Not with beijing tightening its grip on hong kong more and more one really has to ask wouldnt such a deal mean that in the long run at least europes most important market operator in london and one of the u. K. s the united kingdoms most important strategic assets would be dominated at least indirectly by beijing the communist government there remember a few years ago frankfurt the stock market operator here tried to merge with the London Stock Exchange the deal finally did not happen because london refused to be dominated by the germans its very very doubtful whether the proud people in the city of london would prefer to be dominated by the communist government in china instead for frankfurt the market operator here and also of course for euro next to the other big market operator of the european continent such a deal would mean a huge new competitor at especially in terms of i. P. O. s you know initial Public Offerings so something that people here are not particularly looking forwar
worst school shooting for a decade, which is renewed the debate of a gotten to violence in the u. s. ah, i m fil gail. welcome to the program. russia is intensifying its campaign in ukraine s eastern dumbass region, launching attacks on dozens of towns in the hands. and danielle, ask the key industrial city of see if see ever severe done yet getting growing danger of becoming completely surrounded. having failed to capture the ukrainian capital cave and its 2nd largest city hockey. moscow has focused on smaller objectives, ukrainian president as a landscape, demanding more heavy weaponry from the west and describes the situation in don t, bass is extremely difficult. ukrainian forces are doing their best to push back russian troops despite heavy shelling in this village. now back in ukrainian hands. residents tell of their fears as the russians arrived. but i don t think you can we try to keep out of their way messiah. wow. maybe we should go back to the basement. she says, a