karim: it is starting to come through. we saw everything earlier this week, and in the manufacturing sector signs of peaking. later this week there will be room to grow when it comes to the labor market recovery. on the manufacturing side, we are seeing growth peaking. this is the shortest recession in the past century, since the great depression. especially in the case of the u.s. economy. we contracted and rebounded quickly. a bit of plateauing is not a big problem. anna: we have seen this strong rebound. stay with us, karim chedid, head of investment strategy for ishares emea, blackrock. coming up, equities and european stocks set records, encouraging earnings and a strong performance for european stocks. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the semi conductor shortage has been impacting us. >> it has been quite a whipsaw for us. >> we are managing it week to week and day-to-day. >> maybe first semester of 2022, some situation and certainty. >> it is important to have the continuous -- and how we can anticipate the supply situatio

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karim still bears the physical scars from his time in prison. and there's emotional trauma for dilnaz, who has regular nightmares. do you feel like an ordinary 18—year—old? no, because if i was an ordinary 18—year—old, i would be now living my best life. but that's not what i'm doing. i'm trying to explore new ways to free my people sooner. adina campbell, bbc news. time now for the latest sport. hello, i'm mark edwards with your sports news. we start with football, where chelsea have won the first european trophy of the year after beating villareal on penalties in the european super cup on wednesday. the champions league winners dominated the early stages of the game in belfast and took the lead in the first half through hakim ziyech. he was later taken off with a shoulder injury. villareal equalised through gerard moreno, taking the game to penalties. but kepa saved the spot kick from villareal captain raul albiol to give the blues victory for the second time in their history. physically, this was the worst thing that could happen to u

karim met with abbas�* brother and sister. it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career and said thanks to abbas, i cannot explain to you how touched my family and i are. it was so beautiful to read. like abbas, i want to be an orthopaedic surgeon has got some great transferable skills in conflict areas and apply those. abbas was a passionate doctor, a very caring individual, - and i guess today if he was here, . he would be filled with pride to see that he would have inspired one person to go to medical schooll and be involved in the work that he was doing. - health care professionals do. incredible things in extremely difficult circumstances, - whether it is here on covid wards or abroad in war zones, _ and there needs to be much greater protection that they are offered. karim has mentioned that he hopes to go into the same field of carrying out humanitarian aid work, and concern comes to our family's mind that we do not want another family to go through what we did. the pandemic has taught us the value and sa

born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed him into medicine. i thought to myself constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him, in the hope that maybe his mother would see that, you know, kind of a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation posted on twitter caught the attention of social media users. sara, abbas�*s sister, saw the post and reached out to him. lovely to meet you. lovely to meet you. karim met with sara, and abbas�* brother, shah — also an orthopaedic surgeon. i think it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career and said thanks to abbas. i cannot explain to you how touched my famil

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karim still bears the physical scars from his time in prison. and there's emotional trauma for dilnaz, who has regular nightmares. do you feel like an ordinary 18—year—old? no, because if i was an ordinary 18—year—old, i would be now living my best life. but that's not what i'm doing. i'm trying to explore new ways to free my people sooner. adina campbell, bbc news. in the us, mothers took on a disproportionate share of the added childcare responsibilities created by the covid—i9 pandemic. that's according to research by indiana university. it's an arrangement that has negatively impacted mothers“ careers, relationships and well—being. mothers working from home during the pandemic also reported higher rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness than fathers. and as today's census reveals, a declining birth rate. experts are warning that in a post—pandemic world, workplaces need to be more supportive of working mothers. what does that mean in practice? jessica calarco is associate professor of sociology at indiana university. her

karim sadjadpour, thanks so much for “oininr us. ., ~ karim sadjadpour, thanks so much for “oininr us. . ,, i. let's look at some of the day's other news. the israeli air force says it has carried out attacks in southern lebanon for the first time in seven years. the israelis said theirjets targeted what they called sites used for terror. lebanon has condemned the air raids. two of russia's most prominent independent news outlets are closing in the face of a government clampdown. mbk media and open media are both linked to the london—based former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky. president biden has announced that hong kong residents who are currently in the united states will be granted a temporary safe haven. in a statement, the american president said china had continued what he called an "assault" on hong kong's autonomy and had undermined its remaining freedoms. wildfires continue to burn out of control in south eastern europe and turkey. the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis says the wildfires have plunged his country into an unprecedented environmental crisis. and a fire t

born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar, tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government, and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed him into medicine. i thought to myself, constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him, in the hope that maybe his mother would see that, you know, kind of a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation posted on twitter caught the attention of social media users. sara, abbas' sister, saw the post and reached out to him. hi. lovely to meet you. karim met with sara, and abbas' brother, shah, also an orthopaedic surgeon. i think it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career and said thanks to abbas. i cannot explain to you how touched my family and i are. it was so b

they urged the governor abdul karim brough who to surrender. he released this video saying he would not. but just hours later, taliban fighters were filming themselves in his office. one of them is shouting, you are a law. you said on facebook. the taliban would be unable to fight you. where are you? we've entered your office. the whereabouts now of the governor and other key provincial officials is not known. there been other important developments to cobble the deputy press. secretary to president ghani. and the head of the government media office dot com monopoly was shot dead, the taliban se they carried out that attack. and in the north of the country. and jose june, province, there and the provincial capital, the taliban say they taken control of the palace of the veteran commander of the receipt. dost him in the provincial capital of helman, laska, god battles continue. so the taliban now have taken one provincial capital to a teetering on the edge. well, as we mentioned in the past few hours, the un security council convened a special s

karim nicu we grew up in norco and was a young martial arts champion according to a social media accounts on friday the 20 year old's mother posting this photo on instagram showing her son with a broad smile cradling his rifle amid the crowds of civilians and razor wire at the gate of the airport in kabul. hunter lopez also a marine from riverside california in a statement the riverside sheriff's office offering condolences saying the 22 year old was part of the sheriff's explorer scout program berlin heights ohio native max and sylvia jack among the casualties while in high school the 22 year old navy sailor played football and was on the honor roll hailing from laredo, texas was david lee espinosa just 20 years of age texas representative henry query are tweeted that the marine quote. embody the values of america. grit dedication service and valor. also age 20 riley mccollum just two years out of high school his sister, roy c. mccollum, told the casper star tribune that her brother quote. wanted to be a marine his whole life and carried around his rifle in his diapers and cowboy boots j

i can now speak to freshta karim, a children's rights advocate living in kabul. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. we are hearing and seeing so many disturbing things coming out of afghanistan right now. what is it like for you living in kabul at the moment? t like for you living in kabul at the moment? ~ �* , ., ., moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, _ moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because - moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because we - moment? i think it's a feeling of shock, of grief, because we are| shock, of grief, because we are seeing that the city in the country we made brick by brick after the war, almost everything of the city was built in front of our eyes and now it is crumbling down. we are standing and watching. there is a sense of grief here, and also love. we realise we love this country so much that letting go is so painful right now. much that letting go is so painful riaht now. 2, 2, much that letting go is so painful riaht now. ., ., ,, ., ~ right now. you are speaking in the as

karim still bears the physical scars from his time in prison. and there's emotional trauma for dilnaz, who has regular nightmares. do you feel like an ordinary 18—year—old? no, because if i was an ordinary 18—year—old, i would be now living my best life. but that's not what i'm doing. i'm trying to explore new ways to free my people sooner. adina campbell, bbc news. the polish parliament has approved a law that opponents say will strengthen the right—wing government's grip on the media, as it restricts non—european ownership. one of the tv channels most critical of ministers is owned by the american conglomerate, discovery. a spokesperson for the us state department said it was closely watching developments. ramzan karmali has this report. the applause from the government benches in the lower houses of parliament. they are reacting to the vote which saw them pass a new media bill. the government say this new law prevent firms from china and russia controlling polish media outlets. but opponents say it is an attempt to silence a tv ch

first of all, karim, you are in touch with people still in afghanistan. can you give us a sense of the mood of people who are getting in touch with you? good morninu. are getting in touch with you? good morning- yes- _ are getting in touch with you? good morning. yes. i— are getting in touch with you? good morning. yes. i have _ are getting in touch with you? good morning. yes. i have been - are getting in touch with you? (13mm morning. yes. i have been in touch with afghans recently arriving in london and also still living and stuck in afghanistan. to be honest the situation is chaotic in afghanistan and so i am certain that people are worried about the future of theirjobs, their livelihood and theirfamily. many of of theirjobs, their livelihood and their family. many of those are in contact with me. they used to work with the government departments either in the army or security departments. many of them are civil society activists. a woman journalist and and they are facing uncertain futures and they have no choice but to leave the country. find cho