:00:00. > :00:14.Now it's time for World Business Report.
:00:15. > :00:18.Security in the skies - will EU countries be added to the US
:00:19. > :00:26.Top officials are due to meet in Brussels.
:00:27. > :00:30.We show you the latest creations that are grabbing the attention
:00:31. > :00:46.Also in the programme it's "risk off" for the world's financial
:00:47. > :00:47.markets, thanks to the latest Trump turmoil.
:00:48. > :00:58.Today EU and US officials are meeting to discuss a potential
:00:59. > :01:03.extension of the laptop ban on aircrafts.
:01:04. > :01:06.In March, the Trump administration imposed new restrictions
:01:07. > :01:10.which prevent US-bound travellers from carrying electronic devices
:01:11. > :01:12.larger than a mobile phone into the cabin.
:01:13. > :01:15.The original set of restrictions affected flights from eight mostly
:01:16. > :01:18.Muslim countries including Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates
:01:19. > :01:23.This affected many of the gulf carriers including Emirates,
:01:24. > :01:27.Etihad and Qatar Airways, but now there are reports suggesting
:01:28. > :01:30.that the ban could be extended to include some countries
:01:31. > :01:37.Any immediate changes would coincide with the peak travel
:01:38. > :01:41.This summer, more than 3,000 flights a week
:01:42. > :02:00.Good morning. Good to see you. Do you know any more? We first heard
:02:01. > :02:04.the rumours last week that they were going to impose a ban on all flights
:02:05. > :02:11.from the EU to the US starting last Friday. The three major American
:02:12. > :02:14.carriers, United, American and Delta spoke to the Department of Homeland
:02:15. > :02:17.Security on Thursday and warned them that they were not ready to
:02:18. > :02:23.implement the ban immediately. Despite that, Delta had another sad
:02:24. > :02:27.airports warning that people that the ban was already in place. There
:02:28. > :02:31.was a meeting today between the EU Commission and the Department of
:02:32. > :02:37.Homeland Security to discuss the implementation of the ban but it
:02:38. > :02:42.does appear that it's going to spread to all the EU airport
:02:43. > :02:47.departures. Impact will this have? 65 million people travel across the
:02:48. > :02:50.Atlantic every year. It has a huge impact on business travel,
:02:51. > :02:54.obviously, because they will not be able to work on the plane. There are
:02:55. > :03:00.implications for insurers because as a general rule, insurers do not
:03:01. > :03:04.cover electronic used or in the hold and it has also been warned that
:03:05. > :03:09.there is a potential fire risk of potentially hundreds of pieces of
:03:10. > :03:13.electronics arm seen in a hold. Because of a fire was to happen in
:03:14. > :03:18.the hold there is no-one there to smell the smoke or alert anybody at
:03:19. > :03:23.the time. Absolutely. There are sprinklers but we are aware of the
:03:24. > :03:26.least to cargo planes that have crashed as a result of lithium
:03:27. > :03:30.batteries so there is a concern. This has been going on since March
:03:31. > :03:36.that the likes of Etihad and Emirates, they have been trying to
:03:37. > :03:42.grapple with this problem. How is it affected them? It has caused a
:03:43. > :03:45.substantial reduction in demand. Emirates have already announced a
:03:46. > :03:50.reduction in flights to the US because there are not enough
:03:51. > :03:53.passengers. A number of airlines are offering to lend passengers tablets
:03:54. > :03:57.to work on but, of course, you have no control over the information that
:03:58. > :04:01.is an your own equipment because it is out of your hands and you must be
:04:02. > :04:04.very careful in ensuring that everything is backed up before you
:04:05. > :04:09.give it over. Will we get to the point where this becomes a new
:04:10. > :04:12.normal in the same way we had to get used to not having liquids and that
:04:13. > :04:16.sort of paraphernalia when you go on a plane of having small bits of
:04:17. > :04:20.liquids in a plastic bag. Will this become the new normal across the
:04:21. > :04:23.world? I know that some of the global leaders like that Prime
:04:24. > :04:27.Minister of Australia saying he would like to see this in place with
:04:28. > :04:31.all flights going in and out of Australia. Unfortunately it does
:04:32. > :04:35.look as if this will be the new normal and we need to get used to
:04:36. > :04:40.the fact that we will need to bring a book to read. Interesting. That
:04:41. > :04:43.could be good for booksellers. Thank you for coming in. We appreciated
:04:44. > :04:49.and that meeting is happening today between EU officials and US
:04:50. > :04:50.officials. When we have news of the outcomes and the discussions we will
:04:51. > :04:51.update you. the US aircraft maker Boeing has
:04:52. > :04:55.delivered its first Malindo Airways will be
:04:56. > :04:58.the first carrier to fly Boeing temporarily suspended
:04:59. > :05:01.the fleet last week - The owner of TJ Maxx has
:05:02. > :05:09.reported soft sales growth - further clouding the outlook
:05:10. > :05:11.for the US retail industry. TJX also says profits
:05:12. > :05:13.will decline this quarter - The forecast highlighted
:05:14. > :05:21.the challenges facing the industry. Stores are under increasing pressure
:05:22. > :05:28.from online competitors. A pair of diamond earrings has been
:05:29. > :05:32.sold for a record price The flawless pear-shaped diamonds,
:05:33. > :05:35.one pink, the other blue, fetched a combined price
:05:36. > :05:48.of almost $58 million. I am expecting their
:05:49. > :05:52.arrival quite soon... More and more jobs look set to be
:05:53. > :05:56.automated in the near future, something that's concerning
:05:57. > :05:57.workers and politicians. But how capable are the latest
:05:58. > :06:01.machines, and are they really likely to replace humans altogether,
:06:02. > :06:04.or help us all be more productive Rory Cellan-Jones reports
:06:05. > :06:06.from the Innorobo exhibition in Paris where the world's leading
:06:07. > :06:21.robotics firms and startups From around the world the robots
:06:22. > :06:25.have come to Paris to show off their new skills. This one responds to the
:06:26. > :06:29.colour green. It seems to be distracted by the cameraman. And
:06:30. > :06:34.they are leaving the factories and trying to find roles in our everyday
:06:35. > :06:41.lives. Basically he has three functions. The first is to monitor
:06:42. > :06:46.people's health. They are after carer. This robot is designed to be
:06:47. > :06:50.a companion, monitoring the health of an elderly person and alerting
:06:51. > :06:58.relatives if necessary. It will show the mood of the person, where the
:06:59. > :07:03.activity is, if there is no activity you will be alerted. It is like a
:07:04. > :07:07.nurse at home. More and more robots are now appearing in customer
:07:08. > :07:11.service roles. This is essentially the kind of automated ticket machine
:07:12. > :07:16.you see in cinemas already but with a robot interface. I can interact
:07:17. > :07:20.with it. I can pay for my tickets as you would normally and I can also
:07:21. > :07:25.leave a video review and it will react to me in certain ways. They
:07:26. > :07:32.claim it is 30 times more interactive than a standard,
:07:33. > :07:35.ordinarily ticket machine. This Chinese robot is supposed to help
:07:36. > :07:40.out in the supermarket, offering advice to customers. You have to
:07:41. > :07:46.bend down to talk to it. I wanted to know why so small. The robot is to
:07:47. > :07:54.begin to human or it and people will think it too dangerous. Our idea was
:07:55. > :07:58.to design a robot to be lovely and friendly. The big fear is that they
:07:59. > :08:04.will take jobs. This autonomous tractor is the farmworker of the
:08:05. > :08:07.future. This delivery robot could replace Van drivers. The industry
:08:08. > :08:13.claims the robots will improve our working lives. It only takes the
:08:14. > :08:22.parts and tasks that are repetitive or dangerous or uninteresting, where
:08:23. > :08:26.we have no value. That value of more time. These autonomous fish should
:08:27. > :08:30.not take anybody's job and they do not need feeding. We will need to
:08:31. > :08:41.get used to robots and all sorts of unexpected places. Fascinating. More
:08:42. > :08:45.about that on our website. A look at the markets. As I mentioned at the
:08:46. > :08:48.beginning of the programme it is all about safe havens at the moment
:08:49. > :08:53.because there is real concern, growing concern around the world
:08:54. > :08:56.about the turmoil engulfing President Donald Trump's
:08:57. > :09:00.administration with regards to the latest revelations and what he has
:09:01. > :09:04.been saying to various people and we will talk about that in a bit more
:09:05. > :09:08.detail when we review the papers and the news. But just to say that the
:09:09. > :09:16.yen has gotten stronger, it is seen as a safe haven. Japan stocks are
:09:17. > :09:19.down at the moment. The big exporters have falling shares
:09:20. > :09:24.because their goods more expensive overseas when the yen is strong. The
:09:25. > :09:27.price of oil has dipped a little bit. Let's have a look at the US.
:09:28. > :09:31.Futures markets are implying that the US markets will open lower
:09:32. > :09:35.because of concern over what is going on in the White House. You can
:09:36. > :09:39.see the Dow is down. It is not forget that these markets have been
:09:40. > :09:44.hitting record highs of late so the price of gold has gone up, the US
:09:45. > :09:48.dollar has fallen, the yen has got stronger. I will return soon to talk
:09:49. > :09:58.you through some of the other stories in the papers.
:09:59. > :10:01.It's nicknamed Plastic Island and it's not hard to figure out why
:10:02. > :10:04.- 38 million items have washed up on the beaches on Henderson Island,
:10:05. > :10:08.an uninhabited remote British territory in the South Pacific.