A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Limiting handshakes to stop the spread of coronavirus, how easy is it to change that habit . Financial markets are reeling again because of the coronavirus pandemic. At one point, the nikkei index injapan was down by 10 . There have also been sharp falls in hong kong, south korea, australia and new zealand. On thursday, wall street and europe saw some of their biggest ever single day losses. Mariko oi is in singapore shes monitoring whats happening across asia. The rout continues with no end in sight. Indeed. It has been yet another brutal day here in asia. As you mentioned, markets across the region are well and truly in the red although it is interesting to point out that mainland Chinese Markets like shanghai, they are not down by as much because the situation there seems to have
Up with a 9 under par round of 63. He leads by two shots from a group of three players on 7 under par and they include this man, kim si woo from south korea, who laid claim to the shot of the day with an eagle at the par five 11th. Meanwhile, the defending champion and world number one rory mcilroy carded a level par round of 72. Hes nine shots off the lead. But thursdays opening round was the only one that will have any fans in attendance. The pga tour has announced that the rest of the tournament from friday through to sunday will be played behind closed doors because of coronavirus. And thatll be the case for the next four weeks. At this point in time, pga tour events across all tou rers at this point in time, pga tour events across all tourers will proceed as scheduled but will do so without fans tours was that this data about the players championship tomorrow and continues to be texas open. Sport is insignificant in comparison to what were dealing and so insulated and in the momen
A very warm welcome. This is wednesdays briefing. We will make sure all you need to know in global news and business and sport. You can join in global news and business and sport. You canjoin the conversation as governments and banks around the world try to alleviate the Economic Cost inflicted by coronavirus. We would like to know what would help you the most. A mortgage holiday perhaps guaranteed syncope . Free healthca re. Holiday perhaps guaranteed syncope . Free healthcare. Us what you think. Tell us what you think. Italy has been spending its first night under lockdown, unprecedented messages being involved right across the country to try to limit the spread of coronavirus. As a number of cases and death rises sharply, italy faces growing isolation with thousands of flights cancelled and stringent controls on its borders with austria and slovenia. Italy is at war. That is according to one doctor living through a lockdown. There are more than 10,000 confirmed cases and he fears re
OUDENAARDE, Belgium World champion Mathieu van der Poel was untouchable in tough, rainy conditions on Sunday as the Dutch rider claimed a record-equaling third win at the Tour of Flanders cobbled classic, one of cycling's most challenging one-day races. In the absence of several rivals, Van der Poel was…