And italy was the 1st country in europe to be hit by the pandemic, suffering one of the highest death tolls. Now the country is struggling to cope again with the 2nd way. Plus germany is soccer team saw 1st, its worst defeat in almost 90 years. Its 6 nil loss to spain in the u. S. , our nations. Theyve asked some questions to the future of culture. Often look, im going to Office Welcome to the program. The United States says its sharply reducing troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq. By mid january, the deployment will be cut to 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country present on all trump is making good on a companion promise to end what he called for as a wars. But theres opposition, both from leading republicans and from nato allies. The sun could be setting on the us presence in afghanistan. American soldiers have been fighting here since 2001, helping stabilize the country after overthrowing taliban rule, but suffering over 2000 deaths over time. Troop numbers have winked. Now o
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news. Gunman opened fire on his car. To run points the finger of blame at israel, saying it is trying to provoke a war. Three police are held over the beating of a black music producer. President macron describes the images as shame for france. Ue u. K. And e. Will resume brexit trade talksn in l this weekend, with fishing stocks likely to be a major flashpoint. And what kind can a japanese ninja teach us about staying safe during the pandemic . A very warm welcome if you are watching in the yucatanround the world. Ay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with news that one of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. He died of his wounds after gunfire on his car israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one
Happening here. We continue with this outperformance from the small caps. We continue with this rotation. Abigail we do, and today is relatively subtle. The outperformance came from energy and financials, which at the end of the day finished higher. Today we are once again seeing movement into the cyclical sectors even though the s p 500 on the surface is basically flat. The nasdaq 100 is lower. You were mentioning the small caps. The russell out another alltime high on the day. You again have investors moving to small caps, value, the cyclical sectors. Theres the financials. Industrials, energy, real estate can materials, all of the sectors in green are the growth and cyclical sectors. On bottom, you have tech and communication services. It is pretty interesting because tech is really being weighed on by apple right now, and they have cut their developer fees by to 15 from 30 . That is a pretty decent chunk of revenue in the past fiscal year, 1 3 of it to those apt of elements. That i
Area counties will be under this new regional stay at home order. And then 2 more counties are to follow soon after the new rules coming us coronavirus move closer to reaching itals capacity. Thursday governor gavin newsom announced that order would go into effect in 4 regions intensive Care Capacity fell below 15 so thursday icu capacity here in the bay area was above 25 . Yesterday it dropped by more than 4 to just over 21 where it stands right now, although capacity did rise by half a percentage point today it is still dangerously low, which is now prompting several Bay Area Health officials to implement those new stay at home orders earlier than necessary. So heres one the orders officially begin San Francisco santa clara and contra costa counties will begin starting these rules on sunday night at 10 which is when the states curfew goes into effect. And the Alameda County it will take effect just after midnight on monday. A marine county doesnt start until tuesday at noon and once
Im christine one guy. Its good to have your company. Fighting has erupted between moroccos on me and the polish sario front, along a buffer zone, patrolled by the united nations. And this brings an end to a cease fire that was nearly 3 decades old in the disputed territory. Ownership off whiston sorry, but the palace already of front is demanding independence. Tensions have simmered for you is and on the whole fairing up. The newest flashpoint in an old conflict crossing is a border point in the south of western sahara. It controls a highway that runs all the way from morocco to mauritania, a vital route to the rest of africa. In recent weeks, theres been reports that protesting separatists blocked off the road. Last week, the Moroccan Army posted these images to its facebook page. It says they show burning tents belonging to the police, sorry, of front police arias says those targeted were not fighters, but civilian protesters. Now that conflict seems to be spreading along the buffer