Expect dont trump said hes going to push ahead with the nomination hes already unveiled a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court if he was given a 2nd term well pick one of those names and put it into the mix Mitch Mcconnell who is the leader of the Senate Republicans he said he will take that nomination and he will put it to a vote as quickly as he possibly can and thats interesting because 4 years ago when Antonin Scalia a conservative justice died Mitch Mcconnell said that he wouldnt put forward anyone for a vote during an election year. More than 600000 people have now been affected by flooding in sudan at least 100 people have been killed while the river nile not expected to return to normal levels for days there are warnings that fresh rain on Higher Ground could cause more flash flooding downstream International Agencies are increasing their support to fight any outbreaks of disease chemicals have been sprayed to fight malaria with many people also now risk of
Issues to divide the u. S. And prodemocracy demonstrators in thailands began a weekend of mines protests rallies have drawn tens of thousands calling for the Prime Ministers resignation reforms to the mark. Foley s welcome to the show but a recent Police Detained around 250 people on saturday during a womens march in the comp of the minsk the weekly demonstrations have become some of the largest antigovernment protests since a disputed president ial election triggered unrest in better routes but police have begun to round up female protesters in recent weeks. Thank you. You. Only cowards beat women showed hundreds of women as they faced down the police but the 30s no longer one to let this weakly march go ahead unchallenged. Police barely seem to hesitate as they pack women into the trucks even 73 year olds nina was briefly detained her defiance of the authorities has made her an i can of these protests overwhelmingly led by women. In the us scary at the beginning but then you get used
Southwest england for an animal hunted to extinction 400 years ago is making a comeback attracting tourists and helping to reduce flooding. Welcome to the program tributes are being paid to u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg whos died aged 87. 00 while many are remembering her legacy as a champion of womens rights a political fight is also brewing over what happens next republicans want to name her successor immediately with president on trump tweeting that hell do so without that they will get the latest on that very shortly of course the democrats particular challenge it joe biden is saying that the next president should decide this alan fischer reports. Became tilley tributes to pay their respects to mark the passing of a woman few here knew but all respected a loss they felt personally even if Ruth Bader Ginsburgs decisions from the Supreme Court may not have touched their lives she was physically small but her presence loomed large on the court she was a blunt talking
The first is political. Irans government is built around Ayatollah Khamenei and present rouhan a setup thats viewed with suspicion by the u. S. , israel and saudi arabia in partular. Iran is also embroiled in longrunning proxy wars in syria and men. Then theres the economy. Strict u. S. Sanctions have left iran in dire economic straits. Flging oil renues, risg flation, ression, ev before the pandemic, the economy was struggling. Now, its hit rockbottom. And then, theres the health crisis. Iran was one of the first countries outside china to face high Coronavirus Infection figures. Six months later, the virus is still not under control. How are iranians coping with all ofhis . After every customer, hamid disinfects his car inside and out. He tells us that no one would get into his taxi otherwise. Despite this, most people are still avoiding taxis for fear of getting infected. Business is bad. Today, hamid will drive us around tehran all day. Finally, a good assignment for him. I have a
The u. S. And china clash again, this time at the virtual u. N. Meeting. U. S. Futures are flat the moment. This after another volatile session. We had stocks rising. One mega cap rebounding. The s p 500 recovering from an early dip prompted by some comments coming from jay powell. Mnuchin spokery in congress today. The dollar touched a one month high. Look at what oil is doing at the moment. Wti is below 40. We are also looking ahead to the asian section. We are suspecting policy changes to come in the november Monetary Policy statement. Large parts of the market expecting the negative rate to take place in the First Quarter of next year. It looks like a modest start to the trading day. Cindy futures are looking positive. Watching the aussie and kiwi dollars. We saw the u. S. Dollar strengthening to the highest in five weeks in the overnight session. Repeating that the u. S. Economy needs more support and has a long road to travel before it will fully recover from the coronavirus fall