Declining onto an empire forges its alliance with germany and the central powers as the war gives birth to 3 nationalist movements the road to time and the future world war one through the eyes own knowledge is iraq. How high can the price of gold go the precious metal is being sold for a record 2000. 00 an ounce whats driving the gold rush and could it affect the chances of economic recovery from the coronavirus and that this is a story. Alone welcome to the program. The coronavirus pandemic means we are facing our worst ever recession shutdowns to control the spread of the virus have forced many businesses to close millions of jobless and when times are tough investors tend to put their money into socalled safe haven assets such as gold. Precious metal hit a record high of 2060. 00 announced a couple of weeks ago thats a 30 percent rise this year now some analysts are predicting prices to soar to 3000. 00 an ounce by next year the price rise is particularly being felt by indians they
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House of representatives before being elected senator. You are a regular, to use for the first and particularly on the u. S. And china relationship. For transparency, you and i have done each other for many, many years. I think prior to you entering politics so thank you very much indeed for your time today. Can i just say on a wider note we are very conscious that we meet during a challenging time for the u. S. Following the tragic death of george floyd. Our thoughts are very much with those impacted by this tragedy. The u. S. Is not alone in needing to do more to tackle the underlying issues but our thoughts and prayers are very much with those who are directly affected. Could i invite you to say a few words as an opening statement, then well move into questions. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you, mr. Chair and thank you for this kind words about some of the strife on our streets today. Of course we all want justice for george floyd and we are all deeply disturbed by that horrifi
Spain reports a rise in the number of virus dead for the 1st time in 3 days school than 600 in 24 hours. And another day is the taliban releases 20 prisoners after hundreds of its fighters were freed by afghanistans government. But arbre of britons who have died with corona virus has risen above 10600 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left the London Hospital where he spent 6 days 3 of them in intensive care in an online video he said it could have gone either way and thanked n. H. S. Staff for saving his life in the last 7 days i have of course seen the pressure that the n. H. S. Is under. Ive seen the personal courage not just of the doctors the nurses but of everyone the cleaners the cooks the Health Care Workers of every description physios radio group was pharmacists who kept coming to work kept putting themselves in harms way kept risking these deadly virus it is thanks to that courage that devotion that duty and that love that are in h. S. Whos been unbeatable new york state has
True all of the country new yorks mayor criticizes the trumpet ministration over a lack of Virus Testing kits. And other hears the taliban releases 20 state prisoners hours after more of their faces a set free by the afghan go. More than 75000 people died in europe after being infected with the coronavirus its the worst affected continent but there are signs of hope its only has recorded its lowest number of new deaths in more than 3 weeks although more than 430 people died on sunday that was a drop of almost 200 from the day before in spain the number of new deaths has risen but thats off the 3 days of declining fatalities officials there say its evidence that lockdown measures are working when im dead in the u. K. Has continued to rise crossing 10600 from minister Boris Johnson has been released from hospital he says his 3 days in intensive care could have gone either way. In the last 7 days i have of course seen the pressure that the n. H. S. Is under ive seen the personal courage n