A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belarus self to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Polls have just closed in a historic referendum in chile people are deciding whether to overhaul the constitution which critics say as led to widespread inequalities for decades the vote a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of overwhelmed the country since last year if the referendum passes Guiding Principles imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship could be replaced president Sebastian Pinera believes the measure will be approved latin america editor of the sea and human is joining us now from a polling station in santiago to see if this is an. About the part of the constitution itself its also about whos going to rewrite it imho its going to be written isnt it. Oh theres so much at that that we dont know but right now at this very moment the polls have just clos
Perhaps are having full of cosmic rubble from an asteroid to bring back to work. We begin with breaking news from eastern afghanistan where at least 12 women have been killed in a stampede they gathered with thousands of other people in a stadium in jalalabad to apply for visas to pakistan the pakistani consulate started issuing visas again last week after a 7 month pause to tuesday coronavirus lets go live now to kabul filial contre for us that for us for the what more do we know about what happened. While adrianne like you mentioned the incident happened earlier this morning outside a stadium in the eastern city of jalalabad where normally hundreds of afghans with other every morning just to get a number so that they could process their visa applications at the pakistani consulate so they could travel to to judge allow about now local tells us that yesterday there were some rumors spreading on social media that the pakistani consulate today would hand out more visas the usual and cau
Enough for winter. And spacecraft grabs a handful of cosmic rubble from an asteroid to bring back to earth. Hamas and i have all the sport including Manchester United. Sounds our mind the Champions League the red devils to win 21 in paris. Hello thanks for joining us we begin in nigeria thats where protests are already turning violent despite a 24 hour curfew it follows an appeal for calm by president mohamed hari after several demonstrators were shot the day before during a rally against Police Brutality. These are some of the scenes from wednesday morning as these crowds gathered at times with Security Forces allegedly firing at them and in another part of the city a large fire burning through a government bus station. Videos are emerging of man in uniform opening fire on killing people in lagos on tuesday but Security Forces deny involvement lets get an update from my didnt see joining us from a boozer nigerias president has appealed for calm and understanding as to what are you hea
Power knocked out i reckon sally is downgraded but more destruction may be ahead. And a new world record in athletics swedish pole vaulter monta duplantis has supplanted sergei bookers outdoor record that lasted 26 years. The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over the rising rate of coronavirus transmissions across europe there have been more than 300000 infections in the past week the w. H. O. Is urging countries not to cut quarantine periods warning vaccine could waste the sacrifices being made and the British Government has admitted Testing Capacity there is unsatisfactorily that in baba reports from london. Newcastle northeast england a major city and now parts of a huge region on the new covered restrictions from friday more than 1500000 residents cant socialize with people outside their household or social bubble and bars and restaurants have to close by 10 in the evening the u. K. Government says it agreed to measures with local councils following a sharp rise in i
Pushing prosecutors to charge protesters with a rarely used not in portland and the new world best in athletics swedish ball valter Mondo Duplantis smashes a 26 year old wrecked. Thank you for joining us we begin with a warning from the World Health Organization over what it says is an alarming surge in coronavirus cases in europe something it says should serve as a wake up call the number of cases has now passed 30000000 worldwide the United States is the worst affected country followed by india and brazil but as we mentioned its once again spreading in europe theyve been more than 300000 infections say in the past week the w. H. O. Is edging countries not to call cut quarantine periods warning that could waste the sacrifices being made at the British Government has admitted Testing Capacity there is unsatisfied at the battery for some london. Newcastle northeast england major city and now part of a huge region on the new covered restrictions from friday more than 1500000 residents ca