Fromw a bit of whip sawing the euphoria we saw yesterday on the back of the vaccine that was very promising from pfizer and biontech. Lets go straight to the markets and give you an idea of what they are doing this tuesday morning. The focus is on gold, some other things. For example, such as european stocks in general. Again, im excited to speak about the vaccine euphoria and some of the hurdles ahead. Maybe a little bit of profittaking after the rally we saw the last few days. Maybe the question of the vaccine is the question of the day. Bloombergto first word news and laura wright. Lauara the European Union is imposing tax on 4 billion of u. S. Good starting today as part of that titfortat escalation. Spirits, nuts, tractors and videogames. The eu says it will drop the duties if the u. S. Dropped levees imposed back in 2019. The u. K. House of lords has rejected breaking International Law over brexit. Voted to remove the most controversial part of the bill which comes with legal act
This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Glad you could join us. It is it a m in singapore, midnight in london and akmin in singapore, midnight in london and a km in beijing. Where there has been a social media backlash against plans for chinas current president to stay in power indefinitely. The proposal would remove a clause in chinas constitution that limits the head of state to just a two terms in office. Some online have accused the communist party of creating a dictator and becoming like north korea. That has prompted chinas censors to get into work. With ulcers of words and phrases banned. With sensors of words. There is no secret that president xi jinping has tightening his grip on power. This is just the has tightening his grip on power. This isjust the most has tightening his grip on power. This is just the most recent display of tub thumping military loyalty. But now, a defining moment is being reached. State media reports of closed door Party Meetings confirm that the two ter
London, this is bbc world news. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in beijing where censors have been deleting online criticism of the announcement that president xi jinping could stay in power for decades to come. The proposal would remove a clause in chinas constitution that limits the head of state to just two terms in office. Some people online have accused the communist party of creating a dictator and becoming like north korea. John sudworth reports from beijing. Chanting. Its no secret that xi jinping has been tightening his grip on power. This is just the most recent display of tu bthumping military loyalty. But now, a defining moment has been reached. State media reports of closed door Party Meetings confirmed that the two term limit is to be scrapped. Theres nothing to fear, his supporters argue. Mr xi, the benevolent fatherfigure, is staying on for the good of the nation. China has become such a developed country, the middle class is increasing in size, as well as i
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