i'm on london's saville road looking at how the latest in body scanning technology threatens to upset the garment industry. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. day brie found on reunion island has been confirmed as being part of the wing of the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370. the plane carrying 239 people vanished en route from kuala lumpur to beijing last year. >> as many as 200 migrants are feared drowned when an overcrowded fishing boat overturned. the u.n. refugee agency said 400 have been rescued. >>> the u.s. president is appealing to americans back the iran nuclear deal saying otherwise there'll be war in the middle east. president obama has been representing his case at the american university >>> villages near nepal's capital, kathmandu found the remains of 70 people who went missing when their entire village was buried by a landslide. we have a report from the western district on how heavily monsoon rains cut off remote villages. >> reporter: this is a village steeped in grief. on the early hours of july 30th an entire section of the mountain crumbled down sweep

reek futures. it is called super thursday in london. it is not so super for the commuters. let's go to caroline hyde. caroline: we are expecting equity markets to go trade lower today, not much enthusiasm ahead of what is super, mega, whatever you want to call it. you will get a flurry of data. whether it is the economic forecast. the u.s. has been central bank focused. the united states trying to read the data. it is the strongest in a decade the iso. france is up by 3/10 of a percent this morning. let's have a look at a fax -- fx the pound is trading higher. clearly some anticipation we will see tones of potential rate rises. the euro is spikes higher on the back of data. german orders are better than anticipated, up 2%. we saw the euro come off lower. employment surprised me the aussie dollar came back down. we are seeing unexpected jumps in unemployment. we are not sure if there will be cuts in the interest rate and the australian central bank. yield spiking higher in britain, ahead of the super thursday. will we see a split? spain and france go to the debt market, selling bonds

catch us on al jazeera.com. news continues live from london next. we now have physical evidence that as i announce on 24th march last year flight mh 370 tragically ended in the southern indian ocean. this is a remote, inhospitable able area. i would like to thank the many organizations and individuals and missions who have participated in the search. the burden and uncertainty faced by the families during this time has been unspeakable. it is my hope that this confirmation however tragic and painful will at least bring certainty to the families and loved ones of the 239 people on board mh 370. they have our deepest sympathy and prayers. i would like to assure all those affected this tragedy that the government of malaysia is committed to do everything within our means to find out the truth of what happened. mh 370's disappearance marked us as a nation. we mourn with you as a nation. i promise you this: playmalaysia will always remember and mourn those who perished on mh 370. >> malaysia's prime minister the cameras are awaiting officials in paris who have taken part in this part

londoners are having to deal with the second q strike in a few months. workers are staging a 24 hour walkout. >> london is looking at this -- it is a great deal. it is more jobs, more pay. we deliver a 24 hour tube for london. francine: why there is mining misery for rio tinto. keep it right here. ♪ francine: welcome back, we are live on bloomberg tv and radio. the world's second-largest mining company, rio tinto has posted a 43% drop in their first half profit. rangold reported earnings that came in line with estimates. we are told it is a good result. >> the profits up slightly. earnings of 8% -- of the present. it is a good, solid performance. francine: for more information we are joined by jesse. jesse, we have had a huge rise in commodities. jesse: rio tinto was 43% down. they also produce aluminum coal, and copper those commodities are also affected. beating estimates, i fairly strong beat -- a fairly strong beat. they hit a six low at the end of last month. i think the market is grappling with the bearish forecast. francine: they have to convince shareholders it is worth sti

. >> drivers on london trains are on strike. this is the second time in a month. unions are unhappy at conditions offered to drivers working on the new night tube service. >> reporter: the strike starting on wednesday isn't the first time the current dispute has closed london's underground stations. less than a month ago there was a 24 hour stoppage. traffic into central london was almost at a stand still with many people walking long distances to get to work. as the latest tube strike causes more chaos many wonder why london grinds to a halt at times like this. >> one of the hidden problems of london, most the streets, they are very few big wide boulevards or avenues you find in other big cities. as a result, the capacity of buses, cars and other forms of transport to make up for the closed underground is limited. >> and that means scenes like this commuters waiting hours to get on to a bus. this has an economic effect. particularly in terms of loss business for central london service industries. last year the london chamber of commerce said the cost to london's economy of a tube stri

schools that could affect half a million palestinian refugee children >>> also queues across london as underground train drivers strike for the second time in a month. >> al jazeera has the latest. >>reporter: it happened in the dead of night when many passengers were sleeping. several carriages derailed here followed by more from another train coming from the opposite direction a few minutes later. survivors said it could have been worse. >> the area was filled with water. suddenly we could hear another train coming. passengers started to run and somehow we managed to escape from the train. >>reporter: the first rescue teams had to arrive by special trains as the roads to remote areas were washed away. managers say many trains use the line. the previous one was just ten minutes before the first derailment. >> in ten minutes' time suddenly the flash flood washed away a portion beneath the track. >>reporter: the injured were taken to government and private hospitals. the government has offered about $3,000 compensation to families of the dead and 4 to $800 to the injured. but critics co

is hiring a hiring spree at the moment . ♪ .uy: 6:15 a.m. in london these stories you need to know. caroline: consumers and businesses cut spending and exports tumbled. growth.wo quarters of the scene of the explosion. the number of people killed has risen to 114. for.are still unaccounted businesses have been severely disrupted. caroline: the wreckage of a plane that went missing has been spotted. toeam is heading to the area check the survivors. it lost contact with air traffic control. guy: back to greece. the latest greek bailout is that imf'sman lawmakers with role very much in question still. she said signal she's willing to to help inat police the bailout. hans nichols is on the story. a defensive angela merkel. said they would do that. the member the last time she lost? she showed confident you get this through. on the reform, she insisted the imf will join. howis indicating here is you put the issue of debt relief. extensiongards to the , the setting of interest rates roomssibly have, we have for maneuver, just like we had in previous times. there's a clear statement that

bloomberg live from london. 6:00 a.m. numbers are coming through from moments ago. let's get to carolyn conan. she is in paris. >> yes. it is the highest quarterly earning in eight years since the financial crisis. societe generale benefited from three things. they had a good performance and equity ending. it jumped 61%. they also had a gain of 312 million euros. recovery of the economy in europe, especially in france. they had 45 million euros in russia. this is smaller than it was in the first quarter you also told me in the second quarter. we spoke exclusively on second order earning. >> we have a strong set of results. good performances across the board. also good monitoring of costs. a really strong performance. and very happy. >> couldn't talk generally about the economy, france and europe. would you say the economy is still fragile? >> more progressive than fragile. the euro versus the dollar. lower energy rices and interest rates. it is feeling the economy progressively. where are -- it does not a miracle. it is going in the right direction. i would say the cynthia thing

across london. >>> tigers thriving in thailand an couraging signs that the species is roaring back. >> there's a lot of work to be done. >> they need to quite talking about what should be done and do it. >> there's clearly an issue and we have to focus on how we bridge that. >> a lot of innocent lives are still being lost. ♪ ♪ >>> here are the top stories again on al jazerra. julius malema has gone on trial in south africa for corruption, rack tearing and money laundering. the former youth leader the rule african national congress and critic of president jacob zuma says the charges are politically motivated. >>> the u.s. secretary of state is in qatar where middle east ministers are discussing security issues. john kerry is expected to try to ease arab fierce over the nuclear deal with regional rival iran. prayer vigils held in israel for the teenage girl stabbed to death at a game pride parade. >>> u.s. president obama is unveiling a new strategy to tackle climate change he wants power plants to cuss greenhouse gas emissions and asking for more investment in recipients renewab

>>> this is al jazeera live from london. hundreds rescued off the coast of libya after an overcrowded fishing boat capsizes. and a new plan to cut down on poaching. >> french experts have confirmed a link with a missing boeing triple 7 which vanished 16 months ago. it strayed off course with 239 people on board. malaysian prime minister was the first to break the news of the findings. >> today 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that i must tell you that an international team of experts capsizes have conclusively confirmed that the debris found on reunion island is indeed that of flight mh 370. there are very strong presumptions that the flap belonged clearly to mh 370 for two reasons. boeing representatives confirmed that the flap came from a boeing triple 7. secondly malaysia airlines communicated technical details about the flight. on that basis, it was possible to establish a link. >> right now it's early morning in malaysia. we have this update. >>reporter: most people will wake up to this news first thing on thursday morning but in ter

they are three of the things i'll be talking about through the morning. futures in london a little bit lower. dax futures off by about 20 points. a very special treat for the market open. manus cranny, over to you. inus: european stocks put probably one of the best weeks in the months of july that we seem since february. the rally is 1.5% over the space of july despite the fact that this market was closed. it is anybody's guess. there is an exchange rate in the united states of america. hans will take you through that. that exchange rate problem was down over 17% in the hiatus. will they go for a ban on short sales? those are some of the questions we are asking. china, factory orders at a five-month low. what will the preemptive policy be? what impact will it have on european markets. european equities are going to be more profitable than the united states for the first time since 2008. earnings will rise just under 7%. that is up from just under 5%. u.s. wages rose at this lowest pace since 1982. what does that do for the debate about whether you get a september lift off from the

that will soon be moving millions of people across london. ♪ the corruption cyril of one of south africa's controversial politicians has been adjourned until tuesday. supporters of the former youth leader of the ruling national congress is outside of the court and already has a hate speech conviction and faces charges of racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering and miller reports reports. >> the trial was adjourned earlier on monday after one of the coaccused wasn't available for court due to illness and may not be able to return to court for another three weeks and following that adjournment spoke to supporters of his political party, the economic freedom fighters indicating he would want the national prosecuting authority in south africa to separate charges to allow his trial and case to be heard here and wants his day in court and clear his name and he says he has been persecuted however the national prosecuting authority says the charges against him are valid and considering whether or not to separate the charges and tuesday they will return to court to determine t

next generation of train technology that will soon be moving millions of people across london. >>> and tigers thrive in thailand encouraging signs the species is roaring back. ♪ ♪ >> a lot of innocent lives are still being lost. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again here are the top stories a al jazerra. one of south africa's most controversial politician is his back in court to face corruption charges. julius malema who was expelled from the amc in 2012 says the charges are politically motivated. hundreds of his supporters are already gathering outside the court. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in ca a qatar where hee to meet foreign ministers from gulf nation to his ease fears over the iran nuclear deal. they are gathering in doha to discuss security in the middle east. >>> hundreds of people gathered in jerusalem for a vigil overnight to mourn 18 age girl stab today death at a game pride parade. in response israel's government has approved the use of administrative detention against what prime minister benjamin netanyahu calls jewish extremists. >>> mexico is one of the most dangero

important work. this is a volume of poems, published in london in 1773 by a young woman named phillis wheatley who's the first published african-american poet in american history. phillis wheatley had been enslaved on the west coast of africa, probably in gambia or again senegal brought in the 1950s. she was sold to a family by the name of wheatley in massachusetts and the daughter in the family taught her to read and write. and she had a real natural talent for writing verse are. and, of course, at the time this was an extraordinary development. so much so that there were those as she began publishing pieces in the newspaper and they began to be circulated there was actually a trial held in boston where people like john hancock and other significant figures in the community were brought together to basically put her on trial, ask her questions to try to determine if it was possible that this african-american woman could have written poetry like this. of course, she passed and they actually wrote a testimonial saying that they believed that she, in fact, had been the talented writer w

london. also coming up. out on the streets of beirut, thousands are protesting against a government they say doesn't work. >>> hundreds are thought to be trapped under rubble after more shelling in douma. >>> and reunited against iran and the u.k. reopen their embassies. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, some of them haven't eaten or slept for days, they have been cramped together in the rain waiting on uncertainty only to face police batons and stun grenades. and for the 2,000 refugees who his finally made it in to macedonia, their journey has barely begun. they have now boarded trains and bus to his take them to the border with serbia actual the refugees are aiming to head further north to hungary, a member of the european union, for thousands who already reached serbia have headed to a packed refugees center. and that's where they have to apply for asylum. and the time pressure is on, hungary is building a razor wire fence to the border with serbia to prevents people from coming in. macedonian government seems to have made a u-turn, what is happening there no ne now? >> reporter: you are right the i

him. francine: welcome to "the pulse ," at bloomberg's european headquarters in london. manus: ahead, we have two big interviews. in 10 minutes we speak to the ceo of italy second-largest bank. paolo.n francine: then we are joined by continentale chief executive offers. manus: first, commodities are trading at their lowest in 13 years with oil, metals and crops being effective. francine: supply gluts and the slowdown in china and prospects of the yard -- the rise in u.s. interest rates extending the rout. us is the bloomberg managing editor for commodities. been oversold are we are expecting bad news? >> that depends a lot on what happens in china, about how the story develops. we see data that shows a slowdown in the real economy. if you start to feel that, the bearish mood can continue. links one of the biggest is between china and the producers. we have had everybody through the door. if we look at what the miners are doing and the china story, how does that balance? will: even at these prices, miners will still be making money. there is little incentive for them to reduce product

rate hike from the fed is close -- saying a rate hike from the fed is close. it is 6:15 in london. london is closed today. it is a bank holiday. no trade out of london. let me tell you in the meantime the stories you need to know. chinese stocks continue to fall. weighing the level of support from beijing. the index down 15% for the month of august. the equities market rattling investors this month. as you can see, we are continuing to fall. isaysia's prime minister standing firm after two days of mass government protests. tens of thousands have called for him to resign over allegations of corruption. supporters say the rally failed because they did not have sufficient numbers of ethnic malays. angela merkel calling on european counterparts to take on a greater share of the refugee crisis. the u.k.france and have asked for an emergency gathering. germany expects 800,000 refugees to enter the country this year. japan's industrial production fell unexpectedly in july. 0.6%, missing by the bloomberg estimate of 0.1%. again, not a loss. aaron, what does this say about the economy and

london. i'm manus cranny. let's bring you the eurozone manufacturing data. the comp is it for manufacturing comes in at 52.4. are also as numbers beat, 54.3, giving us a composite number ahead of estimates at 54.1. we are amid easing cycle in europe, so that is important to note. the euro has been trading that little bit higher. 1.1249 is where we are. that is better than the market had estimated. the composite number 54.1 beat estimates. it is a big week for markets. we've had the weakest chinese manufacturing data since the global financial crisis. emerging-market stocks fell towards the worst week in two years. the latest from beijing in just a moment. let's get all the market moves wrapped up with caroline hyde. caroline: a torrid week on the markets. $2 trillion worth has been erased in terms of market valuation across global equities. we are having the worst week in nine months. this is where one of the clouds that is building this perfect storm is brewing. you are seeing not one, not two, but three entering bear market territory. we are expecting the hang seng, chinese

to the gulf state. >> hello i'm barbara sierra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. a syrian fighter jet crashes into a market. 27 people have been killed. rising flood waters force thousands of people from their homes more than 100 have died. and we'll be deep beneath the streets of london to see how the world's most advanced railway system is taking shape. >> john kerry is representing the obama administration at the meeting of morning ministers. concerns over iran's recent nuclear deal has dominated the attacks. they are confident that the region is now safer because of the deal. >> a delicate mission for the u.s. secretary of state. john kerry is trying to convince long-standing allies that the russian nuclear deal will bring peace and prosperity. >> the five other european countries have technology and knowledge in the nuclear field. the countries of the council welcomed it on this basis and on what john kerry demonstrated about iran's development of nuclear weapons and the inspections to stop the development of nuclear weapons. >> today my counterparts and i have

, change is afoot. nowhere is that change more apparent than in jack london square. this one-time stomping grounds of rider jack london is seeing a resurgence. >> always had the reputation of being a waterfront but one not accessible to the public. >> reporter: mick mcguire is part of the area's latest wave. >> probably were times i'd be a little hesitant to come down to the square. but those times have long passed. >> reporter: sixth months ago he started selling high-end boats along with boat rentals. >> this is where all the action is on the bay right now. >> reporter: keith miller is responsible for much of the bay's action. in 1993 he launched california canoe and kayak in jack london square to make use of the london londonestlondon estuary estuary. >> reporter: miller's seen the city struggle like a tide that ebbs and flows. >> that's changing due to a lot of our efforts to change the perception of oakland. >> reporter: anchoring there is is this restaurant in the former barnes & noble bookstore. >> bowling lanes, restaurant, basketball courts. >> this is oakland's one and o

of a jewish center in 1990. and a tube strike in london causes chaos for commuters. in sport - andy murray's warm up to the u.s. open and the roast of the sport just ahead. >>> the top stories, shell fire in fallujah kills 7. there has been crossfire between those that control fallujah and the iraqi army >>> families of the missing passengers on mh370 say they do not believe that the debris from the missing jet has been found. chinese relatives demanded answers in beijing. 239 passengers and crews disappeared 16 months ago >>> hiroshima marking the moment it was flattened by an atomic bomb 70 years ago. you are looking at live pictures as thousands of lanterns are floating on the river. we'll cross to hiroshima, and bring in harry fawcett. with more on the commemorations taking place. >> that's right. this is the last major event of this 70th anniversary commemoration here in hiroshima. it's extraordinarily, really, when you look around here. the sheer numbers of people that have come to mark this moment. they set the lanterns off in the river below us, the scene of such horror and

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rebels take control of a military base. and deep beneath the streets of london to see how the most advanced railway system is taking place. >> and hitting back at doping allegations saying they are a joke. could be the victim of a conspiracy dozens of titles may have been won by cheats. >> hello our top story. u.s. and russia have offered their support to gulf states as the region deals with conflict and crisis. the country's top diplomats john kerry and sergey lavrov, have attended a conference in doha. intelligence training and special forces training for his gulf allies and he reassured the allies that the recent agreement with iran would create stability. hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> john kerry is trying to convince long standing allies that iran's nuclear deal with world powers will bring peace and prosperity. >> translator: the five other european countries have technology and knowledge in the nuclear field. the countries of the council welcomed it on this basis and what john kerry demonstrated about iran's development of nuclear weapons and also the direct inspection t

"countdown." i'm anna edwards. coming to you from london. we're getting numbers from heineken. manus cranny, good morning. manus: heineken revenue comes in . first half revenue was estimated to be hundred 7 million. of course think africa, middle east asia. 25% of the revenue comes from -- let's get you more net numbers. a dividend of $.44. you are seeing a bid on the numbers there. in terms of breaking it down, it is taking a little bit of time to get that you are free -- geography broken down here. these are solid results. it demonstrates further progress. it is very much ranking on the emerging markets. the pressure for heineken is the price of oil. it is impacting demand levels in nigeria. you also have issues about trying to get control in the emerging markets. 1.5 billion. anna: we will be speaking later on. what are the challenges you need to be asking? we have gone through some of the headlines. manus: a couple of different things. the value of the euro has dropped. allow them to grab more market share. how do you close that cap? that is the critical issue. will they use the euro cu

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london, also coming up, 12 people are arrested in china in connection with the chemical blast that killed more than 140 people. ten years on, after hurricane katrina,. ♪ >> cam inpaers saying new orleans is more divided than ever before. and. >> reporting from northern ethiopia, where conservationallist are struggling to save over 1500 years of christian heritage in the churches. >> . >> hello there, thank you for joining us. of the thousands of refugees arriving on the shores, the vast majority are fleeing the conflict in syria. european countries are not the only ones effected, turkey's ambassador, to the e.u. has warned that the country is at capacity and says that up to 1 million more people may flee syria if the fighting intensifies. according to the united nations, by mid august, 158,000 people have reached greece by sea. that's puts arrives ahead of italy, where so far 90,000 have come ashore. now leaders in the western nations are meeting e.u. poll sixes in a bid to define a common strategy. to deal with the worst crisis since world war ii. the conference dozens of refuge

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speaking to mark bristow in his first interview of the morning at 7:00 london time, and jon ferro will be speaking to -- in his first interview of the morning around 8:40 u.k. time. plenty to watch out for here on count "countdown." it will be interesting when we talked to mark bristow about what he takes the price of gold we need to see that will work for the sector. a few months ago, he talked about how if another $50 phil from the price that would make the industry toast. since then we have lost more than $50. we will talk to him about that. we are just getting the numbers from merck, from the pharmaceutical business in germany. total revenue coming in at $3.2 billion, in line with estimates. their earnings before interest, excluding various items has come in just ahead of estimates that 899 million euros. net income came in at 343 million euros, eps ahead of estimates. some decent earnings in their second quarter. we will get back to that a little bit later. markets are lower in today's sessions with eastern emerging markets feeling the heat of a possible fed rate hike in september

san jose mineta. nonstop service will be from san jose to heathrow in london on board british air's boeing 797 dreamliner. it's the first transplantic service from mineta which has nonstop trance pacific to tokyo and beijing. the new service starts next spring. >> london calling. >> if you want to cool off, london is the spot. nine days out of ten. >> more fog than us? >> we didn't have any fog today. it's weird. all that matters is that onshore flow. >> we have had really nice weather. >> it's been pleasant. dependenting what your tolerance for heat is we may leave that pleasant zone tomorrow. it will be hot. right now it's hazy, fog-free in san francisco. london is hoarding all the fog hence the name. 80 right now in oakland. 80 san jose. 89 santa rosa. 68 san francisco. tonight about 60 humid and cloudy. warmer overnight temperatures. still two big weather players and the pattern is amplified. sometimes we have a zonal flow where the jet stream rides across the area. there is a kink in the jet stream. a big rise causing thunderstorms over the intermountain west. for us the domina

coming live to you from london. let's talk about the asian section -- session right now. it really tells you how the story is going on which is that the shanghai composite has lost all of the gains that it has made since the start of this year. back to where we started. the picture is much broader in terms of what is happening. lastly, u.s. stocks ended the end of the week the lowest in four years. are witnessinge in asia the biggest drop in asian share since 2030. with that as the broad equity picture, let's get over to our reporter in asia. let's go to david who has all of the details for us in hong kong. absolutely brutal session in asia. it is something that we have not seen in watch wrote years. you mentioned the worst since 2013. in the last few minutes, things have gotten a little bit worse. a regional benchmark -- down about 4%. it tells you something. the outperform is down to present -- that is malaysia. your have to look at volume. very heavy. a lot of these stock prices in asia are getting bid down aggressively. this is the scope of the selloff. the regional benchmark -

vehicles bound for the u.k. today an agreement for tough new measures. we have the details from london. reporter: the french interior minister and his british counterpart have announced a big deal today. this has been signed by them on behalf of france and the united kingdom. its main objective is one of security. you have increased cctv, higher channel tunnel to stop the desperate migrants risking their lives, risking injury, and then trying to smuggle themselves illegally to reach what they perceive as eldorado, the united kingdom. also today, there will be 10 million euros over two years that will be given by the united kingdom to speed up asylum applications and also pushed humanitarian aid. we know that perez and london -- we knowiction that paris and london have had friction, a blame game, a public exercise, one aimed at trying to dismantle the traffickers' networks. a lot of money these traffickers, some by the way possibly british, trying to smuggle these migrants across the channel into the united kingdom. one of increased partnership between france and britain, one of much mo

. markets fell in london, frankfurt, and paris. editor, carrie gracie, reports that there are still structural problems despite the calm. rie: it grew to be nothing to be the factory of the world. now, it wants to build a 21st century economy. the stock market was supposed to be a part of it. the plan has gone badly wrong. stocks fell on wednesday. they have lost maybe 20% in value, wiping out gains from earlier in the year. chinese leaders have remained silent on the crisis. behind the scenes there are clearly divisions, and in the long run someone will have to take the blame. the communist party avoids doing political debate in public. coverage of this crisis is nothing like it would be in any other major economy. the media is controlled by the , and that means reporting focuses on finding a few handy villains, reassuring the public the government is dealing with the problem, and finding something or positive to talk about. reassurance and positive chi.ing are useless to mr. for 2000 years chinese people like this.ed stress he invested $150,000 in shares in may just before the bub

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jazeera. ♪ >> hello i'm lauren taylor, this is the newshour, live from london. coming up, 19 killed, dozens more injured, as a bomb goes off in bangkok. >>> one of south sudan's two warring leaders signs a peace deal but the other says he needs more time. the u.n. humanitarian chief says more protection for civilians after one of the worst single attacks in syria. plus. >> i'm stefanie dekker on the indonesian island of banka. obsession with gadgets like these that has something to do with it. >> and i'm ronald patak. a new candidate announce he he's running for the fifa chief seat. and someone within the organization is orchestrating a smear campaign against him. >> add least 19 people have been killed in the bomb attack in the thai capital bangkok. the explosion happened at a shrine in the center of the city. veronica pedrosa reports and we'll spoke to her in a moment. >>> with the fire from the explosion still burning there was a desperate race to reach survivors. as the emergency services moved, police tried to secure the area. a bomb had exploded minutes before. and closed circ

>> hello there. i'm felicity bar. this is the news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes iraq's kurdish leader calls on pkk fighters to withdraw from their positions in the north to protect civilians from turkish airstrikes. talks on what was billed as the biggest trade deal in history ends in dead deadlock. zimbabwe announces it's new restrictions on hunting after another lion is killed on its game reeverybody. >> and we have more on the robot robotic kitchen this is crab bisque. >> more on the indigenous sportsman who is booed at every match. >> hello turkey says it will investigate reports that civilians were killed in an operation targeting a pkk camp in northern iraq. kurdish authorities have called on pkk fight tours leave their bases in the north of the country to save civilian lives. well the regional kurdish president said that pkk separatists must withdraw to help reduce violence in the area. it accused turkey of bombing civilians. both the pkk and turkey now need to resume peace talks. al jazeera's report from the turkish city. >>> president obama barza

you in london? guy: thanks very much. the weaker yuan has been seeing stocks stumble. is ite just hearing really that people's bank of china china jet more market? just trying to inject more into the market? trying to kill two birds with one stone. it has been struggling. this has helped a really important sector of the economy. hand, it wants to join. it would be helped if it makes it more market based. it is certainly taking a step in that direction. how much are they willing to tolerate the market? guy: how far will they let this go on for us to happens tomorrow? they said there is no economic or financial basis for the currency to continuously decline. it seems there are a lot of underlying and the mental's that should support stability. at the same time, we are in if theed territory market really will be determining the yuan value. markets themselves are very .ervous potentially a vicious cycle. caroline: we will wait and see. think you very much indeed. the currency saying it will fall continuously. it is worth repeating. it is something to think about over the next few days

. >>> hemo. i am marian lamazi. the newshour live from london. another migrant tragedy. hundreds are rescued 40 are found dead. the claims of preferential treatment to some refugees. >> also on the, a series of bombings in baghdad. more than 20 people are killed. a survivor is pulled from the rubble of the blast in china. it's reported more toxic chemicals have been found at the scene. mixing child's play with politics. donald trump's foreign policy statement on iraq. >> first of all, the iraqi officials are a crooks wrooiringsdz. >> in distress. they say they rescued 320 people. the captain of the italian navy ship has referred to distressing scenes, bodies of suffocated people being found in the holes of the ship that was in distress. yet, these kinds of tragedies are hardly unusual in the mediterranean now. i am speaking to you from a ship belonging to the a group, doctors without borders heading at the moment through the messina straits. it's been running an operation since may. no time, it has rescued thousands of people from the sea. the aid workers on this ship say they ar

>> hello there, i'm judy mcdonald. and this is the news hour, live from london. coming up. hundreds of people reported injured by a massive explosion in china. >> enough is enough. >> the u.n.'s peace-keeping chief in the african republic, calling an end to rape and murder. >> held by yemen's houthi rebels for months. and the starlight express. when stargazers can expect an action -packed night ahead. >> the pressure is on in the nfl scandal, better known as deflate gate. one of the game's biggest stars headed to court, looking to clear his name. >> hello there. welcome to the news hour. at least seven people have been killed after a huge explosion in the chinese port, hundreds of people have been injured. the chinese state broadcaster is reporting an explosion just before midnight. posted on line, a series of major explosions. it was followed soon after by a shock wave that rippled through the city. hours earlier, an american was missing inty an gin. >> i was listening. >> i heard it and looked outside. these are development hours, mostly factories and banks, pretty close together.

relationship with the finance committee london breed your leadership is in1r5ub8 because your passionate about a lot of things you care about i know this budget is a strong reflection of the vails you carry with that, please let me have wanting breeding to say a few words and supervisor farrell and going back to work supervisor president london breed. >> (clapping). >> it's a really exciting time in san francisco i'm so honored to be in a position to serve as the board president during a time we didn't have to make any cuts to some of the amazing programs in our community in fact, we're invest more 2, 3, 4 affordable housing and infrastructure and transportation the things that matter to everyday san franciscans so today with this budget is signed by the mayor i'm going to be really excited and rev ready to work with the different departments to spend all the money to improve san francisco thank you all for being here and i also want to say to the budget committee under mark farrell's leadership thank you for your working with members of the board of supervisors to make sure that every s

london. then it turned out people couldn't do that. so i did it in london which was wonderful. i loved the play with all my heart. i think it's a brilliant thing in the world it hadn't been produced majorly for a long time. david had kind of protected it. and you know, i love it. so i figured. >> rose: what do you love about it? >> i love the fact that it's-- it's funny in a way that i find heartbreaking. it's-- i love the way that the broader issues are perfectly and invisibly integrated into the story of two people trying to come to terms with one another on a personal level. i love the fact that it's like a-- it's built like a bomb, it's like a clock. it's beautifully put together so that it unlocks something in the audience so they go away hopefully full of hope and about personal relations and indeed about things more universal. i think it's one of the rare occasions where those two things are beautifully integrated, as i said. >> rose: you didn't want to do it because of michael -- michael gambon if i watch a performance by him or by you do i see -- >> well, yeah t with be

refugees crisis since world war ii. ♪ ♪ >>> i am lauren taylor, this is al jazerra live from london. also coming up. hundreds are thought to be trapped under rubble after more shelling in douma. >>> out on the streets of beirut, thousands of protesting against the government they say doesn't work. reunited against, iran and the u.k. reopen their embassies. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, some of them haven't eaten or excellent for days, cramping in the rain waiting uncertainty only to face police batons and stun grenades and for the 2,000 refugees that finally made it in to macedonia their journey has just begun they were boarded trains and bus to his take them to serbia. they are aiming to head further north to hungary a member of the european union. they are in a packed refugees store apply for asylum. and time is short. serbia is building a ra razor we fence to keep people from coming in. >> reporter: there is no end to the suffering, the exhaustion, it's a different place, a railway pla platform. waiting for another journey is at one point police and soldiers were blocking the border with fo

: later we speak to kansas city reserve resident in jackson hole. that is at 11:30 london time. trump says he would tax himself more. you have a whole interview coming up. saysepublican front-runner he would simplify america's tax law and target hedge fund profits which are taxed at a lower rate. it is answer is yes, tremendous burden of the country. i'm saying for the good of the country. none of them are going to support me. i don't want their support. speaking of that, hillary clinton has many hedge fund people supporting her. in the end, i would say the hedge fund people are making a lot of money and pay very little tax. i want the middle class to be thriving again. we're losing our middle class. cut?uld you change the tax >> i would change it. i would take interest out. who makeake people hundreds of millions of dollars pay some tax. i want to lower taxes for the middle class. i would to lower taxes for people who are making a lot of money but need incentives. >> that would affect people and you wouldal estate -- like to raise in taxes on yourself? >> that's right. i do very well. . d

london. let's get straight to the market story and get you up to date and what is happening overnight, things you might have missed. the rally in the u.s. stock markets halted a selloff that had erased trillions of dollars in equities. let's check in with the latest. david, good morning. david: it is about midday here in asia for our thursday trading session. we are really seeing a tailwind coming from that, no other way to describe it, that surge in wall street overnight. we did feel it at the open. volumes are heavier. compared to the 30 day average, or just about every single market here and in the region -- except for shanghai, which i will get to. a move back to riskier assets, as well as cyclical commodities. copper actually gained in asia. that being said though, the other side of this is that we are coming off -- and i think this happened over the last hour or so -- we are certainly coming off a high of the day. we are of as much as 2%. japan a big reason for that, as you can see here. that is what we have done so far on thursday, we are only up about 7/10 of 1%. thi