Infections and deaths. More than 9. 9 million americans have been infected and over 230,000 have died, according to a survey by Johns Hopkins university. This media report that hes considering candidates for top cabinet posts. But biden may face legislative road blocks. After last weeks election, the democrat cans are still three seats short of a senate majority. If the party can win two heated contests in january, there will be a tie. Meaning the Vice President could break potential stalemates. Former republican president george w. Bush and Economic Council director under President Trump has extended congratulations to biden. Other prominent republicans like mitt romney have also joined in. But the most powerful republican, trump himself, has not followed custom and congratulated biden or acknowledged defeat. They demand ed a recount in several states. But many of them have been dismissed on the ground that those claims lack concrete fd. U. S. Media reports a say some of trumps closes
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In their sights triggering lawsuits designed to dissolve the gun rights group. As the people of lebanon grieve for the victims of tuesdays blast the french president emanuel macron has been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion as despair increasingly turns to anger people have been demanding change with president macron adding his voice to calls for urgent reform the death toll from tuesdays explosion has reached 149 but it is expected to rise about 5000 people injured many of them being treated in hospitals that have already been overwhelmed dozens of people are missing and unaccounted for and then more than 300000 people have been displaced from their homes shopkeepers and residents are still clearing up the rubble that litters the streets and homes up to 8 kilometers away from the last. Call for a Transparent International inquiry into what has taken place the french president met with lebanese political leaders after surveying damage from tuesdays blast he was
The u. K. Considers new curves in london. The rda prepares to meet with melbourne again in lockdown. Pam braces for more economic gloom with First Quarter growth data. We are expecting a steeper downward revision. Lets get a check of where mark were markets are setting up. Here Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Here is Sophie Kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie a cautious start to the month of august after asian stocks have a fourth monthly gain. We are seeing sp Futures Holding steady and looking like a soft start to this trading week. Gold futures testing 2000, bouillon extending its rise after the best month in four years while u. S. Real yields lingered near record lows. Money managers are shifting gears a touch, decreasing the bullish gold bets to a six week low at the end of july. In the forex space, looking steady with offshore yuan staying below seven. We have the aussie dollar easing its earlier drop as investors assess the lockdown in victoria state. With a earning stock, we have t
Also this hour well look at how farmers and fishermen may have been affected by ethiopias when a song stabbed. My. Top story staff at the u. S. Consulate in chengdu china a packing up and getting ready to leave after beijing ordered its closure in a worsening diplomatic standoff its in response to the u. S. Ordering the closure of chinas consulate in Houston Texas al jazeera has katrina you know reports. In chengdu work has begun dismantling the u. S. Consulate 1st found it in the southwestern chinese city in 1985 Chinese State media says have until monday morning to vacate the premises beijing blames the u. S. For the escalating tensions and has accused the trumpet ministration of stirring up trouble and anti China Sentiment around the world. Theyve waited 2 days in order to do this theyre trying to appear very measured and theyve also extended a number all branches of the last few days indicating that they were for talks rather than to this kind of unilateral action remember theyre d