1 ,s p up by nine tens of tech leading the charge. European markets underperforming but the ftse 100 pushing on gains over the last hour. Most european markets gained early than flatlining into the afternoon. We are seeing a bit of a return to the dollar this afternoon, still trading at the 118. 119 earlier on and security markets continue to be in focus as the ecb suggests there may be rates that could be cut further. Lets start off our conversation on the u. K. Labor market which took a turn for the worse in july. Total job losses climbed to nearly 700,000 since the start of the pandemic. Tois considering plans support jobs as per the government cost Furlough Program ending next month. Businesses need support which is why many of the intervention we have put in place lasts the last through the next year. I have not hesitated to act and create effective ways to support jobs and employment and we will continue to do so. From brusselsg us is Vincent Juvyns from jp morgan. Sunak may be s
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The claims. Of u. S. Democratic president ial candidate candidate joe biden has met with the family of jacob blake the black man who was shot by police sparking a days of unrest and can osha watch wisconsin if you can biden met relatives in milwaukee the marlise victim and join the conversation by phone from hospital. Emergency crews in beirut say theyve detected signs of life in the rubble of a building that collapsed after the massive explosion in the lebanese capital a month ago nearly 200 people were killed and thousands injured a rescuer has reported signs of breathing and of poles this is d. W. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website w dot com. The soviet era nerve agent was added this year to the list of banned chemical weapons germany says it was also used to poison the russian dissident alexian of all the an attempted murder that berlin says moscow has to explain today the kremlin denied any involvement russian president Vladimir Putins spokesm
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