sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. >> i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour, president biden defends the afghanistan withdrawal as chaos erupts in kabul. he says america's mission was never about nationbuilding. the s&p 500 now double its march 2020 low. berkshire hathaway cells stocks, including biogen and liberty global while adding to just three positions last quarter. this as we continue to see record highs in the s&p 500, perhaps on concerns about rising u.s.-china tensions. the sec chair saying investors should know about the risks of chinese companies, that american investors do not know everything about some chinese firms listed in u.s. stock exchanges. this coming after we have seen the regular holding ipos of chinese companies until they lose disclosures. haidi: we have seen that continuing to play out, chinese tech stocks slumping on monday after another round of it is is him from chinese state media or online gaming. tencent falling. the messaging has been clear. china should tighten regulations of online gaming to ensure

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens.ry ahn. our top stories this hour. explosions outside kabul's international airport kills at leasfg

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sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.vening from world headquarters in new york, i am shery ahn. back after 20 years, the taliban enter couple after the president leaves in the u.s. embassy is

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour. explosions outside kabul's international airport kills at least 60 afghans. president biden says the u.s. will retaliate. investors eyeing cues from the jackson hole symposium. three policy hogs urged the central bank to move quickly on tapering bond purchases. asian stocks eye a cautious start on the geopolitical tension following the afghan blast. it was about fed officials talking today including robert kaplan and jim bullard, talking about fed tapering and how we should be starting to move more quick lee. esther george saying the risks from delta do not alter the taper urgency and it is important to get darted while scaling back bond buying but when it came to the market moves for today, it was really interesting that it was the afghanistan headlines that have not moved the market that much in the past that really made an impact on asset prices. paul: the situation in afghanistan did take a turn for the worst in the past few hours.

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.hery: good evening from world headquarters in new york, i am shery ahn. back after 20 years, the taliban enter couple after the president leaves in the u.s. embassy is evacuated. we are looking ahead to key data from japan and china, where the delta variant threatens to dampen recovery. bhp's petroleum division makes it the top player in premium oil and gas. and of course, hyvee we have u.s. equal data. we saw the consumer confidence data plunge into a 2011 low. we are hearing from the minneapolis fed president saying he needs to see a strong jobs report before he can start talking about tapering. the gtv chart on the bloomberg showing how the jobless rate has improved. 15% at the start of the pandemic . neel kashkari now speaking to bloomberg outlets podcast saying that employment could be higher than pre-pandemic levels. haidi: yes, wendy to get the labor market pre-covid levels. and of course we are watching out for the gdp number for the second quarter coming out of japan. this is

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong.vening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. the u.s. gives full approval to the pfizer biontech shot. the fcc reportedly issues

sophie: sophie kamaruddin. haidi: haidi stroud-watts., asian stocks with gains after wall street highs, moderating inflation, easing concerns. the latest that voice calling for a diving back of stimulus. lenovo profit as the pandemic boosts sales. we will speak to the cfo. let's get to the market open. sophie: moves to the upside for japanese stocks. some support for the outlook. strong earnings so far from japan. watching some names. we see the yen hold steady after a five-week low, after the dollar falling on the slower than expected pickup in u.s. inflation and a treasury auction. the bok is holding a meeting today. we have just a 10th of percent added this morning. some slight gains for korean stocks with the won just about that handle, slightly firmer. checking the open and sydney. the dollar in a tight range. the index just higher. we are watching agl. that talk falling, while amp bouncing more than 1% on its report. we did see a drop in the holton dividend payouts. amid concerns around the china crackdown on tech and the delta spr

sophie?ide for tokyo stocks, down by 4/10 of 1%, said to snap possibly a two-month drop, and today, we have some data on the jobless rate for july in japan, improving to 2.8%, but factories hit from the delta outbreak, and we have the yen trading below 110, the expectation for it to hit 116 by the year end, including political risk. and checking the open, the kospi a little -- little changed, a second month of declines. and we have the korea industrial out coming through this morning, and we are seeing the korean won opening little changed, and some bond futures higher ahead of releasing the budget proposal for 2022, more spending anticipated, and as the summer comes to an end, most commodities have retrace the august declines, and goldman is upside for nickel, and aluminum prices trading at january 2011 highs, and oil closing out august, higher for brent, still on course for a monthly loss ahead of the opec meeting, and citi is bearish in 2020 you and beyond. -- in 2020 beyond. the asx 200 i

sophie: that's right. citi is cautious on this company.eeing an upside to their september 2022 target for the nifty. analysts have put allocations towards a defensive tilt, even as they do struggle with high valuations for such plays. they are seen as having better risk dynamics as well as industrials. citi has reviewed their underweight position on autos. rishaad: sophie kamaruddin, thanks. let's go to the chinese market. we have a move to the upside, perhaps peering some of the gains. 1% up on the csi 300. concerns over the delta variant of covid-19. some of those concerns being allayed. we have tech stocks in china also moving to the upside. let's have a look at the stock rally. you can see where we're, currently, the position for chinese equities as we head over for the lunch break in shanghai and shenzhen. a lot going on. central banks also in play. this is bloomberg. juliette: you "bloomberg markets: asia." in india today, these two companies will start trading after their ipo's. bese is among one of the companies holding shareholder

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. policymakers could start tapering later this year. a warning from tencent. investors should brace for more regulatory tech turbulence. plus the imf posts a break on afghanistan spending, curbing access to reserve access days before they were set to receive a windfall. markets were glued to the fomc minutes from the july meeting. the consensus seems to be most officials agree we could see a -- those asset purchases later this year. the timing exactly of tapering is still a little bit of a mixed bag. we were watching comments very closely. the tapering would reduce support to the economy but also about a rate hike which would be an outright tightening. it seems those two are different issues. haidi: it would be in a very interesting contrast when we see the rbnz choosing prudence over going ahead with what markets had been expecting on account of the latest lockdown, expecting potentially an effect on what the bank of

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. haidi stroud-watts in sydney, looking at the markets opening. asian stocks are set to track u.s. gains and strong earnings. the sec demands all chinese companies listed in the u.s. reveal more on investor risks. we will hear exclusively from gary. kathy would tells us she has rejoined the bargain hunters and chinese tech. shery: let's turn to sophie for all of the action. sophie: looking to see if asian stocks can sustain the momentum for the regional index since february. we are seeing upside move to the nikkei and the topix with this benchmark set for a period month higher when it comes to its outpacing of the emissivity -- msci index gauge. there is a little changes morning. looking at doj bond buying. i am also going to be gauging reaction to local media reporting that japan could add ¥1.4 trillion in virus release. keeping an eye on yen, we are seeing it again as it becomes the world top car part supplier. in south korea we are watching carbon neutrality, which may provide a boos

sophie: that's right.s, the ramifications of factors like geographic concentration and reliance on less resilient infrastructure and it comes these climate change risks. the asg research team says investment implications, we could see more adoption of ev policies and support for decarbonization, which should mean market will reward companies that have a faster pace of reduction in carbon dioxide and other target. utilities seeing that is an area where renewables can place fossil fuels. as for managing the physical climate risk, jefferies says insurance is an industry that will face increased headwind. the last point on this list, a decrease in material consumption may be necessary, which would shift the focus over towards well-being. the report identifies that move away from material consumption is necessary to meet the goals to avoid this climate change catastrophe. shery: let's get a little more on that u.n. climate report. let's bring in vonnie quinn with the first word news. vonnie: a dire report from

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin. >> i am shery ahn.ries this hour, president biden defends the afghanistan withdrawal as chaos erupts in kabul. he says america's mission was never about nationbuilding

killing three—year—old sophie martin and herfather lee. treated in hospital. in the park he killed 59—year—old stephen washington, before heading to henderson place, where he shot his fifth victim, 66—year—old kate shepherd, who later died in hospital. it was here that the government then shot himself, and was declared dead at the scene. indie shot himself, and was declared dead at the scene.— dead at the scene. we believe we have an — dead at the scene. we believe we have an instance _ dead at the scene. we believe we have an instance that i dead at the scene. we believe we have an instance that is i we have an instance that is domestically related, that has spilt into the street, and seen several people with in plymouth losing their lives in an extraordinary tragic circumstance.- extraordinary tragic circumstance. ,. ., extraordinary tragic circumstance. ., circumstance. dad, mate, bad. bad. circumstance. dad, mate, bad. bad- this _ circumstance. dad, mate, bad. bad. this neighbour, _ circumstance. dad, mate, bad. bad. this neighbour, wh

let's turn to sophie. sophie: after a long weekend, the topix is up by .3% this morning.ing near a two-week low in the face of a stronger dollar. yields are projected to go higher. u.s. treasury yields are pretty calm after the jump we saw overnight that pushed the 10 year back above 132. a little bit of pressure this morning as the media reports that the company is seeking to put together a stimulus plan. softbank results this tuesday. we have seen shares drop below ¥7,000. turning to south korea, sk pharma a potential sale. we are looking to see the kospi snap a three day decline. a negative debut for this stock after a raise of about 3.8 billion dollars in its ipo. we did see companies lock up about two thirds of its institutional shares. south korea now seeing delayed vaccine deliveries. a staggered open in sydney this morning. we are seeing shares gained about .1%. we are watching the climate report and iron ore futures are under pressure. monday, the bloomberg commodity spot index notched the biggest loss in weeks. haidi: he has japan is one of his most preferred ma

sophie: i am sophie in hong kong . we are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: good evening. our top stories this hour. asian equities may come under pressure after u.s. stocks suffered their worst drop in a month. beijing's new regulations way on chinese adrs. kathy wood says china's clampdown is stunting innovation and equities are poised to reward disruptive strategies plus the taliban vows afghanistan will not become a terrorist safe haven. markets today were glued on chair powells comments out of town hall for educators and students. he emphasized how the covid pandemic is casting a shadow on the economy. we will get more details on his policy outlook at jackson hole next week. >> glued to what beijing is doing next in its regulatory crackdown. it was another tough session for u.s. listed chinese adrs. take a look at the chart we have, just taking a look at that. overnight, we saw some of these big tech names falling for a sixth straight day, 98 of china's biggest firms listed in the united states. they issued a set of draft rules preventing or aimed

sophie martin was out for a walk with her dad lee, when they were both shot dead.y. paris and billy heard the news this evening. heart broke. she was in tears, wasn't you. it wasn't nice. it was devastating. it makes everything just that worse, doesn't it, being a child. it's going to be different here forever now, i think. nothing's ever going to be the same, especially when it's over the road. in just six minutes last night, six lives were lost on these streets. the first victim was maxine davison, the mother of the gunman. she was 51, and was at home in the keyham area of the city when he killed her. just lucky really, that's what i'm thinking. it could have been me. bert was on his way to the shops as the shooting started, and he walked right past his neighbour, jake davison, who was carrying a gun. i heard a bang, i walked around the corner, the bloke was walking towards me with a black rifle, i could smell the gunfire, you know what i mean? i swerved around him, and i noticed a woman in the corner, laid on the doorstep who was shot. and just went to her, put

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. the u.s. gives full approval to the pfizer biontech shot. the fcc reportedly issues new disclosure requirements for chinese companies seeking to list in new york. we look at the fallout of beijing's corporate crackdowns for global investors in an exclusive interview with the msci ceo, henry fernandez. despite the challenges, we saw chinese adrs getting ground today, broad risk-on with the nasdaq composite and nasdaq 100 surging to record highs. we had more positive economic data when it came to those july existing home sales upsetting weaker pmi numbers but of course we will be watching what happens with those headlines because they came after the market close. haidi: absolutely. we are expecting more pressure when it comes to chinese adrs given that we are now seeing the fcc leaning ever harder in the regulations on chinese ceo's, wanting more transparency on how these structural setups are being made

let's take a look at the market open with sophie. sophie: looking at the open in tokyo.itto for the topix. let's take a look. still seeing across the world. the year on trading your, a one month low. jgb has softened ahead of the 30 year option. plenty of global supply. including u.s. 10 year treasury sale. switching to check in on south korea. you are seeing extended declines by one third of 1% for the kospi. pressure coming through. the korean won trading at the lowest level since july. the data out this morning. exports rising 36% year on year for the first 10 days of the month. also, a jobless rate improving in the last month, not helping lift sentiment. given the surge is a concern. virus cases now topping 2000 for the first time when it comes to the daily tally. after closing tuesday at a record, the asx 100 continues to climb higher. bancshares, gaining nearly 2% . and we have brent opening higher by 38%. wti steady after the three weeks for crude and dropping u.s. inventories. gold, some downside pressure continuing. the dollar is holding. it should get another b

sophie alexander, thanks for bringing us that story.t is raising funding that will value the service at $10 billion. the new financing will bring in as much as $700 million. it was valued at $6 billion in february and saw a surge in interest after a forum on the site jolted the stock market. bitcoin slipped below the $44,000 mark thursday, a day after closing at its highest level in nearly three months. as crypto markets inched back to $2 trillion, investors are left wondering if one cryptocurrency has a brighter future than the others. >> the fight over the future of cryptocurrency. cryptocurrencies are among the most divisive assets in the world. some investors love them and are willing to bet their life savings on them. others think that is crazy. inside the world of crypto, there is another battle brewing and it could find the future of the technology. on one hand, we have bitcoin. they believe the primary purpose of a crypto is to store wealth, that the digital assets will someday overthrow the dollar and remove the power to print

sophie kamaruddin standing by in hong kong to give us the latest.ing stocks higher in asia, nikkei 225 up 0.1%. the aussie share market seeing some weakness as we get some results on the market. we are keeping a close eye on commodities this morning given the disruption caused in the southeastern part of the u.s. from a hurricane. . we are seeing u.s. gas futures rally, brent prices up. 20% of the u.s. oil refining capacity is off-line, so we have asia refiners rallying this morning. switching the board to look at currencies. the dollar maintaining some of that weakness following the drag from the commentary from powell on friday. the kiwi dollar holding gains at 70. the ringgit is extending its advance for six straight sessions. korean won on the front foot. more strength further won on that hawkish be ok on economic -- on the hawkish bank of korea on resilience. we may see some downside pressure for the aussie dollar due to slowing chinese growth, falling commodity prices, as well as the possibility we may get in negative print for second-quarter

sophie: i'm sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. i'm shery ahn. our top stories this hour. asian stocks set to open off the back of new wall street highs. trading was thin head of jackson hole. where u.s. employers say get shots or get out. goldman sachs, disney, and chevron among the companies imposing vaccine mandates. we speak to bret taylor after quarterly revenue surges on a jump in corporate spending. haidi, u.s. futures trading muted right now and this after seeing another record high, the 50th record high for the s&p 500 this year. the most since 2017. the caveat was that we are ahead of jackson hole so we continue to see these lighter volumes. haidi: lighter volumes when it comes to the recovery in chinese adrs as well and we you this kind of cycle where we get a week lead from here in the asia session and that tapers into the u.s. as well. if you take a look at the amount of influence we are seeing, there is some fatigue and that rebound trade. we saw the

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery ahn: good evening. the top stories. u.s. stocks record highs. bonds railing. inflation moderated, reducing concern about fed tapering. >> china's regulators have the next target, ordering insurance companies to curb marketing and pricing. >> but one person tells the hong kong pipeline remain strong, despite the corporate crackdown. we are seeing futures muted at the open, after the s&p 500 and dow saw another record high, and treasuries fell. treasuries have been under pressure given the strong u.s. jobs numbers, but the trend seems to be reversing to we had a strong tenure auction, but also the cpi -- reversing. we had a strong 10-year auction, but also that cpi data. the narrative that inflation will be transitory appears true. we have seen an ad to those concerns, 40% year-to-date. we saw the gains extending in the new york session. $59 a barrel. this after reversing earlier losses after the u.s. called on opec-plus to revise output quickly. let's look at the basket of inflationary pressures, used cars, airfares, rentals,

sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening. i am shery and.ries this -- i am shery ahn. our top stories this hour. hawkish comments from the fed vice chair. as global virus cases top 200 mi

sophie: i'm in -- welcome to "daybreak australia." shery: u.s. stocks rise to a record in treasury yields raise to a record. haidi: alibaba hotels exposing the toll on the campaign against the online sector. shery: this is the picture across wall street. we see u.s. futures muted under a little pressure at the moment. this after the s&p 500 rose to another record high. we did see stocks pressured in the early part of the sector given that new york city is asking for proof of vaccination for some facilities. the delta variant concern really pressuring the market. still, we managed to rise to another record high. for goldman china indexed seeing its worst day in about a week. proved climbing after falling two a one-week low. again, those delta variant concerns really reaching the market. take a look at some gaming companies in china. state media in china talked about the spiritual opium of games. we thought tencent take a hit, and all of these chinese avr's following, but really, it seems to be about hot money inflows. those are the areas you want

sophie flight explains what is going behind the costs. on school supplies this year. families will spend an average of $850 per household for grades k-12. a clinical marketing professor at usc school for business says it's due to an unusual school year caused by the pandemic. >> a lot of retailers target office depot, those places that tended to have very heavy sales on notebooks and pens and various other things. and i haven't seen those sales that much. sophie: data shows there is an 8% increase in spending on back-to-school clothing and shoes. >> during the pandemic, there was a notable trend that people would buy tops. they wouldn't focus on things people couldn't see on zoom. sophie: the average person is inspected to state -- spent over $300 on electronics this year. when it comes to electronics, laptops beat out tablets and even calculators. local parents say they spent $400 on school supplies this year for their two young children in public school. >> whatever it takes for these public school systems to get whatever they need, we'

among the dead, sophie martyn, just three—years—old, and her father lee.igil in their memory and for the others who died. eyewitnesses saw the gunman, after he'd opened fire. i heard a bang and walked around the corner. a bloke was walking towards me with a black rifle. i could smell the gunfire, you know what i mean? it was like... imitates gunfire and it was about a couple of seconds, and again, and again and again. the killer's been named as jake davison. he was 22, and later turned the weapon on himself. it's britain's worst mass shooting in more than decade, and there are questions tonight over davison�*s firearms license. our other main story.... in afghanistan, the un warns of a humanitarian catastrophe — urging the country's neighbours to allow in civilians fleeing the fighting. the majority of the population, they're waiting to see how things will unfold with a mixture of fear, anger and resignation. canos. 0h! and, it's a dream start in the premier league for brentford, back in top flight football, at home to arsenal. and coming up in sport on th

sophie: we are counting down to asia's market open. shery: good evening from bloomberg world headquarters in new york. u.s. stocks hit a record high in strong earnings in a rally in commodity prices outweighed covid concerns. haidi: president biden's multitrillion dollar blueprint passes the house. shery: the sec will demand all chinese companies list in the u.s. reveal more on investor risk. this is the picture across wall street -- after the s&p 500 finished again at a record high. we had energy, consumer, discretion are he and material stocks leading the gains. the philadelphia semiconductor index also gained round but trailed the nasdaq and s&p 500. interesting, that move we've seen given the global chip shortage, really affecting industries worldwide. the dollar fell against most g10 currency -- currencies. wti continues its gains after the biggest jump in five months on optimism chinese demand will improve, given they've managed to stamp out the virus flareups across the country. take a look at chinese adrs because they gained gr

jake davison�*s victims included his mother maxine, a three—year—old girl, sophie martyn, and herfatheralso injured two other people before turning the gun on himself. our correspondentjon kay has more. 200 miles from westminster, the home secretary came to plymouth to pay her respects. five people were shot dead by the gunman. the first was his mother, maxine davison. then there was lee martyn and his three—year—old daughter, sophie. 66—year—old kate shepherd, from cornwall, a talented artist. and stephen washington, who was 59 and killed while walking his dogs. it's tragic beyond words, really, really tragic. priti patel promised to support the community, with specialist help for anyone left traumatised. she wouldn't comment on news that the gunman, jake davison, had his firearms licence returned to him last month, even though he posted hate—filled rants online. home secretary, should davison have had a gun? you say you want to reassure people here, a lot of people have questions about gun control. my brain can't process it, physically can't process that information i was given. chris

sophie kamaruddin is here and we are heading to the jackson hole symposium.k of america has been looking at this and what is there take? -- what is their take? sophie: they are revising their view on bonds, inflation overshooting and slowing growth. we have 18 bugbears over a year, but now they have lowered their forecast for rates, now seeing a u.s. benchmark yield ending the year at 1.55 and 1.9 by the end of next year. haslinda: and for ems, what are the highlights? sophie: international, this researcher said, prepare for twin challenges in the em space, which has whom disagree with those who see that emerging markets are more resilient now. he is saying that sources of vulnerability make e.m. vulnerable to capital flight. he is warning of the troubled turn, including brazil and indonesia and the philippines. economic fundamentals deteriorate, heightening the risk of financial crises. haslinda: sophie kamaruddin, thank you so much for that. let's look at where chinese markets are. asia tech shares have been surging for the past week since january. the cfi

among those grieving are the family of three—year—old sophie martyn and her father lee, apparently shot running around and, you know, eating all the ice creams. only last month, sam wright was watching the euros with them at the anchorage pub. you know, hejust absolutely doted on her, she was an amazing little girl and he was a great dad. she hasn't even started her life, she is so little and it's just, yeah, it's terrible. silence this afternoon at plymouth argyle's match. concerts have been cancelled. a8 hours on, this city has so many questions. as the community grieves, detectives investigate. here at the scene where the shootings began on thursday night and at 12 other locations around this area. and it's notjust members of the public who witnessed these attacks that are being offered counselling — so, too, are members of the police force. jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. this is bbc news, the headlines... at least 30a people have died in a powerful earthquake in haiti — the prime minister has issued a month—long state of emergency. let's get more on that story. joining me now is leila

among these grieving, the family of three—year—old sophie martyn and her dad lee.r. they were definitely a pair. little �*un running round and eating all the ice—creams. 0nly last month the dad and daughter were watching the euros with friends here at the anchorage pub. amazing together, always mucking about and playing, he doted on her. she was an amazing little girl. so — and he was a great dad. she hasn't even started her life. she's so little, and it's just, yeah, it's terrible. this afternoon, plymouth argyll�*s match fell silent. concerts have also been cancelled. a8 hours on, this city has so many questions, and things are still so raw. jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. let's get more from our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. first of all, should a young man living in a city who had a history of mental illness be allowed to keep a gun at home at all? but the second element of that is that the certificate for his shotgun and a shotgun itself were taken from him in december because of an allegation of assault in september, but injuly, the police returned

climate change and thank you for being with us here today as well as state senator scott wiener and sophie maxwell and i know president walton will join us soon and today is a significant day. it's a major step for our city and towards being more independent and providing 100% renewable energy for san francisco. through clean power s.f. and hetchy power in our city we provide 70% of the power to places like general, city hall, to our schools and treasure island and other locations throughout san francisco and i remember in 2012 or 2013 and senator wiener would remember how important clean power was to the people of the district i represented and so he and i worked very closely to fight to push san francisco in a direction where we finally rolled out a clean power program and in fact we worked to make sure that clean power program was provided to the residents of the bayview hunters community community first. the district that supervisor maxwell used to representative, because of many of the environmental injustice that's had occurred but more importantly, because we know it's possible. why

let's get you to sophie ahead of the trading day. sophie: i want to highlight a note from jeffries.ying bullish on the topics. still seeing a cyclical tilt. they should be good news for japanese capital equipment makers as we have seen big ticket items going parabolic in places like the u.s. and south korea. turning to new zealand, the latest rbnz preview. the chief economist saying economy has moved quickly from resilience to frothiness given the data we have seen in inflation and jobs. she expects a 25 basis point rate hike next week. she is not ruling out 50 basis points. she does expect the rbnz will stick to a measured approach. haidi: we are taking a look at the luxury sector. a french luxury brand is taking another step in reducing its carbon footprint by revamping a signature tag in recycled material. >> we were doing sustainability before we knew the word existed. we are manufacturers. the fact that we are in contact with products, with the making of the products gives our company a very different character as opposed to many other fashion brands who do not manufacture anyt

sophie: -- vonnie: this is "daybreak: asia."nt has blamed the speedy withdrawal of u.s. troops for worsening violence as fighting with the taliban intensifies. he urged lawmakers to back a national mobilization against the taliban. hours after the remarks, taliban fighters seize control of radio and tv airwaves. at least eight people have been killed, others needed rescuing by boat in turkey. the president's office called the campaign a foreign plot designed to infiltrate -- to portray turkey is weak. the national labor relations board officer has recommended overturning a union election in alabama. amazon was accused of making antiunion threats. amazon denies any wrongdoing. u.s. gymnast simone biles will return to competition at the tokyo olympics on allen's beam and the women's -- allen's beam and the women's and -- balance beam and the women's individual performance. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn.

. >> sophie gets it.reenville, where school opened nine days ago and there are something like 600 students in quarantine and two teachers in the hospital. that district was originally following governor mcmaster's orders not having a mask mandate. i wonder could that surge lead to a change? >> yeah. such a strong contrast, garrett between what worked and what is not working and yet here, officials say that they're being forced to continue to do what is not working. the students here were sent into virtual because of that massive outbreak here, garrett, but they only have a week until the state legislature says they have to go back in, and here in pickens county and throughout south carolina there's not only a mask mandate, but a mandate that schools could lose significant funding if they keep more than 5% of students in virtual. so we've been speaking with patients and speaking with teachers. there's a lot of anxiety and here it is from one parent who talked about what it's like every morning to drop her

the youngest victim, sophie martyn, was just three years old.ion is launched by the police watchdog to understand why the gunman, jake davison, was allowed to take back his confiscated firearm and permit, weeks before the attack. aru na iyengar reports. the youngest face of plymouth�*s tragedy, sophie martin just three years old out for a walk with her dad lee when they were both shot dead byjake davison. a sad time for this part of the world, but our community will show the rest of it how good we are. last night, people came together from keyham and surrounding areas to try to make sense of what happened. it could have been any of us. we regularly walk our dogs in the area, we go for runs in the area and it is tough to know what has happened has happened. it has now emerged that the killer, jake davison, had his shotgun and permit taken off him by police in december following an allegation of assault. these were returned to him last month. then, on thursday evening, six minutes of violence, the worst mass shooting in more than a decade. the seq

among these grieving, the family of three—year—old sophie martyn and her dad lee.and eating all the ice—creams. 0nly last month the dad and daughter were watching the euros with friends here at the anchorage pub. amazing together, always mucking about and playing, he doted on her. she was an amazing little girl. so — and he was a great dad. she hasn't even started her life. she's so little, and it's just, yeah, it's terrible. this afternoon, plymouth argyll�*s match fell silent. concerts have also been cancelled. 48 hours on, this city has so many questions, and things are still so raw. jon kay, bbc news, plymouth. uo u0 watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. manchester united have opened up their premier league season in front of 72,000 fans at old trafford with a big win against leeds united. 5-1. manager 0le gunnar solskjaer descibed it as a very, very good day, as they sent out an early title warning to their rivals. bruno fernandes got to keep t

sophie kamaruddin is in hong kong. what are you watching this morning?hie: i want to flag a note after morgan's stanley expecting ongoing pressure from china is pressuring for a reset. internet companies in china would likely prompt a gradual rebalancing for the msci index to see a reduce waiting for internet stocks. pulling up the chart on the terminal,, sticking to chinese equities want to flag what our colleagues have put out this morning. after an ugly july for chinese stocks, some indicators are flashing that a reversal may be on the horizon. we could see a short-term bottom forming for the index, which has bound since a bullish indicator appeared july 28. shery: coming up next, covid cases are surging in the u.s., and some states are reinstating mask mandates. we will get you the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ is bloomberg. ♪ >> as of saturday, cdc reported the seven day moving average of daily new covid-19 cases to be about 72,000 cases per day. this represents an increase of 44% from the prior seven-day average. and higher than our peak of last sum

collision or is me sophie shepherd? and i said, we're hardly been done with the coven, 19 condemning. but scientists or warnings as something far worse is around the corner. to talk about this, i'm joined by professor peter calling you actually vision and clinical microbiologist and a world harris organization expert on until the arctic resistance. professor peter calling you an infectious diseases physician and clinico microbiologist experts to the world health organization on antibiotic resistance. great to have you on our show today. welcome i do by having the right to tell us what is in grief happening with antibiotics. are they not working anymore? why will any, anybody are still working but less so than before? because it's super bugs in antibiotic resistance. and what that means is if we have a really important infection and we treat it more and more, the antibiotics that work, so we have increasing death and increasing what we call morbidity or suffering. so people are in hospital for longer and have more compli