9 years of war in syria the 1st trial linked to a legit state sponsored torture begins. And muslims in turkey prepare for the holy month of ramadan with new restrictions in place. Starting this hour in germany where chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a call for Greater Unity in the fight against code 19 during a speech to Parliament Merkel emphasized both the need for International Cooperation cooperation and within the European Union itself she says success can only come if the bloc can fight the virus together with that in mind she called for a bigger budget and said germany was ready to pay significantly more to help with economic recovery thats. Prepared to meet later on thursday to discuss their economic response to the outbreak while in germany the rate of new infections and this is a concern it has risen for a 3rd day and merkel warned parliament there actually still nowhere near the end of the pandemic. New month with the government nobody likes to hear it but its the truth we
Clinics desperate for supplies after years of blockade. Also ahead after 9 years of war in syria the 1st trial linked to alleged state sponsored torture kicks off today in germany. Install the n. F. L. Draft gets ready to go virtual the games best Young Players will be selected remotely with millions of fans watching on. Lets get going beginning this news in the United States where figures just paint a devastating picture of the state of the economy in just 5 weeks all of the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession have been wiped out here are the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits. Thats fewer than the week before when more than 5300000 registered for jobless support but the speed of the rise in those figures is unprecedented in all more than 26000000 americans have now applied for Unemployment Benefits since the end of march that was when President Donald Trump made the 1st of his covert 19 outbreak declarations lets talk now to our W
It seems investors are jittery. Apple is lower but the faang index over last month is leading the rally, up more than 20 off the lows. Investors seem to be pulling back a little bit. They want the proof that is justified. David as you say, it is a big week for tech. At the same time, every week is a big week for oil. You are looking at that specifically because the contrast between commodities on the one hand and equities on the other. Abigail is interesting because oil is all over the map. We have been talking about the tale of two economies. Oil, the crude crash pointing to something less constructive. We keep hearing about the difference in contracts. When we take a look at the contracts, the june contract is down 6. 5 at 12 per barrel. The latest news on this is s p global exiting and rolling out from june into july. July is higher, down on the day but significantly higher. 18 a barrel. August and september are higher. Slightly lower on the day. When we look at august, it is 21 a b
During a virtual session of parliament. Waving the red flag of the poor in colombia are demanding help to get them through the Coronavirus Crisis. The special precautions this already isolated out to communities taking protect itself from the pandemic. And install one of the premier league main broadcast partners wants to block the saudi takeover of Newcastle United qatars been sports says the saudi government and the legal channels are still game rights and thats threatening the leagues financial future. Its 1500. 00 g. M. T. And we start in iran where its revolutionary guard says the country is now able to monitor the world from space after successfully launching its 1st military satellite into orbit. The u. S. Has accused iran in the past of using its Space Program as a cover for Missile Development and President Donald Trump without addressing the launch directly is threatening to destroy all the rain and gun boats which he says have been harassing us ships at sea. Ports. On wednes
Of its army to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures. And the special precautions that this already isolated community is taking to protect itself from the pandemic. Now the u. S. Has called for iran to be held accountable after the iran successfully launched its 1st military satellite runs revolutionary guard says the country is now able to monitor the world from space washington has accused iran in the past of using its Space Program as a cover for Missile Development reports. On wednesday morning the world a will to news of a secret operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary guards from a launch site in iran central desert it successfully used a 2 stage rocket to put its 1st military satellite in space. The newer or light is now 425 kilometers above us orbiting earth the head of the revolutionary guards says it gives irans military new strategic advantages or that. It is a necessity for such powerful Defense Forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capa