annmarie: andrey halford -- andy halford, standard chartered cfo, thank you for your time.up, axa expects earnings to rebound in the coming year after profit took a hit from covid related claims. more details next with the ceo. ♪ manus: this is daybreak: europe. the earnings from axa, expecting an earnings rebound to come this year after profit was hit from covid-related claims in 2020. in an attempt to put a lid on a rough year, the company presented a new strategic plan. the insurer is now focused on its health business. thomas buberl is the ceo. you talk about confidence. explain to the market where that is grounded and how it will drive a rebound. good morning. thomas: good morning. we were obviously hit last year by covid, due to the fact that we had to a significant claims, $1.5 billion. it was a year of high natural catastrophe. all of this is a one-time affect since we have re-underwritten the contracts and look forward to a year that is much better where we can focus on building our business and getting back to profit levels we have seen precrisis. annmarie: what h

the article didn't go down so well not surprising did it ever occur to halford and that she may have been wrong that the political beliefs she holds do more harm than good or at least not as much good as she thinks that the people with whom she disagrees politically may not be bad individuals. she should consider that in the country helping you neighbors is not smelly could dizzy extended to one some tribe he says survival tactic the new book probably doesn't expect some happens thank you but if you need his help i think he did expect that bridge in your halford in writes about politics for the l.a. times and about culture for wired she wrote a book called magic and loss and was praised as a public intellectual for the 21st century and one of the finest living writers for english prose but her recent article lamenting the evil of her trouble supporting neighbors offering a helping hand is getting her widely shamed online the article is said to be a sign of the times and a sign of how divided americans really are. years ago american schoolchildren were taught the golden rule do unto o

that they aim to hold new elections and say they want peace the comments comus military intensifies halfords to quell a popular uproar. against his coup earlier this month protesters have taken to the streets of the country's 2nd largest city monday and go on for another day to call for the release of the detained leader aung sun suu kyi un special envoy to myanmar has told the country's military junta it will face quote severe consequences for any crackdown on protesters. let's bring in journalist dave gribbohm here he's covered myanmar extensively and joins us now from kuala lumpur the military the protesters and the u.n. are all turning up the heat in myanmar how do you read the situation there now it's interesting the military shows no signs of backing down the demonstrators so no signs of backing down u.s. clearly supporting the demonstrators here most of all of us here's what stands out the most to me and what you see on the ground. it's this government work stoppage so many government employees refuelling to work for the south if this continues to pick up momentum and grow and more on

doesn't expect some evidence thank you but if you need his help i think he'd expect that bridge in your halford and writes about politics for the l.a. times and about culture for wired she wrote a book called magic and loss and was praised as a public intellectual for the 21st century and one of the finest living writers for english prose but her recent article lamenting the evil of her trouble supporting neighbors offering a helping hand is getting her widely shamed online the article is said to be a sign of the times and a sign of how divided americans really are i would love to see neighbors who small lone tractors all get together and put the stone back in should draw a way that would just feel right my trump called neighbors blasted my biden harrison with a shotgun a couple of days after i put it up on my yacht i don't care if they plow my driveway i'll never unite with somebody who uses a shotgun to discuss politics i know a professor who would shovel up his elderly neighbor's driveway she put up his trump sign in 2016 he stuffs blowing juice story years ago american school children were

coup earlier this month the junta has deployed extra troops across the country as it intensifies halfords to quell a popular uprising. local media reported that security forces opened fire to disperse crowds in the city of mandalay on monday and there are fears the situation could escalate despite international attention. mian mars' military junta has sent in the big guns soldiers are patrolling the streets a sign that the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters could escalate since this month's coup the military has given itself sweeping powers allowing it to detain people without court order. you know the way that you know if you've done it today here we can see military vehicles not police security like before they've tightened security at the central bank because this is the mainstream of the country's money in circulation they are afraid the central bank will stop working so that's why they have deployed the military vehicles here almost the ability. but the demonstrators are not intimidated bank employees have joined engineers doctors students and even soccer players and refusing to g