The internet has something so many of us take for granted but africa still lags behind other regions in terms of online connectivity now some of the big tech firms are racing to bridge that gap but at what cost what happens when the same Company Controls the content and its delivery this is inside story. Hello im come out santa maria from video chatting to working from home one thing that is keeping us all going during this lockdown is a good Internet Connection think about when the online world became part of your everyday life and how transformative it was ordering banking educating building a business all from your computer and then from your phone but in africa in 2020 only 4 in every 10 people has access to the internet and so tech firms are seeing an opportunity they want to develop the internet infrastructure there for example facebook and google teaming up with Telecommunications Firms to build cables under the same project which i aim to connect to the continent to the middle
A massive number of Ballistic Missiles we stress once more that more fierce attacks and military operations on the enemy will be launched so the blockade is lifted and till our freedom and independence are gained. In other news arab leaders are meeting to try to find a diplomatic solution for the libyan conflict as egypt threatens military intervention tensions are escalating between regional backers turkey and france who support opposing sides russias foreign minister has called for an immediate ceasefire to be implemented on all sides. Ethiopia has accused hackers based in egypt of attempting Cyber Attacks on its government and private sites if you know his Security Agency claims the move was aimed at putting pressure on. Over tension surrounding the grand ethiopian renaissance dam Authorities Say 13 government and 4 private sites were targeted in extensive attacks over the weekend tensions been growing between ethiopia and its neighbors over plans to divert some of the river nile fo
Record highs that has the nasdaq setting a record as well better than expected home sales in the u. S strong activity numbers out of europe as well uk, australia to name but a few. Were up, sarah, nearly 1 on the s p 500. Ahead on todays show, a big first on cnbc interview with howard marks fresh off his latest memo. He said the odds are not in investors favor and whether he sees any opportunities right now in the market plushgs connecticut has certainly seen an encouraging dropoff in coronavirus numbers of late. Well ask governor lamont about his advice for states like florida, arizona and texas that are seeing their cases swell and how hes trying to keep those cases out of his state lets focus in on the big stories were watching mike santoli tracking todays rally. Meg terrell has the highlights from Anthony Faucis congressional testimony and phil lebeau is covering another volatile session with the Airlines Start us off with the Broader Market on the three month anniversary of the ma
China the court system is not independent here in the vast majority of cases like these are found guilty and if they are found guilty these 2 men could face up to life time in prison strength as Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country is being targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack he wouldnt say whos behind it but there are suspicions its part of a growing rift with china what i simply can confirm is there are not a large number of state by state actors that can engage in this type of activity and it is created by strongly advise that we have received that this has been done by i start by stacked with very very significant type abilities the clear gauges in the australian capital of camber and she says the attack is widespread. From health and education through to Critical Infrastructure organize ations and this is something that the Prime Minister says is happening more frequently and on a lot just scale and he said that was the reason why he was announcing it to the public
Company. Elon musk returns to twitter to taunt his critics. And washington approved sanctions on china over hong kong as a Top White House adviser says the u. S. Is increasingly unhappy. New trade restrictions could be on the way. Lets look at how we are setting up in asia for that final trading session of the week. To trackstocks are set wall street as we assess the latest job numbers from the u. S. We did see some sluggish data indicating the pace for hiring maybe cooling as the virus spreads. Just keeping an eye on that. Ae index could be headed for weekly gain that could massively sway sentiment. We have retail sales to from singapore and Inflation Numbers from thailand, along with a pmi reading from china. Overall, we are set to end the week higher after thursdays event. Settledg futures have lower after the index cap the biggest rise in three months, let higher by property names and chinese brokers rallied as well. Financial markets have been resilient in the face of with the ruc