A look at how Global Markets fared this week as the possibility of a 2nd wave of the corona Virus Outbreak in the u. S. Has affected Investor Sentiment there are a lot of red arrows out there so lets take you through the week starting in russia the mo x. Is in the red on its short week down 1. 75 percent the ruble fell from 14 week highs against the dollar on thursday retreating still losing more than 2 percent on the day as Oil Prices Also fell lets move to asia where the shanghai composite is just slightly down for the week closing the week nearly flat this following a huge loss on wall street on fears of a 2nd wave of coronavirus case in the u. S. As we just mentioned and in hong kong the hang seng is also down for the week following similar trends over concerns of coppa 19 and the Federal Reserve i know its a great well stay put at near 0 until 2022 now the index fell 2. 3 percent at one point on friday alone following a 7 session rally now the nikkei in japan is also. Down followi
Neighboring countries. Hi sandra and hive us a big hello for me in Lagos Nigeria indeed the pandemic is far from over here have to unfortunately say but because people are staying at home the use of cashless Digital Payment systems has risen by almost 15 percent in the last few months i have a feeling that a lot of things are going to change in africa as a result of coverage 19 but here are the who africa we will continue to focus on the important green themes coming up this week. The environment needs volunteers to help more than ever nowadays will meet to kenyans doing what they can to assess. We meet and on the usual environmental activists from senegal and we will introduce you to a specie of antelopes in ethiopia that have been hunted almost to extinction. Is a famous on the streets of the senegalese capital the car for his outlandish outfit they singlehanded come pain to raise awareness of the Plastic Waste problem children dont know whether they should laugh at him or be afraid
Also not. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us calls for Police Reform are gaining momentum as a wave of antiracism protests continues across the u. S. Several cities saw mass rallies over the weekend sparked by the killing of george floyd in Police Custody 2 weeks ago demonstrators are demanding an end to bias and Excessive Force among the police ranks that has all too often turned deadly. 2 weeks on from George Floyds killing they still come to grieve not just for him but for the searing injustices that plagued their nation. We are seeing. 6 6 6 has not quelled their anger and minneapolis on sunday lawmakers promised to dismantle the Police Department and start again. Our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with the media lists of Police Departments to answer Police Things as we know it. Elsewhere in the city the magnitude of the moment laid bare when a protester confronted mayor jacob fry. A crowd unloaded on the mayor when he disagreed with the move. I. Men
Grounds a 3rd of its pilots for fake or dubious qualifications. And Liverpool Fans celebrate the clubs 1st English League title win in 30 years. The World Health Organization says europe is facing an upsurge in coronavirus cases as the disease continues to ravage the americas the w. H. O. Warned some European Health systems risk being overwhelmed yet governments continue to lift restrictions in britain thousands of people took the relaxed a little too far cramming a south coast beach on the hottest day of the year the w h os europe chief says the virus is not done with the continent yes. To make the news to accelerate with a Record Number of the new group of those cases reported on sunday with 183000 confirmed in 24 hours last week saw an increase in weekly cases for the 1st time in months still here is caseload compares favorably with that of the u. S. And latin America Brazil has Just Announced almost another 40000 cases and more than a 1000 deaths of just the past 24 hours some u. S
Cope with 19. Help is on the way the british developed drew taking a heavy load of being too isolated area. With the sport as Manchester United reached the semifinals of b. F. A. Count thanks to a last minute. I mean. Malawis new president has been sworn in marking a historic result in african politics lazarus trick where 0 was declared the winner after a Court Ordered rerun of the election 65 year old playing nearly 59 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent peter. It is the 1st time in africa that a Court Ordered election has led to victory for the opposition candidate the Constitutional Court canceled with a very narrow win in last years poll citing a photon break. With your hero. We were stronger and new generation was trained. In the possibility of having our government that serve. Not our government our room. A government that is fine. With our political connections and he thinks he knows young people today in malawi dont have those opportunities me them up for statehood and tire