Farmers in nigeria a dutch court orders the local branch of shell to pay compensation for damages caused by oil spills and more protests and scuffles in indias capital as farmers demonstrate against new government laws they say will hurt them the benefit of corporate farmers. Im gemini with the sporting event has had to pay refuses to criticize christianity when our day is top scorer it faces a Police Investigation for breaching cave it 19. 00 rules by going on a ski trip. So European Health regulators have given emergency approval for the Oxford Astra Zeneca Coronavirus Vaccine saying it can be administered to adults of all ages while the announcement comes as a drug maker and the e. U. Early disputes over supply the block was expecting at least 80000000 doses by the end of march but a week ago because said it wouldnt meet those expectations claiming manufacturing issues well despite growing criticism that vaccine rollouts all too slow regulators saying having another approved vaccine
Worked so much in the first couple of quarters. We are also expecting our investment ipo tomorrow. It is a very, very busy year for us, all in all. You are looking at health care opportunities. Everybody else seems to be doing that. That is why valuations have skyrocketed. What are you finding and what are you concentrating on within that space in particular . Nisa it is interesting. Board. St across the is, is really interesting when we invested in the first company, the first Vaccine Company to list in hong kong. One of our Companies Went out in hong kong, the first device company. Venus, thepo of whole medical device sector has become hot this year. Seen 25 areas we have Companies Getting funded in china alone. I am not sure about the competition. On the discovery side there is also excitement. Because valuation has grown so much, we would still stay away from very expensive deals. Historically, we have been investing 75 at least. Systematically we have been doing the same thing as
Drawing close. The deadly bombing underscores the challenges in afghanistan. International donors meet to commit billions of dollars in a welcome to the program, joe biden is forging ahead with preparations to take over as u. S. President has his margin of victory keeps growing. Hazell, veiny of the nevada have become the latest states to certify the president elect as the winner and biden has formally unveiled some of his top team as she had returns. He reports, president elect biden, was unequivocal as he presented his National Security appointments and nominees. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. Much was made of the backgrounds of the nominees as examples of the american dream. Linda thomas greenfield, nominated as u. S. Ambassador, a 100 mile costs are latino immigrants nominated t
Rally has fed into crude. Propelled thates price. People look beyond the covid to a look beyond to a returned to normal. Gold pretty much stable appeared bitcoin at record highs. Up about two thirds of 1 . We have a u. S. Dollar index unchanged. Lets have a look at the copper price. Copper advancing. The highest price and a more than six years. It is under president elect joe bidens formal transition. The hope is there will be a move toward a Lower Carbon Energy future. That britain the outlook for its demand. As has what is going on in china up. Joining in all of that. Lets have a look at the transition in more detail as we get over to new york and join Karina Mitchell for the first word news. Introduced biden has his foreignpolicy and Security Experts as he seeks to calm relations with International Friends and foes. The president elect is promising a multilateral approach, reversing the America First tragedy of the Trump Administration. He will prioritize ending damaging executive o
Upside. Looking at commodities. Crude moving to the upside. A big move to the downside with , on the vaccine and signs of Economic Growth in the u. S. Particularly helping people not to look for havens or avoid havens, get out of them. Gold down half of 1 . Bitcoin surging up again, it has above 18,500. Juliette lets get the first word news. The head of the u. S. Government Coronavirus Vaccine program says results of trials by astrazeneca show encouraging signs it may help block the most severe cases. No one given the vaccine developed severe covid, while 16 people on the placebo debt. He called the results excited. Nine, reports 70 process astrazeneca report 70 success. The centers for Disease Control a model shows weekly u. S. Cases and deaths rising every week for at least the next month. Italy is the Second European nation to report 50,000 total fatalities. The u. K. Is extending lockdown next week in favor of even tougher regional curbs. Reports from washington say the Trump Admin