Diplomats accusing them of spying its not about calls the allegations baseless. Of the race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus has never been more crucial for ruled parts of south africa and its for the england cricket board say the series with pakistan will go ahead despite pakistan announcing that and if that play is of tested positive for corona virus. A watershed moment that will cause the boast serious violation of International Law thats how u. N. Secretary general antonio ted as has described israels plans to addicks parts of the occupied west bank members of the u. N. Security council of the arab league have been meeting to discuss israels move which could be put into motion as soon as next week most of them were united in their opposition with warnings that israels unilateral action could trigger a major escalation in the region. If implemented these steps could dramatically alter the local dynamics during instability across you dont quite understand. And maybe all this cul
South hell region chad announces plans to stop military operations outside the country. And marking the start of easter in isolation not a dam cathedral in paris holds a special so its a year after a devastating fire. Its a grim milestone in the fight against the coronavirus the number of people who have died worldwide past 100001 friday but infections appear to be slowing in europes hardest hit countries the World Health Organization says that doesnt mean countries should ease restrictions which have put half the worlds population under lockdown. I know that some countries are already planning the transition out of stay at home restrictions w. H. O. Wants to see distractions lifted as much as anyone i descend time lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence the way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not money properly or more than 1600000 people have been infected since the outbreak was detected in china last year europe accounts for more than half of glo
During the hearing, she discussed infrastructure projects, highway and rail safety, investment into the theons ports, and discretionary Grant Programs that address the needs of rural and urban areas. Rep. Price the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off our subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 2021 budget request for the department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Infrastructure serves as the foundation for our economy and our quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects people to employment and educational opportunities, and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires a massive infusion of investment to repair deficient bridges, restore transit systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, and build new runways for our airports. We must also make f
Im Francine Lacqua in london. These are your markets. 0. 4 . An markets down a lot of the market put a position that the economy and a lot of the earnings would go through the coronavirus. Not so after the apple news yesterday. There is more concern about the deadly coronavirus trade looking at treasuries, they are rising. Americans reopening after a holiday. Yesterday was president s day. Jumping as much as 24 after unsuccessful bid for the small arrival. This may be the kickoff of banking consolidation in italy and then further into europe. Coming up on bloomberg surveillance, our exclusive conversation with the hsbc Financial Officer on the banks job cuts. First word news. Viviana hsbc is set to slash 80 of its workforce. The lender taking more than 7 billion of charges and suspending buybacks as part of a restructuring plan. Plans to exit some businesses and cut costs. Hsbc still hunting for a permanent chief executive. We also spoke to the lender cfo about the coronavirus outbreak
An erupting volcano in the philippines thats forced thousands to flee and shutdown than a orbs and german engineering giant sea minced sticks with a controversial coal mine project in a stray leah despite a backlash from climate activists now there have been protests across iran for a 2nd to day increasing pressure on its leaders after they had mislaid the minute she accidentally shot down a Ukrainian Airline a but there have also been rally is against the u. K. By those who say its government has trying to stir up chaos and on the diplomatic front cattles a me a arrived in tear on pushing for talks to resolve the crisis with the United States dosage of ari reports an important ally on an important mission. The 1st official visit to iran by the emir of qatar jeff the membrane hammett all funny comes at a critical time for the region at the invitation of president Hassan Rouhani the 2 leaders discussed increasing economic and political cooperation and i join. Me yet considering the impo