nation recorded its highest cope with 1000 death toll the chairman of the australian mining company rio tinto says he will step down next year following criticism over the destruction of aboriginal rock shelters this kind of behavior is not acceptable we will not countenance it we will not tolerate it and the u.s. and the e.u. impose sanctions on russia for the poisoning of opposition politician alexei navalny. hello thanks for joining us charges are mounting against me and mars deposed leaders a month after the military seized power the lawyer for ousted president when men says he's now being charged with breaching the constitution which is punishable by up to 3 years in prison he was arrested along with democratically elected head of government. who's also facing several charges meanwhile protesters are still defying an escalating crackdown to demand an end to the military. take over it's lunch time right now but are ready to hear gas has been fired in confrontations between security forces and demonstrators at least 21 people have been killed in weeks of protests most of them on sunday sco

the chairman of australia's rio tinto says he will step down next year after his mining company destroyed aboriginal rock shelters. hello thanks for joining us we're hearing reports that several people have been killed that anti coup protests across me in mar police backed by soldiers have been trying to break up demonstrations in many cities protestors across the country are defying an escalating crackdown it's a demand an end to the military takeover let's get an update from scott haidar who's joining us from bangkok scott what more you hearing about these reports of protesters killed. that he we're hearing reports from several different cities across myanmar that protesters have been killed by live rounds a lot of them have been kind of trickling out throughout the day we don't know exactly how many yet because they still need to be confirmed but we know at least 4 have been killed possibly up to 7 these are coming from different cities yang gone one of them the largest city in. mandalay we know that their local media there were saying that 2 were killed and then in other cities multip

the chairman of the australian mining company rio tinto says he will step down next year after criticism for the destruction of aboriginal rock shelter us. the day donald trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol the f.b.i. chief calls it an appalling act of domestic terrorism. hello we're hearing reports 2 people have been killed that an antique to protest the me and maher 2nd largest city of mandalay local media say police backed by soldiers have been trying to break up a demonstration there is across the country are still defying an escalating crackdown to demand an end to the military takeover more than 20 people have been killed during weeks of protests most of them in the past week and that says charges against me and mars deposed leaders continue to mount the ousted president when man has now been charged. urged to a breach in the constitution which is punishable by up to 3 years in prison he was arrested along with the democratically elected head of government who is also facing several charges scott heiler will bring us up to speed with all things me and more he's joining us fro

rio tinto as chairman is to step down next year after the mining company faced an uproar for destroying sacred aboriginal sites. on the japanese government reportedly plans to stop the international fans coming to watch the take care of them pics in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. we begin in myanmar with reports at least 20 people have now been killed an antique 3 protests and what is now the deadliest day since demonstrations began last month police backed by soldiers fired live ammunition in an attempt to break up demonstrations in a number of cities protest as they are defying an increasingly violent crackdown to demand an end to the military takeover scott hyper reports. new tactics and new equipment for the protesters as the crackdown from myanmar security forces escalates. but despite this wednesday's protest again turned deadly with live ammunition being used along with rubber bullets and stun grenades the protesters now wear helmets use homemade shields and even create smoke screens themselves to hide from snipers and gunmen. but when the smoke clears the pr

this video shows the irreversible damage caused by rio tinto when it blew up the ancient you can go drop caves in australia's remote pilbara region. countries be disappearing. nearly a year on after pressure from investors its chairman solomon thompson has announced he won't seek reelection as a board director saying he's ultimately accountable for the caves destruction but he won't be leaving until next year and there coles for him to step down immediately. started thomson was one that i just say i am a coach at that and the. exploration which i am ready to pay the $1.00 that actually you know it's late 3 for. the rock caves contained evidence of human activity 46000 years ago as well as some of the oldest examples of boeing tools in australia rio tinto as chief executive john sebastian jacques has already quit along with other executives some are saved significant payouts despite being forced to leave i believe that there are still some on the board who should be reflecting very carefully about their role in the actions subsequent to the destruction of cape and gold in the enabling of

rio tinto chairman says he'll step down next year in the latest high profile departure from the mining giant for destroying caves sacred to the aboriginal community in australia the destruction of the gorge rock shelters last year sparked a massive public and investor uproar simon thompson says he holds himself accountable for the events 3 senior executives including the c.e.o. have already resigned while the threat from mining to indigenous sites goes beyond the companies are coming under more scrutiny still dozens of mining sites have recently been approved many of them in western australia and queensland that's despite serious concern they're failing to protect some of the 35000 ancient and sacred sites last week the mining firm for its 4 to skew said it regrets clearing a site without allowing community elders to salvage artifacts and perform cultural rights it blamed an administrative error and in the same week mining giant b.h.p. said it was investigating a rock fall that damaged a sacred site in pilbara western australia the area is not part of fits active operations become a ga

the you don't model rio tinto iron ore it was destroyed krystle's free all had to stand down. after period oh of spin doctoring. the there are apologies instance see out because they were countermanded by leaks in the media of what was actually say to make which i can't repay on television because i was so crude. and so now there has been a lot of pressure on the board and there's a huge disappointment in a strike with the the quarterly independent investigative group who are out by a strike and board member of the rio to hold michael a strike. and this our investigation was led by simon thomson. so you saying what actually happened was that the substance of the report was found to be less than accurate and i'm being as large as possible. when more evidence was given to the powell mainstream wire inas a joint commenter a wide range of the destruction of the yukon gold strikes by. and the evidence was laid. that reveal that no react not only with harold's 'd very pertinent into my shin but also the slate mentary inquiry and the strike in public so there were poor opportunities

to be with you thank you and i'm moving on and rio tinto is chairman has announced that he will step down after the australian mining company destroyed ancient aboriginal rock shelters last year the sacred caves have blasted despite warnings of their cultural significance and as nick cage reports there is pressure on the mining giant to do all. this video shows the irreversible damage caused by rio tinto when it blew up the ancient you can go a drop in australia's remote pilbara region. countries be disappearing. nearly a year on after pressure from investors its chairman solomon tolson has announced he won't seek reelection as a board director saying he's ultimately accountable for the caves destruction but he won't be leaving until next year and they're coles for him to step down immediately. started thomson was the one that i just say i am a coach at that and the. explanation which i am ready to pay the $1.00 that actually you know it's late 3 for. the rock caves contained evidence of human activity 46000 years ago as well as some of the oldest examples of boeing tools in australi

it passed, and it gave the land to resolution copper, a subsidiary of mining giants rio tinto and bhp now, with the land set to be privatized, nosie and other groups have recently sued the u.s. government to stop the mine from going forward. the opposition to this project focuses how the mining itself would take place. even the mining company agrees, were the project to proceed, oak flat, and many of the areas around it, would be completely destroyed. resolution copper is planning on using a controversial technique called block cave mining. it will create a crater two miles wide, and 1,000 feet deep. that's large enough to fit the eiffel tower. >> so, all of this that you're looking at here is all in line to collapse, subside, fall, into the earth. >> for decades, the project will meet more than a quarter of the nation's current copper demand. >> reporter: resolution copper did not agree to an interview, but in a statement and in promotional videos like this one, representatives from parent company rio tinto said the mine could provide up to one quarter of the united states' copper de

kathleen: rio tinto -- rio tinto sending executives. it will include a new financing agreement for expansion with underground mining as well as taxes and benefits sharing. rio tinto says it remains committed to working with mongolia to ensure the success of the project. fears that saudi aramco a struggle to reach its dividend next year is being eased -- are being eased. it may even post its payout. -- boost its payout. oil tumbled last year and covid-19 devastated demand prompting lower spending and higher borrowing. haidi: let's take a look at our asian markets. we are seeing trading moving to the upside in new zealand. kiwi stocks up by 1.1 percent. sydney futures also looking like they could reverse a few days of losses. we saw the u.s. moving one step closer to the massive stimulus package. the china data pointing to a future of robust recovery. we did see japanese stocks rebounding on friday. tech stocks in particular snapping a three day losing streak. kospi futures looking like the laggards so far. coming up on daybreak: australi

yesterday, in light of this, late yesterday, the chairman of the board of rio tinto, and another board a check of the weather from, who else, mr. roker. >> guys, let's show you what we have for today wet weather, good news finally, they'll get some rain in los angeles they've had a long time where they haven't had any a system coming off the southeastern atlantic coast. as far as temperatures are concerned, we are looking at cool conditions. 30s as you make your way from the great lakes to northern new england. 70s and 80s in southern florida. texas on into the southwest. for the country today, fairly quiet. again, rain in the southeast for the morning hours. mild in the plains that welcome rain coming in through california sunshine into the pacific north and pacific northwest and the interior west. that's what's going on around the coun >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's look at our seven-day forecast. it will be mostly cloudy to start today because of the rain they're seeing to our south but we are still in for a nice and dry day. that dry weather continues into the

says more money is urgently needed to stop the country tipping into a devastating famine rio tinto chairman says he will resign following an outcry over the firm's destruction of ancient caves in australia simon thompson will step down nearly a year after the mining giant blew up a 46000 year old indigenous site to expand its iron ore operations those are the headlines on al-jazeera the fans who make football is coming up next. thank you. early 1940 s. a man named energy go south alone at a table in a cafe in casablanca morocco. he was troubled. world war 2 was raging and this city was a refuge for many trying to escape the nazi war machine. thousands fled here from europe hoping for safe passage to britain or the united states. but there you go the football coach had concerns of his own he had founded the club to give the poor of ca's a blank of force but it had been usurped by the middle classes. now he planned to take over a small forgotten team and build something that truly belonged to the less fortunate. if he could see it today be amazed at his achievement. there she goes brainchild

struck facilities used by iranian backed groups in syria rio tinto is chairman says he'll step down next year and the latest high profile departure from the mining giant for destroying caves sacred to the aboriginal community in australia the destruction of the yukon gorge rock shelters last year sparked a massive public and investor a poor simon thompson says he holds himself accountable for the events 3 senior executives including the c.e.o. have already resigned a strong earthquake has struck central greece the magnitude $6.00 quake hit near at last so now that's around 400 kilometers from athens tremors were felt across the country it's not yet clear if there has been any serious damage thanks for watching inside story is up next. free at last gunman in northern nigeria release hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls but abductions like these are on the rise so can anything be done to break this cycle this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm rob matheson and nigeria's government is hailing the safe return of the latest group of kidnapped school children gunmen have released 2

or both so narrow poses further restrictions rio tinto chairman says he will resign following an outcry over the firm's destruction of ancient caves in australia simon thompson will step down nearly a year after the mining giant blew up by 46000 year old indigenous site to expand its iron ore operations australia's mining companies have come under increased scrutiny since last may those are the headlines inside story is up next. with a match day arrives the green army comes to light. but football is not all they shout about. a club where society's disenfranchised have the loudest voice. and political dissent take center stage. they come along. those resistance the ultras of russia casablanca the fans who make football on. free at last gunman in northern nigeria release hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls but abductions like these are on the rise so can anything be done to break this cycle this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm rob matheson and nigeria's government is hailing the safe return of the latest group of kidnapped school children gunmen have released 279 girls who

really, it could affect the ability of many of the large miners, rio tinto, bhp, fortescue metals andne coal and other resources in the future. thank ou, resources in the future. thank you. sharanjit _ resources in the future. thank you, sharanjit leyl. _ resources in the future. thank you, sharanjit leyl. we - resources in the future. thank you, sharanjit leyl. we will i you, sharanjit leyl. we will keep a close eye on how that develops. let's get some of the day's other news: the biden administration has warned companies they may have to do more to ensure they are not benefitting from forced labour in china, specifically the uighur population in xinjiang. in the report to congress, the office of the us trade representative also said that washington will engage with its allies to combat forced labour and will consider all its options. the us senate will begin debating presidentjoe biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill this week. that's according to senate majority leader chuck schumer. he did not say when the chamber might vote on the bill. it is expected to be passed. stay w

in a single day more than 1600 but president joy or both so narrow opposes further restrictions rio tinto as chairman says he will resign following an outcry over the firm's destruction of ancient caves in australia simon thomson will step down nearly a year after the mining giant blew up a 46000 year old indigenous sites to expand its iron ore operations australia's mining companies have come under increased scrutiny since last may europe today it's with all the headlines on al-jazeera more news after the stream. the pope is said to visit iraq on his boss trip abroad since the coronavirus. won its christian population continues to do window and security issues plague the country. can the pope bring hope to those who see him as an authority. i have the arcadia watching the screen today we're looking at athletes and activism he's an example. of somebody who got a. lot of her i want out. of . here. in just a. little to hurt. her up to the glitter of black lives matter. so that was an n.b.a. video released in june of this year is showing support for the black. and social justice movements we

links to what officials call far right extremism if he is the biggest opposition party in parliament rio tinto as chairman says he'll step down next year and the latest high profile departure from the mining giant for destroying cave sacred to the aboriginal community in a straight the destruction of the you can gorge rock shelters last year sparked a massive public and investor uproar simon thompson says he holds himself accountable for that event 3 senior executives including the c.e.o. have already resigned well those are the headlines for you will be here with more news for you after the stream to stay with us on al-jazeera. 4 months ago violence erupted in ivory coast after a disputed presidential election now it's time to choose members of parliament on march 6th voters cast their ballots could to vote revive the fortunes of the main opposition and how will this affect the region the ivory coast parliamentary election on al-jazeera. i have the arcadia watching the screen today we're looking at athletes and activism he's an example. of somebody got a. lot of her i want to talk. to . her w

mining giant rio tinto has said its chairman simon thompson is to step down.tienjacques and two of his deputies resigned after a public and investor uproar over the destruction last year of a a6,000—year—old sacred aboriginal site. a top nike executive in the us has resigned from the company after 25 years after details about her son's booming sneaker resale business became public. ann hebert, the sportswear giant's general manager for north america, stepped down after a report that her son used a credit card in her name to purchase shoes for his business, which he resold for a profit. nike defended ms hebert�*s conduct, saying she had disclosed her son's west coast streetwear firm in 2018. back now to financial markets and the david and golliath story that rocked wall street earlier this year. there were huge swings in values of a handful of struggling stocks including the games retailer gamestop. at the centre of that volatility was a network of communities on the discussion website reddit which are dedicated to stock trading — called wallstreetbets. gains i

struck facilities used by iranian backed groups in syria rio tinto is chairman says he'll step down next year in the latest high profile departure from the mining giant destroying caves that a sacred to the aboriginal community in australia the destruction of the young rock shelters last year sparked a massive public and investor uproar simon thompson says he holds himself accountable for the event 3 senior executives including the c.e.o. have already resigned a strong earthquake has struck central greece a magnitude $6.00 quake hit me at a so now around 400 kilometers from athens tremors there were felt across the country it's not yet care if there's been any serious damage. and scientists have discovered 3 new varieties of shark that can glow in the dark the luminous fish were found by scientists during a survey of the east coast of new zealand and still unclear what purpose they glow exactly serves or those are the headlines now it's back to al-jazeera world. the health of humanity is at stake a global pandemic requires a global response. w.h.o. is the guardian of global health delive

rio tinto, xd, under pressure because of the metals market. aggreko, abetted m&a -- a bit of m&a.onsortium is looking to take it over. you have another company, platinum, it is circling around. this is a stripping mobile power company -- distributing mobile power company. we are waiting to see how this one will go. looks like of a bidding war underway. the stock up nearly 8% today. alix: we are following the government trying to cushion the impact of the virus on their economies. hola schultz says it will increase -- olaf scholz spoke with bloomberg earlier today. >> they should have been more activity to organize my vaccines, especially if you understand most of the important developments from modern vaccines have been made in europe. two of the three big companies that develop new vaccines, moderna and biontech are from germany. this is a good basis for doing the right things. we are now on the right track and working very hard in all the countries. we are organizing so that this happens as fast as possible. it will be in the short time millions of people that have the ability t

mongolia says talks with rio tinto on the giant copper and gold buying -- goldmine are ongoing. ment says rio is open to terminating and replacing the deal that underpins the underground expansion. it wants to approve the terms of the deal and an independent opinion on its evaluation. shery: we have japan and south korea coming online at the top of the hour. here is sophie with the stocks to watch. sophie: watching retailers on the back of the coupang ipo. looking to overturn a ruling on a factory in the u.s. also keeping and i on korean solar companies after the biden administration noted the trump administration had lawfully removed tariff exemptions for the industry. softbank plans to merge its japanese net businesses with lyme core. zoom projected growth above estimates. we also have korean pmi data along with pmi readings from taiwan after we got production numbers. haidi: coming up, we will ask the goldman-s have -- goldman sachs chief equity -- and the outlook for global manufacturing and commodities with one of the top-ranked forecasters on the terminal. and the market op

rio tinto's chairman will not be seeking reelection in 2010 you -- 2022. ns have a relay the departure of the ceo and other senior executives. the tammany's fruit giant is said to be waiting -- this fruit giant is said to be weighing options. the fried chicken chain competes with kfc. the main fund is seeing near record influence. they added $454 million, the second-biggest influence ever. that came following a four-day route that set the exchanged rate fund down over 15%. rishaad: let's look ahead to friday now where china's national people's congress gets underway. they are setting out the economic plan for the next five years. they are managing a remarkable rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. the chief asian economist joins us now. tell us about what you're looking for out of this meeting. >> it is shifting back to a pre-pandemic timetable. at this meeting, the agenda won't suggest the country is back to normal. there will be two overarching things at the meeting. they will support the economy as a continues to go back to normal and continues to recov

rio tinto down for another day. four days of declines for iron ore.ns as pollution curves are enacted in china. finally, a look, the dollar and 10 year yields. all eyes are on that auction today and cpi moves as well. unchanged this morning after the cash index spiked yesterday. the best day for your momentum in the u.s. is this just a blip or can we see them stage a second day rally? anna: nasdaq futures now almost entirely flat. dani burger with a look at the u.s. session that was. governments around the world are scrambling to get as many citizens as possible vaccinated with nearly 300 19 million doses administered globally. there is a long way to go before things can return to normal. biontech ceo says he is working with pfizer to ramp up next year. >> in principle, this could be possible, so we are evaluating. but it also depends on the outlook. the question is now, with the number of additional vaccine companies coming into the market. our key question is how much those are required and where is the need to deliver. this is something that we are

materials, bhp under pressure even after goldman rated the target on the stock with fortescue and rio tintossie dollar under pressure ahead of the rba meeting minutes. we are seeing a slight moves in aussie bond markets ahead of that. the 10 year yield creeping lower by eight basis points this morning. flipping the board, treasury futures in asia trade, support coming through. we saw u.s. stocks rise to record highs monday. bk futures in singapore opening to the upside -- nikkei futures in singapore opening to the upside. central bank divergence when it comes to monetary policy is in view with the boj up to about this week. we have seen a pickup in u.s. nominal and real yields denting appetite for risky assets due in part to a rebound in the dollar, some strategists expect a setback for stocks will be short-lived. and peak capital sink em equity should read turn -- regain bojo with rising yields and rearview mirror. like roxanne use the selloff to at em stocks, benefit -- blackrock saying, use the selloff to get em stocks. at franklin templeton they are betting on em equities taking note of

rio tinto is sending executives to mongolia for talks with the government on the future of the huge gold mine. they say they will include a new finance agreement for expansion, with underground mining set to begin this year, as well as taxes. australian mining billionaire gina reinhardt has cattle assets to cash in on strong global demands. the agriculture unit are expecting strong interest from domestic and international buyers. australian cattle prices has soared amid a chronic supply shortages. let's look at what we are watching at the moment. sophie: watching chinese banking stocks advance as investors seek safety while popular traits have been getting battered amid valuation concerns. consumer staples index is trading far above the average. financials is staying relatively cheap. rising young, there are growth stocks that typically have high leverage and are not cash rich resulting in heavy losses for the chinext on the mainland. that is clock steeper declines in the nasdaq 100, as well as the regional asia tech index. jd.com has been among those laggards. we are keeping an eye on t

rio tinto's chairman will not be seeking reelection in 2022. e for the failings with companies mining explosion last year to the destruction of an ancient aboriginal site. the fallout from rio's actions have led to the departure of the former ceo and other senior executives. coming up next, we are minutes away from the fourth quarter australian gdp release. we will be getting reaction in just a few moments time. we will get more details as to the robust this of the economic recovery. lots more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> what a beat when it comes to australian gdp just crossing the bloomberg. 3.1%, that quarter on quarter number beating expectations of 2.5% but go easing from the third quarter's 3.3%. when it comes to a year on year basis, it is a contraction of 1.1 percent but much better than we expected contraction of 1.9% according to economists we spoke to and the pace of the economic contraction easing from 3.8% that we had in the previous third quarter. this of course as we continue to look ahead to the pace of this rebound. in the t

well, the chairman of mining company rio tinto is stepping down over the company's destruction of a 46,000mans. thompson is the fourth to leave due to this incident in australia. well, an important warning for pet owners. seresto pet collars are reportedly making thousands of pets sick and in some cases killing them. the collars work by releasing small amounts of pesticides onto the animals. the epa received nearly 1700 pet related death complaints, 75,000 incident reports related to these collars. the agency has yet to issue an official warning about them. and finally, volvo has become the latest car maker to become fully electric, planning to fulfill the promise by 2030. they announced plans to convert vehicles to fully electric or hybrid. the new plan is going to eliminate the hybrid model. volvo debuting its first electric car last year. those are some of your headlines from the newsroom. back to you. maria: thank you so much, cheryl. meanwhile, we're looking at stimulus. it is moving forward. the senate is set to take up the $1.9 trillion bill as early as today. we are expecting poten