Mexicos former defense minister is taken into custody at lausanne shootings at fort. Hello welcome to the program we begin this hour in thailand where police and antigovernment protest as a force in the center of the capital water cannon was used to break through a barricade set up by demonstrators in bangkok for a 3rd day in a row thousands of people defied a government ban on gatherings calling for the Prime Ministers resignation and for reforms to the monarchy scott hydra now reports. Face to face in bangkok antigovernment protesters in tahrir police got into a violent confrontation 3 months in the making. The mostly Peaceful Demonstrations started in july but for the 2nd day thousands ignored the risk of arrest under emergency decree issued the day before. As promised in an announcement just after the violence began to authorities began using everything at their disposal to stop the protests including water cannon with burning agent laced blue water the protesters are demanding a n
Dangerous conditions in egypts business. So the number of people around the world who have contracted coronaviruses exceeded 40000000 a quarter of those are still active cases iran has reported its highest ever daily death toll at least 337 people that have died of cave in 1000 over the past 24 hours and that brings the total number of fatalities up to more than 30000 and more than 10000000 cases have been reported across latin America Brazil argentina and colombia are among the top 10 worst hit countries in the world and other nations across europe including poland and italy are imposing more restrictions to tackle the new wave of infections and wales is going into a nationwide lockdown for 2 weeks that starts on friday its one of the worst hit areas in the u. K. Over on then jenna hall says the well slow down did come they surprise whales of course already under restrictions much of the country and on friday to the rather unprecedented step of banning people from travelling to wales
Out of 5 segs laeout of 5 segs s out of 5 segs laessions last we. A lot of that potentially around the possibility of vaccines. Well talk to dr. Scott gottlieb about that pfizer already saying that its made several hundred thousand doses of its vaccine they could have 100 million ready by the end of the year if they receive approval. Lets look at whats been happening in the treasury market this morning as well last week you did see those treasury yields under some pressure this morning back a little higher yielding 0. 774 . Thanks, becky busy day ahead lets look at the squawk planner. A group of Oil Ministers are meeting today. Theyll be talking about the weakening demand and increased output by some members immediate action is expected on the economic front, fed chairman jay powell will be speaking at the International Monetary fund meeting at 8 00 eastern time then we have some earnings news. Ibm, the big name to watch its going to be reporting Quarterly Results after the bell of cou
Both warring parties blame each other for the ongoing shelling that despite a cease fire having been agreed just a few days ago. By their thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. Ok lets begin this hour in france where president emanuel has announced strict new rules to be applied to paris and other major cities in response to covert 19 a nighttime curfew will be enforced from this coming weekend for a minimum of 4 weeks. We have made a decision to impose a curfew it will be in force in the paris region 8 other french cities a new nationwide state of health of urgency has been declared in france as president mark on outline new stricter measures to try and defeat kovac 19 hes announced a curfew that will take place not just here in paris but in 8 other of the worst affected cities across france that will come into force on saturday and will be from 9 pm in the evening until 6 am in the morning and it will be strictly enforced with the 1st time that you are caught outside with
A curfew is declared across parts of france as europe battles a 2nd wave of coronavirus. The rebels in yemen have released 2 u. S. Citizens in exchange for 250 of their fighters who was released have since arrived at yemens capital sanaa after transiting through among the white house says that humanitarian worker sandra lowly businessman michael good data have been released and the remains of a 3rd american have been returned as bringing out a serious. Question tell us more about this prisoner swap deal well this is an extraordinary operation which is underway its a very delicate operation for Different Reasons until about a few hours ago ago there has been some huge differences between the whole theories of the government representatives about some what the what the who thiis described as de lay of the 1st batch of who the president is to be transferred from flown from in saudi arabia all the way to sinai and that delay were almost going to undermine the whole operation a senior offic