Lets check quickly on the markets. If you look at the markets, and a lot of them are looking at the concerning news or news brexit is going to weigh markets were hoping. The stocks european 600, down and the pound, looking to see if there is any swing on that. 1. 3243. Lets get to the first word news with leighann gerrans. A british official says brexit talks need to show progress by tonight if they are to continue. European unions chief negotiator is said to have denied any breakthrough on the issue of fishing license. Boris johnson is due to speak with the Commission President ursula von der leyen. Donald trump says his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The New York Times says the 76yearold was admitted to hospital yesterday. The president wished him well. Giulianis son tweeted his well. Is feeling the u. S. Is said to be ready to sanction more chinese officials over the role of the recent disqualification of hong kong legislators. Familiar,to people
Entered a new wave of cases. Europes twin battles. E. U. Leaders make no progress. Chancellor merkel says finding compromise will be difficult as france and belgium are said to have urged e. U. Leaders to step up contingency plans for a nodeal brexit. Very good morning to you and happy friday. What a week it has been. Witharted the week off optimism and euphoria with markets on a high into vaccine news and we will be ending the week on a much more sobering tone. The news coming out in the United States, california imposing a new curfew, with pressure on officials. We wake up to a public clash between Steven Mnuchin and jay powell on unused lending funds and we saw that hit the futures market. S p 500 futures paring some of those losses. We have nasdaq futures relatively flat this morning. Treasury yields steady. In the pound, north of 132. We do have sources telling bloombergs that Emmanuel Macron is urging his e. U. Counterparts to start drawing up contingency plans for a nodeal brexi
The more countries share information the better we can call already made the response we are not diverted me one more so if the patient comes in the emergency room we have to transfer him and through another oath to. Support. My secret when you have only one very unpleasant thing called a thing then you have to choose which one you have to time in the service is wrong we are together. Because we are in the same boat. Also on the day i with just days to go until the u. S. President ial election its not just americans depending on the results well take a look at a Womens Health center in kenya whose funding was cut by President Trump we used to provide pretty. Free information we had on him but provide them. Today because we dont get them anymore for free. These are for their most cases they report when theyre pregnant when theyre not ready for their pregnancies so this forces some of them to deliver or for them to know how absurd proportion. Are welcome to the day well europes coronavir
Been defying pandemic restrictions to take part in knightly march as a court ruling last week a banned abortions in cases where the fetus has congenital defects. Police in france have arrested a 2nd suspect over the knife attack at the basilica in nice that left 3 people dead security has been increased across france after the 3rd is the most attack in 2 months in term minister is warning about more militant attacks are likely. The news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at state news or visit our website. For. The coronavirus pandemic has the world in its grip and its not letting go Health Systems in some European Countries are reaching the point of overwhelm and there reimposing lockdowns a varying severity from spain state of emergency through the u. K. Steer system to germanys lock down light but are we doomed to a cycle of lockdown and beliefs this case numbers for and then rise again until someone comes up with a vaccine that we trust enough to take im filled in berli
A week of on rest following a disputed election Prime Minister siders up rove says hell assume the presidency he was named Prime Minister on wednesday just days after supporters freed him from prison. Human rights watch says russian and syrian air strikes and syrias rebel held city of it lived last year may constitute crimes against humanity the Global Rights Group has released a report that looks into dozens of what it said were unlawful strikes on civilian targets over a period of 12 months it says the strikes were deliberate. This is w. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website heat up you doctor. On january 1st of next year the u. Case transition period for leaving the European Union will end how will both sides do business with each other after bread sit well that was supposed to be decided by today that all important u. K. E. U. Trade deal is nowhere close to being a done deal will there even be a deal british Prime Minister Boris Johnson w