For thanksgiving. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua here in london. The markets are little bit on the move. On the one hand, we have a vaccine and encouraging news from the pharmaceutical companies. I am looking forward to catching up with the roche chief executive on the treatment out there. On the other hand, we get infections rising in the latest one from the cdc, saying lees try not to travel for tryksgiving please not to travel for thanksgiving. U. S. Futures are actually down. The dollar edging up somewhat. If you look at, you know, health and industrial shares, they seem to be rallying here in the u. K. , and i want to show you yields on the spanish bond. I think we will have that board shortly, so we will bring you that, but you can see in general, it is a twoway system for what the market is looking at. Now lets get to the bloomberg first word news in london with leighann gerrans. Hi, leighann. Leighann hi, francine. Over in georgi
Al this is al jazeera live from doha youre watching our continuing u. S. Election coverage including. Supposed to celebrate bidens win across the country including the wattles. By donald trump and his supporters a defiant president showing no signs of conceding as he prepares to challenge ballot counts in several states. That hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who have had a rocky relations with trump. Joe biden has declared victory in the u. S. Elections earlier he and his running mate carla harris. Addressed the nation from his home state of delaware he spoke of uniting a country that has seen deep divisions with a pandemic and racial unrest from dominating headlines a White House Correspondent Kelly Holcomb reports. Addressing the nation for the 1st time as president elect joe biden spoke to a divided america and appealed for unity. People of this nation have spoken. They delivered us a clear victory we won with the most roads ever crash
Corona has taken a toll on the cultural sector including on the summer festivals is back in still rocking in germany. Feel comfy. Whats it like in venice where there have been more fish than overseas tourists. How is moscows art scene reviving after the strike lockdown. And how salzburg celebrating the 100th anniversary of its festival a cultural tour of europe and the time of. It may seem as if bull is normal on stage in salzburg austria with the on some of those performing Richard Strauss opera electra but there are strict safety rules in place at the festival and its hardly normal outside salzburg is not as it was the city is almost empty the atmosphere in city. This was not have a summer Music Festivals 100th anniversary was supposed to be. But its a minor miracle that the festival is happening at all with the covert 19 pandemic 1st of all president head start law made it possible. To insist i would have been ashamed of our current us if wed not had a festival this year. After all
Control of what was the u. S. Consulate in the in the city of chengdu outrage supported closed any worsening diplomatic dispute. Thank you very much for joining us from the americas to Europe South Asia and australia countries around the world are facing increases in corona virus infections more than 16000000 people have been diagnosed with cold 1000 since the pandemic began 4300000. 00 are in latin america which a World Health Organization has designated the new at the center most are in brazil mexico and argentina and is on the run is in colombia another latin American Country causing concern. According to the paramedic and Health Organization the pandemic across the region is throwing no signs of slowing down but experts there are particularly worried the 5 countries brazil and mexico of course but also colombia where we are argentina piru and to a lesser extent also cheetah were things of eased up a bit of course brazil remains the main hot spot this week theyve been reporting more
In the philippines against president rodrigo tatty as he begins outlining his latest violence for the nation and china takes control of what was the u. S. Consulate in the city of chengdu after its order to close any worsening diplomatic disputes. At least one person has been killed during antigovernment protests in iraqs capital baghdad its the 1st fatality jaring demonstration since Prime Minister mostafa to me was sworn into office 2 months ago protesters are angry about corruption unemployment and Poor Public Services iraq has seen months of on race as it struggles with an economic crisis and political instability simona 14 is in baghdad with more. What appears to have happened last night based on our conversations with a few protesters in baghdad square is that a group of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to march in direction of another nearby square which is when Security Forces and the cording to the protesters plain clothed officials opened fire using live ammunition and bi