Lets talk some more about the chinese e commerce giant alibaba. Shares in the chinese e commerce giant alibaba have surged in its hong kong trading debut. The company, which is already traded in the us, raised at least 11. 3 billion in its secondary listing. The move is being seen as a strategic step for alibaba in case us china trade tensions continue to worsen, and american regulators decide to take aim at Chinese Listed Companies in new york. Lets get more on this story. Karishma vaswani is our Asia Business correspondent. Tell us more about todays big debut for alibaba. It has been a highly anticipated Share Offering. In fact it is now on track to be the biggest Share Offering of 2019, meaning uber beating oh 8 billion. There has been so much excitement about alibaba listing been so much excitement about aliba ba listing in been so much excitement about alibaba listing in hong kong is because as the company has consistently said it is a way in the words of the former chairman to br
A un report says the world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster unless there is an immediate reduction in fossil fuel emissions. And well look at a report from a uk Consumer Group warning that many black friday sales are not what they seem. Race and religion are dominating the uk Election Campaign today. Both major parties have been accused of institutional prejudice. For the conservatives, its a charge of islamaphobia. For labour, its anti semitism. To labour first. Heres an article in the times by britains most seniorjewish leader, the chief rabbi ephrime mirvis. He wrote. That sentiment was backed up by the chair of the jewish leadership council, an Umbrella Group representing secularjewish organisations in the uk. Anybody who knows the chief rabbi knows him to be a temperate and a thoughtful person. Hes regarded as a real shepherd to his flock. And the fact that he feels the levels of anxiety and is reflecting the anxiety of the community at this point in time, you need t
The democrats say the phone call to wear a high fashion travel companies, could be tantamount to promoting putting thousands ofjobs at risk. Take on a straight jacket stages also on the programme foreign interference a protest at Milan Fashion Week. In the 2020 election. Thats all coming up and a gucci model who was made to wear a high fashion take on a straightjacket stages a protest here on outside source. At Milan Fashion Week. Thats all coming up here on outside source. Delegates at the Labour Party Conference in brighton havejust voted to back their leader, the warnings on climate Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit Change are stark. It means the party Wont Campaign Global Temperatures are up, to remain in the eu in the next sea levels are rising and scientists general election. Say the signs and impacts of global the decision comes after a fierce debate over labours brexit policy. Warming are speeding up. Our Political Editor the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has gathered world Lau
Universities should be legally bound to provide Mental Health universities have been criticised support to students, by a former Health Minister according to a former for being in the dark over student Health Minister. Mental health needs. Lets get more now, on the news that oil prices have risen sharply the uk should advance its climate targets by 10 years, as a result of saturdays attack according to a leading scientist. On two Saudi Arabian facilities, discount Supermarket Chain aldi which caused a big slow down in production. Yesterday, President Trump stopped short of directly accusing announces a 26 fall in profit. Iran, but suggested possible military action once the perpetrator was known saying the us was locked and loaded. iran denies any involvement in the attacks. Our security correspondent frank good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Gardner is with me now. Im joanna gosling. Borisjohnson is about to hold obviously a very powerful target because of the impact globally
Hello, and welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Time is running out. If we dont act fast and radically, it will become too late to limit the effects of Global Warming. Its a sort of thing you hear from campaigners trying to wake up the world. Tim flannery isnt like that. The australian scientist is an optimist and absolutely convinced, he says, that we can shift from a carbon emitting to a carbon absorbing economy. Hope for mankind or just so much hot air . Tim flannery, welcome to hardtalk. Weve seen this year, certainly in europe, some of the most extraordinary temperatures and weather events that weve experienced. In some parts of western europe, a second heatwave in only a matter of a month. Belgium and the netherlands and germany recording their highest ever temperatures. Globally, the Un World Meteorological Organisation says the last four years have been the hottest known to man and yet Antonio Guterres, the un secretary general says the paradox is that as things are getting worse