Track and trace people exposed to corona virus. Dangerous prospect. Is a growing. United nations criticizes israels plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank saying it violates International Law. A stand off in the South China Sea the us in australia weighed into the dispute between china and malaysia. To begin in the u. S. Where figures released just hours ago paint a devastating picture of the economy in just 5 weeks tens of millions of jobs have been simply wiped out take a look at the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits thats fewer than the week before when more than 5300000 registered for jobless so. Port but the scale of these weekly figures is unprecedented you see in total now more than 26000000. 00 americans have applied for Unemployment Benefits since the end of march that was when President Donald Trump made the 1st of his covert 19 outbreak declarations our White House Correspondent Kimberly Howard live for us from washington d. C
Definitely not what the doctor ordered madagascars president and the herbal remedy that could put his people at risk. To suspected members of the syrian president s Security Forces go on trial in germany on torture charges. Hello thanks for joining us new figures released in the u. S. Paint a picture of an economy devastated by the coronavirus in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession have been wiped out so take a look at the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits its the 3rd week that number of new claims has declined a sign the worst of the shock may be over but this is what it means a record 26400000 americans have now lost their job since the end of march thats when lockdowns shut down production and led to mass stuff for a lowes thats more than 15 percent of the entire u. S. Workforce are White House Correspondent kimberly begins our coverage record highs and expected to keep climbing because the reason we dont be
South africa as a reserve forces are deployed to enforce its lockdown this cape town reports are winds of looting. And the lockdown forces writers and bookstores to find a new way to celebrate stories on world books say. Hello new figures released in the u. S. Paint a picture of an economy devastated by the coronavirus in just 5 weeks all the jobs created since the end of the 2009 recession have been wiped out so here are the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits this is the 3rd week the number of new claims has declined so a sign the worst of the shock may be over but it does mean a record 26400000. 00 americans have lost their jobs since the end of march when lockdowns shut down production and led to mass staff furloughs thats more than 15 percent of the u. S. Workforce meanwhile members of the u. S. House of representatives representatives have returned to washington where theyre expected to pass a 484000000000. 00 relief bill to Fund Small Busi
Of people across our urban communities not only for being with us today for the way they have partnered with our ministration and partnered with state and local officials to put the health of all of their constituencies 1st as the president mentioned will you receive a report that our task force received to formally this week from bill bryan of the science and Technology Directorate at the department of Homeland Security he will outline as the president said encouraging news about the impact that heat and sunlight have on the corona virus which will increase the confidence that we feel about the coming summer on the subject of testing at the present moment we have reports d of 4930000 tests having been performed across america and encouraging news as d states have been engaging commercial labs at a higher level across the country yesterday our commercial lab system did more than 100000. Yes in a single day so were beginning to activate all d of the capacity and tomorrow at the presiden
A tense calm is being reported in the region where almost a 1000000 people have been displaced as a result of the fighting between government and rebel forces. Also on the show a plea from the w. H. O. As global coronavirus cases top 100000. This is not a dream. Do this is not the time to give up. This is not a time old for excuses. This is a time for pulling out all the stops. The head of the World Health Organization implores governments to ramp up their response to cohabit 19 researchers have been racing to develop a vaccine for the virus but it may take longer than hoped. Also one of the International Womens day showing skin but scars beneath the russian tattoo artist helping women she. Because the trauma and taboo still around the domestic abuse. Its a pleasure to have you along. Tensions between greece and turkey on their shared border are rising with thousands of people left stranded between the 2 countries while greek Border Guards continue using tear gas and other measures to