lot of panic just yet. nifty futures in the positive in singapore. but see how other markets are faring. jakarta coming online. that is 1.5% lower in indonesia. we are watching chinese stocks under a bit of pressure. as we see shortselling on these local exchanges, reaching a record. hang seng down 112. hsbc and standard chartered having another bad day. and the kospi as well, 1.5% lower. as take a look in terms of what we saw overnight. the dollar very much in focus. the biggest gain in three months surged on this haven buying. we see real yields are higher. those things have stabilized a bit. did see brent crude actually, wti falling from 4% overnight. gold is hovering around 1916 and silver really took the biggest hit yesterday with the fall of nearly 8% for silver. taking a look at fx, with that dollar, we are seeing negative reaction that comes across g10 in asia fx. you see the pound. cultic concerns back in the forefront. we could hear more from boris johnson. the pri
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the u.s. taking the space race to the next level by exploring the beginnings of the solar system . first, we have new details on a breaking story that we ve been covering out of haiti. an ohio-based group called christian aid ministries has confirmed that 17 missionaries and family members abducted in haiti on saturday are affiliated with it. that comes in a report from the washington post. a source in haiti security services told us earlier that 14 adults and three minors were kidnapped north of port-au-prince. we have more details now that we spoke to matt rivers a little earlier, take a listen. reporter: so this is basically very much an ongoing situation at this point. what i can tell you is that we were doing stories about kidnappings months ago when we were there after the haitian president was assassinated back on july 7th. and this has been an issue that has plagued haiti for a long time, but this year specifically, a significant spike in kidnappings. i have a c
okay. we begin with the latest developments in that breaking news story we re covering out of haiti. a group of 17 christian missionaries abducted by gangs outside of port-au-prince. the washington post reports one of the victims posted a call for help on the whatsapp messaging service while they were being kidnapped. ohio-based organization called christian aid ministries has confirmed that the victims are members of its group. and we got more a little earlier from cnn s matt rivers. reporter: so this is basically very much an ongoing situation at this point. but what i can tell you is that we were doing stories about kidnappings months ago when we were there after the haitian president was assassinated back on july 7th and this has been an issue that has plagued haiti for a long time, but this year significantly, a significant spike in kidnappings. and i have a couple of statistics i can read for you. since january, at least 628 kidnappings have taken place. 29 of whom,
britain and ireland are bracing themselves for the arrival of hurricane ophelia. it s the most powerful storm ever to have formed so far east in the atlantic. the met office has warned of potential danger to life with strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges expected. there s a severe weather warning in place, although it s hoped ophelia may weaken to a tropical storm by the time it makes landfall shortly. sarah corker reports. with winds of up to 90mph on the way, those living on the galway coast were securing property, tightening boat moorings, and seeking shelter. ireland s southern and western coasts will be the hardest hit as ophelia moves in from the atlantic. forecasters have warned the storm will be potentially life threatening, causing widespread disruption and power outages. we are expecting significant disruption to electricity supplies across the country. we expect, from very early in the morning, to have all of our crews deployed to deal with fallen wires, we