A surging number of sick people hoping to be tested. Plus german football is abuzz ahead of one of the years most anticipated clashes well preview this weekends top of the table bonus playing a match between by an endorsement but its being held in an empty stadium during the countrys partial lockdown. Welcome to the program joe biden is edging closer to the white house as final votes are being counted 3 days after the u. S. Election the democratic challenger is narrowly ahead in key states which have yet to declare their results lets look at those now so it hasnt changed for a while we have joe biden still at 264 Electoral College votes to Donald Trumps 214 thats according. To Associated Press and remember to 70 thats that magic number to win the presidency whats still up for grabs well for example pennsylvania would be the big prize to table 20 electoral votes joe bidens lead there is currently growing 220000 votes with 98 percent of that vote counted and then we move down to georgia
Are on fire right now we just saw a fire engine go by ambulances as well running battles between a very small group of some would call them vandals others would call them extreme protesters or anarchists fighting it out with the police and there were ones who set fire to the churches one of these churches belongs or is used by the police of chile its a symbol of the Chilean Police force so they attack that 1st i can smell and see the smoke billowing behind me and so once again what had been a are largely peaceful joyous if you like demonstration that lasted all day long with tens of thousands of people has been marred by violence. Vote counting is underway in bolivia in a president ial election many hope will restore stability believe us plunge into a political crisis last october when then president evo morales sought a 4th term that led to protests that forced him out of office and in exile votes are being counted in guineas president ial election vying for a controversial 3rd term i
People wells along with the north west of england are the worst hit regions in the u. K. Jonah hill has more from london. Well it had been to some degree telegraphed in advance didnt come as a massive surprise and wales has been taking escalated measures for some time now on friday introducing really the quite unprecedented step of banning all travel into wales from other highly infected parts of england and scotland painting a picture really of a pretty decent United United Kingdom it in this pandemic iran has reported its highest ever single day rise in coronavirus deaths 337 fatalities raised at the total to more than 30000 and more than 4000 new infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours despite restrictions imposed 3 weeks ago schools gems and theaters are all closed and wearing a mask in public is compulsory in parts of the country. Thailands Prime Minister says rallies are not permitted as long as they are peaceful thousands are back out on the streets of bangkok for a 6th d
8 up. A bit of a conundrum, it weaker than anticipated growth number when weve got Industrial Production and retail sales beating what was going on. Graphically, there you go. Retail sales, 3. 3 to the upside and that is what has been going on in aggregate. A mixed bag, a miss on the headline gdp but certainly a beat for Industrial Production and retail sales. Yeah, the topline picture is that China Remains the only major economy that is recovering at a pace like this but nonetheless, yeartodate, growth around 0. 7 . Year, beginning of the officials had hoped to get around 6 growth for 2020. Nonetheless, the fact retail sales came in well above the estimates will for economists who say we should see a broader economic recovery in china fueled by infrastructure. Straight cap to the pandemic, there would be focus on whether or not the consumer would step up and the numbers suggest that is happening. Ubss headore from of asia economics and achieve china economist. Always great to get your
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