hello and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news fron sudan: the paramilitary rapid support forces say they have agreed to a three day pause in the fighting on humanitarian grounds, starting about now. so far, there s been no comment from the sudanese army. clashes in the capital khartoum continued overnight, with bombing and artillery shelling. many people have been trapped by the fighting for days. there s been growing diplomatic pressure on the warring factions to agree to a ceasefire. the un, the us and a number of other countries have been trying to persuade the two sides to agree to a truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid. more than 300 people have been killed in the past week. so the breaking news reports of a 72 hour ceasefire and when we have more news we will be bringing it to you. the politcal future of dominic raab, the ukjustice secretary, still hangs in the balance as the prime minister considers the findings of an inquiry into bullying allegati
a family run fragrance firm has won a king s award for enterprise after growing exports 500%. we ll speak to the boss. could an easing of tensions between the world s economic superpowers be on the way? in a major speech in washington on thursday, us treasury secretary janet yellen has called for a constructive and fair relationship with china, saying a decoupling of their economies would be disastrous for both sides. secretary yellen also said she plans to visit china for talks. us china relations are in their worst state in decades with the biden administraton enforcing a strict export ban on advanced technology to china, which accuses washington of trying to stifle its modernisation. from new york, our correspondent samira hussain reports. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. they not only have trade relations but diplomatic relations but diplomatic relations between the two countries have
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. time for a truce in the trade war? america s treasury secretary calls for a constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china. one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good for the united states and the world. also coming up us recession fears. a slew of weak data has traders raising their bets that the world s biggest economy is about to go into reverse. plus avoiding an office culture clash. how ceos can get grade a results from generation yand z. and the sweet smell of success.