Afghan Officials Say at least 300 inmates have escaped and 29 People Killed and i saw the tag the high security prison. Back in business zimbabwes Stock Exchange reopens giving some hope for the economys revival bus disagree major fires will be going on for a couple of days a wildfire in Southern California forces thousands of americans to flee from their homes. The World Health Organization has issued a stark warning that there may never be a Silver Bullet to end the coronavirus pandemic the w. H. O. Has want people against pinning their hopes on a vaccine saying basic prevention measures remain crucial to finding a way out of the crisis. And we all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection however there is no Silver Bullet at the moment and then might never be for now stopping outbreaks comes down to the basics of Public Health and Disease Control testing isolating and treating patients and tracing and quarantining their contacts do it on
Deaths rise above 700,000. Double if theld pandemic is not stopped. And tiktok continues to make news. Microsoft may now be into its worldwide operations, while facebook continues to push a homegrown u. S. Rival. Shery we are seeing u. S. Futures coming online flat at the moment, after stocks climbed in the regular session. We had some optimism over a potential stimulus package, but investors are cautious. The s p 500 gained for a fifth consecutive session. Communication and tech stocks led the gains. Apple reached a record. We did get a lift for stock markets in the afternoon after President Trump said he could act unilaterally on some stimulus measures. We also have positive initial jobless claims numbers. Lowestll to the since the pandemic began. There will probably be a slowdown given the rise in infections recently. Take a look at how oil is doing, just under the 42 a barrel level. In new york, it fell for the first time in about a week after wavering between gains and losses thro
Companies listed in new york. Tiktok remains a major stumbling block. Uber delivers, but not where we might have expected. Food shipments top ridehailing for the first time as the decade of unchecked growth hits the brakes. Haidi lets kick it off with a check of the markets. U. S. Stocks are surging, pushing higher as hopes of a stimulus to deal in congress will be imminent as President Trump says if nodeal is forthcoming, he could take action himself. The are seeing s p futures looking flat at the moment after the s p 500 pushed its fifth straight positive session overnight. Chicago nikkei futures also pretty flat at the moment ahead of the holidays kicking off next week so as you expect, we are seeing traders shifting their holdings and also assessing a flood of earnings. The aussie dollar holding that threeday again before the rba Quarterly Monetary Policy forecast. That report due out this hour. 72. 33. We heard from phil evans in the previous hour saying he sees putting clear road
Politicians to begin another day of talks over further Financial Aid for millions of unemployed americans. 36 People Killed and at least 300 inmates of a scaped after an isolator a high security prison in afghanistan. And World Leaders paid tribute to john hughes a Nobel Laureate and leading figure in the open islands peace process. And i found the how much not have all the sport is an act then Pro Wrestling star and now an American Football League oh no. The access together with an Investment Firm for 15000000. 00. We begin this hour with a stark warning from the World Health Organization as the rush to find a corona virus vaccine intensifies while the w. H. O. Is applauding the efforts of more than 140. 00 Research Teams around the world it says that people should not pin their hopes on the discovery of an effective vaccine and stresses the basic prevention measures remain crucial. We also hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection however
Infections spike in the philippines millions of people return to lock down medical workers say more must be done. Rockets fired as an airport in eastern afghanistan a day after i saw claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a high security prison. And the long wait for financial help talks resume in the u. S. On a rescue package for millions of unemployed americans. And it was the race to find a Coronavirus Vaccine continues the World Health Organization has warned there may never be a socalled Silver Bullet to end the pandemic is urging governments to enforce basic prevention measures rigorously intruding mosques and social distancing as a way out of the crisis all the 18000000 covered 19 infections have been reported worldwide the true number is thought to be much higher of those confirmed more than 680000 people are known to have died from the disease according to the u. N. Health less than 10 percent of those whove had the virus have developed antibodies that means theyre at r