Payments to lower income households. Aid to households households with children. One year tax referral. Cuts, money handouts for businesses and households it seems like officials in tokyo are stepping up to try to support the economy as they look to implement an emergency lockdown as early as tomorrow. That is likely when it will be announced. It will be starting on april 8. We will continue to digest the details from that package. They did see a thousand cases in japan and we are waiting for more announcements from shinzo abe, planning to declare a state of emergency. We are still seeing equities heading higher. U. S. Futures falling. The press briefing from President Trump, perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel. They are seeing some signs of stabilization when it comes to new infections. Europe is also seeing a peak in cases. Asia, we are up about 1 . It is still very much the oil story. Doubts about what a deal could look like, is the u. S. Going to be involved, is it cond
China requires a decrease in new cases of coronavirus. Five and a half years after a malaysian airliner was shot down over the ukraine, for men 4 men on trial in a dutch court. Suspects are on the run and russia. Hello. Welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. This is our top story. European and asain markets markets asian continue to tumble over fears of the coronavirus, stocks in the asiapacific tumbling. The ftse down by 6 . The dax down by 6. 5 . Followreet looking to when it opens in a few hours time. , as oil prices dropped by more than a third. Arerter oil prices experiencing their steepest drop since the gulf war in 1991, the plunge the result of an unexpected enough that by saudi arabia on a steep discount on oil to his customers in europe, asia, and the u. S. Stocks in asia fell as a result of the coronavirus, as in australia. Another have been announcements about the russians and the saudis in relation to oil. We are seeing a steep drop in the oil price in recent weeks. Our F
You ready for me, mr. Chairman . Yes, mr. Roe, we have your statement. It will be included in the record in its entirety. And under the circumstances, you can deliver it in its entirety or summarize, either way. Ill just sort of summarize it. Ill here to provide a frank response to questions regarding Exxon Valdez Oil spill, and to describe our continuing to efforts to deal with its consequences. Before this, i do this, however, i want to express sincere regret as to what happened on behalf of all the employees of exxon and certainly on beha of myself. I really cant tell you how sorry we are this disaster occurred. And we are particularly sympathetic to the impacts on the residents of alaska and particularly those in the Prince William sound area. Thats where the difficulty is really creating a great deal of problems for those people. As has been said many times this morning and by us earlier than this, we take full responsibility, and weve done so from the beginning. Well continue doi
We will share some of the details. Is itr in afghanistan, still worth it . Our phone lines are open at 202 7488000 free democrats, 202 7488001 for republicans. If youre an independent, 202 7488002. Join us on social media. We will read your tweet at cspanwj. Also taking your Text Messages. Tell us your first name and where your texting from. Here is that number, 202 7488003. If youre driving, dont text and drive. Front page of the Washington Post, the latest installment in a multi part series on afghanistan and reporting of craig with law focusing on opioids. The headline is unguarded nation question ma we also unguarded nation. From the website and news. Com, the Trump Administration intending to announce the drawdown of about 4000 troops from afghanistan as early as next week. The withdrawal will leave between 8000 and 9000 troops in afghanistan. The u. S. Has between 12000 and 13,000 troops in afghanistan today. Officials would not say when the drawdown would begin. A combination of
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