Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now, 3 hours of fast moving News, interviews and reaction. At least 17 boys have died after a fire swept through their primary School Dormitory in Central Kenya. Local officials said the fire broke out at 11pm in a dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri Countrywhere 156 boys were sleeping. More than 2,000 people tried to help rescue the boys, many of whom were sheltering under their beds. The cause of the fire is still not clear. President William Ruto called the fire horrific and devastating, and has ordered an investigation. Lets speak to Anne Soy who is in nairobi. Just tell us more details, what more is known on this. We understand more is known on this. We understand that more is known on this. Understand that about 300 children were boarding in that school, it has a population of just over 800. 156 were boys, and they were Ill Dicke in the ill fated dormitory. The area residents responded quickly and tried to save
Delivering a blow to amazon on one of its biggest days of deals workers in the us target prime day with a strike over pay and conditions. Markets in europe have started on a positive note as we begin a busy week for corporate earnings. And the internet may make it easier than ever for firms to go global, but how do they stand out from the crowd. Is it all about getting a boost in the Search Engine rankings . Well speak to the founder of one firm hoping to offer Small Business a helping hand. After a thrilling weekend of sport with the winners taking Home Millions we want to know what can be done to invest in tomorrows champions . Are elite sports off limits for young talent if they dont have wealthy backers . Let us know, well discuss a little later use the bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Lets catch our breath after that crazy day of sport and sunday and talk through what is happening in china. It grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in the three months to t
You know, an iphone sold in the us or europe might be designed in california and built in india using Semiconductors Made in taiwan from Raw Materials provided by china. So if any link in that supply chain breaks, it sets up big problems for the rest of the chain. And thats true for smartphones, as it is for pcs, and especially in Battery Production for those Electric Vehicles were buying more and more of. So what if one country decides to make it harderfor others to get hold of some of those critical Raw Materials . Well, thats what china announced just last month. Translation the Chinese Government implements i Export Controls on gallium and germanium related items in accordance with the law to ensure that they are used for legitimate purposes in order to safeguard National Security and better fulfil our international obligations. For quite some time now, the us side has been abusing Export Control measures to continuously strengthen its crackdown on chinas semiconductors and artific
The white house rolled out the red carpet for south koreas president so cookie on yoon sukyeol, a six state visit underlying how important this guest is to washington. [singing] his ignorant [cheers and applause] nastasya american pie was far from the only thing on the menu, discussions are set to cover trade, security and geopolitics. The trip began with the signing of a new accord promising u. S. Protection for south korea against the threat of Nuclear Attack from pyongyang. So what will this declaration mean for the asiapacific . And what has the reaction. In . We will discuss with our guests, but first, we are taught through the details of the deal. Reporter a show of military strength underscoring a powerful alliance, as a u. S. President joe biden welcomed south korean president yoon sukyeol to the white house on wednesday. It is the first u. S. State visit between the two in 12 years, designed to project a united front in the face of increased missile testing by north korea, and
we go out on patrol with its helicopter pilots and south korean reality contestants push their bodies to the limit and the world laps it up on netflix the uk where the prime minister, rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal that s aimed at fixing problems with the brexit arrangements that affects northern ireland. the agreement will remove checks for goods sent from the british mainland and destined for northern ireland. mr sunak and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen declared the deal as opening a new chapter in relations between london and brussels. the us president, joe biden issued a statement saying it was an essential step to ensuring peace from the good friday agreement is preserved. our political editor, chris mason reports for months, negotiations have rumbled on in the undergrowth. finally, then, at a posh hotel near windsor, just outside london, in a spot with a keen sense of its place in british history, the stage is set. t