A warm welcome to the program you are watching countdown. Im anna edwards. We are waiting for several earnings this morning from the Mining Sector, and earnings from merck, the german drugmaker the oldest of europes drug companies. We will be speaking with the merck cfo later. We will talk about how they are rebalancing the business, trying to make up for the fact that their multiple sclerosis drug is increasingly under pressure. You will talk about m a in the pharmacy sector, and the value they can derive from their partnerships. They are trying to revive fortunes using partnerships such as though with pfizer. We will talk to him about that. The share prices are doing too badly. A couple big interviews we need to tell you about this morning we will get a gauge of the Mining Sector and commodities from a couple business chiefs. I will be speaking to mark bristow in his first interview of the morning at 7 00 london time, and jon ferro will be speaking to in his first interview of the mo
We are engaging in the two both Justice Department but also fbi and others to engage in talks constructively for these companies. The Business Models keep changing. This late expertise on have a technically work resides in the private hands. In some of these models one may be we are a business and we are building a platform for people to talk and share ideas into business. Their Business Model is not we want to have that model used by terrorists to get people inside the tiny. Thats not the point of the Business Model. When we talk to these companies now theres an awareness that same platform they used for good is been used to target the people on the platform. Its Good Business to make sure your platform a safe, i would hope come in addition to being good patriotic duty. We are seeing that shared commonality of interest. What you are seeing is increased investment in resources, both Human Resources in order to identify the terrorists on your site or targeting children are those who are
A referendum in catalonia has plunged the country into crisis the catalan Regional Government is meeting to consider what steps it can take towards independence thats after ninety percent of voters back to separating from spain in a referendum disrupted by police and dismissed barmen dritte. Two women go on trial in malaysia for the mysterious Poisoning Death of kim jong nam brother of north korean dictator kim jong un if convicted they face the Death Penalty. And the rhythms that rule our lives three u. S. Researchers share the nobel prize in medicine for their work in explaining how we check. Im serious almost kind of good to have you with us a gunman has killed at least fifty people and they injured hundred four. Good morning the u. S. City of Las Vegas Police have confirmed that the suspect a sixty four year old white band from nevada is also dead the shooting took place on the famed Las Vegas Strip and the attacker had checked in as a guest at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and casino and
And we talk to british sculptor richard long whose work has been inspired by his walks Around The World about his latest exhibition. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, who can claim Bragging Rights in the Manchester Derby . And more importantly improve their chances of a Top Four Champions League place . Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. A Man Carrying Knives near the Houses Of Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, just weeks after last months deadly attack in westminster. The 27 year old man had been under survellance by the Security Services. He was stopped on parliament street, close to whitehall, this afternoon and was wrestled to the ground. Theres been heightened security in the area around Parliament Since Khaled Massood killed five people including Pc Keith Palmer last month. June kelly has the latest. Under arrest in the shadow of Government Buildings in whitehall. This wasnt a random stop search and arrest. The man was under surv
Finance ministers about the Investment Strategy in the face of loyal oil prices facebook of lower oil prices. First, he was critical of the eu saying turkey was tired of being treated like a wayward student and calling for greater honesty on thei. Provide Financial Support for over 3 million refugees in turkey and the visa waiver, these have been left in limbo. There was supposed to be a support of 3 billion euros. The amount sent is 790 million. It whereen a year or is 3 billion euros. The visa waiver was going to build implemented at the end of june last year. Theres nothing to be seen. That is also not going to happen. In addition to all of this, we see fingerpointing at turkey with instructions to do this and not to do that, as if they are the teachers and turkey is their student. That kind of thing will not be accepted by this nation. The interest for the eu and turkey. We think this has been intentional. They cannot say they dont really want us in the union. They are trying to di