also, the ruler, on uae executive committee.re is probably a level of geopolitical angst that will go back and forth between the uae and the united states, both of which are close allies. manus: ok, thank you very much. simone foxman in doha. it has spun above $61,000, over the weekend, bitcoin has come back slightly. in the last five days, this breathless rush. let me show you the relationship to gold. here we go. the relationship between bitcoin and gold has reached another record. we blew through the $61,000. this is the kind of symbiotic -- not symbiotic, the kind of relationship where we see the explosion in bitcoin as a defense perhaps relative to the traditional haven, which is gold, swiss franc, etc. the modern-day store of value. because there is no such thing as a safe haven. there are only havens. this is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) back pain hurts. you can spend thousands and still not get relief. now there's aerotrainer by golo. you can stretch and strengthen your core, relieve back pain, and tone your entire body. (ma

how important -- just contextualize the uae's relationship with the united states of america?t also involves stepping back from conflict. there is a recalibration here. amos: for sure. the uae has been very adept in figuring out how to calibrate from the trump administration to the biden administration and i think the abraham accords set a good stage for that. clearly, the power, the influence, and the leadership of the uae is at a different place today regionally and vis-a-vis the relationship with the united states than it was in 2016 and i think that is what secretary blinken is talking about when he says we are cognizant of the fact that the administration is not walking back into pretending that we are just returning the clock to 2016. this is a new middle east. the uae's role is critical here both in the markets -- the oil markets as well as the relationship with israel and the position vis-a-vis a iran and i think we are going to see that continue to evolve. annmarie: we will see it today because they are pushing to have more in the market when it comes to opec-plus. am

saudi arabia and uae are two good examples. i believe that the uae has taken steps in the last three or four years to address some of our concerns, the war in yemen, our biggest concern. therefore, we can have a better partnership with the uae. i do nothing saudi arabia has gotten their. my personal policy right now is to put pressure on saudi arabia, to come to terms and get a peace deal in yemen to stop the blockades, to stop the bombing. i understand it takes two to tango, and the who these are not making it easy. but with the saudi arabia -- but they have done in yemen is not something we should support. you have to balance that. that balance can't be military weapons are bad, we would be better off not selling. if we do that, we are really going to harm our ability to build those partnerships, and present a reasonable alternative to russia and china. missy: one quick question before we have to q&a. secretary often -- secretary austin is talking about the need to ensure the pentagon and military has a more diverse leadershi

saudi and uae are very good examples for it i believe the uae is going to take steps in the last 3 or 4 years to address some of our concerns. and therefore we can have a better partnership with the uae don't think saudi arabia is gotten that. and the personal biggest a,policies went out to put pressure on saudi arabia to come to terms and get a peace deal with yemen to stop the blockade, to stop the bombing. i understand it takes 2 to tango here and they're not making it easy. but what saudi arabia has done in yemen is not something we should support. we've got to balance that. that balance can't be military reference are bad to be better off. because if we do that were going to harm our ability to build those partnerships and present a reasonable alternative to russia and china. >> 1 really quick question before go to the q&a. secretary austin is talking a lot about the need to ensure the pentagon and military has leadership.se at the same time the military, you see underrepresentation of women, of african-americans, latinos, asian americans in the upper ranks of the military. just

in the uae had around $27 million. of which is looking to benefit from this financial contribution. it goes directly into the holding of our shareholders. moreover, this is a transaction where we will consolidate or try to merge along with the growth in the region. it is offering a service very much needed in the region. we feel that this care is an underserved sector. cambridge has the right team and the right characteristics to become what is today the largest in the region, but it will grow further. >> mohammed, i look at the 3 million durams, i look at 47% in education, are you open to any more deals? are you pretty stretched in terms of what you can realistically achieve? where exactly would those opportunities be? would you think education to keep your portfolio balance? >> we already have a balanced portfolio at the stage. today we were able to achieve what our investors have been waiting for for years. we raised that at the level of the company growth. we benefited from all the synergy and integration we could

the uae was the first of four arab countries to renew or establish ties with israel.babwe's vice president has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. two weeks ago, local media reported that he had relationships with a number of married women, including one of his subordinates. he has denied the accusations. he says stepping down was not cowardice but a sign of great respect to the office of the president. nigerian officials say they are close to risking -- it has given their families hope after the raid early on friday. we have more. reporter: it is 317 girls who were taken from a boarding school. now operations are underway to recover them on the orders of nigeria's president that they should be secured and returned home safe and sound. right behind me is a cpper that is on a mission. there are two helicopters on this mission. they have identified the location of where the girls are and they want to make sure they have not been moved so that whatever negotiations or whatever action should be taken should be taken. we spoke with a commissioner who said

i am in the uae. i literally flew from new york to switzerland to the uae.south africa because i was supposed to host the south african music awards. >> trevor: yes. >> i right, i get a call the night before my flight from my agent saying you want to be in the movie for this one. send a self-tape but you want to be in the room. i was like listen, i spent so much money flying in and out, these auditions are not working out and i'm not going to spend another men penny and he said it is for a lead in coming 2 america. and i said well, i don't know, i'm just saying, i don't know. so i literally changed my flights from flying out of abu dhabi to south africa to a new fliet from dubai to l.a. and so i cancelled that and drove from an abu dhabi to dubai, caught a flight into l.a. and made it to the offices. and did my audition. >> trevor: it is quite a feat because getting into an american film is really a big jump, getting too a major marquee film is another jump but to be seen as one of the breakout stars of it, is the ultimate, ultimate, ultimate celebration of

think the first thing is there is a long tradition of gcc countries above all saudi arabia and the uaewealth funds looking specifically at areas which are going to be related to the recovery. to make bigger investments. none more important than health care. 0ther important than health care. other areas in which they are talking about above all our clean energy and the uk is leading in many senses across europe, in sectors like developing hydrogen power. so it makes very good sense and it is also trending towards investing in hard assets apple to financial assets. it investing in hard assets apple to financial assets.— to financial assets. it shows where they _ to financial assets. it shows where they believe - to financial assets. it shows where they believe their - to financial assets. it shows i where they believe their future returns will be coming from and i'm not surprised to hear in health and we are not talking about money being poured into the nhs, were talking about farmer, companies, many of them in the uk that we have not been familiar with, in the uk that we have not been f

the deal will make the uae the first country to produce sinopharm shots outside china. enter a three date lockdown starting monday due to an outbreak of coronavirus, after fort locally transmitted cases. residents will only be able to leave homes for food, exercise, such work and medical reasons. mask wearing will be compulsory and home gatherings limited to 30 people. global news 24 hours a day on air and at bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: still ahead, logistics real estate developer as i chair joins us on the company's latest results and business strategy as it navigates covid's impact on logistics. next, china adds up parliamentary committee on human rights its list of sanctions taken on its own officials over questions on that uighur minority and xinjiang. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: a tussle over human rights abuses in xinjiang escalating, beijing hit back with sanctions on the u.s. and canada after coordinated moves from washington and allies last wee

one day the uae invites michelle obama while she's an office seeker education commission. first lady of the united states e-mails. and that to me is just priestly neck is their copy customer let that linger per yes they're inside her inbox. as she is communicating with michelle obama and training these personal like icebreaking notes, all of that and michelle's flight itinerary and or details changed all that are beaming back to this nsa kids computer sitting in the villa and on the job. that i think really gets to the point that in cyber, tradecraft and tools can come back to haunt us. whether they are hacked like shadow brokers were actually sending our own over to help and alec, even a dubious ally do their duty dirty work. and inevitably they're going to come back and hit us. that was a moral hazard i really wanted to explore with the book. spin it that is fascinating to me. no one came to me and offered me a job for all of you who may be thinking about. because i am owed interceptor, okay? i have morals. captain america set our standards back in the 80s right? of how

you do not embarrass your friends, and they have a new friend who is public. >> i mean, they have uae all of those countries have established diplomatic relations with, you're right. >> so doesn't that way on the skill in way we had never seen before? >> yes, and i have to tell you something. in that respect it is one of the true real victories and successes of the biden administration, i don't think it came for any reason beyond -- >> trump administration. >> top administration, yeah. i don't think that necessarily was a result of debt negotiation or whatever. or at all. fact they made some of the most ridiculous blunders, opening right in the middle of it opening the embassy in jerusalem, i could imagine anything more crazy. but it has worked and that is an advantage. an advance really a rep to see how that will play out but again i think it is less the united states or even the uae that will control that to degree embarrassment, i understand faced and so on, very important. the but i think he question is whether particularly the conservative israelis and those parties, like 20 part

it will make the uae the first company to produce the sinopharm shots outside of china. 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'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: next, australia's job keeper program is put to bed, bring in the nation's largest covid stimulus measure to a close. up to 150,000 more jobs though could be lost. plus, tensions flare. corporate fallout also continues to mount. this is bloomberg. ♪ is bloomberg. ♪ shery: a geopolitical tussle over allegations of china's human rights abuses have continued, with beijing imposing sanctions on individuals in the u.s. and canada. the corporate fall has also spread. for more, let's bring in tom mackenzie in beijing. so what is the tally so far, and how has that impacted business? tom: we saw the action from china from beijing on saturday, targeting a canadian lawmaker and a number of entities there, including a parliamentary committee on human rights. they also sanctioned basing as the u.s. commission on inte

official tells cnn the biden white house urged the uae to use its influence to secure his release. human rights watch says the journalist was arbitrarily detained. >>> well, syria has now been enduring ten years of civil war, and the international committee of the red cross says hundreds of young syrians say the war has caused immense economic hardships and a, quote, profound psychological toll. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says more than 6 million syrians have been displaced inside the country since the conflict began. and more than 5 million have fled syria. cnn's arwa damon reports from idlib, syria. >> translator: what do i do? use a bucket of water? a blanket? i tried using my hands like this to put out the flames. i couldn't. on my son's body was a ball of fire. sultan was playing on his bike when a rocket blew up fuel canisters nearby. an ambulance brought sultan to turkey. he and his mother have been there ever since. this is the last photo of sultan before the airstrike. no, you are not ugly. you are beautiful, amar constantly tells him. sultan has an utterly di

they have paused the military arm sales to saudi arabia and the uae.t they've come to the same conclusion that president trump did when it comes to the kingdom of saudi arabia and muhammad, and that is do no harm to the relationship despite the significant disapproval of the horrific act of killing the journalist. >> it came from the same conclusion let's keep that relationship going but why are you freezing weapons to them and to the uae. other thing they've done is pulled away from designation of the houthis and support for the war against houthis by united states it was modest actually we were helping them do target and intelligence to minimize civilian casualty as a result of their air bombing campaign but why would we send signals to ann i cans so early on in this administration that we're pulling away from our allies which was the policy of the obama administration for eight years in the middle east so iranians are saying this administration look very similar to what we were dealing with the last time. they look like they're going to want a deal

the uae and bahrain are not waiting for the conflict be solved, but citizens of israel do not have tot easier -- either. this result could improve the education and infrastructure systems. >> do palestinia care about the israeli elections? >> i think that the average israeli would rather spend his time tomorrow on the beach then standing in line in the ballot stations. people do not care so much anymore. i will offer you a dialog i heard the other day. between two israelis in the supermarket. one said, you know, who else you have? do you have any other candidate? you have an alternative? jailer guy said, -- the other guy said, what happens if netanyahu is -- he is 71, going on 72. what happens if he is gone? we had great primus or like ben-gurion who passed away. -- great prime ministers like penn gurian who passed away. the guy said, i cannot believe it. his son will succeed in. as i mentioned before, he was serious about it. it went on this discussion. >> i want to ask you again, what about palestinians? two palestinians care about the is -- do palestinians care about the israeli el

is now fourth in the world for vaccinations behind israel, the uae and britain. and new nursing home cases have now dropped 82% since peaking on december 20th. early signs of success as the vaccine rollout picks up pace. tom costello, nbc news, washington >>> i'm miguel almaguer defying the cdc, tonight the governors in texas and mississippi declaring they're back in business, eliminating mask mandates and allowing all retailers to open at 100% capacity >> personal vigilance. to follow the safe standards is still needed to contain covid. it's just that now state mandates are no longer needed. >> reporter: states like massachusetts, pennsylvania and kentucky also easing restrictions, allowing larger crowds in smaller venues restaurants, high school proms, even las vegas pool parties are set to reopen with fewer mandates >> once everything kind of stabilized it was like okay, maybe i can go out now and i'd feel comfortable >> reporter: but comfort could lead to complacency, warns the cdc. after weeks of dramatic decline, daily cases and deaths have risen 2%. the nu

at three different levels the international level, the regional level, in particular saudi arabia, uaeto some extent oman and of course iran. then we have the domestic level. all of those levels need to be resolved in order for the conflict to be resolved. ultimately it has to be up to the yemeni people, what can peel away the different international lawyers --layers. but the conflict was domestically generated and will have to be domestically resolved. that is obviously easier said than done, but before we criticize the biden administration -- as you say, it is complex. what needs to happen is a space. is created via a cease-fire for the different groups to be dealt with, to start to create the conditions for peace consultations. a cease-fire is absolutely imperative first to prevent starvation and famine, and perhaps there will be a space for peace talks. anchor: last word -- is there another aspect to this six years of death and destruction that presidents and prime ministers and u.n. ambassadors don't get? they like simple conflicts, we go in, we, pullout and back to the status quo

china has picked the uae as its middle east vaccine hub, in a deal that will see the country produceots per year. vaccines will be produced in a joint venture between sinopharm and abu dhabi-based g42, later this year, and it will make uae the first country to produce sinopharm shots outside china. china will impose antidumping tariffs on some australian wines in the last five years after range of tariffs on australian products including beef, lobster and coal. ties have been strained since canberra van huawei from building its 5g network, and increase into origins of the coronavirus pandemic. global news 24 hours a day on air and at bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. juliette: we are looking at oil retreating as we hear the news the massive container ship blocking the suez canal has been freed. rent falling by 1.3%. elsewhere, solid start to the trading week for most asian equity markets. nikkei leading gains up by 1%, hong kong up .2% and we have been seeing brokers in hong kong jump ahead of earnin

singles they have -- signals they sent in region, they paused military army sales to saudi arabia and the uaedespite the fact they came to same collusion that president trump did with saudi arabia, do no harm to the relationship, despite the significant disapproval of the horrific act of killing the journalist. this is a different administration from each other came to the same conclusion, but why are you freezing weapons to them, and they have pulled away from designation of the houthis as a terrorist organization. we were helping them to targets and intelligence to minimize civilian casualties, but why do we send these signals to the iranians so early on in this administration this we're pulling away from the our allies, iranians is a this is look similar to what we were dealing with last time, they look like they will want a deal more than anything else, they will be very tough negotiators, which they have a history of doing. and they have a history of succeeding against the united states, that concerns me, we will put together a deal too kind of looks like the old deal, but not holding ir

in markets from india to the uae and china, british goods are associated with higher quality.ays corporate banking good morning, james. iwas good morning, james. i was not surprised to read this at all, to read about your findings. the made in britain brand has been strong for years, hasn't it? ,., ., ., been strong for years, hasn't it? ., , it? good morning, sally. it has been strong- — it? good morning, sally. it has been strong. but _ it? good morning, sally. it has been strong. but the _ it? good morning, sally. it has been strong. but the results i it? good morning, sally. it has been strong. but the results of this survey were very encouraging for british companies. as you say we interviewed 1000 people across each of ten different countries and notjust countries across europe but four countries across europe and equally the us, china, india, the world's biggest and fastest growing markets. across the board the feedback from consumers was positive in regard to the made in britain label. but positive in regard to the made in britain label.— in britain label. but did you,

i am waiting for my virtual invitation from the ambassador here in the uae. i feel left out. never mind the pint of guinness and st. patrick's day. inflation is going to scream higher -- guggenheim, talking about time for reality check. bridgewater says get ready for a turbocharged cpi. this is a debate, a quintet of voices, and the stoicism of jay powell. will he be pushed? i am getting ready for screening higher inflation. annmarie: we will have to see what the fed says about this. investors are going to be scrutinizing potentially what the fed does and the projection of interest rates. what does that mean where they see inflation going? there are two camps. you either think we will have inflation, or what guggenheim says, a reality check. it is so subdued, it is overdone. manus: exactly, and whether it is the catch up spike. stephen major, i listened to the conversation, he wrote a paper on yield curve control, and as he said, the fed is grateful that we are living in average inflation targeting, and they do not want to pick a fight with the market unless they will win ove

really, because the country had an opportunity to look, to take away an image that has, as far as the uaeeryone here was excited about it. i've lived here for three decades and i love this country and i was very excited about the possibility of her and harry and what they could do. but the tabloid press and certain elements of breakfast television, not on this channel, i might add, sunk them. the thing that people don't realise, maybe they do, a country has a brand, and right now meghan and hadi's brand is bigger than the united kingdom? i don't think the united kingdom is going to come out looking too good after tonight. d0 come out looking too good after toniaht. ,, ~ . tonight. do you think then that har and tonight. do you think then that harry and meghan _ tonight. do you think then that harry and meghan and - tonight. do you think then that harry and meghan and four- tonight. do you think then that harry and meghan and four are victims? i will people are saying that they really are not. they got everything they wanted, they went off to the united states, and they don't have to be do

what the market and what i am trying to reconcile is, adnoc as a result of the uae opec" a has fundamentallyap on production. how do you guarantee to the market there is no risk of supply interruption from your side? >> obviously adnoc has always been a reliable energy supplier and it is a key part of our business that we continue to supply our customer based on our commitments. we do that through a number of initiatives, one of which, and the most prominent will be to ensure the supply on the export data, the supply from our local and international storages. keep in mind, the ownership also of murban lies with seven partners, bp, total, japanese as well as korea. from that perspective, there is significant storage locally and internationally. manus: the adnoc director of marketing, sales and trading joining us on the launch of the murban contract to get more contacts. checking in, you have about 5000 contracts trading through the exchange at the moment. 2000 on the front contract point. will coming back -- oil coming back this morning because of the unblocking of the suez canal. the exchang

this raises a much bigger question about israel, the uae and bahrain. the abraham accords.t will this mean for infrastructure in the region? could there be more laid across from israel to saudi arabia that circumvent the need for saudi arabia -- for the canal? what else do we have stacked for this tuesday edition? annmarie: also circumvent the fact that some ships had to go around the southern tip of africa. just ahead, all plans being discussed, according to archegos as it breaks it silence. that story, more details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ annmarie: good morning from bloomberg's european headquarters in london, i'm annmarie hordern with manus cranny live from dubai. block trade blowup. stocks at the center of the $24 billion selloff come under pressure and archegos breaks it silence. we bring you the latest. equities fluctuate as investors weigh the risk of further drama the block stock. rapid progress on the u.s. on the vaccine rollout. the boat's afloat. movement resumes on the suez canal after the ever given is finally freed, but could there be lasting aftershocks to

the un has requested proof from the uae government that she is alive.se. we've chosen to crop the photograph you're about to see. the circulation of this photo of the grand national—winning trainer has sparked fury and disgust across the sport. mr elliott faces a possible ban after what he has described a "moment of madness". he's been temporarily barred from racing in britain, pending the irish investigation. a us intelligence report concluded last week that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, approved the operation to capture or kill the journalist jamal khashoggi. publication of the report may have implications for the west's dealings with saudi arabia for decades. ros atkins looks at america's relationship with the country — and what it tells us about a global power struggle. it's been six weeks since joe biden became president. six weeks to start turning campaign promises into policy. promises like this on saudi arabia. we are not going to in fact sell more weapons to them. we are going to in fact make them pay the price and make them in f

if you take israel and the uae out, which are tiny nations, britain has vaccinated significantly moreeven the united states. why? what went right in britain? >> well, you're right. it's been a huge success and something everyone in britain is immensely proud of. i think there are four reasons. two are the first order ones. britain started very early. we formed a vaccine task force to find one and buy them in april last year. secondly, money was no object. this was not a government that was going to haggle over money. but thirdly and perhaps more importantly it was an example of really effective work between government and business. the vaccine task force was chaired by a woman who is a venture capitalist in biosciences, really knows this area. it is an area where britain has long been long and the government went out of its way to make britain an attractive place to sell their vaccines. they helped with trials. they helped to smooth red tape. they made it as easy as possible. the national health service was immensely useful because it is a centralized health care provider, unlike the

could you talk about also the involvement of other gulf states that the uae, for example, and preciselynd of support the u.s. has been giving to these airstrikes operations? >> well, we know the united arab emirates has been playing a leading role in the air war in particular. it is one of the main nations in the region involved in the air campaign. but we don't know from the data that we have collected, which individual states are responsible for individual strikes. we do not know that from the data we gather. it i all from open source, so it is hard to tell which dividual nations, weatherby saudi arabia or the united arab emirates or other countries like georgia that m be responsible for individual strikes on particular targets. but this part of the problem and one of the reasonshy the data is being collected. there's been a severeack of accountability and transparency in the airstrikes that are happening. i like where in syria and iraq you will have western nations of the coalition carrying out airstrikes at least providing some information on the strikes they are carrying out aour s

>> in the uae we are planning to start with 30 million in the first step up to 50 million, so we are producing at high speed as we speak. so we feel comfortable in order to have 50 million after the first month, and thaf, we have a clear ambition to supply between 15 and 25 million a month. so the numbers are very substantial, and we are on track in order to deliver the commitment of 300 million doses to the u.s. government. >> all right. ruud dobber, we appreciate your being with us. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> brian, back over to you. >> thank you, meg. thank you very much, and fantastic and important interview, and again, meg is always just bringing it. >>> on deck, how has the job market changed and where are the tech jobs post covid. a company whose stock has doubled, and this is going to be a new name to you, and then, what could be be the most valuable tweet to the largest one-day gain in wealth. we will look at the so-called w 1, d a b doup56anwereack after this. or what's trending. get real-time insights in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading tec

how do you plan on strengthening the betting relationships between israel and uae and are you going to encourage other arab and muslim nations to make peace with israel? >> the short answer to the second part of the question is, yes, absolutely. and let me just say we aploud the steps that have been taken by a number of countries including the arab emirates. these are very important, and we want to build on them. >> that's terrific because it's a dream come true to see the level of stability in middle east that many of us thought could never occur. unfortunately, then we go to nord stream 2, and that is do you agree the nord stream 2 pipeline is a russian maligned influence project if complete that would threaten european and u.s. security? >> yes as i think we were discussing a bit earlier the president opposes nord stream 2. he's been clear about this for some time. so have i and unfortunately the pipeline as you know is 95% complete, but we are making clear that we stand against its completion. we issued an initial report and sanctioned the leading pipe laying ship, and we continue

they'll have an incentive to move to tax havens such as we are knew da, au -- bermuda, uae, and all thisspend in the u.s. economy, but now we're reversing it. we're going the opposite direction. cheryl: i've got about 20 seconds, but is there one risk that you can identify for us? >> the main concern is the growth of this company is entrepreneurial companies, and without entrepreneurial companies, keeping technology and growth and supporting bureaucracy and regulations, unfortunately, this is the biggest trend our economy can see. cheryl: e va, thank you very much. guess what, folks? record territory for the dow. we are setting a new record for the dow jones industrials with this 469-point jump. we have gone 100 points higher literally in the last three minutes. that is the bullish. that is what happens. we've got the fireworks for you. the dow closing at record highs. that's doing it for "the >> hello everyone welcome back to kudlow i'm larry larry stocks today close out the week on a high the dow s&p 500 nasdaq all finishing up on the day. the market is very bullish we'll get to that l

he ignored a travel ban and flew to the uae to get vaccinated. he's also resigned. a person in england that is infected with the brazilian variant of coronavirus. they are one of six people in the uk that genome sequence testing has indentified as having this variant — known as the pi variant. authorities know that there are three cases in parts of scotland — and three in parts of england. rapid surge testing in those areas has begun to see if it is spreading more widely. the challenge is more complicated because one of the people in england used a home—testing kit and did not complete a registration form. so the authorities have no idea who they are, or where they live. all they know is that they did the test on 12—13 february. what we do know is that all cases are linked to travel into the uk. here's the health secretary, matt hancock. we know that five of these people quarantined at home — as they were legally required to do. we've been in contact with them and their families, and we're grateful to them for understanding the seriousness of the situation. we're pu

it's just like the with uae a month or so ago.t sold them weapons, they would have bought them from china. we had the same thing now with saudi arabia. yes, we can shut down saudi arabia or we can be as aggressive as we want to. and feel good about that. and maybe that's the right thing for us to do. but we are in a position we haven't been in since the cold war. where if we turn our back on an ally who becomes a former ally, they don't just sit in the corner and wait for the united states to come back. they immediately turn to china. that is a dynamic we really haven't experienced since the cold war ended, is it? >> no, you're spot-on. a piece was written called the unipolar moment, after the end of the cold war. that might have been a moment but it's long since gone. even though our absolute power, our strength has gone larger, our relative position has deteriorated. because of the rise of china and others. our ability to dominate, our ability to insist is increasingly diminished. and others can step in. this is a world of incre

launched one of the world's most successful vaccination plans, beating -- following only israel and the uae>> in june or july, we could have 80% of the vaccination populated. >> how urgent is this, given you had to lockdown santi ago and other districts -- santiago and other districts as well. >> we have started to see results in the early population, which have gotten the results first. -- gotten the shots first. it is a two-way avenue. keep vaccinations rolling out but also strict social distance. shery: what does it mean for when the lockdown will continue? >> we have an important milestone couple of weeks now a national election had to be rescheduled from april to may. so we are taking very stringent measures so we can have that -- election with better infection rates. a large number of chileans will already have their first dose, and everybody above 56 years old should have their second dose by then. haidi: your expecting to list -- lift the lockdown before elections. what does that mean for trade? >> it is doing better on a daily basis so we still don't know. it depends on the numbers

not completely but to a large degree with investment from the middle east, including saudi arabia and uae, as well as china. and even india in terms of trying to do more exploration in the arctic and china is particularly interested in a new northern trade route through the arctic as global warming opens up that as a possibility. so working with russia there. russia'salso been in the last three or four years particularly savvy in terms of develop including markets for its products, which are not just oil and gas but also selling nuclear power facilities for domestic energy purposes, building materials and mining materials. when you go into target and you don't see consumer products, for example, that are stamped made in russia, that's because they don't really make a lot of great or high quality consumer products and tend to focus more on heavy industry. but they've been relatively savvy in terms of forgiving loans in countries in sub saharan africa and this loans were probably bad knee and instead have received russian companies have received contracts for supplying material in so in thi

the un has requested proof from the uae government that she is alive, but there's been no response sotish government has urged the chinese authorities to uphold commitments made to the territory's people. stephen mcdonnell reports. nearly 3,000 delegates are in the chinese capital to rubber stamp initiatives already approved by the upper echelons of the communist party, and over the next week the many challenges this country is facing will be presented in various forms. however, one issue is set to dominate the news — the complete overhaul of hong kong's electoral system. a change which will remove even limited opposition from formal politics in the city. the chinese government says there is nothing wrong with this because only patriotic hong kongers should be allowed to hold office anyway. translation: we will stay true to the spirits of the principle i of one country, two systems, and reach the people of hong kong, administer hong kong. this change will be ushered in without even a hint of dissent here. but why rebuild an electoral system already rigged in favour of your allies? it

the uae is expanding its covid-19 vaccination program after inoculated the majority of those at risk.aged 60 and above can get the shot for free after government -- after the government prioritize the elderly. the emirates has had one of the fastest rollouts in the world, administering more than 7 million doses to a population of about 10 million. the tokyo limbic games will officially take place without overseas spectators, officials announced after a meeting saturday that included the ioc and the tokyo government. tickets purchased by foreigners will be refunded. the move essentially to millions and losses, with 600,000 foreign visitors originally expected to attend. south korea's defense minister says the country may strengthen its military ties with rival japan to confront regional threats posed by north korea. seeking out u.s. envoys in seoul, they said cooperation was necessary for security across the korean financial a that's peninsula. -- korean peninsula. >> we feel korea japan ties are needed. glezman's writing is centered around the u.s. alliance, but we believe japan secur

plus, to the other big vaccinating countries, the u.s., the uae among them.is the u.s. with president biden now doubling his vaccination goal? >> the u.s. has jumped significantly. it is at 23rd, so not in the top 10, but a major improvement, six runs up from where was. it was down around the 40 level when we first started this. it still has the world's largest outbreak. it is seeing that pay off as well in reduced numbers of deaths, which is part of the tendon metrics we track as part of this covid resilience ranking. shery: who moves down because of lagging vaccinations? >> we have not -- what is quite interesting as we still do have a sort of top five, top 10 dominate it by asia-pacific countries that have really rocked containing the virus itself. they are all very slow when it comes to vaccination. part of that, particularly in china, which is not feeling the impetus to get vaccinated because the virus is not a present threat anymore, so you do have those positions very much at risk. singapore moved quite high, because it is an exception in the asia-paci

that is principally saudi arabia and the uae. and that all has to do with the flow of oil.plications for the united states certainly is it reduces the impact of our sanctions on iran and reduces the incentive for them to come to the negotiating table and work out a better and improved nuclear deal. we will see what materializes as a result of it. alicia: and the biden-harris administration has said that china -- they consider china to be the biggest threat, however, north korea on thursday launched -- test fired two short-range missiles and here is what the president had to say about that thursday, take a listen. oh, sorry about that. okay, so what the president did say on thursday was that they are consulting with their allies and partners and that there will be responses if they choose to escalate it and also saying that he's prepared for some sort of diplomacy but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization and we got a response from north korea just this morning, calling his words a provocation and encroachment on its rights to self-defense. and als

not said here, we need to pay attention, is he's also going to saudi arabia, turkey, bahrain, oman, uae week going there to do commercial as well strategic bidding of course, this is part of not only what president xi has in mind to become the world'sman, but the belt and road initiative in every country like iran where they make major investments. neil: joe biden apparently welcomes a summit with xi jinping and vladimir putin, how likely do you think that will be? >> i was not encouraged by the president's acumen the other day on his press conference. when you're dealing with president xi or vladimir putin, they're very sharp, they're very capable. they do their homework. i'm not sure that mr. biden has demonstrated that sort of skill at the international level on all of these very complex issues. he won't be able to use notes this these situations. he'll have to, you know, face them face-to-face. now, i know president biden has in the past met extensively with president xi and in fact, had a couple hour phone call with president xi at the earlier part of his administration. neil: you

how do you plan on strengthening the betting relationships between israel and uae and are you going to encourage other arab and muslim nations to make peace with israel? >> the short answer to the second part of the question is, yes, absolutely. and let me just say we aploud the steps that have been taken by a number of countries including the arab emirates. these are very important, and we want to build on them. >> that's terrific because it's a dream come true to see the level of stability in middle east that many of us thought could never occur. unfortunately, then we go to nord stream 2, and that is do you agree the nord stream 2 pipeline is a russian maligned influence project if complete that would threaten european and u.s. security? >> yes as i think we were discussing a bit earlier the president opposes nord stream 2. he's been clear about this for some time. so have i and unfortunately the pipeline as you know is 95% complete, but we are making clear that we stand against its completion. we issued an initial report and sanctioned the leading pipe laying ship, and we continue

they're threatening to freeze arm sales to the uae and sawed sought. you look at the oil prices since the election, up more than 70%, i think that's your headline right there. stephen shorck, always great to see you. see you soon. >> take care. cheryl: we've got a lot more coming up. a new way to pay at the ballpark, the he oakland at a let ex have a -- athletics have a special offer for you, only if you're willing to pay for it in bitcoin. that's making a buzz this morning. we'll tell you about it. ♪ i read it in a magazine. ♪ oh, benny and the jets. h voya keeps me moving forward. they guide me with achievable steps that give me confidence. this is my granddaughter...she's cute like her grandpa. voya doesn't just help me get to retirement... ...they're with me all the way through it. voya. be confident to and through retirement. voya. be confident to and through retirement. these days, we want sophisticated but simple. cutting edge made user friendly. in other words, we want a hybrid. and so do retailers. which is why they're going hybrid, with ibm.

you know with the uae, russia, turkey and this conflict i believe is another striking point on the continent but in somalia, you see these other groups that are pursuing really their own interests. that are really to the detriment of small lease. sort of a government in a federal isis dumb. so could you give some insights on what you will do to address the issue of foreign interference and a system that is really fragile, and really could destabilize even more. and how you will help the regional bureau of the state department, prosper tween their silos. because that is the challenge you have in in the east africa bureaus, that i'm concerned about that structurally. we are not really organizationally prepared for the conflict that we are seeing there. >> thank you senator. on libya i actually have a small sliver of hope, given that the pending elections and the peace process that has begun in libya. it is fragile as you say, led by the europeans and yes i agree with you there, there's lots of it became a proxy place, for conflict. and those who represent those proxies should be out of libya,

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