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Hello, you are watching bbc news, the headlines. the united states has oil prices have risen to their highest in seven years. it has taken billions of dollars of the value of russian and ukrainian assets. elevations are taking place in colombia after the countrys highest court decriminalised abortion up to 24 decriminalised abortion up to 2a weeks of pregnancy. activists argue that illegal abortions were risking the lives of thousands of colombian women every year.

Here as a justification. in the past 24 hours, laura, we have seen a significant spike in the violence, a significant spike in artillery and shelling. just yesterday there were some 60 violations of the cease fire along with the line of contact which is just about 15 miles or 25 kilometers away. thats where ukrainian forces are facing off against russia-backed forces. those 60 incidents are the highest in three years. so far this morning the ukrainian defense ministry says there have been 20 inc...

And its 5.5 %, up from 5.4% in december. thats the highest since march 1992. leah is a busy mum of three. shes a care worker — its a demanding job with long hours. i leave my house at 6:00 every morning — sometimes 5:30 — and sometimes i dont get home till ten oclock of a night. youre going ice skating with church next week, as well. forgot to tell you. the thought when your wage is going in the bank, you think, "ive got this much left to budget with for the month." like many families, she...

Crude oil prices already, john, up this year, struggling to keep up with the demand of a rapidly growing and reopening economy. russia of course is the worlds second largest producer of oil. a war in europe or sanctions that cut off supply would send prices even higher. the question, how high? if prices rise north of 110 bucks a barrel, one estimate has annual inflation in the u.s. topping 10%. that would be the highest since 1981. energy prices are a huge factor in this red-hot inflation hittin...

General is investigating. in a statement, donald trump boasts, my company has among the best real estate and other assets anywhere in the world, has significant miles of cash, and has relatively little debt, which is totally current. he then listed cash and marketable securities, escrow, reserve deposits, prepaid a, net worth. he went on to say that the numbers dont tell the whole story because, quote, based on current enthusiasm in transactions, which have or will take place, the brand value to...

One of the most dramatic moments of this three three—day security conference. this three three-day security conference.— this three three-day security conference. i, . ., ,, this three three-day security conference. , , . ., ,, sport and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. holly hamilton is with us. great news from the winter olympics in beijing? good afternoon. the closing ceremony of the winter olympics is taking place in beijing as the games draw to a close on the final da...

Russia produces 10% of the worlds oil and provides eurowith 1/3 of the natural gas, close to 40%. after the invasion of ukraine, oil futures hit $1505 a barrel. the highest since 2014 when russia invaded crimea. a wild ride on wall street, a huge selloff, then coming back later in the day. the s&p 500 was down 2.5% with all of the companies in the red. it ended up finishing 63 points higher for a 1.5% gain. the swing was bigger on the tech heavy nasdaq composite, that went 3% down to close 3.3% ...

We have been calling to an end these mandates, particularly the mandates since earlier this year. we are one of the highest, or the highest vaccination rates weve also have the highest restrictions. so he wants and thus today he couldve done that 19 days ago before putting forward a national emergency that is not justified he couldve gone out and talk to people rather than calling them racist and misogynist and we could put an end to this. we can drop the mandates and he can drop the restriction...

Are hitting military infrastructure. where are our children? what kind of military factories do they work at? what tanks are they going with or launching cruise missiles? we are fighting. for our rights, for our freedoms, for life, for our life, and now, we are fighting for survival. and this is the highest of our motivation, but we are fighting also to be equal members of europe. we have proven our strength. we have proven that as at a minimum we are exactly the same as you are. so, do prove th...

Thats how quickly prices are rising — was at 2.7%. thats the highest its been in a decade. bad harvests, emerging from the pandemic, a shortage of hgv drivers and workers all playing a part. prices for savoury snacks like crisps, cat food and fresh beef have all risen fastest. there have been some drops in price for some items — bacon and beef among them — but overall the average basket is costing a lot more. and its the staples where it matters. so the average cost of a bag of pasta has g...