Nikkei, last 30 minutes of trade. Final stretch of the morning session paid south korea is being dragged down. Currency markets. Sterling, cable, eurodollar, aussie, the sing dollar. 136 following this weeks mas decision and policy response. Fairly flat. We could see more action later tonight and into next week, when you have the likes of chinese gdp numbers coming out. Gyrations on the political scene, i would imagine. Lets go to your first word news and get you updated on the virus situation in europe with the u. K. And france facing tough virus restrictions as global infections are heading towards 40 million. Households indoors going under overnight curfew as they have a new wave of covid19. Daily infections hitting record in germany, italy, ireland, and spain. Reporting the most new cases since april. President trump is ramping up rift with Senior Republicans, saying he supports a bigger stimulus package. He is blaming democrats for delaying an agreement, but says he goes further t
More than a century paved the way for more frequent heat waves. We begin with the unrest in thailand where thousands of antigovernment protesters have been cleared from outside the Prime Ministers Office in the capital riot police marched on to the streets after the government declared an emergency in the Early Morning banning large gatherings tensions flared as demonstrators rallied around the democracy monument in the heart of bangkok on wednesday Rights Groups say at least 6 protest leaders and dozens of others have been arrested well scott hyla joins us live now from outside Government House in bangkok thats been a hub for those protests scott so the streets looking pretty empty behind you now talk us through what happened earlier. Definitely there any other m. T. N. Even cleaned now you know about 5 hours ago that they were removed those protesters those hardcore protesters if you call them that a few 100 of them that stayed out around the Government House area overnight and then
A century paves the way for more frequent heat waves. We begin with the unrest in thailand where thousands of antigovernment protesters have been cleared from outside the Prime Ministers Office in the capital riot police marched on to the streets and the government declared an emergency in the Early Morning banning large gatherings tensions flared as demonstrators rallied around the democracy monument in the heart of bangkok on wednesday Rights Groups say at least 6 protest leaders and dozens of others have been arrested scott hyla has more now from bangkok. About 5 hours ago that they were removed those protesters those hardcore protesters if you call them that a few 100 of them that stayed out around the Government House area overnight and then there was that emergency decree 4 am local time that allowed the riot police to to clear them out because they this enacted a law a rule that no more than 5 people will gather at one place so thats what they used to for them to leave not what
Restrictions in england europe grapples with a 2nd wave of the pandemic. We begin with the unrest in thailand where thousands of antigovernment protesters have been cleared from outside the Prime Ministers Office in the Capital Police marched on to the streets after the government declared an emergency in the Early Morning banning large gatherings where tensions flared as demonstrators rallied around the democracy monument in the heart of bangkok on wednesday Rights Groups say at least 6 but its leaders and dozens of others have been arrested a scot has more now from bangkok. About 5 hours ago that they were removed those protesters those hardcore protesters if you call them that a few 100 of them that stayed out around the Government House area overnight and then there was that emergency decree 4 am local time that allowed the riot police to clear them out because they this enacted a law a rule that no more than 5 people will gather at one place so thats what they used to for them to
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 faces those released have since arrived in yemens capital after transiting through oman the white house says that humanitarian work sandra lowly businessperson Michael Goodale could im sorry have been released are the remains of a 3rd american have been retirement. Well heres a look at how we got here the efforts to end the 5 year long conflict u. N. Brokered peace talks began in stockholm in 2018 the warring sides signed a deal to swap around 15000. 00 detainees but progress has been slow nearly 1100 detainees are expected to be exchanged on thursday that ruthies will reportedly release around 400 people including 15 Saudis Coalition forces a likely to free around 700 hooty fighters last year who thinks freed 290 prisoners and saudi arabia released 128 the war in yemen has killed more than 100000 people and millions ar