Abandoned any hope of a virus package before the election. He says a deal will come after the vote. Big tech prepares to defend interests as jack dorsey calls section 230 the most important law for free speech and safety. Get you started with a quick check up on how markets are right now. Sophie kamaruddin. Are set toa stocks resume losses this wednesday and you have nasdaq eminis under pressure early in the Asian Session after we sawtek shares rally. We are watching what is going on with the tech space following amd agreeing to buy a company. Results could provide support for that space. Its a busy calendar for earnings. Withec reporting today sony. In australia, the asx 200 coming online with some Downside Pressure set to extend losses for a fifth straight session while the aussie dollar is holding steady, slightly under pressure, while bond yields are easing ahead of inflation data due from australia. We see a pickup. Lets flip the chart for a broader outlook on where the dollaryen
It can surge back at breakneck speed and threaten hospitals and health systems. Wales announces a firebreak lockdown from friday, forcing almost everyone to stay home for two weeks. As Anti Government protests in thailand enter their fifth day. Police threaten to shut down several Media Outlets for spreading what they call distorted information. French police have arrested 15 people during raids of suspected islamic radicals. Three days ago, a teacher whod shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to his students was beheaded in a paris street. A source close to the inquiry has told the bbc four people in custody are children, suspected of being paid to point out the victim. And heres the French Interior minister earlier. Translation starting this morning, after the Defence Council meeting, Police Operations have been under way and will take place in the coming hours and days. I cant tell you more on it, but theres a lot of them. They concern tens of individuals not necessarily linked to
Hello to you. There are now at least 5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus across the globe, according to the World Health Organization, of the 106,000 reported in the past 2a hours, more than two thirds are in just four countries the united states, russia, saudi arabia and brazil. The number of cases officially reported in brazil alone is more than 270,000. Its thought there are probably, in fact, many more cases and officials are warning the outbreak is nowhere near the peak. Brazils government has now authorised the use of anti malaria drugs to fight covid 19, even though they have no proven benefits against the virus. Two days ago President Trump claimed he was taking them too. More generally, you can see the number of infections worldwide is rising steadily with the who warning the crisis is far from over. This was their director general speaking in geneva. In the last 2a hours there have been 106,000 cases reported to the who, the most in a single day since the outbreak began.
Of people participating in the first pro democracy protests since beijing announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. The duke of cambridge has revealed how becoming a father brought back the painful emotions he felt after his mothers death. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk Prime Ministers closest aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing further pressure and scrutiny, with new allegations he breached lockdown rules and several members of the Ruling Conservative Party calling for him to resign. Both mr cummings and the government insist he acted reasonably and legally by driving from london to County Durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. But some conservative mps are demanding his resignation. Leading Brexiteer Steve baker tweeted that it is intolerable that borisjohnsons government is losing so much capital and said Dominic Cummings must go. A