At 4. 8 , premuch in line with expectations. 1. 8 , worse than expected. Retail sales are the weakest link in the recovering story in china. Than what the market was expecting. Property investment year to date coming in pretty much at 1. 9 . Versus an estimate of 1 . We also have the jobless rate coming in a tad better at 5. 7 versus 5. 9 . Which was expected by the market. Overall when you look at the economy, it looks like it is adding to signs the economy is picking up momentum. China probably will be reflecting in the rest of the world. Yvonne one of the key disappointments is still the consumption side with retail side still amiss in a negative fringe for a fourth straight months of 120 . About theuestions back half of the year. But the gdp is still the stand out. Take a look at the adjusted quarter on quarter. We are talking double digit growth of 11. 5 . The highest quarter on quarter at least nine years for china. This is how we are seeing things play out in the markets. Seeing
Welcome to the program has just turned 11 i am here in moscow this wednesday on kevin owen with his 30 minute world news roundup for you and 1st to start with the numbers that make for grim reading this wednesday sad to say weve reached another bleak benchmark more than 2000000 infections have now been registered globally and over 126000 people have died in terms of people whove recovered thats no heading towards the half 1000000 mark. In this mornings developments big spot developing the President Trump has to suspend u. S. Funding to the World Health Organization he accuses the u. N. Agency of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic and supporting what he calls chinas this information trump also accuses the w. H. O. Of mistakes which led to many deaths he said the United States accounts for more than a 5th of the shows budget im instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the world. Health organizations role in sev
Hour on the hour this is our International World law and while thanks for your company. And that start imprisoned u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after attempting suicide in jail she was due to appear in court on friday manning has been in prison since may for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury well to get more on this im joined now live in the studio by mara because to have more on what custer us is to the situation whats happening here. Allegedly a very close thing so she was found hanging in her cell by a sheet unresponsive blue unconscious the guards obviously. Not the case where you know a high profile maid commit suicide they administered 1st they they saved. To the hospital and she tried not so theres theres no no danger to her health but. A near death experience as it turns out is no reason to skip a Court Hearing. Ms manning is still scheduled to appear on friday for a previously calendared hearing she remains unwaveri
27 ly from the russian capital this is R T International a very warm welcome for myself and the whole team here this morning. Lets get started imprisoned a u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after attempting suicide in jail she was due to appear in court on friday manning has been in prison since may for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury ms manning is still scheduled to appear on friday for a previously calendared hearing she remains unwavering in her refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process that she sees as highly susceptible to abuse her actions today evidence the strength of her convictions as well as the profound harm she continues to suffer as a result of her civil confinement. Manning had previously served 7 years for passing classified documents to wiki leaks which detailed u. S. Abuses in iraq and afghanistan she was jailed again last year in march for refusing to cooperate in the case she says she has alread
A runoff ahead all eyes are on the 2 right wing candidates vying for 2nd place. Also coming up afghanistans president ashraf ghani appears to have been reelected by a narrow margin in the long delayed results from septembers election but his rival Abdullah Abdullah warns he wont concede. And Hong Kong Police cracked down on a city that has activists call attention to chinas reported abuse of its weaker muslim minority. Im way of blue cruft thanks for watching polls have closed in croatias president ial election preliminary results show a tight race between 3 candidates tight enough to trigger a runoff between the top 2 the winner will lead croatia as the country takes up a prominent task for the european union. Its an election thats being watched closely in european capitals. She is due to take over the e. U. Council presidency on january 1st so the women will have a role in setting the tone in brussels for the next 6 months its been a close 3 way rice being competent conservative kali