Those are the headlines. You can get more on all the stories on our website. Just go to bbc. Co. Uk news or download the bbc news app. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report us stock market bounce but is it a case of bad news and good news rather than real investor optimism . Avoiding catastrophe. We look at a business offering to protect your precious kittens. Good morning, asia, hello, world. It isa it is a friday, or most weekend. Glad you can join it is a friday, or most weekend. Glad you canjoin us. Wall street shares have bounced overnight after sharp falls yesterday. Looking at how asia is faring, rather sleepy session so far. It seems to be a case of bad news being good news. Us shares arising as a data showing activity in American Services sectors falling to a four year low fuelled by expectations of more Interest Rate cuts. I asked whether we are expecting a reproduction a rate reduction . I am 5050 on this one. One month of data does not a recession make and i have a feeling the fed may choose to wait and see how the data presents itself next month before moving into november or december. I do not quite show the exuberance. If you are still quite skittish if the fed will indeed cut borrowing costs at the next meeting but if the jobless report is worse than expected, could this be 100 rate cut . I still think it will not be 100 because we have china us talks recommencing in washington next week and if we get a breakthrough from there, i think all of these values will be forgotten. I think the fed will not blink immediately. What about the Central Banks with all the fear of recession . I think were definitely gonna see a cut from the reserve bank today for sure. We will see the mas, they only do meetings once every six months so they are behind, but they will wait in the asian region to see what the fedex does. Asa region to see what the fedex does. As a market analyst, it is quite difficult for you to strategise on your next move because you always have to take into consideration the donald trump wildcard . have to take into consideration the donald trump wildcard . I tried to look at that positively and say it brings excitement and volatility to the market but to model it and analyse it is almost impossible. You ta ke analyse it is almost impossible. You take it as it is and when it happens. In the near to medium term, which markets do you favour in asia . I think vietnam can continue to do very well and also thailand to a slightly lesser extent. I am quite optimistic on these two. Singapore is also in a position to weather the storm but that will arrive in 2020, simply because they have quite a lot of reserves in the bank and quite a proactive government with fiscal stimulus. India could be the latest country to cut Interest Rates yet again as it aims to best is growing economy. The reserve bank has already reduced the cost three times this year but is any past on to consumers . The reserve bank of india is widely expected to cut Interest Rates by 0. 25 is widely expected to cut Interest Rates by 0. 25 on friday morning. That would leave the rate hovering just above 5 . Another reduction would make it five consecutive breakouts in a row but many are questioning whether these cars are having any effect at all because some of the previous cuts have not been passed on to consumers by indians commercial banks. With the country economy recording its lowest growth in six years, the central bank is under pressure to response. Whether the opi lowers its costs for 2019, with the last prediction may be lowered. With a 4 target, it does give the reserve bank of india some room to manoeuvre. Making headlines the president of the European Council says europe is open but not convinced by the uk prime ministers new proposals for a brexit deal. There are doubts over the Withdrawal Agreement proposals. Hp has said it would cut as many as 9000 jobs as part of a turnaround initiative. The Company Expects moved to cost about 1 billion but estimates it will save a year by the end of 2022. An application to put employers in touch with employers. It will allow cleaners, bar staff and warehouse workers to compare pay rates and sign up for shifts. More now on Technology Companies and uk police and intelligence agencies are to be given access to information more quickly. It comes after a new agreement between britain and the us. Police and intelligence agencies in the uk and us are to be given faster access to the Digital Communications of criminals. Out of the country is assigned a Bilateral Agreement which was ratified by lawmakers were forced to Companies Like facebook, google and twitter, to act quickly when handing over to Law Enforcement the contents of e mails and messages belonging to terrorists and white collar criminals. You can currently take up to two years to access electronic communications. It can. It will expedite the two weeks or even days. The us, uk and australia have also written a letter to facebook asking it to stop its plans to roll out end to end encryption across its services. The move had been criticised by some saying banks the internet less secure. If you are a cat owner, you may have heard of high rise syndrome, the risk of swelling from higher than two stories and sustaining severe injuries. It is a problem in asia with more ideas now living in tall buildings. One business is making money keeping your beloveds cat, now, safe from harm. This cat is a victim of high rise syndrome. It came in last week and presented in shock and she also had a broken upper job presented in shock and she also had a broken upperjob which is one of the characteristic injuries from falling from a high place. More than 30 of us live in high rises. 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And to all our cat watches at that, state out of those ledgers. Take care of yourself. Shifting our two chimpanzees. A painting by banksy showing the house of commons overrun by chimpanzees will have sold at auction for more than. Listen to this, 12 million us dollars for this painting. It is a four metres wide and the artwork is called devolved parliament. It had been expected to fetch more than 2 million but sold for more than five times its estimate. Expensive work. Bye for now. This is bbc news. The top stories this hour President Trump has urged another foreign country, china, to launch an investigation into his democrat rival, joe biden, and his son. The british prime minister, boris johnson, puts forward further proposals to break the brexit deadlock, but european leaders say theyre not convinced scotland has become the first nation in the uk to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children. Msps voted almost three to one for the move, which will come into force in about a years time. Across the rest of the uk parents are still allowed to use whats called reasonable physical force. Lorna gordon has more. The debate around smacking has generated a lot of noise over the years. In scotland, it is now against the law. But what do those attending this preschool group in glasgow think of the fact that smacking is no longer allowed . You wouldnt get away with hitting an adult, so why should you do that to a child . I think the smacking ban. I feel its quite restricting for parents, and i feel that i dont think theres any need. At the moment, parents and carers are allowed to use reasonable physical force to discipline their children. This bill will mean that smacking a child will become illegal here in scotland, no matter what the circumstances. It will give children the same protection as adults. In 2002, an attempt to ban smacking in scotland proved so controversial it had to be abandoned. Not this time round, though, and campaigners believe it will make a real difference in protecting children. What this law does is to make it clear that physical punishment is not acceptable. And its symbolic, as much as anything. This is a message to society, a message to our children, to say that your rights are really important and that you dont deserve to be physically punished. Opponents of the legislation voted through at holyrood believe it is an intervention too far. Its very dangerous, i think. We already have laws in this country that outlaw beating your child. What this law does is criminalise the slightest smack, so if you smack a child on the hand like that, that will be a criminal offence. This has been described as an historic vote. And the children equal protection from assault scotland bill is passed. And while there are moves to bring in a smacking ban in wales, england and Northern Ireland have no plans for similar legislation. It is expected to be a year until the law in scotland comes into force, sending the message that violence against children is never acceptable. Lorna gordon, bbc news. The government has taken the unprecedented step of banning the export of some medicines because of supply shortages. The 2a products affected include hormone replacement therapy drugs, contraceptives and adrenaline pens. The move follows a survey of local pharmacists which found shortages of every major type of medicine in the past six months. Hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. Im ben croucher. Coming up naser takes the 400 metres to new heights with the greatest run in a generation to win the world title. Katarina Johnson Thompson breaks the british record to win heptathlon gold, and says she wants to win even more. And back winning again. Ireland see off russia to move closer to a quarter final berth at the rugby world cup. Lets take you to doha first, where Bahrains Salwa Eid Naser produced one of the all time greatest performances to win the 400 metres. In a fiendishly fast final, she clocked the fastest time over the distance in sa years. With news on that, and a couple of other maiden world champions, here is ade adedoyin. That was a