Floods and heavy rains causing havoc across large parts of southeast and east asia. Millions of fans are saying goodbye for now at least to the south korean kapok sensation pts. Welcome to the programme. We start in the United States come over the attorney general says he is angry and appalled that the disgraced us financierJeffrey Epstein died in a new york prison cell instead of standing trial. He died at the metropolitan Correctional Centre on saturday, where he was awaiting trial on sex and conspiracy charges. Sex and conspiracy chargeslj sex and conspiracy charges. I was appalled, and indeed the whole department was, and frankly angry, to learn of the mccs failure to adequately secure this prisoner. We are now learning of serious irregularities in this facility that are deeply concerning, and demand a thorough investigation. William barr also promised the investigation into Jeffrey Epsteins alleged crimes would continue. Let me assure you that this case will continue on against an
Move people out of the area after a standoff with palestinians at one side of the gates to the site the trouble began when rightwing jewish groups demanded that since to the compound separately on the gaza border a palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli Soldiers the said such incident in recent days. Of course in south africa has temporarily suspended plans to investigate president so around the poses for corruption the president has been accused of deliberately Misleading Parliament over a 50000. 00 donation to his Leadership Campaign which he denies more now from our correspondent in pretoria for me jim in us. President has managed to get a in interdict to stop the remedial action that was recommended by the Public Protector against him and thats linked to her reports that she said he had deliberately misled parliament when answering questions around donations to his campaign when he was running for president of the African National congress on the Public Protector and said that
Are following this tuesday, oil firststudy after aramcos half showed no surprises. Income fell, but still the most Profitable Company in the world. Argentinian stocks in the peso, potential to roil wider markets, too. Shery lets get a quick check of markets closed. In the market session, another down day for submarkets with the s p 500 falling below 2900. Financials and materials led the declines. The s p 500 at 1. 2 . The nasdaq also fell. Risks rising in argentina. Political uncertainty in hong kong. Coined futures following falling the most since 2013 on a bearish outlook report. All that added to pressure across the market. U. S. Futures up 0. 1 . Lets see how we are setting up in the markets. Selina . Selina after that down day in the u. S. , asian futures set for a weak open. Chicago nikkei futures change, but futures and seoul, sydney and new zealand down 0. 8 . Markets were closed yesterday in india, malaysia, thailand, japan. Concerns about political unrest in argentina, hong
A major complaint by many workers across the world is that their salaries remain fairly stagnant, while their bosses continue to enjoy bumper pay rises. However times may be changing. A new report by the High Pay Centre suggests the salaries of chief executives for the uks top 100 listed companies saw a significant drop last year. The report found that median pay for ftse 100 bosses fell by 13 in 2018 to 4. 2million, compared to 4. 8million in 2017. Despite the fall, their pay is still 117 times that of the average uk full time worker earning 35,700 a year. Claudine adeyemi is a director at career ear, an advice and recruitment platform. Good to have you with us. Do you think it is a good thing that it has fallen . I do think it is a good thing. For some decades we have seen that chief executives are receiving incredibly large pay in comparison to that wider workforce and the disparity in pain can then add various tensions if we are thinking about the wider economy and social cohesion
To set the bar for negotiations and sell high, but we inevitably leave without a deal would be at the trail and the Prime Minister said he would get a deal and we want to see him deliver it. Well report from sweden where the rapper asap rocky has been found guilty of assault. And pacific leaders on the forefront of Climate Change hit out at australia over its coal use. There are shocking revelations about the scale of plastic pollution. Scientists have confirmed that theyve discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic. A region long thought to be pristine turns out to be contaminated microscopic particles are carried on the winds from thousands of miles away. Researchers have found more than 1a,000 microplastics per litre of melted snow. Our environment analyst Roger Harrabin travelled to the artic circle as the research was being carried out. Heres his special report. The arctic. A place of pristine beauty. Smothered with snow, clean and pure. Well, thats how it appea