Arizona, and hospital cases in california all marking new highs. Plus top advisers to President Trump are set to urge the u. S. To undermine the hong kong dollar peg to punish china for its crackdown in the city. Ons get a quick check up how markets are set up for the open. Here is Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie in asia this wednesday, we are seeing a mixed start to the session with focus on china and if mainland stocks can keep up that rally we have seen for six days. Futuresd 14 so we have in the green for the most part. Hang seng futures settling higher after the rally did stall in hong kong on tuesday. Switching out the board, checking in on the hong kong dollar, which continues to have the 7. 75 mine as they continue to defend the peg, we are seeing little reaction in the curb. Jumping into the terminal for a big picture book, low 200 pips after the spike we saw in may but staying elevated on economic and political uncertainties. Tracking any reaction to a bloomberg report
A vote by the countrys most powerful political body the Standing Committee of the National Peoples congress in Hong Kong China supporters were also celebrating before the news had even been confirmed. A contentious measure that spitzer he divided the city was once more defended by its chief executive the legislation oppose imported legal principles such as presumption of innocence and protection of the rights of the sox but it will have no race respective effect. The critics here say the new law now threatens to stifle even small displays of dissent like this one in a local Shopping Mall on tuesday china is causing passing a law without without even asking. Opponents and not going to the proper procedures the laws passing had an immediate political impact democracy activist joshua long announced he was resigning from the Political Party he helped found before the party itself was dissolved also desponding 2 other smaller political groups that advocated independence. For hong kong this
Regret for his countrys brutal colonial rule in africa but stops short of an apology. There has been Swift International condemnation of chinas introduction of a new security law in hong kong the u. S. U. K. E. U. And nato have all expressed grave concern and the anger over the legislation it gives beijing sweeping powers over the territory and critics say it will curb the Political Freedoms and Civil Liberties well under the law anything beijing defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign powers is punishable by up to life in prison those suspected of endangering National Security in hong kong will be put under surveillance and be wiretapped by authorities the law says the management of foreign n. G. O. S News Agencies schools and social groups will be strengthened and anyone convicted of violating the security legislation will be barred from standing in any Hong Kong Election the prodemocracy organization that most systems spearheaded by the activist
Whats keeping millions of children away from School Worldwide unesco says its poverty and discrimination and coronaviruses making things even worse so what should be done to secure education for all and can that gap be privileged this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter girls immigrants ethnic minorities and the disabled just some of the worlds children at risk of not getting any education the United Nations says poverty and discrimination continue to prevent huge numbers from going to school the total was around 260000000. 00 children 2 years ago and that figure will be higher now because of the covert 19 pandemic 40 percent of low and lower middle Income Countries fail to support teaching jurong the global spread of the coronavirus many students were cut off from online courses during School National lockdowns the uns Educational Organization unesco is urging countries to support those left behind as life does begin to creep back towards something approaching n
Whats keeping millions of children away from School Worldwide unesco says its poverty and discrimination and coronaviruses making things even worse so what should be done to secure education for all and cannot get the privileged this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im peter girls immigrants ethnic minorities and the disabled just some of the worlds children at risk of not getting any education the United Nations says poverty and discrimination continue to prevent huge numbers from going to school the total was around 260000000. 00 children 2 years ago and that figure will be higher now because of the covert 19 pandemic 40 percent of low and lower middle Income Countries fail to support teaching jurong the global spread of the coronavirus many students were cut off from online courses during School National lockdowns the uns Educational Organization unesco is urging countries to support those left behind as life does begin to creep back towards something approaching no