LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream" and these are your wold headlines. U.S. market futures are falling to further losses of the evening bell in about an hour from now. Investors are being warned to brace for more volatility after record-breaking point loss on Monday. European markets open into red. They have regained some ground but are still in the negative, and there were steep falls here in Asia. Hong Kong fell just over five percent. The Nikkei dropped a little bit less. North Korean art troupe, a 140-strong orchestra led by the pop star Hyun Song Wol arrived to South Korea by ferry a few hours ago. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister</s>JUNAYD MOHAMED, REPORTER, MALDIVES INDEPENDENT: Last night at around 8:00 p.m. after the state of emergency was declared, hundreds of people gathered outside</s>LU STOUT: The opposition is calling for more protest. I want to bring up a statement from the office of the president of Maldives on Twitter. This was released. The statements says this, quote, the state of emergency was enforced in order to protect the peace and welfare of all citizens and the country, and using the hashtag Maldives first. The president says this is a purge. It is about protecting the peace. What is your response to that?</s>MOHAMED: That's what the president has said</s>LU STOUT: Yes,
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