Hello, im nicky schiller. We start with that breaking news. The Foreign Secretary lord cameron has announced the us, uk and partners will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza but he said he would continue to urge israel to allow more trucks into gaza is the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. His full tweet says people in gaza are in desperate humanitarian need, alongside the us, the uk and partners, we have announced we will open a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to gaza and he goes on to say, we continue to coach israel to say, we continue to coach israel to allow more trucks into gaza as the fastest way to get aid to those who need it. It comes as the Eu Commissioner Ursula Von Der Leyen is expected to make a statement this hour and she is in cyprus. This was announced as part of the state of the Union Address by President Biden last night and he confirmed he has ordered the you s military to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza to ensur
2/1/2021 7:04:54 AM GMT | By Dhwani Mehta
What you need to know on Monday, February 1:
Starting out February, markets witnessed a choppy Asian session, with last week’s Wall Street retail frenzy weighing on the sentiment in early trades. Subsequently, investors witnessed a major turnaround in the market mood, as risk rebounded on renewed US stimulus hopes and vaccine optimism.
A tweet from the US Republican Senator Susan Collins cited that President Joe Bidden is set to meet with 10 Republican senators on Monday at 2200 GMT to discuss a compromise stimulus package worth $600 million, as proposed by them.
Meanwhile, easing covid vaccine-related tensions between the EU and UK also cheered the markets. The EU Commission Chief Ursula Von der Leyen said Sunday that AstraZeneca will start deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccines one week earlier than expected.