Says libyas warring sides have agreed to hold elections within 18 months aimed at uniting the country under one government and in armenia over a deal with us or by john to end. The fighting in the calling card about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. Welcome to the program, europe has been called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions. The World Health Organization issued a warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge and infections more than 50000. People have now died from covert 19 in the United Kingdom and in italy. Once the epicenter of europes outbreak, 623 people died in the past 24 hours. Andrew symonds reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert, and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a tragedy. I mea
Services. Westpacs full year profits plunge after fines for Money Laundering. Cash earnings falls. One of those stocks where watching going into the sydney open. Lets look at the market open. Sophie . Expecting some moves this monday. The biggest weekly drop since september 25 as investors adjust the some of the risk ahead. We did have the worst week for aussie stocks since april. Adding 0. 1 . We have amp shares gaining trillionter the this wealth manager said that a preliminary takeover approach of every management values the company at 4. 5 billion. Westpac has results out this morning. Later this week we get results upm alibaba which ticked single day sales early on sunday. The ipo is a big event we are watching this week. We are expecting a big pop here on thursday given the massive appetite we have seen for the offering. Friday had the biggest drop since june. Of a private survey of chinese manufacturing data. To focus more on the u. N. , lets pull up on the chart on the terminal
In a deepening political crisis. 2 weeks after hosting whats being called a super spreader event donald trump is set to address hundreds of supporters at the white house. Hello armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating a deal which aimed to pause fighting over the disputed nagornokarabakh the as re military released the video on saturday showing what it says is the destruction of an Armored Vehicle which breached the agreement the cease fire was announced by russia on friday after 10 hours of talks in moscow it allows both sides to Exchange Prisoners as well as recover bodies were not spent his indoors in armenia he says its a shaky cease fire. We were in stepanek at the main city of Nagorno Karabakh earlier today and while we were there we heard shelling in the distance there are accusations that both sides actually have breached the ceasefire and they go no care about x. Defense ministries accusing azerbaijan of using the ceasefire to ready itself for further milita
President is arrested and a new Prime Minister is named kurdistans leader tries to strengthen his position in a deepening political crisis. Donald trump is set to address supporters at the white house his 1st public event since he was released from hospital after testing positive for a coronavirus. Im joining us roscoe with the sports teenager. If it can end when the french open title and become partners 1st grand slam singles champ. 1500 hours g. M. T. And its been 5 hours since a cease fire officially came into effect in the disputed region of karabakh but both armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating the truce the as a remote tree released a video on saturday showing what it says is an Armored Vehicle. Destroyed for violating the agreements this ceasefire was announced by russia on friday following 10 hours of talks and allows both sides to Exchange Prisoners and recover bodies we have set up because of all who is standing by him in just a fear thats in azerbaijan
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us the government of thailand has announced it will cancel the countrys state of emergency and in an attempt to call the ongoing student led protests since last week democracy protesters have assembled daily in bangkok demanding the Prime Ministers resignation the redrafting of the constitution and a reform of thailands monarchy Prime Minister prime said on wednesday it was time for people to stop taking to the streets their upward toward the protesters have made their voices and views heard why it is now time for them to reconcile their views with those of other segments of thais society or through their representatives in parliament. But demonstrators have pledged to continue gag. The ring they want the Prime Minister to step down in the next 3 days they say the protests have been steadily gaining momentum since mid july echoing last summers protests in hong kong and that parallel has not been lost on activists from both plac