Rally has fed into crude. Propelled thates price. People look beyond the covid to a look beyond to a returned to normal. Gold pretty much stable appeared bitcoin at record highs. Up about two thirds of 1 . We have a u. S. Dollar index unchanged. Lets have a look at the copper price. Copper advancing. The highest price and a more than six years. It is under president elect joe bidens formal transition. The hope is there will be a move toward a Lower Carbon Energy future. That britain the outlook for its demand. As has what is going on in china up. Joining in all of that. Lets have a look at the transition in more detail as we get over to new york and join Karina Mitchell for the first word news. Introduced biden has his foreignpolicy and Security Experts as he seeks to calm relations with International Friends and foes. The president elect is promising a multilateral approach, reversing the America First tragedy of the Trump Administration. He will prioritize ending damaging executive o
South koreas military earlier said the man went missing from a vessel near yeonpyeong island on monday, a day before he was spotted floating in the north waters of the yellow sea. They shot the man dead and burned his body. Officials said the north explained its troops fired more than ten shots as the man was trying to flee. The north also reportedly said its personnel didntt finthe mans body but burned the flotation material he used in accordance with covid19 guidelines. The north also said it would do its utmost to prevent something similar from happening again, to avoid damaging relations between pyongyang and seoul. For more insight we spoke to a doctor in seoul, a Research Fellow at the institute for north korean studies. From the standpoint of north korea, it must have realized that making the excuse that he was, and that he was for prevention of covid19 outbreak would not satisfy angry south korean public,c, so it needs to express at least a minimum amountnt of sincere apology a
J jason ho reports from the site. Reporter ambulances raced down the main street trying to save the victims of one of the worst mass killings in the countrys history. Police believe a former employee of this care facility broke in through a window. He allegedly tied up a staff member before going after the nearly 150 residents. There are people with intellectual disabilities ranging from 18 to 75 years old. Not even an hour later, the suspect had turned himself in to police. Family members are grieving and outraged. Translator the victims are people with disabilities including very young people. Im angry that the suspect did this to them. Reporter for residents in this normally peaceful mountain town, its shocking beyond belief. This boy says the people at the facility were part of the community. Every year the neighbors met with them to celebrate a summer festival together. Translator i know some of the people caught up in the attack, so this is really sad. Reporter Police Allege this
Could agree this week to join forces and spruceup their image ahead of upper house elections this summer. And taking off the mask. New technology could offer some relief to the many japanese who suffer from cedar allergies in the spring. A war of words is escalating between north and south korea in an already tense atmosphere between the neighbors. Officials in seoul warn of regime collapse in response to pyongyangs latest threats. On tuesday, north korea lashed out over a planned military exercise by the south and the u. S. It threatened retaliation, which it said would be aimed at south koreas president ial office. Officials in seoul quickly fired back. Translator the government strongly urges north korea to immediately stop all provocative acts that would lead to its destruction. If north korea ignores our warning and continues to make provocations it should be prepared to face severe punishment. Military officials reiterated any confrontation from the north would speed up the colla
Belgium authorities detained six people as part of their probe into tuesdays attacks in brussels. Storing fukushimas wastes. They havent decided where to put the fuel yet. North koreas state media reports the countrys military has conduct ad long range artillery drill simulating strikes on residences of park geunhye. Its the latest threat against seoul and washington. The Ruling Workers Party newspaper says leader kim jongun oversaw the drills. Photos show more than 100 artillery canons firing shells towards an island. The exercise the biggest ever was in response to a south korea military drill earlier this week. South Korean Special forces took part in a mock advance into the north to attack key facilities. That was part of joint military exercises that began on march 7. In an attempt to show off its missile telling, pyongyang has been firing missiles towards the sea of japan every week this month. State media says they have successfully tested a solid fuel rocket engine. And Preside