the reserve bank of australia meets tomorrow. theers and economists are most united this year, betting that the governor needs to cut rates in the face of a stronger currency. the market is pricing in a better than 70% chance borrowing costs will fall to a fresh record of 2%. they also predict a quarter reduction. the aussie dollar has been rebounding, hovering near 80 u.s. cents. analysts warning of a possible turnaround after this week's u.k. election. the first day of may should investors are starting to agree. against u.s.bed currency, the most since september 2013. let's take a look at what happened friday. quite a different picture on the pound. 151most in six weeks at against the u.s. dollar. dropping about 4/10 longer -- lower. chase,s that j.p. morgan the sterling also weakening against the euro as well. those are the four acts -- headlines driving markets. angie: let's check markets trading here in the asia pacific. market holiday in japan. australia and korea are both open and gaining. australian equities reversing los

what about the sector in australia? guest: australia and brazil are the two biggest suppliers, exporters of iron or. it is no surprise there also very active in australia. biggestchina's steelmaker, they completed a deal that the head of a consortium took over a small australian miner just last summer. it wasn't because they wanted theyinor, it is because wanted involvement in a much larger iron ore project in australia here it best. the $6 billion west cobra iron ore project would give them a good position in the region of the country that already hosts the operations of bhp and rio. see thee steel we also giant chinese conglomerate, and australia.ne in that has already cost about $10 billion. despite challenges, they are continuing to press ahead. plenty of investment and activity from chinese company in iron ore in australia. angie: another challenges the falling price in iron ore. are they not deterred by that? guest: seemingly they are not. i guess that is understood by the deals with brazil we saw struck last week

australia expects it to be substantial. el nino typically brings drought and australia.a it raises the possibility of more typhoons in the pacific. forecasters expect the effects of el niÑo to last through 2015. president obama's proposed trade agreement with asia is now in doubt after his own party blocked a bill giving him the authority to fast track the deal through congress. our chief washington correspondent peter cook has more. peter: the president's fellow democrats find the presidents trade agreement a major blow. effectively block the senate from taking up trade promotion authority. while there is still time to regroup and try again, the reality is this is a major blow to the president's trade agenda and it means is top legislative priority may now be out of reach. falling mining profits and rising unemployment, the government and australia is facing a double when -- whammy, . trajectory. good we see the rebalance in the australian economy from mining construction to mining production being carefully managed. then

and australia together donated over $6 million to help with the crisis. so the agreement at the end of the day was focused on saving those in danger. but the more difficult task that had no resolution coming out of the meeting, and that's how to improve people's lives so they are not willing to put themselves in danger in the first place. >>> nigeria's new president has vowed to eradicate the armed group boko haram, and rescue hundreds of kidnapped women and children. he made the pledge at his inauguration which sees him return to power three decades after his leadership as military director. >> reporter: he was sworn in as president of nighia by the chief justice at eagle square in the capitol abuja. it was an historic occasion because it was the first transfer of hower from one democratic leader to the other since the end of military rule in 1999. heads of state across africa and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry attended colluding other vips. the outgoing president sat next to him, and he thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march.

shery: so will australia's a.g.l. be able to compete with tesla in this emerging home battery market? joining us from sydney is bloomberg new energy finance analyst hugh bromley. hugh, how does a.g.l.'s announcement compare? hugh: well, what a.g.l. announced this morning is a 6 kilowatt hour residential storage unit so it's slight sli smaller than tesla's units announced last week but should sue plant a third of the home's energy requirements. a.g.l. said this would be coupled with a solar system 3 to 4 1/2 kilowatts and that would suggest it could work with about half of the solar systems installed currently in australia and the majority of systems installed going forward. shery: so these 6 kilowatt batteries basically in direct competition with tesla then? hugh: yes. we know tesla products will be coming to australia in the second half of this year also. and in terms of pricing, what we expect is that tesla unit will be slightly sharper. we know that there are 7 kilowatt hour units has been put to the market at arou

. >> if we're to understand aboriginal experience in australia we have to understand the historic context in the uk. some of those in the north on the phone england johnson has suffered oppression and discrimination on the basis of their identity just as aborigines have in australia. the worst part is not wanting to be unemployed. wanting to earn their income instead of begging for it every fort night. -- in june, they will travel to england for the other end of the exchange. the hope here is that if parallels can be found when it comes to the issues facing communities which on the face of it have very little in common, then parallels can also be found when it comes to solutions but one community's experience can inspire the others. paral >>> and just a reminder you can always keep up to date with all the news on our website at aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. chance. already an olympic gold medallist, the world's number one middleweight tells sara hoy, she's ready to pump above her weight again. >> what defines you? >> overcoming my obstacles resilience is the word. >>> out of control. when

scientists in australia claim they broke ground in tapping the sun to create electricity. there's one problem with this vision of the solar panelled future. our special, fragile planet power struggle is back in 2 minutes >>> sol solar energy has been the dream alternative to fossil fuels. it's regarded as to expensive or inefficient to be viable for consumers, that may change. a team of scientists in australia says it developed a tech meek that could revolutionize solar power production. andrew thomas joins us from australia. >> well, solar power has been a key part of the renewable energy mix for some time. the amount of power it's produced has been pretty limited compared to what fossil fuel achieves. the research agency in australia reckon solar may be able to take on its dirtier counterparts if they can turn a research project into a viable operation. they have managed to get the solar plant to produce ultra high temperature and high-pressure steam, to drive the same sorts of turbine as fuel can. this could be the start of a new age of solar power. it looks like an act

property prices varying wildly in australia. ."lcome to "first up coming to you from our asian headquarters in hong kong. our top story this morning in asia, greece says it's government has left the euro three- met the euro area quarters of the way and it is time to compromise. the interior minister says greece cannot pay and will not pay without a deal. yvonne man has been following the story. yvonne: a lot of measures over the weekend, the day after alexis tsipras says the greek government does not have any more ability to absorb austerity measures. the interior minister would not and could not pay the imf without a deal. this all comes when angela saidl, francois hollande that greece has until the end of the month to reach a deal. both sides seem quite torn. my favorite quote from the finance minister, it is not in their interest, the cow that produces milk should be beaten into submission that the extent the milk will not be enough for them to get their money back. they are calling themselves a cow here. a lot more payments ahe

what is unique in australia is a high temperature and pressure that's been achieved. in theory, an existing fossil fuel power station has the technology added tonne the front end of the operation. it would be expensive, and with fossil fuel cheap, it's not viable without subsidies. the day that it is may not be too far away. >> great story. andrew thomas in australia >>> in the united states many consumers that want to turn to solar are burnt. else. else. -- panels. >> he thought he'd save hundreds, but instead is in the middle of a power struggle between solar and >> every day is another chance to be strong. >> i can't get bent down because my family's lookin' at me. >> to rise, to fight and to not give up. >> you're gonna go to school so you don't have to go war. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. >> we can not afford for one of us to lose a job. we're just a family that's trying to make it. >> a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". premiers sunday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. electricity. >>> the ultimate power

what is unique in australia is a high temperature and pressure that's been achieved. in theory an existing fossil fuel power station has the technology added tonne the front end of the operation. it would be expensive, and with fossil fuel cheap, it's not viable without subsidies. the day that it is may not be too far away. >> great story. andrew thomas in australia >>> in the united states many consumers that want to turn to solar are burnt. >> we paid $2500 for the man else. else. -- panels. >> he thought he'd save hundreds but instead is in the middle of a power struggle between solar and electricity. >>> the ultimate power struggle. giant slow-moving utilities facing off with a young company in a battle with customers and profits. traditional utilities are nervous. energy sales declined due to the rising popularity of slapping panels on homes and businesses. in response utilities are resorting to tactics that some say crossed a legal line. americans are going solar now more than before. 2013 saw the most residential solar installations and is expected to increase

andrew thomas reports from australia's gold coast on a unique cross cultural link up. >>reporter: one community lost its land independence, and identity when colonialists arrived more than 200 years ago. another lost much of its identity and independence when 30 years ago government action took away that community's industry and purpose. but is the comparison between the two too much of a stretch? >> i thought, hell no is this going to work. >>reporter: the he is matthew johnson, a british academic who has brought people from a former mining town in england to an aboriginal town in australia >> we have to understand historical context of the u.k. which may give aboriginal australian people cause to think differently differently. >>reporter: some of those in the north of england says johnson have suffered oppression and discrimination on the basis of their identity just as aborigines have in australia and now they face a stigma because of handouts. >> worst part is not wanting to be unemployed. wanting to earn your income instead of going up and begging for it every for

andrew thomas australia's blue coast, al jazeera. >> b. king's fun king's funeral was took place yesterday. you can get more news at aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. >> i'm sylvia rowley in the south of england where support for small scale sustainable fishing is catching on. >> and i'm russell beard in bangkok to meat a team

it is in western australia. what do you think of this place? >> it's one of the best areas of perth. at the peak of the growth it would be worth $1.5 million. today under a million. >> it hasn't attracted a sidge offer. property prices across australia rose 6.8% in the year to december in sydney the growth was a staggering 12.2. but in perth it was just 1.2% and trending down. >> they're seeing a boom in sydney and probably a downturn in perth. they are reacting on the down side in perth. interesting thing is that we probably needed straight drops in perth which is what we're getting probably in sydney as the interest rate rises. australia's most isolated city changes quickly and more dramatically. perth is at the front here in front of a mining boom not seen in australia since the 1850's gold rush. at its peak real estate sored but the prices have fallen. new mines are not being built and real estate is now a tough sell. >> hay street in downtown perth was once the home of many western australia's small cap mining companies. today they announc

and actually i have no memories of australia. this was just always an interesting part of my background. i always wanted to come back. never dreamed i would do it with my mom. we had a great trip. can't wait to see that. >> you were in australia in 2000. you don't have any memories of it either, do you? for different reasons. >> thank you for that, al. all right. savannah, we'll see you in a little while. meantime let's look at what's making headlines. on this monday morning. police spent the night clearing the scene of a deadly police shooting near dallas, texas. two gunmen were killed after they shot at a security guard at an event featuring cartoon drawings of the prophet muhammad. >>> attorneys for dzhokhar tsarnaev are beginning the second week of testimony in the penalty phase of the boston marathon bombing trial. they're expected to call members of tsarnaev's family today, as they push for a life sentence instead of the death penalty. >> and high surf along the southern california coast expected to peak today. a storm off

and australia together donated over $6 million to help with the crisis. so agreement at the end of the day here was focused on saving those in danger. the more difficult task that has no resolution out of the meetings how to improve people's lives. they can't put themselves in danger in the first place. >>> german chancellor angela merkel will work with the british prime minister to reform the european union. she wanted to keep the u.k. in the bloc during a visit by david cameron. he would like uk to stay in the eu but could rule nothing out if the reforms aren't many place before the referendum on britain's membership. >>> chinese authorities destroyed more than 600 kilograms of confiscated ivory. thoerts have begun taking a tougher stance on the illegal trade. the demand for ivory continues to threat elephant populations across africa. >>> a volcano has erupted on a remote japanese island. more than 100 people have been ordered to evacuate. the mountain exploded on friday morning sending thick, black smoke high into the air. the japanese prime minister

what is unique in australia is a high temperature and pressure that's been achieved. in theory, an existing fossil fuel power station has the technology added tonne the front end of the operation. it would be expensive, and with fossil fuel cheap, it's not viable without subsidies. the day that it is may not be too far away. >> great story. andrew thomas in australia >>> in the united states many consumers that want to turn to solar are burnt. else. else. -- panels. >> he thought he'd save hundreds, but instead is in the middle of a power struggle between solar and >> monday on "techknow". the agricultural community is in crisis. >> more prolonged drought could become the new normal. >> desperate for solutions. >> we can make clean drinking water, just using the sun. >> conservation, science and hope. >> the snow is really a critical resource. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> sharks like affection. >> "techknow". where technology meets hum

: this is about doing the best for australia. australia's best days are ahead of it. yvonne lookings at what just running on social media. yvonne: we are talking about deal to buy big aol, $4.4 billion. people are asking why. remember your aol messenger name? people talking about why do they do this. as the ceo of aol says, let's go mobile. they have technologies such as targeting ads going to your mobile device. people are getting their news entertainment on their phones now. we will all have to switch to aol-verizon dial-up. [laughter] saying verizon is buying aol. aol is actually worth something. so mobile is the magic word here. and speaking of ancient things, going back to school, hartley? -- aren't we? david: we are not that old. i remember when i was in school, we had film projectors. yvonne: and you could write on them with nice markers. : global school rankings are out in asia. this is an authoritative list by the oecd. it shows that asia is really in the lead here in terms of school quality. they take of number of metrics into consideration, science and math

australia's biggest power producer is going head to head with elon musk. a.g.l. will offer a battery to challenge tesla's latest model. prices have not been announced but a.g.l. said its cells will have extended warranties and financing to make them affordability. and it is a myth for westpac, first half profits came in below estimates under $3 billion as earn eggs from the treasury unit dropped and lending margins narrowed. the company had been trying to boost revenues. currently trading 3 2/3% down. penny stocks are often considered the walking dead of the investing world but they have one valuable asset -- a stock exchange listing. the commodities downturn in australia, an increasing number of so-called zombie companies are turning to reverse listings to survive, including a minor that giving up dig -- miner giving up digging to grow marijuana. paul allen has more. paul: a story to delight hippies everywhere the company that stopped doing this, to start growing this. as australia reconsiders its stance on medical marijuana struggling capital mining approached

and australia together donated $6 million to help with the crisis. so the agreement at the end of the day was focused on saving those in danger. but the more difficult task that had no resolution coming out of the meeting and that is how to improve people's lives so they're not willing to put themselves in danger in the first place. scott haidler al jazeera, bangkok. >> the trade of people has affected the whole region. one area that was safe for traffickers until the police started a crackdown. >> for years now tens of thousands of rohingya have been crossing the border from myanmar and setting sale sail, not any more. with world attention on boats packed with migrants off the coast of malaysia and thailand, the bangladeshi government has acted to try to put an end to people smuggling. three alleged traffickering kingpins were shot dead earlier this month. one of them, we went to visit his home. it's inside a large fenced compound surrounded by the homes of his associates. thosehis third wife said that she has six young children. his first wife is p

australia's bank said it still as time to ease. they see weakness in the chinese property market as a significant risk to commodity demand. rio tinto and monogoalia have finally signed an agreement about the copper mine. it has been -- for months over taxes and cost runs. an increasing number of airlines refuse to carry lithium batteries because of the risk of fire. a plane was carrying them when it crashed outside of dubai in 010. let's have a look at what is going on. we have that lunchtime break in tokyo. >> 200036. he nikkei 225. about 20,000 now. the key level to watch here is this. i think this is april 23. the 7 1/2-year high. it is a good day. that said, topix index. futures now up .8%. now these next few boards will trade. ps a recommended ank of america, merrill lynch. these 400 stocks, at least the competition, the big 400. the only profitable companies can be part of that. based on the latest earnings results that have come out, is that some stocks will be taken out of the index and some like these over here will likely

budget day in australia. back to ay is surplus, but that will not happen this year with the deficit. chalk it up to the plunging price on key commodities. talking about this earlier and people are skeptical, whether they can do anything to turn things around. >> that is the problem. there is political gridlock in the senate which makes an attempt at reform difficult, if not impossible. we will get back to that in a minute. deficits, $40the billion, and this morning he says they will probably beat that. not because of anything clever the government has done. the price of iron ore has recovered. things have improved in recent weeks, and so has the government's bottom line. one of the things we will be watching his attempts to tax corporations on revenue earned in australia. this was foreshadowed on monday night as well. a flowchart saying if you are a foreign multinational, and your global revenues more than a billion dollars, it became clear he was talking about a narrow band of companies, the usual suspects,

australia -- consequences for breaking australia's strict quarantine regulations could be dire. >> mr. depp has to either take these dogs back to california or we will have to euthanize them. quite the agriculture minister also said that he does not expect to be invited to the movie's premiere. anchor: i don't think so. those poor two dogs. >> not a dog's life for them in australia at all. think for joining us. there is more news at the top of the hour. you can always find out more at our website. >> thanks for watching dw. ading near highs, cliff shows how he juggles market risk with the search for better returns. aqr capital management's cliff as mess is next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." >>> new york life along with mainstay's family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions so you can help your clients keep good going.

they have been paying in australia. only by being embedded in their businesses have we been able to work out their business model. we have identified the sums that have been shifted and are now identifying the actual amount that is required to be remitted in tax is a different story. angie: many key measures of last year's budget never made it through australia's divided senate. will this one meet the same fate? paul: there is a powerful political dimension to be sure. the tax is likely to be unpopular with voters. it will not flag a $40 billion revenue hole. this is the problem the government has on their hands. last year they were describing the senate as feral. anyis difficult to get an kind of reform through. tony abbott was nicknamed dr. no because he voted down anything the government tried to achieve. this is what the government has on its hand. business lacks stability and nothing particularly jarring will happen over the next 12 months. we still have the senate being urged to pass the budget because the economi

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she was the prime minister of australia. very sharp lady. she gave a speech and at the end of the speech she ended by saying, i tell you about when i was little girl in australia everyone got out of school the day the americans landed on the moon. we don't think about that as americans. we know when the americans landed on the moon. all of got out of school that day as well. -- but all of australia got out of school that day as well. not many people had televisions, and we all found someone who had a television we all sat there and watched the americans went on the moon. she said, i remember thinking americans can do anything. and then she hesitated and said, i still believe that's true. [applause] it was a reminder again of who we are and how the world sees us. i was in central america last september working on some of the immigration issues. i was in central america meeting with some leaders and they were talking about some of the factors in these children that are coming to the united states. one of the leaders stopped me and said, you do

we had market action over in australia. target's reaction to the central bank cut once again a record low rate for australia. it seems a slowdown in china continued to hurt in terms of the job. australian dollar is pushing higher after the rate lower to 2% up by 0.25%. most economists we spoke with 25 of 29 without we would get to the second cut this year by australia trying to stimulate its economy. the aussie dollar goes higher. we had papadavid who is confused by some of the currencies earlier. meanwhile, a norwegian bank could indeed move as well. according to what the euro is doing, coming down by half a percentage point a doesn't the dollar. we get trade and services. -- a percentage point against the dollar. we get the labor data. nonfarm payrolls. a quick check on some of the stocks. you had ubs' earnings. how is that reacting? 4.5%, smashing estimates. profitability of 88%. investment banking ramping up. 14 billion going in in terms of extra money to manage. adidas is seeing a strong start to the year. reebok is do

because they think some of the issues facing them are shared by australia's aboriginals. >> on hard earned, down but not out, >> i'm in recovery i've been in recovery for 23 years... >> last shot at a better life... >> this is the one... this is the one... >> we haven't got it yet... >> it's all or nothing... >> i've told walgreen's i quit... >> hard earned pride... hard earned respect... hard earned future... a real look at the american dream hard earned only on al jazeera america >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >>> 13 soldiers have died in a rocket attack by isil fighters on the air base east of ramadi. >>> a renewal of the patriot act this is set to expire tonight is stuck in the senate. >> the largest number of migrants crossing the mediterranean so far this year reaches 0. the most recent arrivals were brght into sicily on sunday morning >>> a social media campaign is caing for a boycott of american airlines after a muslim woman accuses them of discrimination. she says they refused toerve her an unopened soft drink saying it could be use as

italy is third and australia is fourth. so it's going to be a pretty tight contest tonight i think. >> a pretty tight contest. and what about anti-booing technology. this is something that russia has invested. what can you tell bus that? >> say that again? >> i was asking you about the anti-booing technology that russia has invested in. what do we know about that? >> sorry, it's quite loud here. yes, last year the russian their act came off in tears. russia was not happy about that at all. so this year technology is come in to muffle the sound of the audience if there is any protest or booing. throughout the rehearsals russia has not been booed so i think organizers are hoping they will not have to use that, but it's on stand by just in case. >> 200 million viewers are expected to tune in to this event. is its popularity grow? >> i think it is, with countries like australia coming on board and taking part. that brings a whole new level of enthusiasm for them. and the 27 countries competing tonight. that's the biggest number

records showed some had been shipped to australia. all those who may have been exposed were given precautionary anthrax treatments. >> and anti-islam rally outside of phoenix, arizona at a mosque ended without violence. others called it a free space rally with a contest to draw cartoons of the prophet muhammad. they were met with counterprotesters who men who attacked in a protest in dallas earlier this month had attended that phoenix mosque. >>> futbol's most powerful man. details ahead. >>> plus, another candidate is set to enter the already crowded u.s. presidential race. details as this broadcast continues worldwide on cnn international and cnn usa. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world, you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. the headlines this hour -- isis has taken control of an air base and a civilian airport in libya, near sirte. the coalition that had been defending the base retreated thursday. they say only one operational military aircraft was left on the base. the german nav

well, if they do what australia does, with the fees and a tax, they'll have australia going to take in over 700 million over four year period. that will pay for the transit upgrades that are needed in vancouver, and we won't have to tax people a crept. >> vancouver is a beautiful there. would you be okay if the million people moving to vancouver were white people? >> this is not about that at all. you know, people keep bringing this up, okay. the fact is the source of the issue, the source of the money is from a specific country. okay. largely and statistics show that, there's tangible evidence of that. therefore, the focus is on that particular nation. if that particular nation had to be, for example, brazil. then the focus would be on brazil. so your accusation were misgayed guided. >> it's not an accusation, anti-multiculturalist. >> that is true. because in canada - first of all, canada is one of two nations in the world that has constitutional multiculturalism as in multicultural policy entrenched in constitution. and the mandate is to provide funds to multicultural organizations

australia has withdrawn its ambassador protest. indonesia said it was part of the response to what it's called a drug emergency. bbc news, sidney. katty: president john f. kennedy's ambition to put a man on the moon was a big part of his legacy. less well-known is how his administration used nasa as a change in the civil rights moment. it's an often forgotten history. it profiles some of the first african-americans in the space program and the lasting impact of their work, a book. so richard, the story is fascinating. i had no idea nasa was in the push for desegregation. why nasa? >> well, it all happened because president kennedy was forced into two things that he had never talked about on the campaign front. never talked about space and he never talked about civil rights but there was a consummate of circumstances over five weeks that evolved that pegs and first russian and space, first american in space and the freedom rides that all came together to force president kennedy to take action on outer space, which he didn't want to

. >> on australia's gold coast with a group of people from a run down mining community in the northeast of england they've come to the other side of the world, because they some of the issues facing them are shared by australia's aborigines. >> thanks for watching. here are the top stories. in iraq, isil launch said a string of attacks in anbar. an army headquarters in fallujah was attacked and 13 iraqi soldiers killed by an isil rocket attack on an air base east of ramadi. >> the bodies of 17 people arrived at port augusta on the italian island of sicily. they were found during rescue operations object friday that saved more than 4,000 migrants trying to cross the mediterranean sea. >> the european union condemned a travel ban on 89 european politicians as arbitrary and unjustified. the move is said to be in response to e.u. sanctions imposed on russia and similar travel bans. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has broken his leg in a cycling accident and calling off the rest of his european trip. he was riding in france a day after he held nuclear talks with iran's foreign mini

australia,h korea, china is australia's number one trading partner. seeing gains for australian equities there. shy, 370 25 just points shy of the 20,000 mark. you must argue it forecaster's are not negative as other analysts for china. it is probably a good idea to listen to what they say. david is here to tell us what the forecasters are saying about china. david: outside the government, these guys are probably the most knowledgeable. they know the economy. when the government releases data, they take that and look beyond the numbers. things like power consumption, housing prices, imports and exports. they probably know the economy better than anyone outside the government. , ranked goldman sachs number one for two years now. this is what he has to say. dated recent years consistently shows us one thing. if the chinese government really really wants to push up short-term growth, they can. this is the guy who last year predicted policy makers would step in. they did, growth picked up. he is saying now that growth will pick up. king -- yin ping. -- li

and australia together donated over $6 million to help with the crisis. so the agreement at the end of the day was focused on saving those in danger. but the more difficult task that had no resolution coming out of the meeting and that's how to improve people's lives so they're not willing to put themselves in danger in the first place. al jazeera. bangkok. >> united states has dropped cuba from its state list of state sponsor of terrorism. it dropped it from the list to restore diplomatic ties between the two countries. a cautious step of optimism is building. there won no progress coming off that list. there is a sense of cautious optimism here. there is excitement and some doubt about the future as well, but overall cautious optimism. but remember this is only incremental step. if you were to lift the trade embargo here, it's a long way down the line, you might see more of a reaction on the streets. but that is a long way away from now. in the meantime the next step is the embassies opening the cuban embassy in washington, d.c. and the american embays

some spores were sent to australia. now, they're scrambling to find out how it was stored, and if anyone there was exposed. three lab workers in the u.s. and 23 in south korea are takeing anti biotics. the concern tonight, are more shipments out there? >>> now, to cuba, officially off the u.s. terrorist list for the first time in 30 years. president obama telling us about his plans to restore ties with the cuban government. we traveled there in january. today's decision clearing a major hurdle to americans traveling there. the children of cuba tells us they want to visit america. >>> and an island in japan evacuated, this mountain erupting. smoke and ash six miles high. all 137 residents are safe tonight. japan is situated in the ring of fire, where volcanos are plentiful. >>> and to india, where the deadly heat wave is worsening. up to 122 degrees. more than 1,800 dead, the roads melting, blocks of ice on the rickshaw. families urged to stay indoors. the heat expected to last for days. >>> and the mansion murder myster

widespread drought to australia. so this has profound impacts across the world, john, including an area that you called home for so long and i think people just need to really pay attention to these concerns from scientists. a 90% certainty that this climate really starting to change across the world because of the if a nom known called el nino. >> we appreciate that. thank you. >>> when we come back, who is in charge after a coup attempt? we'll have a lot more on this developing story up next here on cnn. it begins from the the second we're born.er. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned... every day... using wellness to keep away illness... and believing that a single life can be made better by millions of others. healthier takes somebody who can power modern health care... by connecting every single part of it. for as the world keeps on searching for healthier... we're here to make healthier happen. optum. healthier is here. "checking my free credit score at credit karma." "i have

australia has been fantastic and all forms of the game. they are very stable in the minute in terms of what's off and on the film. we've been a little all over the place. there are a lot of distractions. i think it is a pretty fair reflection of where we are. in my time playing in england against australia, i've been on both sides where we have been favorites, and the dogs. it goes back to 2005 when people did not give us a chance and through good leadership with michael horn and amazing performances along the way, we managed to win that series. i don't think being in the dogs is a bad thing to be. mark: you mentioned distraction. there is no greater distraction than kevin peterson. he's essentially been a distraction on and off since 2012. you are one of the leading players, most respected. how difficult is it when it's the off the field things that are taking center stage rather than on the field things? >> part of being i suppose a sportsman in england and a cricketer is being able to deal with the media, issues off the field. as a seni

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and just landed a cover shoot with elle magazine's australia edition. she decided to bring her newborn son along. >> i felt like it would be a good way to introduce him. it was where my two worlds collided. >> and when the baby beckoned -- >> i did need to breast-feed him. he was onset with me all day. there were periods where i'd take off to feed him and i had on this beautiful outfit. and the stylist was like wow that looks amazing. let's move you onset. >> little did she know, that spontaneous shot would ignite an age old controversy over breast-feeding out in the open. >> i had no idea it was going to be a part of the magazine at that moment. >> it ended up as the cover of elle australia. her suckling son and bare breast in full view. >> this is something i would be an advocate for because i think breast-feeding is really important just to make it a more normal thing in public. >> it would be great if we got to the point where it's such a nonissue it would never even occur to you to put a breast-feeding woman on the cover and make it a thing. >> but

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australia cuts rates. the benchmark rate to a low 2% to health needs precious from a strong currency are plunging commodity prices. ubs' profit surges for it smashes estimates as profits almost double. it is higher by over 3%. greek chaos. a payment due to the imf in a 24 hours. the european commission is set to slash growth. is a division emerging among creditors? we will try to answer. interesting action developing. ftse up by 40. they are playing catch-up. futures lower across the board. dax is down. i look to shanghai, the shanghai composite it is lower. the yield in spain and italy a touch higher. let's go to the market open with caroline hyde. caroline: that from holiday you are looking at japan, south korea, and thailand all continue to be closed. asia trading lower. following suit in asia. ftse is up 0.8%. we saw equity markets yesterday the ftse 100 playing a bit of catch-up or your friends is coming off the high yesterday. 0.2%.

i think at the moment, most of the guests are from australia. >> australia? >> yes. and europe, also america. still too early for gay only, but it is growing. people start to know the hotel more and more. >> where are you from? which country? >> sweden. in sweden we have snow. >> oh. [ indiscernible ] >> when you go there you can find -- >> where are you from? >> i'm from holland. people think that gay hotels might be different. this is gay friendly. it's mixed. you have families, you have tourists, straight people, gay people. but you can be who you want. so that's very nice to be in a hotel like this. >> the revision of the marriage and family law is changing the values of vietnamese people. and is creating new business opportunities. vietnam could lead the way as a gay friendly nation for the rest of southeast asia. >>> glad to have you with us on this edition of "newsline." it's thursday, may, 21st. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> italian police say they have arrested a man suspected of being involved in a deadly attack in tunisia. they say he arrived in th