a trade war escalates china hits back it trumps tariffs beijing boosts julies on u.s. food imports that will hit merican farm states many of which voted for the. change in course successful economic reform a portugal set sail for a brighter future moving from austerity to prosperity. and it's a long time till christmas but modern day life is taking its toll on the age old trade of frankincense how would the three wise men have solved this one. let's do business it's a face off between the globe's top two economies and it's set to get ugly is financial market tension this hour over a trade war between the united states and china beijing's tit for tat tariffs on u.s. imports kick in today the government says the move is to safeguard china's interests and balance losses caused by new american targets. these american avocados that destined for the chinese market but they might not sell so well anymore now that china has imposed tariffs on fruit eat steel pipes and scores of other imports from the usa the rates of fifteen percent on one hundred twenty items and twenty five perce

the trade war ramps up china hits back at trump tower of speccing booth to seize on u.s. food imports that'll hit american states many of which voted for donald trump also coming up against reform france's railway workers there were a two day strike against french president a man who went back. to make labor laws more flexible. and changing course successful economic reform of portugal set sail for a brighter future moving from all stars to prosperity. this is your business update on how it all free in balance thanks for joining me it's a faceoff between the globe's two top a cold and these days market tension over a trade war between the united states and china beijing's take the top tariffs on u.s. imports have kicked it the government says the mood the move is to safeguard china's interests and balance lawsuits from you american terrorists. these american avocados are destined for the chinese market but they might not so so well anymore now that china has imposed tariffs on fruit eat one steel pipes and scores of other imports from the usa the rates of fifteen percent on on

marriage and the escalating trade spat between china and the us beijing imposes duties on a range of u.s. food boards in response to u.s. tariffs stoking fears of a trade war. it's good to have you with us many across south africa are in mourning tonight's. the deaths of winnie mandela the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid and she was also in broiled a number of controversies in her later years she died peacefully at a hospital in johannesburg at the age of eighty one winnie mandela was first known as the wife of one of the nation's biggest dissidents nelson mandela but in one thousand nine hundred sixty four after just six years of marriage her husband was given a life sentence on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government he spent the next twenty seven years behind bars before being released in one thousand nine when he supported him and the anti-apartheid cause eventually also serving time in prison my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people for the witching someone you feel. in th

the rules book it's doing everything it should according to the w t o but just tell me about these u.s. food imports judy hike of of beijing's it's going to hit american farmers including kong growers who produce ethanol with some chinese refineries saying it now makes no sense to import that if the dollar but rather by a local because of the higher import tariffs absolutely know that that price difference is gone there's literally no cost virtually no cost savings on china's part so it's a good opportunity for china to grow its domestic market ethanol specifically in this case they were talking about so with that presence gone and eliminate it there much that to mine is now going to be transferred to the local chinese market finally what about financial market reaction you've always got to look out for this one when it comes to china stories we're talking about that was top two economies going head head to. indeed it's a real big battlefield out there being fought right now needless to say everyone is know this we've seen a lot of swings in the market particularly in asia and the particular

beijing imposes duties on a range of u.s. food imports and response to u.s. tariffs, stoking fears of a trade war. plus, life as an immigrant in saudi arabia. reports on how reforms in the kingdom are making things difficult for some foreign workers. i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. many across south africa are in mourning tonight, following the death of winnie mandela, the ex-wife of former president nelson mandela. she was a towering figure in the fight against apartheid, but also embroiled in a number of controversies in more recent years. she died peacefully at a hospital in johannesburg, at the age of 81. >> winnie mandela was first known as the wife of nelson mandela, that after just six years of marriage, her husband was given a life sentence on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow the government. he spent the 27 years behind bars before being released in 1990. when he supported him and the anti-apartheid cause, eventually also serving time in prison. winnie: i has been fighting for the liberation of the african people, for the

are expanding to include alcoholic drinks starting in may the u.s. food and drug administration require approximately twenty different restaurant chains to list how many calories are in your favorite beer or cocktail plus health researchers and advocates say knowing that number could influence consumers to drink fewer calories and therefore less alcohol the f.d.a. had previously demure it on covering alcoholic drinks in their menu listing rule in two thousand and eleven but reversed course and twenty fourteen in response to public comments in favor of lifting those calorie counts as well. china is known for its censorship and we've reported that the government as even prevented the name president z and the phrase i disagree from social media in the country well now china seeks to impact what is being said about it and the chinese leaders around the world they are going beyond what has been called the great fire wall and here to explain it is legal media analyst lionel of lionel media lionel thanks for being with us explain what's going on how is china goi

products that could be subjected to tariffs i mean ousmane came a day after beijing imposed duties on u.s. food imports the new u.s. list mentions chinese construction machinery agricultural consumer electronics it has so far not been finalized by the trump administration the goods are worth around fifty billion dollars each year now the chinese embassy in washington has condemned the administration's tariff list and vowed to retaliate economist richard wolfe told us that the trade dispute could have far reaching implications for the world economy. all of this destruction of the world trade is the theatrical mr truck all the responsibility all the blame for whatever happens will begin with that decision of mr trump to break from the negotiated working out deals that have been made in the past to present himself as an infinitely better deal maker this is about domestic political theater it's not a solution to the underlying economic problems of the united states the chinese will retaliate to make sure that that is not the case the chinese have all kinds of economic leverage on the united states

u.s. state of tennessee for a gunman who opened fire at a fast food restaurant killing four people and police say many more would have died if it had not been for the actions of this man. had his nose it was me or him or all that type of that type scenario saw chose to go with what i want to go wolf in the war. plus the political crisis in armenia worsens police detained over two hundred protesters along with three prominent opposition politicians among them the man leading days of massive anti-government demonstrations. and in the bundesliga last place alone faces an uphill battle against chalta to stave off relegation and to make matters worse worse they took on the league's second place club ciampa could they hold you navigable. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show a belgian court is set to deliver a verdict in the trial of a bus along he's the sole surviving suspect in the twenty fifteen paris terror attacks the left one hundred twenty nine people dead and some three hundred fifty people wounded obvious along with europe's most wanted man for months for his role in that attack

have led concentrations above five parts per billion the maximum allowed in bottled water by the u.s. food and drug administration and yet apparently chicago mayor rahm emanuel must have missed that whole crisis in flint michigan you know just a little bit of next to a little bit close guess he was just you know too busy to notice because as the tribune reports the mayor's office says that it is up to homeowners not the city to decide if it is worth replacing the lead pipes at their own expense. meanwhile across the country in greeley colorado mother jones is reporting that the colorado oil and gas conservation commission commission is now being sued by environmentalist and civil rights groups for allowing a company to build twenty four twenty four l. and gas wells by a public school in a low income area after the same company tossed its original plans to build near a charter school serving mostly white middle class families. i guess berserk agoa clean drinking water isn't a precious enough commodity to merit a line in the city budget and in colorado well kids are only precious apparently

had lead concentrations above five parts per billion the maximum allowed in bottled water by the u.s. food and drug administration and yet apparently chicago mayor rahm emanuel must have missed that whole crisis in flint michigan you know just a little bit of next to a little bit close guess he was just you know too busy to notice because as the tribune reports the mayor's office has said it is up to homeowners not the city to decide if it is worth replacing the lead pipes at their own expense. meanwhile across the country in greeley colorado mother jones is reporting that the colorado oil and gas conservation commission commission is now being sued by environmentalists and civil rights groups for allowing a company to build twenty four twenty four l. and gas wells by a public school in a low income area after the same company tossed its original plans to build near a charter school serving mostly white middle class families. i guess berserk agoa clean drinking water isn't a precious enough commodity to merit a line in the city budget and in colorado well kids are only precious apparently

u.s. food and drug administration, recommend adults consume no more than 400 milligrams a day.ne estimate, 68% of adolescents consume energy drinks. >> most of the cans they put a label on there says, not recommended for children. so i've don't understand why we are selling them to children. >> the american academy of pediatrics and american medical association urge adolescents to drink limited high caffeine beverages or none at all. food toxicologist, dr. james coughlin. >> once you are a young child you will ma tab lies caffeine for the rest of your life. >> in south carolina, lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under 18. state representative leon howard authored the bill. >> we treat it look you do alcohol. in the state of south carolina. a kid can't walk into a store and buy a beer. buy cigarettes. >> the south carolina beverage association opposes the bill. and says, a sales ban on anyone product would be arbitrary and discriminatory. she says her son's death speaks volumes. >> wish we would have had the facts. wish we would have

had lead concentrations above five parts per billion the maximum allowed in bottled water by the u.s. foodand drug administration and yet apparently chicago mayor rahm emanuel must have missed that whole crisis in flint michigan you know just a little bit of next to a little bit close guess he was just you know too busy to notice because as the tribune reports the mayor's office says that it is up to homeowners not the city to decide if it is worth replacing the lead pipes at their own expense. meanwhile across the country in greeley colorado mother jones is reporting that the colorado oil and gas conservation committee commission is now being sued by environmentalist and civil rights groups for allowing a company to build twenty four twenty four l. and gas wells by a public school in a low income area after the same company tossed its original plans to build near a charter school serving mostly white middle class families. i guess berserk agoa clean drinking water isn't a precious enough commodity to merit a line in the city budget and in colorado well kids are only precious apparently if

after that, the house energy and commerce committee looks at fuel standards and later, a forum on u.s. food safety, policy issues and assistance for low-income families. >> during this week question time. british prime minister theresa may answered questions. recent controversy involving the wind west generation where caribbean immigrants given permission to stay in britain and what documentation destroyed in 2010. and took questions on anti-semitism and government meeting this year in london. this is 45 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. neil o'brian. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this week the u.k. plays host to the commonwealth of government meeting. i know you will want to welcome the leaders from 52 countries who represent a third of the world's population. discussing shared priorities from ocean to cyber security and continuing to attack malaria and ensuring that children have access to 12 years of education. 60% of the commonwealth under the age of 30, the summit will have a focus on how to revitalize the organization to continue the relevance for you

china has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on $3 billion worth u.s. foodimports, in retaliation for president trump's plans to levy tariffs on chinese products. trump announced the u.s. tariffs last month after tweeting "trade wars are good, and easy to win." former u.s. veterans affairs secretary david shulkin said sunday he was fired unexpectedly by president trump, directly contradicting claims by the white house that he resign, which would determine who would temporarily secede him. this is david shulkin speaking on nbc's "meet the press." >> i came to fight for our veterans. i had no intention of giving up. there would be no reason for me to resign. i made a commitment. i took an oath. amy: david shulkin has been speaking out on many networks in a move not seen by other trump officials who have been ousted. dr. shulkin says he was fired over his opposition to privatizing the v.a. -- an effort that's been led by a group called concerned veterans for america, which is funded by the billionaire conservative koch brothers. president trump has nominated wh

china hit back, with duties 128 u.s. food imports. while, on twitter, the president kept up his tough talk today, writing, "the trade war was lost many years ago by the foolish or incompetent people who represented the u.s." he said the result was a $500 billion trade deficit with china. at the white house, spokeswoman sarah sanders had this to say. >> we finally ha a president who's willing to stand up and say, "enough is enough." we're going to stop the unfair trade practices, and we're going to work through the process over the next couple months. >> reporter: beijing insists the trump approach on trade is a mistake. >> ( translated s kind of capricious and impetuous action will not solve the problem. the premise of notiation is mutual understanding and mutual compromise, rather than demanding sky-high prices. >> reporter: china's strategy seems to hit president trumphi wherbase can feel it-- in the farm belt. china has targeted some lesser- known grain crops for weeks, but now is raising the stakes, threatening the u.s. soybean far

the rules book it's doing everything it should according to the w t o but just tell me about these u.s. food import duty hike of of beijing's it's going to hit american farmers including kong growers who produce ethanol with some chinese refineries saying it now makes no sense to import that if the dollar but rather by a local because of the higher import tariffs absolutely know that that price difference is gone there's literally no cost virtually no cost savings on china's part so it's a good opportunity for china to grow its domestic market ethanol specifically in this case they were talking about so with that price difference gone and eliminate it that in mine is now going to be transferred to the local chinese market finally what about financial market reaction we've always got to look out for this one when it comes to china stories we're talking about was top two economies going head head to. indeed it's a real big battlefield out there being fought right now needless to say everyone is nervous we've seen a lot of swings in the market particularly in asia and the particular markets tha

after that, the house energy and commerce committee looks at fuel standards and later, a forum on u.s. food safety, policy issues and assistance for low-income families. >> during this week question time. british prime minister theresa may answered questions. recent controversy

u.s. state of michigan approved plans by food giants nestlé to extract small bore the bottling despite widespreadlocal position. as very warm welcome to new york watching r.t. international with me becky airing our top story this hour russia has called for a u.n. security council meeting later this thursday mosco wants to discuss the latest

. >>> the u.s. foodved the first contact lenses that can act like sunglasses. the agency reviewed technology that darkens the lenses when exposed to bright light. the accuvue oasis contact lenses react to the sun's uv rays and return to normal in darker lighting. the cdc estimates more than 40 million americans wear contacts, including me. >> me too. >> all right. we're in luck. >> do we like this idea? >> i have surgically pa eyes, thank you very much. i think it's a great idea. >> i think it's kind of cool. >> unless they don't switch back fast enough. >> i like it. >>> and you might want to give your strawberries and spinach an extra scrub, as one does. they top the environmental working group's 2018 list of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue. the nonprofit so-called dirty dozen also includes apples, grapes, and potatoes among other grocery store staples. researchers analyze thousands of samples and found nearly 70% were contaminated with pesticide residue. >> or you can buy organic

. >> reporter: the u.s. foodnistration warns that adults consume no more than 400 milligram as day. that's about five cups of coffee. by one estimate, 68% of kids consume energy drinks. >> most of the cans put a label on it that says not recommended for children. so i don't understand why we're selling them to children. >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics and the american medical association urge them to drink limited high caffeine beverages or none at all. >> once you're a young child, you're going to consume caffeine similarly for the rest of your life. >> reporter: but in south carolina lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban energy drinks being sold to anyone under 18. leon howard offered the bill. >> we treat it like alcohol. in the state of south carolina, a kid can't walk into a store or buy beer or cigarettes. >> the bill is opposed and it's said a sales ban on any one product would be argue meantive. >> i wish we would have had the facts, heard the stories, and we just want to help save peopl

u.s. goods like food products and cars worth around fifty billion dollars a year chinese foreign ministry has all also condemned the recent u.s. proposal to impose a levy on one thousand three hundred products. to the release of the tariffs on the united states side it was a typical unilateralist and trade protectionist approach in this regard of china saw them represent stations and with no basis in fact the chinese side strongly condemns and firmly opposes this washington slant to thirteen hundred chinese products with terrorists on tuesday it includes construction machinery consumer electronics and medical devices and is worth around fifty billion dollars a year we discussed the issue with economist richard wolfe he told us that the u.s. could pay a high price for trump's economic decisions. all of this destruction of the world trade is the theatrical mr drug this is about domestic political theater it's not a solution to the underlying economic problems of the united states the chinese have all kinds of economic leverage on the united states and my guess is if you keep provoking them i

u.s. state of michigan to taking on the food giant nestlé of the use of their ground water.story after the break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. you know. there's a david and goliath battle playing out in the u.s. state of michigan right now and despite widespread public opposition the food giant nestlé is being allowed to extract more drinking water from the state groundwater table it can now extract around fifteen hundred liters per minute that's around five hundred more than was previously allowed now that has sparked huge concerns about the environmental consequences for all this a poll shows this quite clearly nearly eighty one thousand people didn't want to extract more of the water versus around the seventy five who said it was ok but that was ignored with the authorities saying the poll was irrelevant and didn't apply to their policies include transparency the majority of the public comments were in the position of the permit but most of them relate

u.s. imports including food pork so who stands to lose more from a trade war does anyone stand to win. well it's not clear that we're really going to have a trade war here when china you know trungpa announced these tariffs but they haven't been implemented yet and if you recall he announced tariffs on steel worldwide and it exempted everybody including europe north korea where now north korea can i mean south korea we're now south korea can import steel to the united states permanently into second largest steel importer to the u.s. so you've got to you've got to watch more closely whether these announcements are actually going to come up with some some sort of a severe trade restrictions i don't think so what the united states wants from china first and foremost is to increase its imports to china of services and particularly financial services it wants to penetrate further the. chinese banking system that's number one number two has to do with what's called intellectual property but part of that is really next generation technology software you know g g five is an ai software and thi

u.s. products including wine and food and there's more trouble brewing also coming up austerity has been the name of the game for many countries in europe recently portugal has opted for a different approach and the country's wine producers are benefiting those stories coming right up with monica jones. they will not succeed in dividing us not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of the stick trying to shift. taking a stand global news that matters d. w. made for minds. of freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended anew. all over the world. of freedom freedom of art. a multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. d.w. dot com to freedom. to. china hits back in response to u.s. tariffs on chinese steel and the minium beijing now imposes levies on the u.s. products including pork wine and fruit we'll get more on the world's top two economies trade dispute from our asia correspondent. also on the show portugal abandons the austerity. policies pushed for by the e.u. the result the portuguese economy is growing agai

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u.s. state of michigan despite widespread public opposition food giant nestlé is being allowed to extractore drinking water from the state's groundwater table it can now extract one thousand five hundred liters per minute minutes which is five hundred more than previously allowed one of this has sparked huge concerns about the environmental consequences eighty two thousand people voted against the corporation getting a permit to pump the water vs to seventy five he thought it was a good idea but that was ignored or storage he's saying the poll was irrelevant and didn't apply to their policies in full transparency in the majority of the public comments were in the position of the permit but most of them related to issues of public policy which are not and should not be part of an administrative problem and decision opposition goes back to two thousand and one when nestlé was first sued for potential damage to lakes rivers and streams as a result the company had to limit its water extraction people in michigan are once again forcing their concert he says when we moved here you can see that

u.s. products including wine and food and there's more trouble brewing also coming up austerity has been the name of the game for many countries in europe recently portugal has opted for a different approach and the countries wine producers are benefiting those stories coming right up with monica tell us. they will not succeed in dividing us shall not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking a stand global news that matters d. w. made mines.

u.s. consumer spending, more on their pets as economic expansion. first quarter sales up by 2.8% on an organic basis, beating estimates. the chief executive is revamping the world's biggest food company after jettisoning the u.s. confectionery businesses and adding healthy food brands. -- h-shares 7/10 of 1% lower, china new year celebrations driving a surge in demand for spirits, helping the world's biggest -- second-biggest distillery. pe will decide on a payoff betweenrnod 37% to 50% at the annual meeting in november as part of the new program that will see annual payouts progressively lifted over the next three years from the previous rate of about a third. shares down by 7/10 of 1%. vonnie: global stocks appear to be taking a breather as investors weigh a mixed bag of earnings and trade tensions continue. joining us is matthew mclennan of first eagle investment management. you don't keep to close an eye on these things do you? matthew: it does not worry us as much. what worries us is when we stand back and look at the market environment. today, and a lot of things have gone right. confidence is high. other things have gone from bad to worse, geopolitics and debt. it is t

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there's still no justice for the innocent little girl whose life was so brutally taken to her side the food. u.s. government is warning pakistan could lose aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if it does not do enough to combat human trafficking the cut back or deal a new blow to u.s. to us pakistan relations following president donald trump suspension in january of two billion in u.s. security assistance the cut came after trump said as bad failed to crack down on terrorist groups allegedly operating out of its territory. has pledged to begin repatriation of range of refugees in bangladesh as soon as possible social welfare minister when met all made the comments as he met with the new to his foreign minister and after visiting refugee camps at cox's bizarre time a child tree sat down with the minister delegation shortly after he visited with henschel refugees. myanmar minister for social welfare relief and resettlement visit the could to prolong refugee camp in bangladesh this is the first time ever a minister visited the growing refugee camp since the influx began now he met with a

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u.s. delegation of the world food summit and we had a press release were i had was pelted and disrupted by naked protesters with signs on their body. i did not look but the sign said no jean beans and the naked truth. my mother was very upset. my father was more interested in what it looked like. but you cannot stop signs for proceeding. in the area of gene editing usda will soon be publishing proposed rules to implement a national bile information food exposure acts. the key issue will be in the rulemaking. you require highly refined ingredients like soybean oil or high fructose corn syrup or refined beet sugar how is this debate going on to the future of this technology. going back into the old debate where people are killing each other all the time. our all sides can feel like their contributor. that's a big issue is biotech in gene editing which is a different technology. another issue is research. i'm on the board as some may know the model here is partnership across food and egg sector to bootstrap additional funding on more cutting-edge projects that u.s. government and usda cannot

u.s. companies, tyson foods is trading lower on concerns about part exports to china.e we gotten any numbers yet that tell us the effect of the steel aluminum tariffs, if any, on chinese trade? michael: we haven't yet. we get the first indications of what might have happened when we get the latest trade report, the march trade report coming up next week. the problem is, it's too early for many of these things to of had any affect. the long delay between orders and shipments emergency last year when trump started talking about tariffs on steel a big surge in imports of steel into the country as companies stocked up. you have to wait a while to see if there is some kind of a negative effect. julie: that's only one of the friends on which the administration is facing trade renegotiations and tariffs. the president is also talking about mexico today and its border security and again, sort of making nafta renegotiation and border security a condition of that. where to those talks stand? michael: we don't really know. according to everything reported in recent weeks and what

u.s. delegation at the world food summit when i was at usda and we had a press release at the world food summit where i was tilted by totally disrupted protesters with signs on their bodies. of course i didn't muck, but the sign said no gene beans in the truth. my mother was very upset at my father was more interested in what it looked like rather than what it said. but we can't stop science from proceeding. there were a lot of key issues in the area of gene editing and i think usda will soon be publishing proposed rules for bioengineer for disclosure act and i assume there'll be a lot of comment from folks in this room. the key issue will be in the rulemaking on this issue of gene editing. do you require highly refined ingredients like soybean oil, high fructose corn syrup or refined beet sugar or other things to be disclosed. how is this debate going on the future of technology. are we going back into the hole gml or are all side going to be a positive contributor to a collaborative situation? that is a big issue in the coming years in agriculture, the whole issue of biotech in gene editing,

u.s. earlier. renovated those restaurants. elevated the foodigital conveniences that are really moving that brand further, faster. and so that's bullish for the long-term future whereas in the u.s., things are slower because of some of the hiccups on the value side. >> dunkin brands, the owner of dunkin donuts reported comps last week down 0.5%. nigel travis was on cnbc and blamed competition and value meals. is this a story of mcdonald's taking from dunkin >> mcdonald's comp was -- in the u.s. was somewhat, almost 3% comp was an impressive number given the fact the u.s. fast food industry is up less than 1% so to some degree, the industry was not very good in that first quarter. weather impacts that were probably a factor. but certainly the value out there as a factor for a brand like dunkin that depends on the coffee business for about 60% of their sales. and dollar coffee has been a factor out there it's weighing on them. they are responding in the second quarter with their go-to value platform and that's helping dunkin in the second quarter

fundamentally shift to transportation as a service, so by focusing on not just the u.s., but personal transportation, not foodics and other things, by focusing on what i believe to be the largest market opportunity in the world right now, we can build a fantastic business. ♪ john: we need to replace car ownership. whether or not it costs a lot to do the r&d, it is ultimately where the business is going and will ultimately provide a net positive benefit to society. ♪ ♪ emily: there is a war for talent, but also a war for drivers. i'm curious what your value proposition is to drivers when there's another company out there that is aggressive about recruiting? john: we have historically, and need to continue, to treat drivers better than any other and company. that is not a feature or action. one that is a collection of features or actions. it took our competitor many years to launch with tips the way we did. lyft drivers are more happy with lyft than uber drivers, but they say they earn more. emily: you are also pushing into driverless cars. when did you start researching autonomous cars, and how did you decide

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