Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Sanctions on myanmar, following a Military Coup in the country. President biden has urged an International Response to the power grab, and called it a direct assault on democracy. Those detained include the head of the largest party, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other memebers of the civilain leadership. Troops are on the streets of the capital, naypyidaw, and the biggest city, yangon and a curfew has been put in place. Our special correspondent, fergal keane reports. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected leader. Somewhere behind the guns, Aung San Suu Kyi is once more a prisoner of the generals. And even if people never trusted the military, theyre still shocked at whats happened. Translation the army assaulted i people as it carried out a coup i on the civilian government elected by our people. Our country is just a Bird Learning to fly. Now the army has broken our wings.
The bra. And german footballs top frost signed off on a plan to restart the countrys beloved going to sleep in may but not everyone is on board with a fresh people in the middle of the pandemic. Hello im christine will go out welcome to the program chancellor im going to machall say germany must continue to show discipline in the face of the pandemic she told part of and the lifting of some lockdown restrictions were too hasty and she fears the country might stay on to its recent gains if people became complacent about physical distancing shes also calling for a Big European Union budget to support economic recovery in the block. Across germany more people of venturing out we have to the 16 german states agreed to relax certain restrictions on movement some shops are slowly reopening albeit with restrictions. Facemasks are now obligatory on public transport as well as in stores in some states but easing restrictions runs the risk of complacency addressing the bundestag on thursday germ
Damage. China near a takeover of the airline hna, saying it wants to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Cruise passengers return. The first batch of hong kong residents from the diamond princess are due back in the city today, but there is lingering confusion about their arrival. U. S. Attorney general william barr tries to invoke an old law that protected tech companies. Ike google and Facebook Paul nothing has been happening released since you have been gone. Lets check in on futures in asia today. New zealand already trading at the moment. X higher by a quarter of 1 . 1 in by 1 5 of australia. 771 millioned profits. Pretty flat. Qantas seeing an impact from coronavirus. Few catalysts to watch out for. Aussie jobs expected to rise a little and china expected to cut its loan prime rate. We have machine tool orders out of japan as well. Emily i want to look at where u. S. Markets closed today. Lets get to bloombergs taylor riggs in san francisco. Taylor risk on across the
To the risks christiane managed to catch up with matthew walk to get his view on the future of regulation in the thin tech space so much content to fit in just 27 minutes can we do it just watch lets go to the 1st strike in more than 10 years by the United Auto Workers union leads our global report today as 46000 workers at General Motors bring production to a halt at 55 plants across the United States the current contract between workers represented by the u. A. W. And bosses at g. M. Expired saturday night and the decision to extend not to extend the previous agreement and extend instead strike was made by a unanimous vote of the u. A. W. Regional leaders u. A. W. Workers are determined to draw the line on wages Health Insurance Cost Increases and management exploitation of temp positions the action by u. A. W. Workers does not affect their status under existing collective bargaining agreements with the other 2 of the. Big 3 u. S. Automakers ford and chrysler g. M. Workers so against
Current currencies continue to disrupt the payments space governments are waking up to the risks christiane managed to catch up with matthew walk to get his view on the future of regulation in the thin tech space so much content to fit in just 27 minutes can we do it just watch lets go to the 1st strike in more than 10 years by the United Auto Workers union leads our global report today as 46000 workers at General Motors bring production to a halt at 55. 00 plants across the United States the current contract between workers represented by the u. A. W. And bosses at g. M. Expired saturday night and the decision to axe to not to extend the previous agreement and extend instead strike was made by a unanimous vote of the u. A. W. Regional leaders u. A. W. Workers are determined to draw the line on wages Health Insurance Cost Increases and management exploitation of temp positions the action by u. A. W. Workers does not affect their status under. Existing collective bargaining agreements w