lower but to put that into context it was at zero in europe this time last year. and in the world s largest economy the us, the cost of borrowing is at 5% to 5.25%. but critics point out rising interest rates is a blunt tool that comes with its own set of dangers that can pose further risks to the economy. so what else can be done? well, central bankers are getting together today in portugal to chew over this challenge. joining me now isjennifer mckeown chief global economist at capital economics. good morning to you, jennifer. so it s a lovely location, portugal, you got christine lagarde there, andrew bailey, jerome powell among others, what do you think they will chew on? of course they re all increasing the cost of borrowering and in some places like the uk, so far it s having little effect. little effect. yeah, you re ri . ht. little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful location, | little effect. yeah, you rel right. be
and demanding that these bronzes stay where they are so we can have access to these. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, rajan datar. now, it s widely believed that the first ever museum was built more than 2,500 years ago in babylon, or modern day iraq. and now unesco reckons there are 100,000 of them throughout the world. but today, many museums are putting a lot of time and effort into thinking about how they can make their collections more engaging and more in tune with modern audiences. and that is what we re looking at in this week s show, starting here in belgium. the african museum just outside of brussels is marking its 125th anniversary. and along with a range of events associated with that, the museum has taken the opportunity to reflect on its colonial past. five years ago, the museum underwent a massive renovation, removing problematic statues, changing the labelling around objects. anything that created a negative stereotype about africa. though some t
triple threat of flu, covid and rsv. and trapped underground, wochbtone of the people rescued tells cnn about their wild ordeal. this is what we re watching. and thank you for being here. candidates took to the stage and so what did voters take away from the debates? in pennsylvania, john fetterman and mehmet oz faced off sparring over abortion, inflation and fracking. and it was also voters best chance to see how fetterman performed as he continues to recover from a stroke six months ago. and in new york, governor hochul went head to head with her challenger lee zeldin, and that fight largely centering on crime during the heated debate. let s get started in pennsylvania, jessica dean is there. so they came, they debated and what did voters get to see? reporter: yeah, what did voters see because they will ultimately make the decision here. they are the ones that get to make the decision. so we saw john fetterman and mehmet oz coming together for their first and only deba
unpaid work from five o clock today unless ordered to do so, amid a pay dispute. xijinping defends china s model of ruling hong kong during a visit to mark 25 years since britain handed over control but the territory s final governor, chris patten, labels the comments absurd . cheering in sport, britain s heather watson is through to the last 16 of wimbledon after beating kaja juvan in straight sets. and coming up on the film review later, if you want some comedy the minions are back. find out why marco made loves them so much. that s coming up at 5:45pm mark kermode. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. downing street has insisted that boris johnson was not aware of specific allegations against chris pincher before he appointed him as the conservative party s deputy chief whip. the prime minister is also facing calls to suspend the mp who s alleged to have groped two men. chris pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after admitting he had drunk far too much a
fatih birol, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. every year the world awaits your world energy report, it is hugely influential, and this year it said something very interesting. it predicted that, for the first time, demand forfossilfuels, oil, coal and gas, will peak by 2030 and then start to decline. now, is that based on real evidence or is it your wishful thinking? no, i think it is based on very real evidence. there are two drivers which will end up giving us a different world in 2030 compared to today. the first one is a new clean energy economy is emerging. emerging fast, and faster than many of us realise. let me give you a couple of examples. electric cars. three years ago, only three years ago, 1 out of 25 cars sold in the world was electric. so three years ago, 1 out of 25. this year, 1 out of 5 cars sold is electric. and even with the current conservative policies, 2030, every second car sold in the world will be an electric car. look at the other side. i m going to