Have a Company Welcome to aljazeera after 18 months of talks and nearly 2 decades of war the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have just signed a long way to deal paving the way to peace and the departure of foreign troops now the leader of the taliban delegation mullah baradar and the u. S. Envoy for peace in afghanistan zalmay her sign the agreement in doha watched by dignitaries including the u. S. Secretary of state and Foreign Ministers from qatar and pakistan under the deal the u. S. And nato say theyll pull out all foreign troops within 14 months if the taliban honors its part of the agreement and that includes a 135. 00 day initial period to reduce violence both sides of also agree to exchange as many as up to 6000 prisoners. The u. S. Secretary of state might pompei or says the agreement is a crucial 1st step towards peace this agreement will mean nothing and todays good feelings will not last if we dont take concrete actions on commitments and promises that have been made when it
Atmosphere. We will get details from microsoft president and cfo. We will look at what an internet pioneer sees in the decade to come. Now, after three years in the making, the u. S. And china signed phase one of the trade deal on wednesday. Chineset trump and officials put pen to paper for a deal that the president claims will have a Significant Impact on the tax world. Pres. Trump china has made enforceable commitments regarding the protection of american ideas, patents, and trade law. They have also agreed to confront pirated goods. Which is a big problem for many people in the room. Those people in the room with in the room being those of the likes of executives from micron, qualcomm, ebay, and others. I spoke to the director of digital and cyberspace policy on the council of Foreign Relations in new york. In washington, eddie collins. We have learned that the u. S. And china have taken the first step to negotiate some big imports into the u. S. In terms of china promising to commi
This is bloomberg surveillance. These are what the markets are doing. U. S. Stocks and bonds closed today too today due to president s day. We are edging up a bit with buoyancy on the market on the backs of investors taking encouragement from china. They will do more to support their economy which is why we in gold down and yen down. That is a good litmus that we are on a risk on. Spoke the yousef managing director of the imf about the outlook on the Global Economy and the active the coronavirus. All hear from the interview early. First, let leanne erin. Leanne japan is it possible for sex after taking another battery the sales tax hike in the last and that economy at the low end as the coronavirus it activity drunk 6. 3 in the final three months of the year. That would be the biggest slide since the previous tax increase in 2014. Tensions between the u. S. And europe over huawei ramped up another notch this weekend. The u. S. Ambassador to germany tweeted a warning to countries that u
First time in decades. Going there for more from beijing is bloombergs selina wang. Give us an update on the situation in terms of the death toll and some of the evacuations from the ships, and also what we have heard about potential delay to the National Peoples congress. Selina we heard from the head hospital that he turning point may be reached, but we did see the number of , so it looks like the virus has not reached a peak yet. Outside china, countries have been stepping up evacuation efforts from these cruise lines. The diamond princess cruise ship in japan reporting the number of infections jumped to 454 after another 99 new cases right in the fight. In beijing, you can still feel the effects on the local economy, with stores and restaurants still closed. There has been a slight uptick in activity as people have resumed work, but only about 40 to 50 of the economy has been running at capacity this week. In beijing, anyone returning from the city has been ordered to self quaranti
Well, welcome, everyone. And good morning. We expect a few other members to arrive momentarily, but while were waiting, i think well begin with our Opening Statements. And id like to note that our committee is charged with overseeing the administration of federal elections. And todays hearing will help us fufill the responsibility by providing an opportunity to hear from the vendors of most of our countrys Voting Systems. This is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today reaching over 100 million registered voters. However, despite their outsized role and the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of obfuscating and others suggest theres an insufficient regulatory structure for the sector. In the committees may 2019 hearing on Election Security, Lawrence Norden wrote in his testimony, i quote, there are