Interview with former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.
14 Jan 06:00 ET, 11:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/PORTUGAL (TV)
Lisbon residents, businesses react to new COVID-19 lockdown
Lisbon residents and businesses react to the government s announcement of a new lockown to fight a worrying rise in coronavirus infections.
14 Jan 09:00 ET, 14:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/GERMANY-INSTITUTE (PIX) (TV)
Head of Germany s Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases speaks to reporters
Lothar Wieler, president of Germany s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, speaks to reporters one day after Health Minister Jens Spahn dashed hopes the country would be able to lift all coronavirus lockdown curbs at the beginning of February.
Fed’s Kaplan says will be time to pull back on bond buying when economic recovery is clear: WSJ
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank s headquarters in Dallas
(Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said he believes it will be time for the central bank to start pulling back on its bond-buying stimulus efforts when it is clear the economy is recovering strongly, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/feds-kaplan-says-it-will-be-time-to-taper-bond-buying-when-economy-is-clearly-recovering-11608321511?mod=latest headlines on Friday.
Kaplan told the Journal he supports extending Fed emergency-lending efforts, targeting main street firms and offering support for displaced workers.