Dreamers. We will look at their fight against the trump administrations immigration crackdown. Plus, the lowdown on the latest arrivals at the pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Not athletes, but an orchestra from north korea, sent over the border to perform at the Opening Ceremony. Can they bring a little harmony to the troubled peninsula . Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. Germanys main Political Parties have finally agreed to a deal to form a coalition government. They made the announcement in berlin after another session of allnight talks, another grueling game of giveandtake, four months after the countrys elections. Both Angela Merkel and her social democrat counterpart Martin Schulz said the agreement is the only way to safeguard german stability. Reporter after a marathon 34 hours of negotiations, it is all strained smiles for the wouldbe coalition partners. With a working compromise achieved, relief from the chancellor. I am convinced that the Coalition Agreement we
Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9am in seoul, where, days before the start of the winter olympics, some of the athletes have been taking part in warm up matches. Not a big deal, but when its a team made up of north and south koreans, the world takes notice. A joint womens Ice Hockey Team played a friendly against sweden. Its being seen as a sign of reconciliation. Laura bicker reports from seoul. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a political drama, or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden, willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history, and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched. Ifeel so good because i felt the passion of the players, and it felt like we were one together. It was very meaningful to all of us, and especially for my son, it was a very meaningful event. But this teams formation has been controversial. The south korean hockey
Its 8am in singapore. Midnight in london and 9am in seoul where just days before the start of the Winter Olympics some of the athletes have been taking part in warm up matches. Not a big deal, but when its a team made up of north and South Koreans the world takes notice. A joint womens Ice Hockey Team played a friendly against sweden its being seen as a sign of reconciliation. In another move north koreas sending its highest ranking official for years to the south, leading a delegation on friday. Laura bicker reports from seoul. Fierce and determined, the korean players head onto the rink to prove they are notjust pawns in a political drama, or an experiment in sports diplomacy. They fight hard against high ranking sweden, willed on by a crowd eager to witness a piece of history, and waving the flag of a unified korea. Translation i was so touched. Ifeel so good because i felt the passion of the players, and it felt like we were one together. It was very meaningful to all of us, and es
In global news, business, and sport. And as per usual, you can be part of the conversation. Today were asking what do you make of the White Knuckle ride on Financial Markets . Is this a correction or panic . What are you doing with your money . Comments to bbcthebriefing. So, lets get started. Fasten your seatbelts, the turbulent ride for the worlds Financial Markets is far from over and now traders here in europe are gearing up for a stressful day. In the us, the dowjones index closed, 4. 6 lower. During the trading day on wall street, it saw its biggest decline in history, extending sharp losses at the end of last week, when strong wage growth raised the prospect of accelerated Interest Rate rises. The malaise has already spread to asia. The nikkei is down over 5 and the hang seng is down over 4. 5 . The dow lost over 1,100 points and a quarter of the trump rally has now been wiped out. Ill have an expert view with me in the studio in a moment, but first this report from katie silver
Stock market index. The dow closed down more than 4 over a 1000 points the biggest one day point fall in history. Investors are reacting to the latest data on wages in the us, which suggest bigger Interest Rate rises might be on the way. Katie silver reports. Little did they know, they were ringing in the bell on what was to be the worst day on wall street in a decade. The Dow Jones Industrial average, which measures the performance of 30 major companies, fell by an unprecedented 1,175 points. And it wasnt the only index to tumble. The nasdaq composite dropped almost 3. 8 , while the s p 500 lost more than 4 , its biggest drop since 2011. The trouble began last friday when new figures showed wages in the us were growing faster than expected. Investors predict that a rise in salaries will cause more people to spend more, pushing up inflation. And if theres a rise in inflation, the Us Federal Reserve will hike Interest Rates, which the market doesnt like. The wall street plunge isnt a go