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ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres — thats roughly the same area as syria — has been contaminated by landmines since russias full—scale invasion. most have been found in the north—eastern kharkiv region, and its feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas wher...

the global economy is expected to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years, according to the head of the international monetary fund. her comments were made ahead of the imf and world banks spring meetings, which kick—off today in washington. our north america business correspondent samira hussain is there. high inflation continues to plague countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result, however, is we ...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in england — where thousands ofjunior doctors in england have started a four—day strike — that threatens to bring the worst disruption in the history of the health service. it runs all the way through to saturday morning — and could mean the cancellation of 350,000 appointments and operations. the doctors union is in a row with the government over pay forjunior doctors, with the british medical association sticking to its demand of a...

in the north—eastern kharkiv region and its feared it will take "decades" to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they occupied territory for a number of months on them. in the ukrainian counteroffensive, these areas where theissue counteroffensive, these areas where the issue of landmines is the most acute. these are also...

welcome to world business report. im ben thompson. in the last few minutes, the international monetary fund have released their outlook for the global economy. they have revealed it has reached a highly uncertain moment so let me run you through the numbers in the latest economic outlook. the imf expect it to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years. 2.8% this year. the uk is on track to be the worst performing advanced economy this year. expected to shrink by 0.3% in 2023, much worse...

other countries, like spain or france, the pay of doctors there is either slightly below that you would expect in the united kingdom or ruffling on that level. it does depend which country you pick if youre at comparisons. fix, depend which country you pick if youre at comparisons. a, lot depend which country you pick if youre at comparisons.— youre at comparisons. a lot of --eole youre at comparisons. a lot of peeple might _ youre at comparisons. a lot of people might have _ youre ...

junior doctors in england are on strike until the weekend in an ongoing row over pay that set to cause major disruption to services. welcome back to bbc news we will be back with lucy in belfast. sport first. heres will perry. hello from the bbc sport centre. huge night in the champions league at the etihad. pep guardiola has defended his record in the competition with manchester city, as his side take on bayern munich in the quarter—final first leg. guardiola comes up against the ma...

test. test. test. test. ♪. ♪. ♪. hello and a warm welcome to viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. im paula newton here on cnn newsroom days after shooting down a suspected chinese spy balloon. u.s. officials currently a second object has been shutdown in alaska >> grief and devastation in turkey and syria as hopes of finding survivors fade following mondays powerful earthquake, brazilian president sits down for an exclusive interview. live from ...

hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the international monetary fund, which has published their prediction for the year ahead. global growth will shrink in 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. the economies in germany and the uk will shrink. the imf also expects high interest rates to be temporary forecasting them to fall back to pre—pandemic levels. lets hear what the chief economist had to say. hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, . ., hear what the chief eco...

sport, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. well, over to you. well, overto you. hello well, over to you. hello again, matthew. there are 100 days to go until the 2023 fifa womens world cup gets under way in australia and new zealand, and organisers say theyre on course to sell a record 1.5 million tickets. co—hosts australia are in action in a friendly against the european champions, england. kick—off in brentford is just a few hours away. our reporterjo currie is the...