Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up somalia declares three days of mourning after the most powerful bomb blasts to ever hit the capital more than two hundred people are reported dead. Objections put austria Sebastian Kurtz on course to be the worlds youngest leader to moving his party to the right. While the mental model of them are well worth. Making a difference one name at a time the man who set up a lost and found booth to reunite separated ranger family. And wish you werent here and its residents fight back against the terrorists they say a ruining nest city. In sport Roger Federer gets the better of his drake rival rough start repeating about for the fourth time this year when the shanghai master starts. Was. A massive bomb attack in the center of somalias capital on saturday is now reported to have killed more than two hundred people hundreds have been protesting on the streets of market to shoot voicing their anger at the attack it was the m
Party of japan. And the party of hope led by tokyo governor yuriko billed as a conservative alternative to the ruling party there are two opposing parties its easier to decide where there are three it becomes more difficult to determine the deciding factor of votes. Says shes having a hard time deciding which party to cost her ballot for because as a young parent she now has to think about issues like education and reducing the National Debt issues that will affect her childrens future florence italy aljazeera tokyo still ahead on aljazeera in sport the squash double act from egypt making history at the u. S. Open. We are witnessing around the word this hungry money which is only looking at how to make the next profit devastating economies devastating ecosystems putting a price on the protection of nature Green Economy are sound good but it was all about privatized sation of nature should our environment be for sale what were trying to do is just right people to stabilize the country b
Positive as youll see right there, but not too much. Although uk actually having a fairly good morning. Japan not so much. Problems toshiba certainly weighing on that market. As for our tenyear note yield this morning in crude oil, which we always like to show you, 2. 556, and wti up ever so slightly. David, our road map for the hour begins with the dow on the edge of market history again. Futures higher. Will today be the day . Plus, some new Holiday Spending data suggesting a late december boost. Wall streets top picks going into 2017. And amazon crowned ever cores top internet pick. Did the company do enough to win christmas though . But first up, the trump rally, thats what we call it now, and the march to dow 20,000. That continues for yet another day. Futures as you just saw are higher, certainly would indicate we will be close at the open. The dow aiming for its eighth straight week of gains. And, well, what else, of course another tweet on the markets from president elect donal
Suggested a merger however yahoo says the terms were not sufficiently compelling. Let us know what you think. Follow me on twitter at rishaadtvand use trendingbusinessas well. A number of markets closed. Singapore and malaysia out of action. Elsewhere pretty negative. We are getting a complete headwind out of new york this morning. Not the best headwind you want. Those losses we saw coming through from wall street on friday. Also, volatility back, the vix back above 15. I won the only market coming online now. Taiwan hi juan the only market coming online now. Seeing anl very much impact, down 1. 4 , the won weaker against the dollar. We will get to samsung in a moment. The nikkei off by over 1 . Strengthen,ting to up. 2 at the moment against the dollar. There were positive signs coming through from the factory floor in terms of machine orders, still very much deflationary pressures. To 2 . 200 off by close friday and base metals, iron or, gold, oil, not helping things there. New zealan
Militants posted a video showing them smashing statues in mosul. They describe the relics as symbols of idol worship. Iraqi Government Forces fighting the Islamic State group are pressing an offensive. They are trying to retake tikrit. They have cut supply insurgents are holding their group. Nearly 30,000 residents have fled. Russian president putin says he will cut his own salary. He ordered a 10 pay cut for himself and the Prime Minister. They will earn less starting this month. Officials in the president ial office and other departments will get paid 10 less from may. Local media say government leaders are thinking of making more savings by banning Civil Servants from using airport lounges. Falling oil prices have hit russias economy. Sanctions imposed by western governments because of the crisis in ukraine are squeezing businesses even harder. Government Officials Say annual revenue will drop by 4 . Putin more than doubled his and others salaries last april after russia annexed cri