Apparent assassination of a former chechen commander in a berlin park last summer germany ordered 2 Russian Diplomats to leave the country last week. Prime minister boris strongs and votes in the u. Case general election his conservative partys leader of the Opposition Labor Party narrowed in the final week of the campaign. Im sumi so lets go to thank you for joining us it is an issue that has been causing a friction between germany and the us for years and now it has escalated the north stream to pipeline is being built to transport gas from russia to germany but the u. S. Says it is a National Security risk because it increases europes dependence on russia as a result the u. S. House of representatives has now approved sanctions on the pipeline a move that has angered many here in germ. The sanctions target the specialised ships that lay the pipes. Only a few companies in the world possess the technology to lay deep sea pipelines none of them is russian if they continue to work on no
Climbed down. David both hong kong and Mainland China have come out in opposition of that senate bill which passed this morning, risk off as you can see here, 8 10 of 1 on the nikkei 225. Talking 25,000 for this one as well. China kospi down 1 , hind sang giving up about 230 points at the a sx 200 leading across the region, 1. 3 . Rishaad banks are under a lot of pressure. Also looking up what is going on elsewhere, other Asset Classes in play at the moment. The 10 year yield is unchanged in china, even as we got that caught. The 10 year yield is four basis points down in the u. S. It was only about a week ago we were talking and questioning whether we would get 2 . One thing adding a bit of negativity is the snp active afters, 3 10 of 1 lower a choppy session in the u. S. , retailers really dragging things down, the snp lower all of nasdaq did hit a record high. Cnh is to tenths of 1 lower. Su keenan has your update on first word news. u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson Opposition Lea
More than 2 million adults in england are unable to see an nhs dentist, because appointments arent available or its too expensive, figures suggest. The foreign secretary summons the Chinese Ambassador after a former employee of the uk consulate in hong kong claims he was detained and tortured by chinese officials. I have been shackled, i have been handcuffed and i have been blindfolded, you know, so they make me hooded. And the mission to save thousands of animals from australias bushfires. Well have the latest on the desperate efforts. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have traded verbal blows over brexit in the first tv debate of the general Election Campaign. The Prime Minister said the labour leader is unclear about whether his Party Supports leaving or remaining in the eu and mr corbyn said the nhs isnt safe in conservative hands. The two leaders also locked horns over trust and leadership, the future of scotland and the royal family. The p
Or succumbing to a divided nature such as for unity in London Alliance leaders seek Common Ground at their 70th anniversary gathering agreement in one area the china resents new challenges for nato we go live to london. And the death of a pop star in 3 months off an intense debate about the precious celebrate the space in south korea. Welcome to you im under pressure to have your company we begin with some breaking news germany has expelled 2 Russian Diplomats over the brazen killing of a georgian citizen in berlin prosecutors suspect russian or chechen involvement in the attack the victim has been named as a team khan congressionally a former chechen or. He was shot dead in broad daylight in a public park last august a suspect named only as m. Has been taken into custody russia denies any involvement in says it will retaliate against the expulsions. Political correspondent good brady is following that story for us welcome good 1st tell us about the expulsion of these 2 Russian Diploma
Of december and november was a very strong month for stocks, even though you did see some declines on black friday youre looking at the best returns we saw since june for all of the major averages. Last week again, you did see some big gains too right now the dow, s p and nasdaq are still less than 1 to 2 of the intraday highs with these gains, youll see them challenging that as tom mentioned. Although, i also remember last the first trading day of december last year. Not quite as much fun. I still have some night mares about that. Would not be the only one with scars leftover from that. I think the dow was down 15 at one point in december last year we were having a great year. Markets were up, not up like they are this year. Bottomed on christmas eve, december 24th and saw things take off from there. Its been a very strong year. Will a santa claus rally power the s p 500 and dow to their best year in a generation . Could happen. Were up a lot. What will that take to get there, 5 . Pro