Good morning from russia just 11 i am here now this sunday morning its the weekly roundup of the big headlines of the last 7 days here on out international with me kevin no it 1st in germany accepted moscows request for legal cooperation on a probe into the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy however state prosecutors want some information will only be shared with the activists consent it says Russian Police asked to interview him in berlin where hes still in hospital germany still expects russia to be held accountable for the incident. The relations with russia are influenced by the fact that russia is 1st of all an important global actor and also by the fact that in the past and in present times we have had some problematic topics between each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned nerve agent of the novacek group and our demand is that russia urgently explain what
Kevin oh in today 1st the germany accepted moscows request for legal cooperation on a probe into the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy however state prosecutors want some information will only be shared with the activists consent it says Russian Police asked to interview and then in berlin where hes still in hospital germany adds it still expects russia to be held accountable for the incident. The relations with russia are influenced by the fact that russia is 1st of all an important global actor and also by the fact that in the past and in present time we have had some problematic topics between each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned nerve agent of the novacek group and our demand is that russia urgently explain what happened this is. Our authorities are investigating this incident we dont like it when other countries dictate to us when and at what point to st
Footage of police arresting george floyd is leaked to the media. His eventual death began a worldwide protest movement against police brutality. And why the latest issue of British Vogue is making history, in front of and behind the camera. Hello. A huge blast in the port area of the lebanese capital beirut has killed almost 80 people and injured more than 4,000. Many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. The explosion was so powerful it caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city and hospitals have been overwhelmed. Officials say tonnes of confiscated Ammonium Nitrate caused the blast. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, has been following developments. Just to warn you his report contains distressing images. Explosion. It was a massive explosion. Shouting. Another view from the bay. And from the streets. What happened 7 oh, my god oh, my god. It looks as if dozens are dead and several thousand injured. And a country already deep in crisis
Squawk alley. As you just heard, stocks are continuing to move higher today although off of the highs of the morning. The s p is up about 0. 6 the nasdaq up about 84 points. On track for the fourth week of gains for the major averaging and today it is that reopening trade back in the drivers seat today. It is it is retail names as well at the same time we dont see a buy fur indication it is a shift to more of a focus on e commerce. Amazon is up 1 . And facebook is up better than that that to me is interesting. Walmart is a stock that has done well prior to things opening up. It is also higher. So there is a mix. I think there is general positivity, larger stocks in general are doing better, but it seems like the market is reacting to not just opening up versus not, but maybe a sense that the economy is starting to find its footing. It is such a great point, john it is names like micro soft, adobe, some of the big cap tech names. So it seems like today, at least, this rally, the breadth
And even bigger move at the front end of the italian, and the euro as well bouncing. Up by another 1 . Basically is really intensifying its response to the covid19 crisis and the Economic Impact that it is having on the global economy. Christine lagarde delivering that 600 billion and extending the benefits put forward by the governing council over the last few weeks, making them last a little bit longer. Lets listen to what she has to say. We judged that it was necessary to increase the price and i can assure you that there view and theus governing council that action had to be taken. In the face of that inflation outlook, and given our mandated price ability, action had to be taken. How big a day was it for europe . That ecb decision and Angela Merkel, bob diamond, Capital Funding partner and ceo, joining us now. What do you make of what Christine Lagarde has done, what do you make of what Angela Merkel has done . How big of an impact will it have on the european economy . Fromch a s