to leave next the months the conflict has cost the lives of $2400.00 u.s. service members and they also cost an estimated $2.00 trillion dollars i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a fist we want to have to stand because of the horrific attack that happened 20 years ago that cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021 patrick o'brian is at the pentagon and says the defense department has concerns. it's been long believed that u.s. military leadership urging president joe biden to keep at least a small contingent of troops in afghanistan specifically to be able to have counterterrorism operations there's a big concern in this

joe wilson, bbc news, north london. that's it. have a very good night. welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anand menon, director of the uk in a changing europe and dia chakravarty, brexit editor at the daily telegraph. welcome to you both. let's look through what is already in. many of tomorrow's front pages lead on the proposed plans for a european super league. the i carries pictures of all the owners of the so—called big six. some people refer to them as the dirty dozen. the metro leads with prince william publicly speaking out against plans for the super league. according to the financial times — 12 clubs that have agreed tojoin the league have been guaranteed a �*welcome bonus�* worth 200 million to 300 million euros each. the guardian front page also reports of the government's furious counter—offensive against the plans. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been speaking about that. let's kick off, i hope you are both into your football, which will be slightly more than me.

that washington and london hit out saying this dummy a joe expedition of yours was a scam more or less because the data was being withheld and they really had howard at beijing over this. here are haven't heard a new one describe it as a scam not to me anyway but look i think this is what are the important thing here again we look at the data we review the data we ask questions of the doctor we interpret the data now then what people do with it is kind of up to them now we felt biased on our sets and that the laboratory leak was highly unlikely now if that doesn't suit the political interpretation of that well you know that's something that's got to be discussed in the same way that the chinese to have their own narrative about this story that we didn't necessarily entirely agree with either the cape issue though is it if you make too much of a political possibility you prevent the ongoing work from happening in new hires off the chance to continue this work and and as a scientist that's what really worries me. and of course the team were aware of how politically charged it is because

hello unarmed teenager in london the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has announced a series of measures to tackle gun violence calling the situation an epidemic and an international embarrassment biden says he'll rein in some for some but weapons known as ghost guns which come in kits and without serial numbers is also moving to restrict on braces for the use to turn some pistols into rifles and he's called on congress to help him posse even tougher measures whether congress acts or not i'm going to use all the resources in my disposal present to keep the american people safe from gun violence but there's much more of the congress can do to help that effort and they can do it right now. they've offered plenty of thoughts and prayers members of congress but they passed not a single new federal law to reduce gun violence. enough prayers. time for some action. our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat says biden still has a long way to go. it's going to be a challenge to work with congress given the fact that you know you need to pass this in t

london. this is "the european close." president joes hosting a virtual climate summit that brings together world leaders including xi jinping, boris johnson, vladimir putin, and the pope. president biden promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. hiral patel joins us now. you had a large report on themes you are investing in over a decade or so. if we zero in on climate, is it about the risking your portfolio is -- or is it about finding the alpha in the green investing world? hiral: thank you very much for having me. i would definitely say it is finding areas of opportunity within your -- within -- our roadmap highlights all of the trends we think should be on investor radar. we analyzed which one is gaining or losing momentum just looking at corporate discretion. when we focus on energy and environment, clearly dominated by hydrogen, renewable electric. my job is to think about the areas of underinvestment or the next areas within energy that deserve attention. there are two things we have highlighted. the first is beyond thos

hello nor in trade or in london the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has announced a series of measures to tackle gun violence calling the situation an epidemic and an international embarrassment biden says he'll rein in some for simple weapons known as ghost guns which come in kits and without serial numbers and also moving to restrict arm braces that he used to turn some pistols into rifles and he's called on congress to help in posse even tougher measures for their crime.

london. we will get back now to our bloomberg scoop. u.s. president joe to be eyeing proposals that would almost double the capital gains tax rate for the wealthy to 39.6%. this in a bid to help pay for a raft of social spending. that has an immediate impact on the markets. you can very clearly see where it dropped off. u.s. futures showing some gains, showing that we have re-factored in in the short term. i should point out that those u.s. futures are paring those gains a little bit as we go through the morning, certainly true of some of the u.s. equity markets anyway. european stock markets look different because this news about the u.s. tax story came after the close in europe. we have to play catch up. questions as to what extent you need to factor that into the european stock market story. it will impact u.s. growth. it is relevant globally. asia pacifico goodies not reacting that much to this u.s. story. we do see a modest gain for u.s. -- asian equity markets. we see oil turning a corner from what has been a generally pretty weak week. it has been

hello barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the ultimate empire during walled war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement but it was rejected by turkey's government which said it is not.

london, i'm caroline hyde. romaine: the s&p closing at another record high. joe: the question is --"what'd you miss?"aroline: this economic recovery feels like it is picking up steam, but some like chair powell say it is uneven and weak. he also urged people to get vaccinated, not just in developed countries but globally. the lack of vaccinations is seen as a key risk to progress. chair powell focusing in on equality. also, the fed has the tools to curb any sort of price pressure we may see. joe: exactly right. we have heard this from the fed in a -- for a while. they are serious in believing that robust growth can help eliminate the inequality that fed chair powell was speaking of earlier. >> the recovery remains uneven and incomplete. the unemployment rate in the bottom quartile is still 20%. there's still 8.5 million people out of work, and this unevenness we are talking about is a serious issue. viruses are no specters of borders, and until the world, really, is vaccinated, we will all be at risk of new mutations. romaine: he has sort of been pounding this message for a while, but definitely some

london. as take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world now u.s. president joe biden has announced new controls on home gun assembly kits and ownership restrictions biden has called gun violence an epidemic the cubs follow mass shootings in colorado and georgia republicans have attacked the measures as unconstitutional. iran has freed a south korean oil tanker it seems in january tehran had demanded the transfer of a 7 of $7000000000.00 being held in seoul because of u.s. sanctions it's not known whether any payment was made to ship sailed out as before international talks over iran's nuclear program and. indonesia's navy has delivered rain relief supplies to regions hit by authorities declared a state of emergency after storms devastated several communities over 200 people have been killed more bad weather is for cost. demonstrators in northern ireland petrol bombs at police and set fires as sectarian violence spreads crowds have ignored appeals for calm tensions have been fueled by trade barriers which came in when britain left the european union. as military

london coming up. we have to step up president joe biden kicks off his global climate summit with a pledge to cut u.s. emissions in half by 2030. patients turned away and predatory i'm overwhelmed as india sets a new global record for daily covert cases. russia orders its troops to withdraw from near the border with ukraine but leave their heavy weapons behind us. might that help us miles it was worth a $1000000.00 when you walk in the room you little. tears and tributes at the funeral of 20 year old dante wright 11 days after he was shot dead during a routine traffic stop. and then for real madrid's president insists the european leader remains on standby. it says it's completely wrong or to believe the project is finished. u.s. president joe biden is trying to make good on his pledge to be a global leader on climate hosting a major 2 day summit on earth day and he kicked off the 1st day with a big pledge he says the u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the end of this decade that's nearly double the previous target it tops off a week of similar bold promises the u

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden says the american withdrawal from afghanistan will be complete ahead of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks and a speech at the white house he announced that all 3500 u.s. soldiers in the country will begin to leave next the months the conflict has cost the lives of 2400 u.s. service members and they'd also cost an estimated $2.00 trillion dollar.

london coming up. we have to step up president joe biden kicks off his global climate summit with a pledge to cut u.s. emissions in half by 2030. patients turned away and predatory i'm overwhelmed as india sets a new global record for daily coated cases.

london. our top stories... joe pipe dream. but today's vote in the house was very real. we'll look at whether full representation can become a reality. and, after a 13 month hiatus, the new york philharmonic return triumphantly, we'll talk to their artistic director. the response of world leaders to the climate crisis has thus far, been somewhat like my former attitude to homework. delay, put off, postpone — anything to avoid having to sit down and work out what's required. but all that procrastination doesn't change the reality of the fast—approaching deadline. and so eventually, belatedly maybe even grudgingly — you get on with it — and that is how it is for 40 world leaders, who today gathered for a virtual climate summit. speak for yourself, i was the girly swot — and i certainly got better than marks than the us government might be awarded for their performance this past decade. but at least the us is now returning to the pledges it has made, and going further. joe biden is ripping up the climate target he and

hello i'm barbara sara you're watching out 0 live from london also coming up a precedent president in an unprecedented times taking stock of joe biden's 1st 100 days in office twin court challenges for kremlin critical legs in a valley and his anti corruption organization but his supporters say they will fight on. and that reaching out for the stars of china's 1st that giant step in its ongoing mission to become an international space power. thank you for joining us we begin in india where the smoke from around the clock cremations shrouding the country cities is a constant reminder of the coronavirus tragedy there and the real statistics tell the same grim story the country is now reporting more than $18000000.00 confirmed cases there have been 8 straight days of 300000 plus infections more than 200000 people have died but it's fear that the true number could be 5 times that or even 10 times the official figure and as the caseload climbs and the death toll grows the vaccination rollout just can't keep pace nearly 148000000 doses have been administered but because of the size of the population fewer than 10 percent of people h

the floyd family to say he was so relieved we are expecting to hear from joe biden in the next half hour or so that is it from london my colleagues and though we'll have more on the story stay with us here on al-jazeera. 3 year investigation into the pro-gun lobby i've been in florida is moving to start to really. reveal secrets. sitting out there will be people outraged internet. connection some don't want exponents many in legacy media love the last shooting. duck next week night al-jazeera investigations how to sell a massacre on al-jazeera. that was 1st fully effects in its life is a clear demonstration of all the measures that cut that ed away as it has put in place to ensure the highest standards of safety and hygiene on ball p.p. if i stop. in-flight entertainment system you'll be cabin cleaning systems disinfectant robots. today is an important day for the airline industry and the message for travelers is that we are walking tirelessly to implement every measure to safeguard their health thank you the boy. most people will never know what's beyond this storm. deafening silence this $100.00 some forms always

inside for this news hour now marry him the money will be back in a moment in london but more of that day's news day. president joe biden into the white house facing multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic and a divided america 3 months on has he managed to follow through on campaign promises to fix the country stay with this bespectacled coverage of biden's 1st 100 days ago on al jazeera if the political debate show that's challenging the way you think i want to know where you're to stand on cancer culture decreasing the range of ideas that can be heard from international politics to the global pandemic and everything in between if tech companies are the ones with all the power what do we do what's the solution 'd or get organized what are world leaders or governments missing thread talking about targets like 2040 we're trying to talk about what now up front with me while i'm on here on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where every. in the 1st time lands of home in mesopotamia with the 1st settlements food and the cradle of civilization iraqi people who've depended on the tigris and euphrates for centuries can n

london time. first word news. let's get to annabelle. annabelle: thanks. president joe biden is poised to become the first u.s.eader in 40 years to recognize the armenian genocide. the announcement will likely coincide with the massacre's remembrance day on saturday. the move risks upsetting turkey, which does not recognize the genocide, with the country's foreign minister saying, if the u.s. wants to worsen ties, the decision is there's. jp morgan is finding out that finding a sporting revolution is a risky business. one of the world's largest banks is now exposed to a very public defeat in the world of football. the wall street giant brecht europe's breakaway super league to the tune of 4 billion euros. now the project appears doomed, with most of the teams pulling out. russian police have arrested nearly 1500 protesters throughout the country, amid demonstrations surrounding the release of alexey navalny. his health is said to be in severe decline after a three-way congress strike -- three we congress strike. global news 24 hours a day, this is bloomberg. annmarie. annmarie: annabelle, thanks so much. annab

this is a part of president joe biden's commitment to the paris climate agreement. >>> mayor london breed announced the city is ahead of meeting its environmental goals. clean power sf will beat its target and give customersgive cs renewable energy by 2025. the city will seek to become carbon neutral by 2045 instead of 2050. >> i want the next generation of young people to look back and say, what did they do? why didn't they >> the mayor was that chase center which has become a certified green business. >>> this is a day when the world pauses if even for a moment to think about where we are in terms of protecting the planet. then ashley spoke with a bay area man who is on the front lines of the effort to raise awareness about the battle. dan joins us now with the conversation. >>> while we have made great strides in some areas of environmental protection, we are woefully behind in others. i spoke with george jacob, the ceo of the aquarium by the bay about what we should be thinking about this earth day and also about big plans for the future of the aquarium. >> i know it has been a challe

london coming up. gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's a little national that. joe biden takes executive action in an effort to tackle the u.s. is escalating gun crisis insisting it is just a start. a critical care doctor testifies it was a lack of oxygen that killed george floyd not a drugs overdose. myanmar's military condemned as bullies for knocking out the country's ambassador to the u.k. . african nations dropped plans to buy the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine but say it's not because of any link to blood clots. and in sport defending champion dustin dawson gets off to a shaky start the masters world number one is having a bad day at augusta have finished round one at 2 over par 745 shots off the pace at the moment. after estimated $11000.00 shooting deaths so far this year u.s. president joe biden has unveiled executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence he described the situation as an epidemic biden says he will rein in self assembled or ghost guns weapons that come in kits without serial numbers and can be assembled at home he's also moving to restric

london. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world american president joe biden has held his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house by use the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed the full cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in u.s. history. a dutch prime minister mark who has survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power he's narrowly survived a no confidence vote over claims that he lied about coalition talks who had to has not been forced to resign but his chances of forming a new government have been dealt a serious blow for. belgian police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fool's day prank police said that 3 officers were hurt $22.00 people arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter by leading a mass in st peter's cathedral in rome but the pontiff skipped the tradit

joe and the c.n.n. national zoo bizer on the death penalty and co-author of the report in london focus on. sports news the brand new european football super league that was announced on sunday it has crumbled all 6 english clubs have abandoned plans to join the breakaway league only a handful of spanish and italian clubs remain involved. chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. many would agree with the we saved football chant the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure. inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. the law and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the tradition of the beautiful game all 6 of the powerful english clubs had pulled out of the

joe miller's jest. this was first composed and compiled in the 17 thirties in london by the british gesture and joker, choe miller. subsequently it went through many many additions and was circulating in the american west, across america, in the american west, in the early 19th century, updated and interpolating by others, but not show miller another joke book was probably one lincoln knew. and then lincoln remembered all the stories that he was told by others. it is often said that lincoln had a poor relationship with his father, but that's one of the most important things lincoln got from his father, the capacity to tell stories. his father was a very good joker and storyteller. family exchange of stories was important to him. he heard stories as a young man. certainly on the circuit with other lawyers, here quite stories. and these were all filed away. i don't think he kept a joke book. it was said by some that he had a file of jokes, while he certainly jotted some down and there was a moment when he was waiting in the line that was being introduced at the white house and there was one person that had q

london. it would be illegal for james quincy as a british subject to give $100 to joe biden's presidential campaign, but it's not illegal for the masked rings of woke billionaires, foreign and domestic to make airlines, sports and carbonated beverages the propaganda division of the democrat party. take me out of the ball game. you can root, root for the home team, but what is the point? if the home team is schilling for woke totalitarians and the chinese bureau. it's a great pleasure to welcome to our show a guy that i worked with on the radio for many years, james golden, better known to millions as the rush limbaugh's show only mr. snerdly. james, it's great to see you. i was interested to talk to you about this because basically i don't get why an african american isn't totally insulted at the whole premise of this fake crisis, that is unlike white americans, you guys are too stupid to acquire picture i.d. are you sick of being told that? >> thank you for having me, mark. you're exactly right. it's insulting and insulting on a learn that is -- it's depraved. let's look back. how long have democr

london. and it's time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world american president joe biden has held his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house used the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed the full cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in american history a dutch prime minister mark who has survived one of the biggest political fights of his decade in power he has narrowly survived a no confidence vote over claims he lied about coalition talks who has not been forced to resign but his chances of forming a new government have been dealt a serious blow. belgian police have clashed with a large crowd gathered in a brussels park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april fools day prank police said that 3 officers were hurt and $22.00 people arrested large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection. they are of course watching d.w. news still to come thousands of german tourists decide to holiday on the spanish island of new york during the pandemic are they putting o

london, i am caroline hyde. romaine: let's take a look at where we stand in financial markets. the s&p 500 and nasdaq 100 closed at a record high. joe: the question is, "what'd you miss?" caroline: we are on an eve of a milestone for the markets. more mainstream acceptance and access to cryptocurrencies. coinbase ready to go public tomorrow. the future is different when it comes to spac's. now facing a bit of a roadblock as u.s. regulators look to crack down on accounting rules. let's start with spac's. joe: so many companies went to the spac round. it is easier, faster, may be a little less scrutiny. but they have not been doing so well. if we look at the greenhorn line, after crushing debt, it has faded lately, looking pretty weak. there are some regulatory issues but also just markets. romaine: also some concerns i guess about the ownership structure. joe: joining us with more, bloomberg deals reporter. there are a lot of moving parts to this story. there is the market performance of companies that have gone public. there is also the slowdown. we know that anchors are tired from all the paperwork. now there are some accounting qu

watching out as they are live from london also coming out of palestine announces it's delaying its 1st election in 15 years a president in unprecedented times taking stock of joe biden's 1st $100.00 days in office and twin court challenges for kremlin critic alex in about landis anticorruption organization but his supporters say they will fight all. coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday but millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal sparking fears that the state may turn into the new at the center elizabeth for and then reports from new delhi. should the sun is inconsolable lot to hearing of her mother's death while waiting in line to get oxygen for her i want to go to my mother she cries repeatedly. she described just how difficult it is to get help in delhi. we have an out of a house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available in all of delhi and after a lot of running around we finally got here by around 4 initially there was a queue on the other side then we were told t

>> president joe biden kicks off his global climate summit with a pledge to cut u.s. emissions in half by 2030. ♪ this is al jazeera live from londonalso coming up, patients turned away and crematorium's global record for daily covidew cases. a nation on edge just by russian troop withdrawal. we join ukraine's navy. >> my son had a smile that was worth a million dollars. when he walked in the room, he lit up the room. >> tears and tributes at the funeral of 20-year-old daunte wright who was shot dead during a routine traffic stop. ♪ u.s. president joe biden is trying to make good on his pledge to be a global leader on climate, hosting a two day summit on earth day. he kicked off the first day with a big pledge. the u.s. will aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52% of 2005's level by the end of this decade. it tops off a week of similar bold promises. the u.k. aiming for a similar cut. canada by 40 to already 5%. to put it in specter of -- in perspective, the u.s. is 40 to 41% of 1990 levels. more than half of countries are committing to the target set by the paris climate accord. it is still going to be a challenge. we are already at 1.2

follow up our prosperity you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up a president president in unprecedented times taking stock of joe biden's 1st 100 days in office.