Welcome it is newsday. Hello and welcome to it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the programme. Starting with the big developments out of a Hospital In Gaza where thousands were seeking help and refuge. An explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital, right in the heart of gaza city, is said to have killed hundreds, according to Health Officials there. People sheltering in the hospital had fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that israel was responsible and blamed what he called barbaric terrorist. Hamas has in turn blamed israel for the blast, and called it a war crime. Heres our International Editor jeremy bowen with the latest loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near t
See below for what else was discussed. Belor is a Strategic Partner and a reliable ally of russia. Our countries are united by fraternal relations, common cultural and moral values. This is especially important today, when the situation along the perimeter of the borders of the union state has worsened due to the openly hostile activities of nato. Since february last year, the number of troops, strengthening the bloc of Eastern Europe in the baltic countries has increased by 2 and a half times and exceeded 30 thousand people, more than half of them are military personnel of the United States of america. Major exercises based on scenarios of military conflict with russia and belarus are regularly held on the eastern flank of the alliance. The use of Nuclear Weapons is being practiced using the Strategic Aviation of the United States of america and the Tactical Nuclear forces of nato. Finlands entry into the North Atlantic Alliance and the holding of joint events in sweden created an add
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Election issue. Plus i am outside the hong kong legislative council. We will get the first policy address from carrie lam, expected to deliver comments on Affordable Housing issues, tax breaks for small businesses, reaching out to disenfranchise youth. Rishaad going over to steve shortly. Going to bring up a chart showing where the problems are when it comes to the property market, arguably the most expensive in the world. Withages have not kept up in housing market, which is turquoise, the white line average wages in hong kong. Be talking about a taxation system for business, the housing market, expected to announce a Publicprivate Partnership to expand access to firsttime buyers, public transport, a monthly travel subsidy of as much as 300 hong kong dollars a month. That speech in a couple of hours. Sophie it is costly to live here, so looking forward to what carrie lam has to say, addressing the affordability issue of housing. Singapore, taiwan, and malaysia have just, on the line.
Even the harder question, which we will also deal with, is what do we do about it . A couple notes at the beginning, please turn off your electronic devices, not just vibrate because that can interfere with the sound system, and, if you have a reason to use your phone outside, you are welcome to do so. Our meeting today is on the record and we will talk for about 30 minutes and open it up to questions. Our distinguished panel begins to my right with my friend stephen. She is cofounder and Research Director where she keeps an eye on the macroeconomy on a range of industrial sectors and has as much experience on the ground as anybody i know. Is the chinat study manager eli. He had a special focus on china policy in the midst of a vast portfolio. And our visitor from cambridge to manyend and advisor people in this room. He is director of the Belfort Center of science and the kennedy school. He is most relevant for today, author of the new book destined for war, can america and china escap