I met you mike a junior welcome to the program we start off with the latest Islamist Insurgency on the continent northing was on baek the countrys president calls the situation there a wall and his defense minister says its tens fluid when describing about what islamist militants to regain control of a key port in the Northern Province of kabul delgado the militants seized the ports on town see him walk upright out and when state of the fighting running battles with was on beeks Defense Forces the militants named to Islamic State have been staging attacks in their region since 2017 spots of efforts to mean crease to influence that the area is also the site of an International Project with billions of dollars. Have intensified in recent months around a quarter of a 1000000 people have been displaced by the violence more than 1500 have been killed. These people fled the town or most. In or the mozambique. Most were wearing only the clothes on their backs. They ran to escape an attack on
World cup womanizers release a schedule for the qatar 2022 tournaments for the 1st time before matches a day in the group stages. Thank you for joining us our top story egypt says its seeking urgent clarification from ethiopia about whether it started to feel the reservoir of africas largest dam on the blue nile if european state television reported early on wednesday at the filling of the grand renaissance dam had begun the 5000000000. 00 project is a centerpiece of ethiopias bid to become africas biggest power exporter age of 10 so don fear reduced Water Supplies downstream and didnt want the river downed until they reach an agreement with the last month egypts told the u. N. That it faces an existential threat from the da cha stratford reports on the complex regional politics surrounding the project. Its taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5000000000. 00 ethiopias flagship Infrastructure Project is a great source of national pride. But a grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the
Nonfarm payrolls surprised to the upside but continuing jobless claims show maybe market weakness persists. However, asian stocks are higher. U. S. Equities of course will not trade on this fourth of july holiday. Today is the third of july but this is the holiday, the bank holiday, as you would say, for tomorrows Independence Day celebration. And case closed. Thean lawmakers end nations illegal standoff with the bank voting to accept that the qe measures taken were proportionate. Western one hour away now from the start of cash equity trading in europe. Lets take a look at how futures are shaping up. We had a mixed picture earlier. Now, we are looking at green arrows for the most part in terms of european futures. Actually, very Little Movement there. And if you look at a broader board, you would see a more andrse picture with cac ibex 35 futures down but also not by very much. Still sort of searching for direction. Lets get the berlin burger the bloomberg first word news. Top stories
Unions and even during. That welcome youre watching r. T. International this wednesday morning its just gone 9 oclock am in moscow now a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george floyd for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds Neck Shoulder to minsky was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you would never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook Gro
Unions and even joining. A good morning watching r. T. International its wednesday the 10th of june in gone 10 oclock in moscow now a large and the racism demonstration is being held in paris almost 3000 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george florida for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds Neck Shoulder to been skiing was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you were never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook G