Also this hour well look at how farmers and fishermen may have been affected by ethiopias when a song stabbed. My. Top story staff at the u. S. Consulate in chengdu china a packing up and getting ready to leave after beijing ordered its closure in a worsening diplomatic standoff its in response to the u. S. Ordering the closure of chinas consulate in Houston Texas al jazeera has katrina you know reports. In chengdu work has begun dismantling the u. S. Consulate 1st found it in the southwestern chinese city in 1985 Chinese State media says have until monday morning to vacate the premises beijing blames the u. S. For the escalating tensions and has accused the trumpet ministration of stirring up trouble and anti China Sentiment around the world. Theyve waited 2 days in order to do this theyre trying to appear very measured and theyve also extended a number all branches of the last few days indicating that they were for talks rather than to this kind of unilateral action remember theyre d
The weather holds the 1st launch of u. S. Astronauts by a private company. Back into the program hong kongs long standing special status with the United States is that to come to an end the u. S. Secretary of state might pompei as told congress the territory no longer has a high degree of autonomy from china and shouldnt get special treatment including business advantages pay or has accused china of trying to model hong kong after itself as it prepares to impose a new security law well more than 1300 u. S. Companies have Business Operations in whole goal including nearly every major Financial Firm in 2018 u. S. Foreign investment in hong kong was worth 82500000000. 00 and that number was rising with business activity. Heavily regulated in China Chinese Companies also set up in hong kong to attract Foreign Investment but china is less reliant on whole called trade exports through hong kong have dropped from 45 percent in 1902 to just 12 percent last year. Robert scott is a Senior Intern
We are also watching currency, the dollar has been the big story this week. The euro as well as its counterpart. We are taking a pause from the rally after the ecb, but if we see a gain today, that would take that streak for the longest in 16 years of nine days straight. So far it is flat. Flirting withlar . 70 for the first time this year. The dollar weakening across the board with the exception of the yen. Dollaryen, and offshore hovering. We are watching the bond markets as well. The mliv question is, the yields we are seeing, will they disrupt the equity rally . The u. S. 10 year after the u. S. Jobless numbers that fell again, treasuries ing the worst brent slipping after they did extend cuts after a breakthrough with iraq. Tom the European Central bank did put its money where its mouth is, announcing a bigger than expected increase in emergency bond buying, responding to what it calls the unprecedented contraction in the euro area economy. Kathleen hays has the story. What is dri
Announcer ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. As we get into this next session, im sure you noticed on the official program that were one speaker short for this panel. Dr. Raymond callahan due to circumstances beyond his control could not be with us today so today. So, were sorry that we are missing him today, but, you know, his friends here in new orleans are certainly thinking about him. To lead this session, we have called on one of the most distinguished military historians that were very fortunate to have right up the road here at the university of new orleans, dr. Allan millett. His career has not only filled many bookshelves, but he has also fill the ranks of military history phds by overseeing the most doctoral candidates of anyone in the country. Its hard not to find one of his students around. To talk about one of the most important battles in june of 1944 and the war as a whole, its my pleasure to call on dr. Alan millett and Hiroyuki Shindo to discuss the battle in the chin
President blames Community Leaders for inciting the violence. In schools the west Indies Cricket team a hits form in sri lanka the reigning World Champion of have secured a t 20 series 3. We start with the corona Virus Outbreak in the number of cases worldwide is now believed to have reached 100000 italy has the highest number of deaths outside of china and the continuing spread of the virus across the globe is beginning to test diplomatic relations japan and south korea are engaged in a tit for tat battle over travel restrictions which is angered the World Health Organization the European Union held an emergency meeting to agree solidarity among its 27 nations off to france germany and other countries blocks exports of protective equipment and concerns over a worldwide recession continue to weigh on Financial Markets stocks are falling and emergency Interest Rate cuts have been in force in the United States canada and australia journal now brings us the latest. The global infection to