the italian market is catching political stability preserved with mattarella signing on for a secondtse 100 is up .30% after the strong performance from the rest of europe for the month of january. turning to energy markets. wti and brent. the final day of january brent trading around $90.62 a barrel up .70% for the day. wti up $70 a barrel. double digit gains in the month of january with the tension around the ukraine border kept energy prices high >> we're keeping a close eye on all of the events. plenty of issues and nato urging europe to diversify the energy supply as tension with russia continues to grow. europe is too reliant on the gas del deliveries russia amassed 120,000 troops on ukraine border the russian oligarchs would be hard hit if russia invades ukraine. they will set out new legislation allowing the uk government new business if there is significance from the kremlin. >> from taking action. that is why we are offering to deploy extra troops into estonia. we are providing more air support across the black sea we are supplying defensive weapons to ukraine to make sure

the 80 —year—old mr mattarella had repeatedly said he wanted to step down.nt. pm these attempts to get a new president-— these attempts to get a new resident. �* , ., president. an interesting thing that has finally led... _ president. an interesting thing that has finally led... they _ president. an interesting thing that has finally led... they are - president. an interesting thing that has finally led. .. they are still- has finally led... they are still counting the votes, needing to be reelected and there's just been a round of applause breaking out, i'm watching inside the italian parliament. i have to say he has been reelected against as well. he could not have been clearer when he said he did not want a second seven—year term. said he did not want a second seven—yearterm. he's said he did not want a second seven—year term. he's why they become as hugely popular and competent, but he felt that it was time to pass it over to another president. italian politicians proved incapable of uniting around an alternative figure. they were fearing fresh election

sergio mattarella will stay on as head of state. mario draghi remains as prime minister.ld maintain political stability, especially in the short-term, and that pushes away the prospect of a new election until spring 2023. joining us is our guest. thank you for joining us. a lot to talk about, but i guess we start with the dysfunction of the market taking this as positive news. what i saw last week was political indecision, dysfunctionality. what does that mean about how mario draghi can govern from now on? guest: i think this is really very important. we are seeing there are many challenges for our country. there are problems linked to the pandemic and the economic recovery. we had in 2021 been doing quite well in terms of economic growth and we want to continue on that track. thea duda -- the idea of continuing stability is important. francine: do you think mario draghi will continue the way he governs? he listens, but does what he wants. because he wants the presidency and did not get it this time around, will he be more accommodating to the political factions? is there

italy's parliament has re—elected president sergio mattarella for a second term in office.he wanted to step down. our rome correspondent mark lowen explains how mattarella has come to accept the italian presidency reluctantly. he has been re—elected against his will. he could not have been clearer when he said that he did not want a second seven—year term. he is widely regarded as hugely popular and competent, but he felt it was time to pass over to another president. but italian politicians have proven just incapable in uniting around an alternative figure. they were fearing fresh elections had the current prime minister been elected president and the government could have collapsed, and really, many of them had feared they would lose theirjobs in fresh elections. so there will be a lot of critics, i think, tonight, that will see this as proof of italian mps' inability to think beyond the status quo, and to pass the reins to, frankly, a younger president or indeed the first woman president that italy would have had. and at the heart of this is the stability of italy, that

mr berluscon has been campaigning behind the scenes for weeks to replace sergio mattarella.ament is due to begin choosing a candidate on monday. an unseasonal wildfire is raging in california's monterey county, forcing evacuations and the closure of a major highway. the blaze along the big sur pacific coast dubbed the colorado fire, has scorched about 1500 acres. strong winds have been recorded across the san francisco bay area and a swath of the sierra nevada. a 75—year—old frenchman who was trying to row across the atlantic ocean has been found dead at sea. jean—jacques savin had previously made the crossing in a large barrel in 2019. the adventurer had triggered two distress beacons on thursday night. the circumstances are not yet determined. you'll find much more on all the stories we're covering on our website, updated 2a hours a day, including the latest on the situation in ukraine. borisjohnson�*s government is being urged to delay mandatory covid jabs for frontline national health service staff in england. workers have been told to get their firstjab by february 3rd

in italy, mps have re—elected sergio mattarella as the country's president after failing to agree onar—old had said he didn't ot want a second term, but was persuaded to stay on after a week of inconclusive votes in parliament. we go to east africa, now. the leader of the tigray people's liberation front in ethiopia says there have been encouraging signs during indirect talks with the government aimed at ending the war which began almost 15 months ago. the news comes as the bbc has heard that some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in ethiopia's war—torn tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves. mark lobel reports. life in food starved tigray in northern ethiopia where pregnant mothers often go to sleep on an empty stomach. translation: because of the food shortages i we feed our children first. and if there's anything left, we can eat. she is not alone. in total well over 9 million people that have no access to food at the moment. vitalfood aid and medical supplies have been cut off for much of the last 15 months as ethiopian federal government forc

mr berlusconi has been campaigning behind the scenes for weeks to replace sergio mattarella.choosing a candidate on monday. a un official in tonga says the country will be heavily reliant on aid shipments for some time, after last week's devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami. a national emergency team is distributing vital food and water supplies, but they say more than 80% of the population has been affected by the disaster. jatinder dhillon reports. relief at last. a new zealand naval ship, with a desalination plant on board, which can produce 70,000 litres a day, started cleaning the sea water from tonga's harbour, ready for distribution to desperate residents. japan is the latest to deliver urgent supplies, including clean water. and equipment to clean the volcanic ash. it is a complicated operation. the pacific kingdom is covid—free and has strict border control policies, requiring contactless delivery of aid. that means aid workers cannot enter the country unless they have undergone a three—week isolation period. supplies are quarantined for 72 hours after arrival,

mps in italy have re—elected sergio mattarella as the country's president — after failing to agree on had made it clear he did not want a second term — but was persuaded to stay on after a week of inconclusive votes in parliament. after a week—long drive across canada, a convoy of trucks has arrived in ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates and covid—i9 measures. the movement was sparked by new rules for truckers crossing the us—canada border, implemented byjustin trudeau's liberal government earlier this month. it's thought that 1.3 million people in the uk are living with long covid, and hundreds of thousands of them experience breathlessness. traditional lung scans often appear to be normal though. but researchers in oxford are using a different technique in a clinical trial which does show problems in these patients' lungs. they hope that understanding the problem will lead to better treatment options. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns explains. flo van diemen van thor was never one forjust sitting down inside. but she says long covid has been a horror show. it was not

mps in italy have re—elected sergio mattarella as the country's president, after failing to agree ond he didn't want a second term, but was persuaded to stay on after a week of inconclusive votes in parliament. 13 people have been killed and another ten injured in mexico after a a vehicle overturned. emergency services from jalisco state said the truck flipped into a ditch on a highway often used by catholic pilgrims visiting a local shrine. libya's interior ministry has received nearly $47 million worth of new equipment from italy to help the country combat illegal immigration to europe. the eu—funded hardware includes spare parts for coastguard boats, mobile administrative offices and logistical support. after a week—long drive across canada, a convoy of trucks has arrived in ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates and covid—i9 measures. the movement was sparked by new rules for truckers crossing the us—canada border, implemented byjustin trudeau's liberal government earlier this month. here in the uk, a nine—year—old boy and a 60—year—old woman have died after being hit by fall

mps in italy have re—elected sergio mattarella as the country's president after failing to agree on anuaded to stay on after a week of inconclusive votes in parliament. clashes have continued between us—backed kurdish forces and islamic state group fighters in and around a prison in the north—east of syria. kurdish fighters had claimed to have retaken the jail near hasakah on wednesday after it was attacked nearly a week earlier by scores of is insurgents. 13 people have been killed and another ten injured in mexico after a a vehicle overturned in mexico. emergency services from jalisco state said the truck flipped into a ditch on a highway often used by catholic pilgrims visiting a local shrine. libya's interior ministry has received nearly $47 million worth of new equipment from italy to help the country combat illegal immigration to europe. the eu—funded hardware includes spare parts for coast guard boats, mobile administrative offices and logistical support. after a week—long drive across canada, a convoy of trucks has arrived in ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates and covid

germany and italy with gains italy with political stability preserved after president mattarella elected for the second term. ftse 100 is the clear out p performer. ftse 100 in positive territory and the rest of europe traded lower. from the sector perspective, we see technology shares. that technology up 2.7%. selling in basic resources and oil and gas under performing a big week for central banks in europe bank of england on thursday with economy hists increasingly exped to evenngage in the first back-to-back rate rise on thursday we have the european central bank where the president of the ecb is expected to reiterate the economic situation is different in the euro than in the united states and here in the uk. brian, back to you >> julianna tatelbaum, thank you very much. good seeing you. >>> now some of the morning's top corporate stories. silvana henao is here with me. >> reporter: good morning. spotify will add content advisories with material mentions covid this is as it is facing backlash to continue airing the joe rogan podcast. neil young and joni mitchell and bruce springsteen

mattarella was reelected as president.gal so that the socialist prime minister won the parliamentary elections. it would be the third term with his party projector to take up to 116 of the 230 seats in parliament. his party has pledged discipline, stability and higher household incomes, as the country looks to recover from the pandemic. refiled that doubt broke the man's record for the highest titles. coming back from two sets down in a match lasting five hours and 20 minutes. it was the spanish player's 21st glance from title, breaking the three-way tie with novak djokovic and roger federer. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haslinda: thank you for that. the nikkei 225 comes back from lunch break. second day of gains, building up on that 2% gain on friday. and as far as the composite, higher today, up 1.3%. expectations that the government will remove quarantine measures liftin