Coronavirus death toll passes 26000. 00 as the government includes karen fatalities for the 1st time. 100000 arrested for breaking the Philippine Government lockdown what police are being accused of serious violations and an icon of indian cinema the film world pays tribute to if im caught who has died of cancer. The brutal impact coronavirus lockdowns are having on the Global Economy is becoming clearer with the release of new Financial Data and the numbers only reflect up to the end of march just as most restrictions were actually being put in place the Worlds Largest economy the United States which has now recorded more than 60000 deaths has shrunk 4. 8 percent since the start of the year thats its largest drop since 2008 new numbers from europes economic powerhouse germany show its g. D. P. Is expected to contract by more than 6 percent this year plunging the country into its deepest recession in half a century and the economy. Out of Africa Nigeria has just been granted a 34000000
Actually absolutely destroy the outgoing un special rapporteur of course Operations Leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the continued persecution of Rohingya Muslims im joining the with sporting doubts around the take here lympics is japans Prime Minister says it will be impossible to host the games next year unless the current virus pandemic is contained. Its still early days in the pandemic triggered world wide recession but we now have a better sense of how hard key sectors of the economy are being impacted the Worlds Largest economy the United States has wiped out a decade of growth shrinking by 4. 8 percent in the 1st quarter according to figures released a short time ago one of its largest manufacturers boeing as reported losses of at least 600000000. 00 while european rival says that it lost more than half a 1000000000. 00 in the 1st quarter to europes largest economy will have the worst year since the end of the 2nd world war germany contracted by to. Percent in the 1st quarter but it
Top stories from europe including more Police Outside germanys knocks as the government pledges to act on the far right threat after this weeks deadly attack. And then peace terms with your sport the u. S. Womens Football Team demand 66000000. 00 in damages in the discrimination case plus legal messy hits back at the boss alone a boss who blamed the players for problems at the club. Lets get going we begin with afghanistan where an agreement thats supposed to usher in peace is due to take effect in about 90 minutes the taliban and the u. S. Will begin what theyre calling a reduction of violence for midnight if the 7 day deal does prove to be a success both sides will sign an accord at the end of the month paving the way for talks. Within the taliban and other afghan groups and the u. S. As it wants to pull its troops out of afghanistan live now to washington and our correspondent following the story from the Roslyn George so if it goes according to plan how do we think we will go throu
Kashmir is a magnet for migrant laborers they travel from indias far flung provinces looking for work in my scenario carpentry and agriculture instability is a given here kashmir is claimed by both india and pakistan when tensions flare migrants pack up for india itself the region is economically negligible accounting for less than a percent of g. D. P. A bigger concern is that escalating tensions out of kashmir could ripple through the Indian Economy and. Investors have been restrained so far a slight currency differently of this week might just as well be from global trade issues as the situation in kashmir for workers however the latest tensions are already heating their pocketbooks. As a judge panel joins us from our studios in bonn ashutosh its said that kashmir special status has deterred growth according to india is that a Fair Assessment of the situation well ben yes and no yes mean its certainly not the worst state as far as growth is concerned in fact its purple phones better
Lets do business its been a bad week for investors on pakistans Stock Exchange the stock market has marked its 4th straight day of falls thanks to the tense political situation between pakistan and india across the Stock Exchange plummeting 2000 points to its lowest in 5 years on tuesday india passed a controversial bill stripping the state of jamul kashmir and dividing the region into 2 territories one of which will be governed directly by delhi. The flare up in tensions as sparked a mass flight of Migrant Workers india has shut down mobile networks across the region and banned public gatherings. A train platform in germany filled with laborers eager to leave a tense situation many say they were told to leave their jobs some report never receiving their salaries the challenge now scraping together enough to get out. Weve come from the Kashmir Valley we dont have any money and my wallet is empty we dont know how well travel further we have no money and then you are. Kashmir is a magnet