one certainty about luxembourg's representative is that getting around the city and the whole countryembourg became the first country in the world two years ago to bring in completely free public transport nationwide. stroll along and admire the art nouveau buildings and visit the cultural centre in a former slaughterhouse. and if one country isn't enough, then you can walk into france in about half an hour from the city centre, esch is right on the border. still to come... living all the day amongst herbs... it's story time in the city of literature. no idea how i read that but thanks for listening. easy stuff for me, difficult for you. and it's mealtime in malaga. do not go away. ulysses byjamesjoyce is 100 years old this year. many people find it impenetrable but there are a bunch of folk who meet every week here in dublin to discuss the book's merits and the genius ofjoyce so i am here to find out what is the story. welcome. this is sweeney's joyce pharmacy. sweeney's pharmacy is one of the landmarks featured in ulysses and today it's run by a group of volunteers as a tribute to j

and in fact, he was thanked for that by luxembourg prime minister betel, who said that germany is now going to be stepping up to the plate, taking more responsibility. and one point that i found interesting was the link that chance to show its true to energy policy and of course energy policy as security policy. because i think there was long a think some thinking in this country that a maintaining good commercial relations with russia as in the example of the gas pipeline north stream, too was purely an economic matter, just a doing business with one another and absolutely discounting the security side of this equation, and of course we, we have become aware of that since february 24th. the scales have essentially fallen from the eyes of many german politicians who do say that the dependence on russia for gas and oil and rare minerals and, and coal as well is a source of real vulnerability. and we were just talking about the possibility that stronger sanctions may be needed. the only thing that's really left in the tool box, then we have a major impact would be to cut off fuel purcha

and is in luxembourg to plan for for my son. i had to which has been which has been issued to me some time ago. but when applied for a visa last week for mice on the visit for him to travel with me to united states was tonight. therefore, i had to leave my son. >> all red and veronica help ukrainians will have the opportunity to enter the u.s. without a visa. >> take a look at this. someone in san francisco want to show their support for ukraine. >> if the russian invasion, this is at the corner of russia avenue and mission street right here in san francisco, excelsior district. except someone changed the street sign to read ukraine instead of russia. they've also included a message at the top. no war. the san francisco police are looking for the suspects involved in a home burglary. the victim says the crook's spoken twice and managed to get away with about $35,000 worth of equipment that the victim uses for his video production were kron four's. taylor was actually spoke with the victim. >> you can see the garage is now boarde

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or germany, santoro of sholtes met to day with luxembourg prime minister here in berlin. top of the agenda, of course, was the war in ukraine. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president, mr. to cease all combat immediately, to withdraw our troops from ukraine and will to and enter into a dialogue between tickets blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine or political corresponding a honda. she is at the german chancellor in berlin, and i asked her about those strong words that came to day from the chancellor who just a few days ago was being accused of being invisible in this crisis. this is a remarkable and unprecedented a dizzying turn around for the german government in it stands towards russia just a few days ago. a statement like that would have been inconceivable. gemini, was criticized for a very long time to stay silent on the topic. and they refused to deliver weapons. they stayed out of all the potential sanctions measures when tensions were already rising. and now, since russia's invasion, the german government really has

the satellite broadcaster is based in luxembourg. as a conservative culture. secretary, you should be standing up for the western value of free speech, especially at a time like this. excellent. but while you trumpeting this as if it had something to do with you, it was any you action. it is that the viewers discretion to decide who is lying and who is not. i prefer to hear 2 sides of the story. censorship is never a good thing because it was taken off air by the european union. so we lost the signal on an arc spokeswoman for the european partnership independent. so share her thoughts on the ongoing pressure on nazi that was for a university professor with that this measurements are unconstitutional. taken out of the situation. but i think that this, that the president goes beyond legal terms in the field of politics on social terms. right. i mean, it is very, it is very concerning as mature european citizen, democrat, to, to, to be a way that the actually your rights only in order to your rights. and i know that we an opinion of peo

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visa in luxembourg embassy. we had our friends who agreed to host us during this tough times. and my son was recused from visa. thank god i have relatives that i could leave him with them. but at the press conference, it was gloria allred who were speaking about human terror and control, from the united states government. so people who are escaping the war and fleeing the war could stay in the u.s. >> yeah. veronica, i'm so dwlad that you're safe now. thank you for your work. on behalf of humanitarian efforts there, and i'm glad you're safe with your son there in switzerland. thank you for talking with us. >>> meanwhile, we have this breaking news on the russian missile attack in ukraine. we have new information on whether this changes the calculation of the nato allies. e calculation of the nato allies bug spray and my sunscreen. you ready to go fishing? i got the bait. i also earn 5% on travel purchased through chase on this rental car. that lake is calling my name! don't you get seasick? we'll find out! come

ireland have been in friendly football action tonight, scoring 2 late goals to win 3—1 away in luxembourgt hungary in another friendly on tuesday. england play switzerland in a friendly at wembley tomorrow. and with their world cup qualification already sorted, questions are being asked again about the human rights record of the host nation - qatar. and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's tournament, he did confirm his team are having their own conversations in the camp about what they might be able to do to bring about change. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with some of the other european nations or whatever that might look like. there are conversations going on in the background, so it would be wrong to say that we are pushing things to one side. frankly, we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agree. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas, and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. onto t

well, here in berlin, german chancellor, olaf shoulds has been meeting luxembourg prime minister. he gave a statement a short while ago, and here's some of what he had to say. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president switched and to see all combat immediately to withdraw our troops from ukraine and will 2 and enter into a dialogue in forget, blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine. when get more on this from dw politics, a correspondent need a hasa, who joins us or from the german chancery. in. burton welcomed nina. a quote there from the chancellor vladimir protein is committing crimes or on on you create a strong word for a chancellor who were just a few weeks ago was being accused of being invisible on this crisis. i would say even a few days ago, phil, this is a remarkable and unprecedented a dizzying turn around for the german government in it stands towards russia just a few days ago. a statement like that would have been inconceivable. germany was criticized for a very long time. to stay silent on the topic and t

embassy in luxembourg to apply for a visa foa my son.f which has been which has been issued to me some time ago. but when applied for a visa last week for my son, the visit for him to travel with me to united states was tonight. therefore, i had to leave my >> just says that the war has been incredibly difficult for mothers in ukraine as they try to get out of that country. she hopes the united states officials will make it easier for moms to bring their kids here to the u.s.. so they don't have to make the difficult decision that she did. did you saying co hopes to reunite with her son at the end of the week? >> so to come that northern california woman accused of a 2016 kidnapping hoax appeared in federal court today to charges against her. how many years behind bars she faces. plus great news for warriors fans when the previously injured young, big man james wiseman will be playing at chase center. and what we're learning about the 3 young adults who are found dead and in the mission district apartment over the weekend. lots sunshine.

to raise chance are alive, sholtes met today with luxembourg prime minister here in berlin. the war in ukraine was very much on his mind. ticklish colleague. i would like to call on the russian president, mr. to see all come back immediately to withdraw all troops from ukraine and will to enter into a dialogue blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine. our political correspondent in the hands of she is at the german chancellor here in berlin. and i asked her about those strong words that came from the chancellor today, who just a week ago was being accused of being invisible in this crisis. this is a remarkable and unprecedented a dizzying turn around. m for the german government in it stands towards russia. just a few days ago, a statement like that would have been inconceivable. gemini, was criticized for a very long time to stay silent on the topic. and they refused to deliver weapons. they stayed out of all the potential sanctions measures when tensions were already rising. and now, since russia's invasion, the german government really has done

k. austria, cyprus, latvia, and luxembourg. as when his offshore tax havens in panama and the caribbean continued to drive this demand, it is hypocritical of the you to demand that ukraine fights corruption when his own members stakes acceptability money generated by corruption and grants asylum to those fleeing from criminal justice in ukraine but ukraine needs more than weapons and hope he needs membership of the a you and ne, so it would be a disgrace if we did not meet the request for a you a session made by president florida may zalinski on monday, ukraine is fighting for a free europe on our behalf, since it is fighting all way. it deserves everything. it asks for. and others, candice owens, very on example of shamelessly flipping the script, the new york times holding up ukraine as an example of quote, total corruption and then completely reversing itself and saying that the country should be held up as an example for the entire planet and expressing amazement that anyone might disagree ukrainian for decades in a state o

so all of shows also spoke just a short while ago, after meeting with the prime minister of luxembourg. let's listen to what he had to say. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president, mr. to see all combat immediately, to withdraw all troops from ukraine and will to enter into a dialogue in crickets blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine planning to put in is committing crimes on you cray. now that's a pretty strong statement for what i showed. so what's your reaction to the same charge that was leveled by president lensky and his speech saying that cluster munitions have been dropped and referring to crimes in the city of hoc steve and yes, strong words from the chancellor. but of course, the chancellor has made a mark to turn since february 24th, saying that war has returned to europe, who, teens war and therefore not surprising anymore. they might have been, these might have been surprising words before this, this turn around. but you know, our crimes being committed, it's certainly looking that way. amnesty international

here in berlin, german chancellor, olive shops has been meeting luxembourg. prime minister is a clip of a some of his, the statement that he gave a short while ago. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president swift and to see all combat immediately to withdraw all troops from ukraine, and will to enter into a dialogue in forget, blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine when get more on mission to w politics or correspondent need a hasa who joins or so from the german chancellor in berlin. welcome, nina. a quote there from the chancellor, vitamin protein. he's committing crimes on, on you crime. a strong word from a chancellor who were just a few weeks ago was being accused of being invisible on this crisis. well, i would say even a few days ago, phil, this is a remarkable and unprecedented a dizzying turn around for the german government in it stands towards russia just a few days ago. a statement like that would have been inconceivable. germany was criticized for a very long time to stay silent on the topic, and they refused

still some of the positions of france and italy and luxembourg, which is interesting, being a small countryplications into that. it is just to try to talk to putin, which is not the case of the statements of the president of the united states. it is not the case for the implication is how borisjohnson is presenting it or even the president of poland as how you were saying in your interview before.— of poland as how you were saying in your interview before. professor, we must leave — your interview before. professor, we must leave it — your interview before. professor, we must leave it there _ your interview before. professor, we must leave it there are _ your interview before. professor, we must leave it there are afraid - your interview before. professor, we must leave it there are afraid but. must leave it there are afraid but a very comprehensive answer to my question and we are grateful to you. in one of its largest military exercises in recent years, nato has been simulating its response to an attack on a member state. it's been taking place in norway, which shares a border with russia

european council ursula one to learn with the president of poland under duty prime minister of luxembourg executive patel lou. we have 100 percent mutual understanding. the conversation with the prime minister of israel was also important as part of a negotiation efforts to enter this war as soon as possible. wally, with a fair piece. our delegation also worked in negotiation with the russian party looking pretty good as i was told. but let's see, those are the u. s. is warning china against helping russia in its war in ukraine. american and chinese officials, medford talks in rome on sunday. i'm fisher, is in washington with more we know is a 7 hour discussion. it's been described by the american side as intense and direct jake sullivan, who's the national security advisor was there as where senior chinese diplomats, the both the russians. and the chinese have said that they are not involved in any talks to supply military aid to russia. that request has not been made at we didn't get a fool detail reader, you would expect that to be the case. what we have been told is that more detail i

still some of the positions of france and italy and luxembourg, which is interesting, being a small countryo that. it is just to try to talk to putin, which is not the case for the statements of the president of the united states. it is not the case for the implications how borisjohnson is presenting it or even the president of poland president volodymyr zelensky says ukraine has inflicted "powerful blows" and "significant losses" on the russians. well in and around lviv residents have been sending specialist equipment to ukrainian soldiers on the frontline. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson. has been speaking to them. high above the battlefield, drones film potential targets. support from a distance so important in this war, whether it is weapons arriving from western nations or drones like this one, personally delivered to order by friends at home. until a month ago, vlad ran a start—up company in lviv. now he ships body armour, drones and rifle scopes to volunteer fighters around kyiv. he is faster than governments or ngos, he says. this week, he is delivering ias body armour plates to i

luxembourg, ireland, not russia.theory, those assets could have been seized if they did not pay back creditors. one thing important going back to goldman, what they said about what they would do as their role as a market maker. even though they are exiting russia, they have to be in the market for their clients. they said they would reduce risk in russian securities. we are not stealing unanimity from all the wall street. matt: you and i were talking with damon yesterday, an incredible resource on this. you can get the bloomberg intelligence dashboard, and we recommend you check that out, if you have this resource at your disposal. coming up, u.s. inflation hits a fresh 40-year high. we will break down the latest print with daniel alpert of westwood capital, and we will talk to him about the job situation. are your wage increases keeping up with inflation, or are they not? this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: welcome to the bnn bloomberg audience. i'm mark crumpton with bloomberg first word news. vladimir putin is showing no s

dani: we have heard from various governments, luxembourg, germany talking about bringing in more weaponshelp ukraine. is that enough for the stakes that we are dealing with her at the level you're describing? orysia: i think we have to have a two pronged approach. we have to put countries to prop up ukraine's defenses, but this should be done in a swift way to instill change and ensure the capital of ukraine stands and resistance continues, and there is no humanitarian disaster. we have to up the stakes and put pressure on putin and the russian economy. cripple russia because we are saying unheard-of threats over the nuclear alerts from russia. this is serious. we have to understand as russia raises the stakes, there will be more of a squeeze, and what biden said is a pariah state. dani: often there are criticisms of sanctions that they take months if not longer to play out to hit the economy. our sanctions enough, or do we need troops on the ground in ukraine from nato forces? orysia: let me say on sanctions, we can do more. one thing that has to happen is to cancel the one-month grace

kennedy: are you in luxembourg right now? >> no, i am in the caribbean at the moment.you are because you have actually money, you probably wrote to the caribbean on a yacht with your lovely martini. here we are fans of non-russian vodka and willing to do a group take test of the flavors just so we can tell our viewers how not russian it is. >> that would be wonderful, kennedy. i support that in any way we can. kennedy: excellent work. >> how would you like us to do it? kennedy: i think what we should probably do is -- [laughter] people are coming out of the woodwork like vodka zombies like yes. >> i could see that coming. >> they want to hug you. i'll keep them at bay. we will facilitate it, who would you a package where we taste your goods and let the people know that this is not russia. people are concerned there's russian wheat, what can you tell them about that? >> a couple of things, the first thing is of course we have russian heritage, there are i think 3.6 million russians in the u.s. of heritage, you can't throw your heritage away and nor would anyone want to,

australia, luxembourg, the netherlands, women actually make more money.how we pay people. pay transparency is a big one. i think that hurts women and people of color, but we don't talk about that. i think we are making progress. spencer: progress is being made, too slowly. i applied everything you just said. larry: i think colorado is trying. they have a law where you have to put the salary on a job opening post now. some people get around it by putting five dollars. they try, in theory, but that was a first step. kristen: i am sending you guys my event mode right now. spencer:, i don't have that. larry: company phone, can't do it. kristen: a pet owner paid $25,000 for a real-life copycat, a clone of her cat. the cap mom was so broken up when her cat died in 2017, the next day she made the decision to clone her. she provided a pet cloning company a skin tissue sample. four years later, a genetic replica arrived. critics say there are plenty of animals in shelters looking for a home, and there is the ethical debate. mike? kristen: you said it perfectly. th

embassy in luxembourg where she says her son was denied a visa to travel to the u.s.. he is now staying with friends in switzerland. she was joined by women's rights attorney gloria allred who used international women's day to call president biden to lucian -- loosened restrictions to allow more mothers and children into the u.s. if you would like to support ukraine, we have a list of verified groups and nonprofits sending donations to refugees on our website abc7news.com. dan: the ban on russian oil will cause gas prices to go higher. that's not when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. so you can be ready for what's next. get started with internet and voice for $64.99 a month. and ask how to add securityedge™. or, ask how to get up to an $800 prepa

ireland have been in friendly football action tonight, scoring 2 late goals to win 3—1 away in luxembourgd of the host nation - qatar. and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's tournament, he did confirm his team are having their own conversations in the camp about what they might be able to do to bring about change. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with some of the other european nations or whatever that might look like. there are conversations going on in the background, so it would be wrong to say that we are pushing things to one side. frankly, we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agree. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas, and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. onto the night's rugby union action and ospreys were soundly beaten 45—15 by lions in their united rugby championship visit tojohnnesburg. morne van den berg scored 2 of his side's 7 tries as they picked up a bonus point. e

embassy in luxembourg to apply for a visa for my son.f which has been which has been issued to me some time ago. but when applied for a visa last week for my son, the visit for him to travel with me to united states was tonight. therefore, i had to leave my son. >> all read and hope ukrainians will have the opportunity to enter the united states without a visa. >> take a look at this. somebody in san francisco water to show their support for ukraine amid the russian invasion. this is at the corner of russian avenue and mission street in the city's excelsior district. i'm far from crocker, amazon parks. someone change the street sign instead of russian now reach ukraine. they've also included a message at the top. as you can see, barely that says no war. other news tonight in iowa teenager was killed. 2 others were critically wounded after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck those victims outside an iowa high school des moines police say potentially 6 suspects have been detained in the shooting. no charges were imm

the 37—year—old rangers midfielder came off the bench to score in friday's 3—1win over luxembourg.and women's football captain steph houghton to be fit for this summer's european championship. england boss sarina weigman says she will give houghton every opportunity to prove her fitness because of her importance to the side. weigman was speaking ahead of england's world cup qualifiers against northern ireland and north macedonia next month. their euros campaign begins on home soil onjuly the 6th. history she has for the contribution over the years, i would like to give a little bit more time. she has to be fit and playing well and she is been on for a long time and in the september camp, she came in and got injured for the first time since i was in. and since then, she came backin was in. and since then, she came back injanuary and played well. but she had to step out again and so it is of the c02 goes. == she had to step out again and so it is of the c02 goes.— is of the c02 goes. -- see how it noes. 0leksandr usyk s promoter has confirmed the ukrainian fighter is in discussions f

legislation was signed yesterday, because we understand that british authorities have granted a luxembourgrt russian passengers. although there is an area of sanctions where the effect will be felt much more slowly, and thatis will be felt much more slowly, and that is the new ban on the import of russian oil and oil products, which will mainly affect diesel. that will not come in until the end of this year, it is being phased in over a transition period and we think that the business secretary is going to be explaining all of this to mps in parliament later on today, and i'm sure he will have to defend the fact that it sure he will have to defend the fact thatitis sure he will have to defend the fact that it is not being introduced imminently. and i'm sure the government's defence will rely on the fact it will take time for supply chains to adapt. returning to the british government's _ supply chains to adapt. returning to the british government's response, | the british government's response, there is a criticism that the government is making it unnecessarily difficult, some would say, f

the 37—year—old rangers midfielder came off the bench to score in friday's 3—1win over luxembourg.ain tomorrow night and go back to my club with a better place, ready for a big my club with a better place, ready fora big run—infor us, as my club with a better place, ready for a big run—in for us, as well. north macedonia have been making big waves in international football. they shocked european champions italy a few days ago to put them within 90 minutes of the world cup. only established as a country in 1991, they've been on a brilliantjourney, knocking out the european champions, a team ranked 61 places above them. they also beat germany last year and qualified for the euros as well, their first major tournament. now north macedonia need to get past portugal if they're to take a place at their first world cup. cristiano ronaldo has called on the portuguese fans to cheer his country to victory. translation: i would like all in the stadium to sing the i national anthem without music being played, just to see the grab, the energy, the positivism. i appeal that we can do this, becau

unfortunately, i would cross like moldova, we moved through austria, luxembourg, and had to fly to lost he was refused from the visa and another big issue for refugees from ukraine who are fleeing the war, so that united states government, we ask to issue humanitarian parole for people who are fleeing ukraine, because my son for example, he was refused and i had to be with him for some time, and to -- i'm able to come to los angeles. but i'm back in switzerland now and we are together at the moment. >> sandra: veronica, you are talking about how this has been so traumatizing for a child and the children experiencing this war. you have talked about how your son goes out, talks to his friends, talks about what it was like to try to not get shot when you were evacuating the country. >> yes. >> sandra: how long is your son, how is he doing now? >> my son is seven years old. he understands everything that is happening in ukraine and the moment. he understands that russia invaded ukraine, it's war. yeah, and he realizes all of the, how dangerous it is to stay there. and unfortunately, i have

in football, it was the late late show in luxembourg for northern ireland, who eventually won this friendlyne of the weakest european nations. northern ireland are back in action in belfast on tuesday night, continuing their nations league preparations with another friendly against hungary. the women's six nations kicks off today with scotland hosting the defending champions, england. it is live on bbc 2 at midday, and there is more than just this tournament on their minds. we are six months away from the world cup, and while england have thrashed the scots in their last three six nations meetings, this is a chance for players on both sides to earn a place in new zealand — and they are already building towards the autumn. we are so passionate about taking scotland women to as high a level as we possibly can while we have the opportunity in our shirt. so this six nations is an opportunity for us, with that kind of end goal to work towards in terms of the world cup, so really good opportunity to play some of the best teams in the world and get the most of every single game and just keep pushi

france pays 17p per megawatt hour, france pays 17p per megawatt hour, germany, the netherlands and luxembourg north sea. i think there is also a role by the way for hydrocarbons as we transition, mr speaker, but what we need to do is make sure that we have a great that enables us to take that electricity onshore and transmit it around the country, and that is what i will be setting out in the british energy security strategy, mr speaker, that is the investment, the long—term investment, this country needs, and which the parties opposite completely failed to address. ., .. opposite completely failed to address. ., ,, , ., ~ opposite completely failed to address. ., ~ address. thank you, mr speaker, last week following _ address. thank you, mr speaker, last week following a _ address. thank you, mr speaker, last week following a resident _ address. thank you, mr speaker, last week following a resident and - address. thank you, mr speaker, last week following a resident and parish l week following a resident and parish council led campaign the campaign for a new —— like the application for a new

having an effect because there is a private plane at farnborough airport grounded, even though it is luxembourgan effect. the government has been criticised for not going as far as other governments in europe and actually seizing property such as yachts, stuff like that. it will be interesting to see if that develops further. we are waiting to hear more details from the defence secretary because on the programme yesterday he said he would give an update to parliament about how much military kit is being sent to ukraine to help them repel the russians. we will hear from the business secretary because the government announced there will be a ban on importing russian oil and oil products, which affects diesel. it will not come in fully till the end of the year and he will be asked why it is not happening straightaway. thank you. one of the cities where russian officials have pledged a temporary ceasefire this morning to allow civilians to leave is kharkiv, in the east of ukraine. in a moment we'll speak to a kharkiv resident — oleksandr — who is the lead singer with a folk band. he and his bandmat