Mobiles messaging firm whatsapp. Its facebooks biggest deal to date as shares stay lower in frankfurt. Announcer youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Youre looking at a live shot that were bringing to you from kiev, the capital of ukraine. We have breaking news for you, dow jones reporting that the eu Foreign Ministers have canceled their meeting with the ukraine leader. That is according to one official. They had set up that meeting yesterday after we saw those very violent clashes, the death toll according to the Health Ministry now above 28. All right. Lets take a look at european markets. Were a little more than an hour into the trading day and we are seeing a lot of red across the board. The stoxx europe 600 steady, down by 0. 8 . It is a triple whammy for the markets. We had the fed memberships in support of more tapering. Some members talking about an earlier than expected tightening. Then we have the china flash pmi numbers at a s
Toll is rising topping 700 with an american now added to the list for the first time, the u. S. Embassy in beijing saying unidentified 60yearold died in china which is the epicenter, you know this comes as two flights arrived yesterday, they evacuated it, about 300 americans from wuhan, those passengers now quarantined by military bases or nearby hospitals for at least and trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, here is how President Trump handled the outbreak. We had a good talk with president xi and we talked mostly about the coronavirus, they are working really hard and i think they are doing a very professional job, we are working together but working with them, cdc is working with them. Christina coleman with the latest there. The First American to die from the virus was a woman with Underlying Health conditions, embassy in beijing says the 60yearold died this week, officials did not identify this person. As the death toll continues to rise, the Chinese Government is now
killed in thailand. it s reported he was attacked in the town of kan chanaburi, in the west of the country. the foreign office says another briton was injured and is being treated in hospital. matt graveling has more details. hours earlier, this crime scene in the west of thailand saw two british men sharing a drink. but then, thai police say at around 3am, a row with another man saw one friend killed and the other taken to hospital. local reports suggest the argument began over music being played too loudly and ended in a deadly attack. police recovered a sickle at the scene. police have named the victim as 49 year old marcus evans from weston super mare, who officers say had lived in thailand for three years. his friend, shaun dagnan, suffered a serious injury. his partner says he has a wound to his head, but is doing well in hospital, where he gave a statement. today, police held a press conference expressing their condolences for the region s tourists and promising to bring justice
is largely under control. however, is claim they re holding hostages. the kurdish authorities had long warned that they did not have the capacity to hold, let alone put on trial, many of the suspected fighters under their watch. there s also a concern that this much feared jihadist group is ramping up once again. mark lobel, bbc news. a british man has been killed in thailand. it s reported he was attacked in the town of kan chanaburi, in the west of the country. the foreign office says another briton was injured and is being treated in hospital. matt graveling has more details. hours earlier, this crime scene in the west of thailand saw two british men sharing a drink. but then, thai police say at around 3am, a row with another man saw one friend killed and the other taken to hospital. local reports suggest the argument began over music being played too loudly and ended in a deadly attack.
matt graveling has more details. hours earlier, this crime scene in the west of thailand saw two british men sharing a drink. but then, thai police say at around 3am, a row with another man saw one friend killed and the other taken to hospital. local reports suggest the argument began over music being played too loudly and ended in a deadly attack. police recovered a sickle at the scene. police have named the victim as 49 year old marcus evans from weston super mare, who officers say had lived in thailand for three years. his friend, shaun dagnan, suffered a serious injury. his partner says he has a wound to his head, but is doing well in hospital, where he gave a statement. today, police held a press conference expressing their condolences for the region s tourists and promising to bring justice. a thai man in his 20s with a history of mental health issues was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder.