104 people were shot 13 were killed 5 of them were children one was only 3 years old just one week. Is the United States a dangerous country when it comes to gun violence but once again lets just just look at the numbers according to a study in the american journal of medicine this one was published in 2016 if you take the total of the top 22. 00 developed countries in the entire world the United States we account for 82 percent of all the gun deaths 82 percent we also account for 90 percent of all the women that are killed with guns all the women killed with guns 90 percent. And we account for 91 percent of all children under the age of 14 killed with guns. Now a lot of you are watching this newscast you happen to live here in the United States and youre probably asking yourself come on how can that be it sounds like a war zone what youre describing there rick and certainly i watching this newscast watching you present this newscast to me i dont feel like i live in a war zone certainl
Bolton to stop in publishing what is expected to be a damning insider account of the World Trade Organization find saudi arabia broke global rules and failing to stop a pirate broadcaster stealing content from a cattery sports network. The day after the north korea blew up a Liaison Office that was used to communicate with south korea its military is announcing further escalations the army says that it will redeploy troops near the heavily fortified border and Demilitarized Zone it also intends to resume regular military exercises and to wrist obvious guard posts in frontline areas on top of this north koreas rejected souls offer to discuss reducing tensions lets go live out apology which is on the south korean side of the border to syria as well mcbride is that whats the mood. After these latest threats from north korea rob. I think throughout south korea there will be disappointment there will be concern at whats happened but of course South Koreans are used to these cycles of reconc
The s p thought biggest rise in two weeks. Saw its biggest rise in two weeks. Korea may send troops to the dmz. Seoul remains on high alert. Shery lets get a quick check of markets. U. S. Futures under pressure. We have the s p 500 rising the most in more than a week. We had seen optimism over the u. S. Economy really offsetting any can turns over a second wave of virus infections. Nikki futures unchanged at the moment. We are waiting japans may trade data. The deficit likely narrowed. We had the boj increasing at support for corporate financing yesterday. Futures up 0. 6 . This after the best day in over two months. Yesterday, we did get the rba june Meeting Minutes with more concerns that the economy is likely to need policy support. Gaining. At the moment stocks reversing five sessions. Do watch out for new Zealand First quarter gdp numbers out later this week. Lines getting some across the terminal from jd. Com at of its trading debut in hong kong as the ecommerce player saying tha
The disputed border between india and china are fueling fears of a bigger confrontation we look at how serious the faceoff has become. Use of welcome to the program as outrage spreads over the killing of george floyd in the u. S. Protesters have taken to the streets around the world the protests were called in solidarity with americas black lives Matter Movement but the protesters are also highlighting racism and Police Violence and their own countries with australians hitting the streets in especially large numbers. Rarely have protests over deaths in custody drawn so many australians tens of thousands rallied in australian cities great and small their focus hundreds of aboriginal deaths in jails and Police Stations in the past 30 years with no Police Officer ever found guilty here the death of george floyd his suddenly created widespread anger about an australian problem i waited too long for justice was to be handed down for my people and its time for me to make a change and i am th
Police in minneapolis has now turned into a National Protest movement in different u. S. Cities demonstrators are taking to the streets and in some cases these protests have turned violent we begin in Minneapolis Police where in 7 strangers have been clashing for more than 2 days now with opportunistic looters taking advantage of the situation late last night in memphis. Angry residents there took to the streets to demand justice and to ask for investigations not just in George Floyds case but for many in their own city civil rights activists say memphis has a spree of Police Incidents that remain unresolved and in los angeles angry demonstrators took to bypasses in some cases attacking Police Vehicles as they approached leaving several people injured. If there is a kernel of hope or at least a difference in how past cases of police abuse have been handled compared to this case the timeliness of the reaction in years past in cases like baltimore and ferguson and miami and Los Angeles P