Development administrator mark green testified before the Appropriations Committee and Donald Trumps 2021 budget request for his agency, he fielded questions on the various foreign aid programs run by usaid and his agencys involvement in responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on state, foreign operations and related programs will come to order. Administrator green, thank youou for joining us today. I really do want to thank you for your stewardship of usaid during very difficult times and for the dedication of our Development Professionals. Usaid helps the worlds most do need a kleenex . We are all carrying them around. Usaid helps the worlds mosta vulnerable, assists in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countries efforts
It is time for the global exchange, where we bring you todays market moving news from around the world. Joining us on the phone from hong kong is karen leigh, from plus guytuart wallace, johnson, and bloombergs dani burger, and here in new york, bloombergs michael mckee. And hong kong, thousands marched through the citys financial district after demonstrations turned violent lester day violent yesterday. Karen leigh has the latest. They firedce saying more than 1400 rounds of tear gas at protesters yesterday, the 70th anniversary of communist party rule in china. People here came out to protest on that day. To give you an example of how big a number that is, that is more than half of the total number of tear gas rounds that have been fired over almost four months of protests. So a pretty big usage by the lease. We saw a lot of violence here yesterday. We saw a definite escalation when a protester was shot by live ammunition for the first time, something people here have been worried ab
There is a little bit of a lift to the market. If you look at the stoxx 600 gaining 0. 3 . Jobs reportg at the and whether that means the fed will have to cut a little bit more support the u. S. Economy. Thats after the energy weak in russia where Annmarie Hordern did a great panel to figure out if opec cuts will stay in. The euro is on the back of a little bit of brexit news. There was a brexit delay or even the possibility of a no deal. Coming up, we speak to the oil minister of the biggest opec producer. Dont miss our exclusive interview with nigerias new petroleum minister. But get straight to bloomberg first word news. Obviously is retiring after fullyear results in february. The upstream chief replaces him. He caps a 40 year career with bp with nine as ceo. Xi jinpingp says should investigate the biden family for remarks the remarks coming after reemphasizing his call to the ukraine president. Was just as bad as in ukraine but offers no evidence. Global news, 24 hours a day on ai
American submarine during the Second World War and honor the memory of the allies in the fight against nazism. About the historical expedition to the la Perouse Strait. Report by pavel rybalchenko. Hello, you, hello. Russia treats the security of belarus as its own. This statement was made today by Vladimir Putin after negotiations with Alexander Lukashenko. They took place in minsk. Strengthening the defense capability of the union state was one of the main topics, in particular, the leader discussed options for responding to the threat risks that arise at the border. Memory of those who fell on the fronts of the great patriotic war. This year the republic celebrates the eightieth anniversary of liberation from the fascist invaders. Another date is the twentyfifth anniversary of the union state. The agreement was concluded on december 8 , 1999. Preparations for this date were partly dictated by the invitation of Alexander Lukashenko to Vladimir Putin to visit minsk. The belarusian lea
Is fine, please, on september 1, three new schools with 1,800 places were opened, children went, and in 5 years nine new schools were built, with a total capacity of 5,100 people, 55 preschool institutions for 3,500 places, the main value priority for both the residents of Kabardino Balkaria and for all authorities is. Support for the participants in the special military operation of their families remains , a Monthly Payment of 25,000 has been established for all mobilized, in addition to military personnel who were injured from 100 to 300,000 in depending on the severity of the injuries, and for the families of the deceased servicemen , a million rubles each at the expense of the republican budget; today the republican budget is allocated for these purposes. To maintain material and technical to date, approximately 57 million rubles have been allocated to the children to ensure support directly in the zone of the special military operation. Work with families of svo participants is b