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Troops have started withdrawing from positions in northeast syria ahead of the head of the military offensive by ankara low cards that oppose the allies in washington not to turn. Arrests amazes environmental protests kick off in sixtys this is world wide as Extinction Rebellion activists call for a shutdown of major infrastructure to force Government Action over Climate Change but is it all just possible that. What this generation seems to be saying is youve messed things up for long enough youre not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is actually by civil disobedience Extinction Rebellion is without question britains Fastest Growing pagan religion. Very welcome to you youre watching R T International with. The aaron the top story this hour in hong kong 2 protesters have been charged with violating the newly introduced ban on face masks is the 1st time the law is being applied having of originally been aimed at diffusing tension by keeping people off the s
These are your markets with a little bit of uncertainty because of a drone attack in saudi arabia over the weekend. Trying to figure out the implications for the middle east and geopolitical tensions. This is what we are seeing in european stocks. Crude oil off the highs we saw the last couple of days where it surged from 17. Press conference from Boris Johnson yesterday, a little bit of weakness when it comes to pound. Watch out for the Supreme Court hearing. We are expecting it couple of days but it starts today on the thingsy of some of the parliament but also the government are trying to do with brexit. Economic nobelhe prize winner coming up at 11 a. M. London time. Lets get the first word news. Vivina in the u. K. Is where we begin. The Supreme Court starts hearing the case against Prime Minister Boris Johnsons suspension of parliament. At the center of the debate is if the decision is a matter for the court. The court may not rule until next week. President trump says the u. S.
There is a little bit more bullish than an hour ago on stocks. There is a lot of money going to havens. Tom the flow of news into this mornings call more. Is calmer. The fragility, within the United Kingdom and United States political scenes, Something Else to talk about today. Francine there is a second vote and we understand it will be a twoway race between Andrea Leadsom and theresa may. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news with nejra cehic. Nejra francine, exactly as you say, the race to succeed David Cameron is narrowed to two candidates today. Theresa may and Andrea Leadsom are the favorites. Conservative Party Lawmakers vote in the second round today. The two contenders will face the parties wider membership. The new leader will be selected by september 9. Germanys chancellor Angela Merkel says there can be no sustainable security in europe but without russia. Germany and its partners the agree an offer to have a dialogue. Merkel told lawmakers she plans to boost defense sp
Also on power lunch why your doctor is so angry and confused these days. First, though, to sarah eisen in for manned where i. Shes at the nyse. Hi sarah. Hi. Good afternoon, tyler. Were going to begin with a big deal in the transportation sector. Fedex making a major move into europe buying european rival t t. What is it this mean . Investors seem to like it. Morgan brennan outside Fedex Distribution Center in manhattan for us. Morgan. Well, thats exactly what it means. Fedex is expanding into a Market Europe that until now its had little share of. Fedex has largely focused in az wra. Instead the two dominant players in europe have been ups and dhl. By acquiring tnt express, fedex dramatically expands its presence in europe, and it does so primarily through ground operations. The chairman says there is a number of reason to do this now. The Dollar Exchange ratio was very favorable. The quantity the quantitative easing means the economy has a better outlook now than for some period of t