over and uganda, in east africa, the dictator idi amin was in power and in1972 he dictator idi amin was72 he announced plans to expel the country's asian population. about 60,000 people we re population. about 60,000 people were given 90 days to leave the country. we had 90 days to sort everything out and get out of the country, and he sort of made an impression that if we didn't get out on time, we would be sitting on fire. estimated there are more than 12,000 towns and villages like this and this and uganda and in every one of them the government is pressing its campaign against the asian traders. the asian community was really close—knit, so all the asian shops went in and rolled together and we all knew each other. each family and all the kids knew each other. we we re the kids knew each other. we were not well off but we were co mforta ble. were not well off but we were comfortable. people started rushing to the embassies and my dad had to sign everything over, assets and his business, over, assets and his business, over to the ugandan bank. we we re over to the ugandan bank. we we

the moment idi amin expelled thousands of ugandan asians in the 1970s. germany's reichstag in fabric. but first, we go back to a defining moment in modern chinese history. in 1989, the chinese army opened fire on tens of thousands of students in tiananmen square in the centre of beijing. they had been demonstrating for weeks, demanding greater political freedom. dan wang was one of the protest leaders. this is his account of what happened. newsreel: the noise of gunfire rose from all over the centre of peking. translation: someone called us from a phone box in a street near tiananmen square. he said the gunmen had opened fire on the students. i've never thought anything like that would happen. i was in shock. the troops have been firing indiscriminately, but still, there are thousands of people on the streets who will not move back. translation: we immediately organised about 200 students to go to tiananmen square to support the others, but all the main roads were blocked by the army lorries. i was in my first year in peking university. i was 20 years ol

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.ator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut as protesters call for reform — donors have pledged $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital, after tuesday's devastating explosion. the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai is arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces. he's detained under the bejing's national security law. anti—government protests have broken out in cities across belarus after exit polls reported a sweeping victory for the long—time, authoritarian president alexander lu kashenko. state run television said he won nearly 80% of the vote. the opposition says that that vote was rigged. across belaru

and flooded the market with fresh cash then he installed credit financed economic stimulus programs amin wanted to make japanese society its legal system and labor market more business friendly one objective to get more women into the workforce thereby increasing productivity he called his program abby nomics using other nomics i will increase jobs and incomes and revitalize the countryside while making citizens' livelihoods better. and it worked at least in the beginning abi nomics temporarily boosted the confidence of the japanese economy and japan's citizens but after the initial highs the stock markets in japan plummeted sharply abby nomics couldn't strengthen the economy in a sustainable way as g.d.p. during avi's term in office shows the risks of abi nomics may outweigh the benefits but over leveraging the economy to the point of sovereign bankruptcy. not to mention the loss of confidence on capital markets. now for more i'm joined by professor jeff kingston director of asian studies at temple university japan he joins us in tokyo good to have you with us you probably just heard ou

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united arab emirates and israel have announced an historic peace deal, brokered by the united states. britain is imposing a fourteen day quarantine on all arrivals from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. in lebanon, lawmakers confirmed the country's state of emergency after last week's deadly explosion in the capital, beirut. about a quarter—of—a—million people remain homeless, and many are still not accounted for. protests calling for change within the lebanese leadership have continued. the government has resigned but remains in a caretaker capacity, and there are growing calls for the international community to interven

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idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president trump is escorted from a white house briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. protests on the streets of beirut — as the entire lebanese government steps down — after last week's catastrophic explosion. a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, agnes chow, has become the latest figure detained under the new national security law. it follows the arrest earlier of the prominent activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, who was detained over allegations of collusion with foreign powers. in total eleven people were arrested on monday. the situation in hong kong has become increasingly intense — so much so that activ

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is a betrayal of the palestinian cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. on monday, hong kong media tycoon,jimmy lai, was arrested in a scene that shocked many. his newspaper offices were raided by hundreds of police. mr lai, the founder of the apple daily, is the most high—profile person to be detained under a controversial new security law. hejoined me from hong kong, a short time ago, in one of his first media interviews sin

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.audi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, our main headline this hour: i'm lewis vaughan jones. the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is betrayal of the palestinian cause. on monday, hong kong media tycoon,jimmy lai, was arrested in a scene that shocked many. his newspaper offices were raided by hundreds of police. mr lai, the founder of the apple daily, is the most high—profile person to be detained under a controversial new security law. he'sjoining me now from hong kong, in one of his first media interviews after being released on bail. thank you very much for speaking to us here on the bbc. thank you for having me. you are thank you for

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it's a betrayal of the palestinian cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. the us government has accused yale university of illegally discriminating against white and asian american applicants. an investigation by the department ofjustice concluded the ivy league university had breached civil rights law in its undergraduate admissions process by favouring black and hispanic applicants. the university has denied the accusations and says diversi

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris. the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for firs time, as running mates. more anger in belarus over the allegations of vote—rigging in sunday's election. the re—elected president has dismissed protesters as "criminals and the unemployed". doctors in the lebanese capital are warning that many of beirut‘s children will carry the physical and psychological scars of last week's explosion into adulthood. as many as 80,000 children have been made homeless, according to unicef. this report from rami ruhayem. you may find some of it distressing. this is yara, a quiet li—year—old who likes to play alone. she wa

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.audi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. at a virtual meeting, european union foreign ministers move closer to imposing sanctions on belarus. there've been queues at the french port of calais as britons scramble to return home, before new uk quarantine measures on france come into force. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken forfuel for fuel shipments forfuel shipments from for fuel shipments from iran to venezuela. the justice for fuel shipments from iran to venezuela. thejustice department said it was the largest seizure of iranian oil ever made by the us authorities. it's at the cargo from f

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.xile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: police and anti—government demonstrators in the lebanese capital, beirut, have clashed for a second night as anger continues in the country following tuesday's massive explosion. police in hong kong have arrested seven people including the prominent pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai. he's thought to be the most high profile person to be arrested under a controversial new national security law. there have been another 19 deaths from covid—i9 in australia in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level four lockdown. me

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.e lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut as protesters call for reform — donors have pledged $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital, after tuesday's devastating explosion. police in hong kong have arrested seven people including jimmy —like, thought to be the most high—profile person arrested under controversial new security laws. there have been another 19 deaths from covid—19 in australia in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 — which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level 4 lockdown. meanwhile new zealand has gone 100 days without recording a local

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the top story: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken in saying that schools should reopen this autumn. those decisions are being made at a local level. take the example of one school in the state of georgia. education administrations are doing damage control after a picture of a crowded hallway went viral. our us correspondent larry madowo has the story. a heated meeting between the parents, teachers and the officials of the board of education. the 28,000 students in this district were among the first to retur

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.a, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. there have been queues at the french port of calais — as britons scramble to return home before new uk quarantine measures come into force. in the united states, president trump has been outspoken in saying that schools should reopen this autumn. those decisions are being made at a local level, but weighing safety and educational development is one of the toughest calls teachers, parents and students are having to make. take the example of one school in the state of georgia. education administrations are doing damage control

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.uried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: strikes spread across belarus as unrest over the disputed presidential election grows. the european union is moving closer to imposing sanctions. ceremonies have taken place in tokyo as japan marks 75 years since its defeat in the second world war. as the us presidential election gets closer, and the coronavirus outbreak in america continues to spread, there's been an increased focus on using postal votes. there are questions over whether the us postal service, or usps, could cope with the increased demand. the usps says some states have reported election mail volumes which are ten times higher than any previous year. it's advising several states

idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80.ved in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it is betrayal of the palestinian cause. britain is imposing a fourteen day quarantine on all arrivals from france and the netherlands, after a surge in coronavirus cases in recent weeks. coronavirus deaths in the us are nearing i70—thousand, the highest in the world. the director of the center for disease control has warned of dire consequences if americans don't follow recommendations, which includes wearing masks. but, this has become an increasingly divisive issue in a country that has now reported more than five—point—two million infections. from southern californ

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.le since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris — as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. russia claims to have become the first country in the world to have developed a coronavirus vaccine that offers ‘sustainable immunity‘. president putin says it‘s got regulatory approval after less than two months of tests on humans. scientists though are sceptical about the vaccine. our medical correspondent fergus walsh explains why. i think the name of the vaccine tells you about the politics about it a

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.re he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. prosecutors in mexico have accused the former president, enrique pena nieto, of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the brazilian construction company odebrecht to buy votes in congress. the allegations are based on the testimony of emilio lozoya, the former head of the state oil company pemex and previously one of the most powerful figures in mexico. will grantjoins me from h

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.ince being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. more anger in belarus over the allegations of vote—rigging in sunday's election. the re—elected president has dismissed protesters as "criminals and the unemployed". a newly published scientific study says at least 800 people have died around the world as a result of coronavirus—related misinformation in the first three months of this year. the paper, published in the american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene says more than 5800 more were hospitalised as a result of false information they had seen on social media. the authors say r

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.di arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: president trump has been escorted from a white house briefing — after security shot an armed suspect, outside the building. protests on the streets of beirut as the entire lebanese government steps down in the wake of last week's catastrophic explosion. the world has reached a disturbing new milestone in the number of coronavirus cases. according tojohns hopkins university, their aggregated tally has become the main reference for monitoring the disease, the global number of covid—i9 cases has reached 20 million. the total number of global coronavirus deaths stands at 733,103. the united states has suffered the most deaths at 163,331, while there have been 101,0

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. arabia, where he lived in exile 2 billion people around the world have seen the last it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, this as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. some western scientists have expressed concern that a covid—19 vaccine developed in russia has been approved for use there, despite clinical trials not being complete. the vaccine for covid—19 was approved by the russian health ministry after less than two months of testing on humans. the world health organisation said the drug wouldn't be made available globally until more tests had been carried out. the opposition candidate in the presidential election in bela

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. the country's president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. the uk has fallen into its largest recession on record because of the coronavirus lockdown. it contracted by more than 20% between april and june, the biggest slump of any major global economy. the recession, defined as six months in a row of falling output, is the first since the 2008 financial crash. the uk's finance minister, the chancellor rishi sunak, said the figures confirmed hard times are here

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.a, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: anger on the streets of beirut. protesters call for reform as donors pledge $300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital after tuesday's devastating explosion. protestors and police face off in belarus after pro—government exit polls suggest another landslide win for the authoritarian president lukashenko. 0pposition leaders say the election was rigged. hundreds of volunteers in mauritius havejoined efforts to stop a huge oil spill from reaching the island's pristine beaches. they have been creating large net barriers stuffed with straw and plastic bottles. a thousand tons of oil have spilt from a japanese—owned ship which ran aground two weeks ago. tanya dendri

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.le since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... joe biden and kamala harris — the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. so let's stay with that story now. joel k. goldstein is emeritus professor of law at the saint louis university. i asked him what his thoughts are on kamala harris being picked asjoe biden‘s running mate. i think it's an historic moment in american politics —— kamala. it's the first time that a presidential candidate who's had a better than 50% chance of winning has chosen a woman as his running mate. the two previous occasions when there was a woman on the ticket both instances were cases where the ticket was in desperate straits. and nee

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.di arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator, kamala harris, as his running mate for november's us election. ceremonies have been held in the lebanese capital, beirut, to mark the moment a week ago when the city was hit by a devastating explosion. two of hong kong's biggest opponents to china's new security law have been released on bail. the activist agnes chow and the entrepreneur, jimmy lai, were arrested under the new law which is being used to silence those within hong kong who criticise either china or hong kong's pro—beijing ruling class. paul hawkins has more. freedom for now. media tycoon jimmy lai released o

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.eing overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden and kamala harris, the democratic candidates for us president and vice president, appear together in public for first time, as running mates. anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. the country's president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. france has reported a big jump in the number of new virus infections. at least 2,500 people have tested positive in the past 2a hours, more than a thousand higher than yesterday. it's a post—lockdown daily record. and germany has recorded its biggest daily increase in cases in more than three months. more than 1200 new cases in 2a hours. 0fficials blame the rise, in part, on people returning from holidays. gre

i amine: the ceo saying, thrilled to be leading virgin galactic. this is back to a certain extent of a company folding into another. earnings totally loss of $54 million compared to a loss of 63 in 2020. that does it to -- does it for "the closing bell." "what'd you miss?" is up next. is to lapping up? -- where is talapia. this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg's world headquarters in new york, i am caroline hyde. what'd you miss is another record for the nasdaq. money piling into technology stocks overall. the market continuing in this risk on feel as some economic dataame in -- economic came in better than expected. president trump says he is looking into the possibility of a second order for stimulus. president trump threatens to ban the chinese backed app tiktok. first, looking at earnings. of grandtion in terms theft auto really helping to push take two stocks higher. everyone is at home using these games. nba basketball franchise also doing particularly well. taylor: shares of version galactic. , zeroe is unchanged dollars. but they are posting a los

bloomberg's has seen the amin spoke with bps ceo. >> the recovery appears to be underway and appear stronga. we will see uncertainty in the way the rest of the world recovers. our broader economic forecast is for to take about a year for the world to get back to pre-covid levels of economic activity, and two or three years to get back on the trajectory we otherwise would have been on. that is the broad economic outlook. in terms of iron ore itself, demand remain strong in china. , that appears to be holding up quite well. on the supply side, we will see more supply coming to market for our competitors as we get past some of their challenges, but our strategy of been cost supplier and improving quality and delivering continuous improvement holds. that is the winning strategy. you expect oil prices to average $100 a ton next year? >> i do not want to give an exact position. if we see more supply, we could see a retracement in prices. bhp has other commodities in the portfolio and as the rest of the world recovers we expect that will result in more favorable market dynamics. the resilience of

haslinda: i'm haslinda amin. the s&p and the nasdaq posted yet another record.dingerome powell more dovish at jackson hole. the nikkei 225 coming back from a large break, stocks rising, led by banks after powell singled for long, easy policy. yet at a two week low. the spi among the best gainers sq, airlines 2%, reversing and the kospi up by 1%. it does seem like positive sentiment mostly here in asia. we got the chinese conglomerates posting a sharp drop in first-half profit, coronavirus and economic uncertainty that came with that two-way on earnings. the chairman are optimistic about the recovery with a covid-19 vaccine expected. let's bring in tom mackenzie, with an exclusive interview. tom: the top line from this was it was brutal inflation, net income 74%. this is a major conglomerate and have major operations in 16 countries. part of their portfolio invested in finance, health care,, travel brands that fall under, including thomas cook, club med, also health care interests, pharmaceutical companies, even an english football club. the revenue came from ove

driver is heading out on a journey through western europe long distance driving has been defined amin's life now for nearly 6 years. i did enjoy doing it even though there are moments when i would like to be home. but every job requires sacrifices or will last about truck drivers like him now worry that the. new trucking laws could mean even more sacrifices starting now drivers have to return home after 3 to 4 weeks on the road and their weekend rest will have to be spent in hotel people by the company no longer in the cabins of their trucks these measures are intended to improve working conditions in an industry where drivers often spend months on the road but many of the roughly 60000 remaining truck drivers working in western europe feel discriminated against not only does distance separate them from the western markets tonight the hungarian border crossing illustrates another disadvantage. the mania is part of the e.u. but still not a member of the schengen zone which allows freedom of movement without border controls across most of the block each time romanian truck drivers leave t

haslinda: and i'm haslinda amin in singapore. let's get straight to the markets.have asia in the positive, reversing yesterday's losses, tracking the gains in the u.s. the loss of technology drives sentiment with the nasdaq after a record, even though jobless claims rose to more than aluminum. we have the asia pac index up by 9/10 of 1%. the tech index here in asia, standard gains to about 1.5% right now, recovering from an almost 3% umbel yesterday, with kia and samsung posting there were state since the cell of an march. march.off in let's bring in our guest. take us through the movements in the markets right now. where did they go from here -- do they go from here? >> hi, haslinda. see continued ups and downs in the markets. they are not upset -- accepted enable market. the uncertainty -- in a bull market. there are things to remember about what really has brought some markets to where we are. way, andery is on the we are not going back to the recession. remain.rating will we had some of the jobless claims in the u.s. that means -- haslinda: we have to leave it

inflate the collapsed alveoli that involves many risks then comes the 2nd phase of the disease the amine face. too many immune cells have been activated and this can lead to blood clots in the tiny palm unary blood vessels and that means even less oxygen in the blood making the heart work harder to pump it around the body. as a method of last resort to the blood can be enriched with oxygen outside the body and then return to the bloodstream. if the immune response remains in overdrive the situation escalates now it's not so much the viruses that are the problem but the cells of our immune system. they flood the body with inflammatory signaling substances. that leads to cracks and leaks in the blood vessel walls fluid escapes and blood pressure drops. more and more cells out here to the walls of the blood vessels blocking them and triggering mini strokes in various organs such as the liver kidneys heart and lungs blood pressure permits the heart rate rises but that no longer helps the organs are not being adequately supplied the result multiple organ failure. and the health of trees and f

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: democratic presidential candidatejoe biden teams up with his new election running mate, kamala harris, to launch their bid for the white house. no holiday from coronavirus across much of europe — as cases surge, governments are trying to salvage something from this summer's tourism and holiday trade. the president of belarus has dismissed the people protesting against his re—election as ‘criminals and unemployed.‘ violent demonstrations have been held since alexander lu kashenko's victory, which several groups say was rigged. after a third night of residents against protest against the president came protest against the police. to the sound of car horns in the several hundred women wearing wh

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.here he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: lebanese protest against corruption — as the world bank says there'll be new systems to deliver aid to the people. protests in cities across belarus after official exit polls say president alexander lukashenko has secured another term in office. an africa eye undercover investigation has revealed that some staff in ghana's hospitals have been selling vital ppe for personal profit. more than 2,000 medical workers in ghana have been infected by coronavirus. the country has faced a severe lack of essential protective equipment like face shields, masks and suits. undercover reporter anas aremeyaw anas shows how some are profiteering at the expense of their colleague's lives.

idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80.here he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: making history — the black senator kamala harris is chosen as the running mate for the us democratic presidential candidate, joe biden. protests over the disputed presidential election in belarus continue as the main opposition leader flees the country after challenging the result. it's been more than a week since an explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut, left more than 200 people dead and thousands more without homes. with a lack of support from the state, it has fallen upon charities to provide assistance with clearing the rubble, as well as providing food, shelter and medical care. one charity that has been helping is caritas and the director of the lebanon branch

driver is heading out on a journey through western europe long distance driving has been stiffened amin's life now for nearly 6 years. i really enjoyed doing it even though there are moments when i would like to be home. but every job requires sacrifices. that truck drivers like him now worry that the new new trucking laws could mean even more sacrifices starting now drivers have to return home after 3 to 4 weeks on the road with their weekend rest will have to be spent in hotel p. from bed to company no longer in the cabins of their trucks these measures are intended to improve working conditions in an industry where drivers often spend months in the room but many of the roughly 60000 remaining truck drivers working in western europe feel discriminated against not only does distance separate them from the western markets tonight the hungarian border crossing illustrates another disadvantage. the mania is part. the e.u. but still not a member of the schengen zone which allows freedom of movement without border controls across most of the block each time romanian truck drivers leave their

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i am haslinda amin. welcome to "bloomberg markets: asia." >> i am rishaad salamat it. succeed shinzo abe includes a former defense minister, japan's longest-serving secretary. critics say abe failed to deliver on most of his initial promises. clock is the tiktok ticking but there could be new obstacles. disposal of its u.s. assets may -- china clamps down on a sales abroad. -- ai sales abroad. rishaad: asia's richest man looking to dominate in the retail industry. group intends to take the battle to amazon and walmart. haslinda: asian markets extending gains for the day, currently at two-year highs. we are looking at possibly a rotation into beaten-down stocks. that is what some analysts are saying. inching up 1%, getting a lift since 2016. china pmi's showing recovery even if at a slower pace. we have the asx 200 index up .2% , set for a fifth straight months of gains. we are watching -- we are keeping a watch on australia bancshares which are trading higher. it is sticking to rates to buy the wealth management unit for national australia bank and dollar-yen at 105. i

. >> she can do it all, amin trical storms la ct to come a pack aor we are tracking the latest on thoseo right now as the president prepares to kick off the republican national convention just a few hours from now, a major shake-up in his inner circle breaking overnight. kellyanne conway, his senior adviser, announcing she's leaving the trump administration citing concerns about her family. >>> and on what would have been kobe bryant's 42nd birthday, the los angeles dodgers honored the nba legend by wearing his lakers jersey before sunday's game against colorado. the dodgers went out and hit seven home runs and won 11-3. we'll have much more on how the lakers will be honoring kobe as well coming up in our next hour. >> that was a great tribute right there. >>> we move on to the latest on those shocking audiotapes dividing the trump family. in a series of conversations taped by the president's niece mary trump, you hear the president's sister, retired federal judge maryanne trump barry, calling her brother a lying cruel man with no principles. the white house forced to respond on the eve