Im burnt off its good to have you with us fears of the coronavirus have left a trail of losses around the world share prices plunging today with billions being wiped off the value of global indices for the 1st time in a decade trading a wall street was suspended after the dow jones nosedive more than 7 percent immediately after the opening bell. Was things went down hill right from the opening bell the dow jones plunged nearly 7. 3 percent. Energy Company Shares took an especially hard beating prices threaten to plummet so low the trading was suspended for 15 minutes for the 1st time in more than 10 years. Prices nosedive all over the world on monday starting in asia mainly due to fears about the economic fallout of covert 19 in tokyo the nikkei index lost 5 point one percent. In the markets a crashing and Economic Activity stops that means trouble on the field. Over the weekend the oil price fell to 30 percent the biggest drop since the start of the ninetys im melissa around the world
Public gatherings the World Health Organization said rapidly rising numbers are a sign of a more Efficient Government response any country in the face when epidemic when it looks for cases will find. And if we call that a bad thing it is its a sad thing for the people who have the disease but its much better that we understand the extent of the problem so we can move towards a more aggressive target of surveillance and we hope that that will lead to the kind of control measures that could help push this virus but among the more than 3300 lives lost around the world so far most have been among the elderly whose less efficient immune systems make it hard to fight off the virus in france where new infections jumped by 200 on friday president emanuel visited a retirement facility. Im asking all fellow citizens to act responsibly to make this sacrifice i know it is sometimes heartbreaking but we must avoid visiting our elders as much as possible the European Union with its open borders is p
People. Also ahead well meet the survivors of cycling each day who are struggling to move on after the storm swept through zimbabwe causing death and destruction. There as cabinet meets on saturday a day after the Prime Minister abdul mctee said he intends to resign his announcement came after a violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters took charge last year says hell submit his resignation to parliaments. Has this report from baghdad. The celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it went up the Prime Minister i do not believe that the announced his intention to resign antigovernment demonstrators but that leader square practically threw a party. The Stunning Development came a day after more than 50. People were killed by Security Forces in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the antigovernment protests erupted in early october it was just over a year ago that he was appointed Prime Minister as a consensus candidate between political blogs. Throughout the streets on frid
Im how do. I tell you why many families are still struggling. Iraqs cabinet is set to meet in a few hours from now that meeting comes a day after the Prime Minister announced he intends to resign. Decision followed weeks of antigovernment protests which have turned violent for 2 months iraqis have been demonstrating to demand jobs Better Services and an end to corruption. In the city of nasiriya protesters tried to storm the Police Headquarters at least 17 people were killed in confrontations there on friday a curfew was lifted to allow families to hold funerals the violence has forced the governor and the director of police to resign Simona Fulton joins us live now from baghdad simona the process for the Prime Minister to resign its not clear constitutionally what do we think we can expect in the coming few days. For parliament is supposed to meet tomorrow or sunday but its not clear at all whether they will discuss and vote on this resignation the constitution does not in fact as the
Palestine or formal requests to the queen for permission to form a new government what does it all mean for the u. K. Anywhere theres really that uncertainty now over bric 6 is over leaders have been gathering in brussels to push ahead with a green deal to make the e. U. Carbon neutral by 2050. And a priest for the soldiers who recovered the bodies of those killed in a volcanic eruption a new zealands for curry island family and friends have held a traditional maori blessing its for those who died. Away iraq its great to have you along everyone it was dubbed the briggs it election and now the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has been given the green light to take the u. K. Out of the European Union just as conservatives power to a lane slide victory bringing more than 3 years of deadlock and bitter wrangling to an end the Opposition Labor Party suffered a humiliating collapse a near wipe out in his traditional heartlands. Well in terms of numbers the conservatives have won