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Pandemic began two years ago. so thats why even though the official or state media takeaway or headline from the announcements earlier is that the 4.8% gdp growth for the first quarter, you really have to dive a bit deeper. first of all, their gdp growth target for the entire year is 5.5, around 5.5%. so this figure is shy of that. and then of course the growth target for the year was set before the current wave of covid infections and lockdown in shanghai. so the direct impact of those increasi...

The kinds of activities we have seen already, maybe more sanctions, more support to the ukrainians and perhaps more of a reinforcement of natos eastern flank.— eastern flank. ok, we will leave it — eastern flank. ok, we will leave it there. _ eastern flank. ok, we will leave it there. thank - eastern flank. ok, we will leave it there. thank you | eastern flank. ok, we will i leave it there. thank you for making the time for us. lets get some of the days other news. the prime minister of sri ...

Had been parties in the downing street when the covid regulations made them unlawful. as millions of people were locked down last year, was a christmas party thrown in downing street for dozens of people on december the 18th? what i can tell the right honourable gentleman is that all guidance was followed, completely. a week later itv news obtained and published a video showing the prime minister then press adviser practising for a news conference in which her colleagues were asking her about a ...

Number tens staff seeming to make light of lockdown measures. and i can understand how infuriating it must be to think that the people who have been setting the rules have not been following the rules, mr speaker, because i was also furious to see that clip. and mr speaker, i apologise... i apologise unreservedly. i have asked the cabinet secretary to establish all the facts and to report back as soon as possible. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is at westminster. adam waggone...

An just shouting. [ yelling ] >> you could hear the public anger. people are screaming for food and basic medical supplies. this is been weeks of this very strict lockdown. and china is struggling to get the soaring covid cases under control. cases there rising to levels never seen before in china and they are now promising to hes the lockdown measures in some areas of shanghai. that announcement came today. the daily new case count in shanghai went from double-digits to more than 26,000 in a mo...

Coincidentally on the same date. this fictional party was a business meeting. it was not socially distanced. miss stratton swiftly resigned. my remarks seemed to make light of the rules, rules that people were doing everything to obey. that was never my intention. i will regret those remarks for the rest of my days and i offer my profound apologies to all of you at home. claims of more potentially rule—breaking gatherings came out. i understand and share the anger in the country at seeing numb...

Todays other top news stories. >> thank you, reverend. stories we are following today in colorado two people are still missing and feared dead after thursdays devastating fires which destroyed nearly a thousand homes. one person who had been declared missing has since been accounted for. recovery efforts have been made. but more difficult by the snowstorm this weekend which dropped nearly a foot of snow. nearby aspen snow and ice caused deplaning passengers to nearly fall off the ramp on saturda...

Staff absence is due covid—19 at the moment, but they say in spite of the challenges, essential services are fully open. now, of course, it is a bank holiday here today, so it is fairly quiet around the hospital. most of the normal outpatient services would not be functioning as they normally would be on a working week day. a&e is open of course. ambulances are coming and going, but that seems to be effectively running as it would do normally at the moment. albeit with long waiting times that ...

This is bbc news. welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. im david eades. our top stories: one of the worlds leading conservationists, richard leakey, who helped prove that humans evolved in africa, has died aged 77. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan. the prime minister resigns, urging coup leaders to return to democracy. americas top covid expert, anthony fauci, warns there is a danger of a surge in people needing hospital treatment. a dutch protest ag...

And so were just so sorry to this girl and her family who is now dealing with this. areva martin, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you. and up next, china is tightening its lockdown measures in one city as that nation battles the biggest covid-19 outbreak in nearly two years. plus, talks betweens moss moscow and washington tentatively set for the new year. well hear what the white house is saying now. anna could only ie a comfortable nights sleep without frequent heart...