Against humanity. More than 100000 homes damaged or destroyed the crane that gets underway in sudan after weeks of flooding. You see here just to go becomes japans new Prime Minister as the nation faces its biggest economic downturn because of the pandemic. And im we are hearty with all of your sports news the former head of world athletics lamine diac has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption well bring you more on that story later this news hour. So then a 2 pronged weather assault in the United States has people fleeing wildfires in one part of the country and rushing to avoid severe flooding in another slow moving Hurricane Sally has made landfall on the gulf coast threatening to unleash heavy rain. Rain heavy heavy rain and catastrophic flooding another powerful storm also brewing in the atlantic thats hurrican teddie which could hit bermuda as early as this weekend on the other side of the u. S. Coast in oregon and the devastation is plain to
Of people. The top story this half a russian opposition politicians to come up skier has left the country shes now in a few wanita it follows a 2nd nights of violent clashes over disputed Election Results demonstrators have been rallying in the capital minsk since the countrys Election Commission reported that the long time president Alexander Lukashenko had won sundays election by a landslide the police in both the roof say a protester died after a bomb exploded in his hands the outcomes being rejected by his main rival she describes whats going on as a sham step vasant joins us live from minsk step this is such a complex political story now just unpack it for us where are we now. Yes it is very complex and very difficult to report on because the internet has been blocked for 3 days already its quite a miracle you can actually see me right now a very dramatic statement has come from a subplot at the kind of sky just an hour ago in which she explains that she made a very difficult deci
Deep divisions over a virus Recovery Fund. And protest against law changes allowing non muslims to drink alcohol which they consider anti islamic. Thanks for joining us new flare ups are prompting new lock downs as the coronavirus continues to ravage the world restrictions have been reimposed in israel in the philippines as well as more states and india which has now become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 confirms kovan 1000. 00 cases the other 2 are take a look brazil which now has more than 2000000. 00 confirmed cases including its president joe youre both so narrow and over 76000 deaths in the us thats where more than 3 and a half 1000000 people have been infected 77000 of them in just the last day and more than 8138000 people have died including 948 reported on thursday the top Infectious Disease expert in the u. S. Has warned the country could reach 100000 new corona virus infections a day if it doesnt embrace stricter containment measures dr anthony felt she says lo
Bangar what they see as political bias protests in the democratic republic of congo over the appointment of a new Electoral Commission change. And washingtons n. F. L. Team drops the redskins name and logo off to criticism or offensive to native americans. So then a strategic stretch of water is a new source of tensions between the u. S. And china u. S. Extra state might pump poses that beijings claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat it as its maritime empire its rich in oil and gas and fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several assholes the 5 Southeast Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the us navy held military exercises. Take a close look at it you can see that china claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including going to ship the Spratly Islands and thats disputed by the philippines and vietnam and others discover a reef thats claimed by china and the philippines and that partic
1st face to face talks in months but the warm greetings masked deep divisions over a virus Recovery Funds and a ban on Confederate Flag at military bases puts the us defense secretary on a collision course with his president s. Fellow thanks for joining us a Record Number of new corona virus infections have been reported across the globe over the past 24 hours so the World Health Organization says more than 237000 cases have now been confirmed flare ups have prompted restrictions to be reimposed in places like israel on the philippines as well as more states and india which has now become the 3rd country to record more than a 1000000 confirmed kovan 1000. 00 cases the other 2 are brazil which now has more than 2000000. 00 confirmed cases including its president joe youre both so narrow and over 77000. 00 deaths and theres the u. S. Where more than 3600000 people have been infected 77000 of them in just the last day nearly 139000 people have died there including 948 reported on thursday