Agents about talking to the russian ambassador. The Trump Administration is considering a move that could boost travel. Several agencies are urging the injuryouse to lift an ban on nonu. S. Citizens that was put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus. The band has caused big losses for airlines and the transatlantic markets. In germany, a partial lockdown has been extended for three weeks to just before christmas. Chancellor merkel is trying to gain control of the latest coronavirus resurgent. There are tighter limits on private gatherings, but german schools in most businesses will remain open. Franceng the u. K. Is accusing the u. K. Of dragging its feet over brexit. The French Foreign minister says the outcome on a new trade deal is highly uncertain. Negotiations are to resume in london. The u. K. Is set to leave the European Union at the end of the year. Whether there is a trade agreement or not. Global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more tha
Stepping down after arguments over strategy, the bank prepares its search for his successor. Morning, under one hour until the start of cash equity trading. Equity markets under pressure. The futures picture shows relief. Ftse futures up 0. 4 . U. S. Futures point to the upside, up 0. 8 . Global stocks up 12 in november, the biggest monthly gain on record. Lets not forget that will me think about the losses yesterday and the rally he will maybe see today. Greens what we see now, a picture and it comes to the asian stock markets. Data from to take asia whether chinese or korean on the factory side. Be taking aems to turn for the better. In china a decade high for chinese manufacturing. Up on thed enthusiasm, and commodities in focus. Oil prices moving to the downside for a third day. No deal yet on opec and opecplus, and their plans for january. That will be a focus on thursday. Lets get a first word news of eight. Laura president elect joe biden has chosen janet yellen as his treasury
Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
Vaccines. Virus deaths hit a record in the u. S. And in italy. And finding a compromise, opec agrees to slowly add more oil year after days of tense talks. Saudi arabias Energy Minister called the process of excruciating. Welcome to the program, everybody. Welcome to the European Market open. It has just gone 7 00 here in london. German factory orders rising 2. 9 month on month. The estimate was for an increase of 1. 5 . That was better than anticipated. Factory orders arising year on year, 1. 8 . The estimate was 0. 2. We have seen a continuation of growth coming through. We will see what momentum is like in the further winter months. Another story out of germany, potentially more interesting, perhaps. Germany has agreed to extend a to preventr bankruptcies as the economy is hit by the second wave of the pandemic. Germany is extending its 37 billiondollar backstop for Credit Insurance by another six months in the month of june. The industry will surrender 60 of remittance to the gover
Its not just the animals of all suffering its the environment we went on a journey to find ways out of the new question if you want to know how one click to the proof im a cultural sea change stuff as we think is listening to our podcast on the green fence. Cuts. Libyan coast guards are hunting down sicilian fishermen on prime fishing grounds where the red shrimp are waiting to be caught. There is a particularly large number of them off the coast of libya but theyre libyans lot italian fishermen from accessing the fishing spots a political power play sicilian fisherman are repeatedly arrested and detained in libya. I no longer have a sense of the future when i look towards the sea. I am afraid that my husband will not return. An afternoon and that saturday violent coastal fishermen are hauling in their daily catch these are the few who wont risk venturing further out into the open sea local fishmongers are already waiting they appreciate the fresh catch here in western sicily even thou