Faceoff in the thai capital over antigovernment protests and controversial calls for curbs on the powers of the king. Also coming up, theft or justice . An activist husband has been fined for trying to take an african artifact from a paris museum. He says he was only taking back what rightfully belongs to africa. Brent im brent goff. To all of you joining us on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. Across europe tonight, the number of new Coronavirus Infections is surging, and now so are the number of new restrictions to stop that surge. In germany, the government is preparing new measures to reign in rising infection rates. The heads of germanys federal states have been hammering out the details with chancellor Angela Merkel here in berlin for the past several hours. That meeting is still going on as we speak. Lets go straight to our Political Correspondent kate brady covering the meeting. I will ask you what i asked you one hour ago. Do we know why it is taking
Can bite and turn trumps tax troubles into a campaign to campaign coup . And fighting flares between armenia and azerbaiaijan over disputed territory. The countries are rejecting cacalls for r peace talks as the conflict threatens to escalate into allout war. Brent im brent goff. To everyone watching us on pbs in the United States and to all of you around the world, welcome. We begin with one million the one million lives lost to the coronavirus. The pandemic which began nine months ago, has claimed more than one million lives globally. From europe to the u. S. , cities are bracing for another surge in infections, a second wave in the pandemic. Covid19 has quickly become one of the worlds deadliestst infectious diseases. The virus has spread to at least 180 eight countries and fatalities have been rising yet again since august. Many countries, as we said, are seeing a resurgence in coronavirus cases including here in europe. Public Health Officials say the crisis is far from over. We a
He promises to support workingclass americans and reform the tax code read Michael Pompeo notifies the u. N. Of demands to reinstate sanctions against iran while slamming european allies who oppose the move. Good morning morning and a warm welcome. There is a lot for investors to digest. Hope in the vaccine front. A rise in joblessness. The tech sector is pushing stocks. Ms asiapacific up 1 . Z q futures, up near nearly three point 0. 3 . Joblesset shrugging off claims. Tech is the right spot. Dollar index under some pressure. 10 year yields, pretty steady. That is what is going on between asia and the futures market. Now to politics. Joe biden has accepted formally the Democratic National nomination to challenge President Trump. Vote for aericans to new leadership that will overcome local division in the the current president has american darkness. Too much anger, division. Wordand now i give you my you can trust me with the presidency, i will draw in the best of us, not the worst. I
The forced explosion in port explosion in lebanon. , theng up shop in colombia devastating Economic Impact from one of the worlds longest lockdowns. And we have your sports. Brian Bayern Munich in the semifinals after hammering barcelona 92. 82. Miriam tens of thousands of people have been gathering in minsk for a sixth night of protest after the disputed president ial elections despite a ruthless crackdown in which heavily armed police were deployed against peaceful protesters, and thousands were arrested. Workers from some of the biggest staterun actor is walked off the job hours after hundreds of people arrested over the past few days were released from prison. And they have called for people to return to work but made little reference to the protests. Speaking on video from lithuania , opposition leaders have called on the International Community to help organized talks. She is asking for supporters to join demonstrations this weekend. We need to stop the violence on the streets of
Was no. Substance to be described to suit boys. And coming up to the story of dozens of women of west african origin who were camping outside their embassies and consulates in lebanon demanding to be sent back home as their employers in crisis hit country leave them literally on the street. And i mean this because i want to call. A dont list. Good morning chilo for martys world news. This monday the 24th of august im kevin now in here with those stories in detail and a lot more to so great if you come by the 1st now entering the 3rd week of unrest on sunday tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters marched through the capital minsk they carried red and white flags and chanted slogans against president oleksandr look at it demanding his resignation after disputed elections. I. Wasnt coming to the guts of school after the order to move in the direction of the National Flag square the crowd came up close to the barbed wire they were a metre away from the right police and the so far t