Elections and students arrested for online posts and a beijings new security law. And a suspected russian mercenaries are detained in belarus accused of trying to disrupt an upcoming vote. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic with the United States seeing its worst economic slump since 1940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record all down 9 and a half percent between april and june and in the past week another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits the same time europes biggest economy germany has plunged into recession shrinking by a record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth there and now u. S. President donald trump whos talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be disposed. Well lets go straight to our White House Correspondent complete kimberley still missing figures on the spectacular decline of the u. S. Economy i think Many Americans were shocked
We dont we use this to refresh and get some new investing ideas. We have bill nye joining us in a bit. Hell tell us why he sold out of apple and what he is buying with the money has made and hes made a lot of money on apple and a few other stocks your Investment Committee today is jim executive equity strategist. You have stephen wiess the dow trying to build on its four day win streak. Were down 122 points but you know math, as the numbers go up, the percentages go down. The nasdaq is something that we have got to talk about here. The nasdaq is down the nasdaq has opinion leading us higher. Maybe it will lead us lower. Why do you think the technology has been, i dont want to say weak lately, but looks a little wobbly thank you for that and for recognizing that i was wearing a trash bag this morning its always a good idea to have some protection, bryan that was protection from the rain here in chicago now its sunny outside the same thing is true in the market im going to pull it back t
To choose prodemocracy candidates to run in septembers legislative elections. Millions of syrias displaced people will now have only one Turkish Border crossings through which to receive aid thats after several attempts to keep a 2nd crossing open failed to pass at the Un Security Council russia backed by china had been pushing to shut down one of 2 Border Crossings that was still open our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u. N. Headquarters in new york. A Security Council resolution on delivery of aid into syria is finally passed the result of the voting is as follows 12 votes in favor. No votes against. And 3 abstentions but this was not what 13 out of 15 Council Members wanted only one Border Crossing bubble how one can now be used to deliver aid off to china and russia use their veto power in recent days to block other options so this resolution is not what the United States and a majority of the council fought for and it is certainly far short of what the Syrian People nee
Regret for his countrys brutal colonial rule in africa but stops short of an apology. There has been Swift International condemnation of chinas introduction of a new security law in hong kong the u. S. U. K. E. U. And nato have all expressed grave concern and the anger over the legislation it gives beijing sweeping powers over the territory and critics say it will curb the Political Freedoms and Civil Liberties well under the law anything beijing defines as acts of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign powers is punishable by up to life in prison those suspected of endangering National Security in hong kong will be put under surveillance and be wiretapped by authorities the law says the management of foreign n. G. O. S News Agencies schools and social groups will be strengthened and anyone convicted of violating the security legislation will be barred from standing in any Hong Kong Election the prodemocracy organization that most systems spearheaded by the activist
And bringing in the new year that is australia and before that museum and leading the way in our showing in 2020 were taking a look back as well at some of the stories that made headlines in 2019. And porous with the sport including the disappearance of a football is father colombias world cup made failed it demands answers from the new head of the countrys army. So were going to start with those unprecedented scenes of anger at the largest u. S. Diplomatic post in the world members of an iranian backed group and their supporters marched into the heavily fortified green zone in the iraqi capital baghdad and surrounded the u. S. Embassy some even managed to break into part of the compound a security post at the entrance of the building was set on fire they were risp. On doing to those u. S. Airstrikes in iraq and syria on sunday where camps belonging to the iranian backed Group Hezbollah brigades were struck violence erupted on the same day funerals are being held for the fighters who w