This one apparently showing them vandalizing ancient artifacts. Britains future king is busy taking in the sights around tokyo. Prince william is on his first visit to japan, and hes using this trip as an opportunity to promote relations between the two nations. More from nhk worlds keiko yamamoto. Reporter Prince William is spending some of his time looking back at the past. He saw row after row of war graves in yokohama near tokyo. This is the final resting place for 1700 Commonwealth Service members. They died after being taken prisoner by the thank you defunct japanese interior army in asia during world war ii. The prince paused here to reflect, and pray silently. He took time to pay a visit to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the imperial palace. Hes following in the footsteps of his parents, Prince Charles and princess diana, who came to japan 29 years ago. Nearly 100,000 people are said to have come to see the couples motorcade in tokyo. The princess sparked a social pheno
European waters close to africa are turning into a cemetery. That is the reaction of malta was Prime Minister to the latest tragedy. On friday, at least 34 people died after the boat sank between the italian island lampedosa and malta, the latest in a spate of accidents involving refugees trying to reach european shores. A search is still underway for victims of fridays disaster. For those who have survived, the future is still uncertain. At least these people are alive. They have reached european soil on the island of malta. The maltese navy rescued many people, including children, after their boat capsized. Any are skipping the civil war in syria. Other say theyre coming from palestinian territories. The situation is stretching the authorities and malta, but countries leader has appealed to the European Union for more help. My position is clear. It is good this is being brought up at the European Council meetings in very good it will be discussed. But talking is not enough. Italian n
You do not want to miss. It is a crazy story weve been talking about for the past two weeks. John mcafee will be joining us live on camera at 8 40 a. M. Eastern. Were going to get the latest chapter in this mystery that has murder, mayhem and suspension. His life is the movie of the week, if you will, and we will have it live right here at 8 40. Please, do not miss that. Lets get you caught up on some of the other headlines this morning. House Speaker John Boehner and president obama met for the second time this week. Both parties are trying to avoid the fiscal cliff. The men had a frank discussion and the lines of communication remain open, although no specific details were released. The meeting came after frustration in washington. This was House Speaker boehner earlier in the day. Republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down. The president wants to pretend the spending isnt a problem. Thats why we dont have an agreement. President obama remains hopeful th
Fewer jobs, obviously, in that number. Expected an addin in september. Well break down all the numbers for you. Streaming to alltime highs. Netflix shares poised to open at a record high after blowing through Third Quarter expectations but even Ceo Reed Hastings voices a few words of caution about the stock price. Cramer that will run through the stocks that are key to your portfolio. And a new battle in the tablet wars. Meanwhile nokia launching a new tablet and apple releaseding surface two. Terrific. The september job numbers have been repleased, thats below forecast but august job gains were revised higher. Unemployment was low wheel the labor rate Participation Rate did remain unchanged the quarterly average, 103, 207 before that, 2 9 before that. Private sector is putting on the brakes. Interest rate back to 2. 05. Thats really amazing. The big spikes, 2. 8, 2. 9, that turned out to be a became. Interest rates are back to where maybe housing gets reignited. Im not sure. How does
It lost out on a fighter jet deal in the euae. Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly freed the jailed typhoon khodorkovsky after a ten years in prison. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Were into the last Worldwide Exchange of the week. Plenty to get through on the program. Next, its two days after tapering and the ripples are still being felt across asset markets. Well measure the fallout. Its been well look at key drivers for the Global Property market. And the battle for control of italys Biggest Telecom continues as shareholders vote on whether to replace the Telecom Italias board. If thats not enough, gold is down after the feds taper announceme announcement, but should you be buying the dip . After a big fall this year of over 25 , well get analyst opinions in around 40 minutes. And if you have any thoughts, comments, queries or questions or anything else you want to say, email us, worldwide cnbc. Com. First,