Africa reopens in schools that despite rising run a virus cases but with many schools lacking even the most basic facilities there are fears they could become breeding grounds for the covert virus. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trade privileges he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on civil rights in the territory china has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions on u. S. Individuals in turn well go live to hong kong after this report. In other escalation of tensions between the u. S. And china. Trump took actions against china in retaliation for its recent moves on hong kong he authorized sanctions on banks and officials involved in imposing a tough new security law that effectively terminates the semi autonomous territories unique status to the side legislation and an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hong kong in my opinion he made a statement the u. S. Move comes to weeks after beijing pass a new law that many say represses fundamental democratic freedoms in the city the law prohibits what beijing views as subversive activities and gives the police sweeping powers to conduct searches and make arrests something their thirtys made ample use of as soon as the law was passed. Trump also revoked Hong Kong Special trading status today also signed an executive order ending u. S. Preferential treatment for Hong Kong Hong kong will now be treated the same as Mainland China no special privileges no special it treatment and no export of Sensitive Technology is. Without its privileges hong kong could lose its position as a bustling and competitive Financial Hub wiping out businesses and threatening livelihoods a lot of people relieving hong kong i suspect and were going to do a lot more business because of it because we just lost one competitor. As the deep freeze between the 2 superpowers shows no signs of thawing hong kongs residents are left out in the cold. Lets get the latest on this now its a w c v kong joining us now from Hong Kong Phoebe out of hong kong human rights activists been responding to this move in washington this is the kind of pressure on beijing that theyve been looking for. Well to a certain extent yes lifeforce maybe up to activists and human rights advocates here who are pushing for hong kong im constrained on this and theyve got a lot of even the. Allegation against my ass like this is what if this is a fact like what they have lobbying like matlab the point countries used to post has been lost here and specially is. Particularly risky for them to go on the streets and to do all that i suppose pass under the National Security also this is something that the activists have accounted for like they hope that this Foreign Countries move could be kind of like a check and balances to was china. Said this is definitely welcomed by some of the activists here in beijing a spawn responded immediately to to whats coming out of washington and theyre promising to retaliate hows that going down where your. Publication has expressed strong opposition to conquer me and consolation against you. Smooth and saying that they will impose retaliates very sanctions against us individuals and entities and they also said that this is a breach of International Norms and asking us not to to ratify is force and not to implement the hong kong told me. This is expect to lay among white men in hong kong citizens and this is surprisingly is and surprising reaction from the beijing that we have been i would long. Think this is not going to post like a video thats my home phone but beijing has sent a strong take no doubt they will move like in response to the new executive order. If the view is hong kongs special status no gone with its rights curtailed by by beijing can the city avoid economic decline. While this is particularly concerning light in terms of local level homelike despite the fact that hong kong is not an independent country but local used to enjoy a special wide ranging special signal when it comes down to business but us especially hong kong the spanish. And a many more not and local International Firms are now operating in hong kong but now given the cancellation of the special status hong kong. May face a light special terrace and join up with us and it also pose a wide range of hands on a lot of local individuals as well as like us such as my home home hospice told us will no longer enjoy special treatment when they go to the us and i come back and Scientific Research may also be affected so the impact is pretty wide ranging but some of us almost have this sport for us over a 1000 u. S. Companies now operating home and this could also harm the u. S. Economy as well d w. Thanks so much for that from. Lets get a brief down some the other stories making the news at this hour a political newcomer has defeated Donald Trumps former attorney general in the Alabama Republican Senate primary football coach Tommy Tuberville whod had the backing of the u. S. President won the upset victory over Jeff Sessions trump hired sessions during investigations into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 president ial campaign. Thousands of bolivians have protested against the government in the capital of pas because of Economic Hardship brought on by 19. Some burned effigies of political leaders they want to store it is to do more to reactivate the economy and its massive layoffs livia has been hard hit by the pandemic some 50000 cases. Of all south africa has logged some 300000 confirmed cases of covered 1000 more than 4000 deaths from the virus schools after you opened there last month after weeks of closure but in the meantime several 1000 teachers and students have become infected with the virus or sanitary facilities have made many cells have new schools a breeding ground for the virus did abuse Adrian Krishna reports from the city of durban. d lisa other teachers toilets of the Elementary School in kuan yew swell the womans toilet hasnt worked for years so the female teachers have always used the students facilities which are also in a sorry state. I started working here. 25 years. This. Is yes did you think the pits tell you that after 25 years i thought. Everything was right. And what i didnt see any change i didnt enjoy waking its only that i like this rick id like to. Get on with the rich to pay. It pushes. Because id like to help there these poorly nights. For years she has pressed the ministry of education for support. Lieberman says this new money to fix the hole of the school. Only 3 roofs were repaired last year and even then only partially visiting Teachers Union representative say the roof is not watertight and the rainy season will soon be here critics say for years south africa has suffered from massive corruption and the awarding of government contracts theres no follow up theres no calling to be made to fund their work and that is that in our institutions you just take give people to go there do it their way or can then theres no one for crohns there after whats to change the way that everything was done according to their broker before they paid how were they paid if if their work is not finished because you can see that day there its not finished trucks deliver water but not enough many tanks remain empty the union says it was irresponsible to open schools like this and with the rapid growth uncovered 19 k. Only 2 age groups have begun classes so far but others are to follow and the. Infrastructure of the school has been neglected for us at the moment there are only a few learners here but the teachers fear that if more learners return to school it will be impossible to follow social distancing rules. Have been covered 9000 cases in this school so far but many parents want just an hours drive away in one of the countrys coronavirus hot spots despite repeated requests we couldnt secure an interview either with the Regional Government or the federal ministry of education. Or once lessons to continue we godless offer frustration and endemic. There is no future. To return to. This country these. Days to go to school. Despite the difficult circumstances and his students are doing all they can to protect themselves from iris. And bangladesh more than a 1000000 people have been forced from their homes by heavy flooding a 3rd of the country is now underwater after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade and forecasters warning that major rivers are expected to rise even further in coming days. Officials say the flooding began in late june after heavy rains in the northern parts of bangladesh and neighboring india. The countrys share of a 50 rivers while flooding takes place almost every year during the monsoon season this years have been particularly bad. The situation in bangladesh has become dire for many especially farmers who depend on their livestock. Thats what it was the flood water is constantly rising neither we nor our cattle could go out we need a small boat to do so are we having problems with food to the cooking ovens have been flooded even our beds are underwater. So get over the body the floods have destroyed crops and driven people in several impoverished regions from their homes well over a 1000000 people are on the move looking for safety. Now home states have been flooded we had a small road out here but it got destroyed last night so were trying to salvage all our crops like rice and corn and other goods. The countrys Flood Forecasting Center has warned that the situation could worsen still with major rivers expected to rise even further in the coming days now while his identity is unknown his artwork is far from the bank sees this thinking style dark humor have made him one of the worlds most famous street artists on tuesday he released a video showing his new start work was painted in a london subway train as a commentary on the krona virus spread far and wide. Thanks he presented his new work in an online video the anonymous artists latest installation was done on the London Underground it was titled if you dont mask you dont get. It banksy usually targets Public Places and combines street art techniques with topical themes. People on the train at the time may have not known what was going on but probably would have guessed his message was coronavirus related. Thanks these pieces are often sold for large sums of money leading many online to joke that this out work might have just made this train one of londons most expensive. And dont forget you can always get more stories like this on the go download our app from google play were from the app store i gives you access to the latest news from around the world push notifications for breaking news and if you are part of a news story you can also use the app to send us photos and videos of whats happening where you are. Thats all we have time for im brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. 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