Lower. G seng 8 10 of 1 to what we are going to get out of this Earnings Report coming out that we were alluding to. Composites recovering a little bit, a little bit flat. The aussie market is one of the few that is moving to the upside. Lets have a look at the majors here as well. Of the noises coming out white house as well. Larry kudlow saying the u. S. Would not intervene in the currency market. Donald trump saying im not so sure. That has a bit of uncertainty. Lets go back and look at policy decisions by the bank of japan. The yen depreciating a tad. Momentxit stands at the is causing further weakness for sterling. Possibility that bulgaria might join the euro zone. That is what we have at the moment. Get more from what is going on elsewhere and get to the first word news with su keenan. The u. K. Is deploying another warship to the gulf to escort commercial vessels. Alongsideerate another naval shift amid tensions with iran. The move comes as iran and european powers met to discu
In two mass shootings. President trump condemns extremism but stops short of announcing tighter gun controls. Announcer live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8am in hong kong, where the residents are waking up after yet another day of widespread disruption. Police arrested 82 protestors as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the territorys first general strike in more than 50 years. Protests spread right across the territory, with major roads blocked, public transport severely delayed and more than 200 flights cancelled. The normally buzzing city was brought to a standstill. Our correspondent nick beake has this report. Hong kongs deepening crisis is exposing a dangerous clash of cultures. Pro democracy activists, dressed in black, fought street battles with men loyal to the beijing backed government. Violence rained for a third day running and this, one of more than 1,000
After a weekend of Mass Shootings that left 31 dead, in ohio and texas, President Trump has announced hell visit el paso on wednesday. The attack there is being investigated as domestic terrorism. In an address to the nation, mr trump condemned hatred and White Supremacy, and called for reform of Mental Health and gun laws. His language, from a prepared script, was in sharp contrast with his rhetoric on twitter and at public rallies and in a rare statement, former president barack obama has called on americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds a climate of fear or normalises racism. Our north america editor sopel reports. Weve been here before, well be here again. Another heart wrenching vigil in an American City where deadly gun violence has made an unwelcome intrusion. In the midst of this darkness, there were also stories of immense heroism. Specialist soldier glendon oakley rescued many children, but hes haunted by the ones he couldnt save. I understand it was
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Dozens of people have been injured one critically in hong kong after Anti Government protesters were attacked by gangs of unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. Social media in the region has been inundated with footage like this one here of the assaults at a Railway Station and theres speculation that the men might have been acting on behalf of the authorities. In a statement, the government condemned the actions and promised serious enforcement measures. Our beijing correspondent celia hatton joins us. What more do we know . There is a lot of speculation, many writing on social media in pointing out certain things. We dont have an official word on who these men are in the hong kong authorities have said they will try to get to the bottom of this incident but many on social media are pointing out the fact that this group seems very well organised. Some are pointing to the fa ct organised. Some are pointing to the fact that many seem
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Anti government protesters in hong kong have been attacked by unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. Social media from the region has been inundated by footage of groups of men charging at crowds in one of the citys railway stations. At least 30 people are believed to have been injured. The attacks allegedly took place as crowds were on their way home from the latest protest rally in the city. Joining me now is the bbcs celia hatton, who is in beijing. What are people saying where you are about this latest development . Well, inside mainland china, those groups of men, as you said, who were dressed in white who attacked Anti Government protests, many people are applauding them inside mai