Allegiance once again to alqaeda rejoining the groups north African Branch. The German Parliament is set to approve the governments plan to send 1200 soldiers to support the fight against i. S. I. L. In a noncombat role and politicians have been debating the bill over the past couple hours and a war ship and six aircraft are also part of chancellor Angela Merkels proposal and appealed for help after last months paris attacks and antiwar activists have been protesting against this plan. Now if the plan is approved germany will be the latest addition to the international antii. S. I. L. Coalition which includes dozens of countries however not everyone has played a military role and not all at the same time so here is a break down. These are the countries that have been involved in fighting i. S. I. L. , there is 18 of them in all. These are the ones that are carrying out or supporting air strikes in syria and these are the countries that are striking i. S. I. L. Targets in iraq, now ther
Our top story today, the German Parliament has today voted to join the International Coalition fighting isil. The country will send 1200 soldiers in a noncombat role, Reconnaissance Aircraft and a warship to the middle east. Heres paul brennan. The vote in germanys lower house was overwhelming, a margin of 445 in favor to 146 against. It reflects a wider mood broadly supportive of military action. Nonetheless, german lawmakers faced emotionive questions and vehement debate. You can be sure that the bombs of the last three weeks alone in syria have killed more civilians that that the barbaric attacks in paris and the mothers of raqqa are also crying for their children. A war of bombs is also terror and do those countries leading the war really want to get in a competition with isil about who understands more about murder. Those who did this have already lost. Taking into account isils disrespect for people and their brutality, there needs to be a damned good a argument to vote no, to co
We bring you an exclusive interview with the ceo. Plus, shares trading lower as data shows european car sales fell nearly 5 in august. The biggest loser of the lot suffering an 18 drop in registrations. Welcome to todays program. Plenty to focus on todays show. Were going to strap on those heels and get running. Its London Fashion week and the worlds Beautiful People are in town. Well catch up with the big world of fashion in around 15 minutes time. Moments later, well discuss the earnings of milan fashion house prada. Strong growth in china will help the double didnt rise in profit. So is the stock a buy. And dutch firm philips has announced a new set of financial stars 2016. Well speak exclusively to the companys ceo in the next half hour. And the price of gold in the u. S. Has fallen more than 20 with syrian tension easing. Could a u. S. Political battle provide the next boost to the precious metal . Well discuss that and other commodities at 11 30 cet. Meanwhile, its said key rates
Looks like almost a half a percent drop for both the ftse and the dax in germany. In the u. S. , a packed Economic Calendar today. At 8 30, weekly jobless claims. July cpi and empire state survey. Then at 9 00, tick data. 15 minutes later, july industrial production. At 10 00, the philly fed survey and the National Association of Home Builders survey. And the consumer is in focus once again today. Walmart and kohls among the names to show results before the bell. Well be hearing from dell. This is a little bit of a surprise because the pc maker was originally scheduled to report results next week. No shortage of numbers to be running through. Lots to do today. In other economic news, u. S. Home foreclosures on track for a sixyear low. Foreclosure listing firm realty tracks shows 30,000 homes last month, thats down 31 from july last year. Though up 4 from june. Demand for physical gold soaring 53 in the Second Quarter. The World Gold Council reports the jump was led by opportunistic buy
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