9000000000 euros in a pandemic bail out we hear from the union leader. Plus the pandemic puts thailands allison sat risk of starvation a sharp drop in tourism means hundreds of handlers have no income and no way to feed their ferds theyve had to hit the road to find food and. Im serious almost comical as you could join us the mayor of the worlds northernmost city has been charged with criminal negligence over a Massive Oil Spill in siberia last month tens of thousands of tons of diesel fuel have leaked into local waterways around the city of norilsk investigators say the mayor failed to react quickly enough which turned the spill from accident into the russian arctics Worst Oil Spill and living memory. Environmentalists are calling it the worst disaster in the region in living memory. More than 20 tons of fuel have leaked into rivers and waterways in Russias Arctic north turning large expanses of water red. The pollution is already damaging ecosystems and wildlife. Its foolish to say o
Spike lee he tells t w his reaction to George Floyds death he says donald trump will go down in history as americas worst ever president. Coronavirus outbreaks in indias overcrowded prisons lawyers are trying to get releases for people held on pretrial detention before its too late. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us a final goodbye and a call for action george floyd a black man who died after a white Police Officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes has been laid to rest at his funeral in Houston Texas friends and members of the family spoke about the man they knew and loved floyds death ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality. The. Morning a man his crime in the whats of his supporters was being born black more than 500. 00 guests attended the funeral and he sed in texas for george floyd whose death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling for a short justice. Officer to. Speak is that the ceremony made impassio
100000 mark amid criticism that the Trump Administration could have acted earlier and saved thousands of lives. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program China has taken another step to increase its control over hong kong and to quell public protests in an overwhelming vote of approval beijings National Peoples Congress Passed a plan giving the Chinese Government the power to begin imposing new restrictions on hong kong the controversial security law will bypass the territorys own ruling legislature prodemocracy advocates say the law by lates the freedoms promised under Hong Kong Special one country 2 systems stoppers. Was cross over to beijing now work correspondent standing by what will beijings new National Security law mean for hong kongs future. I spoke to several activists from the prodemocracy movement in hong kong and for them thank. You so afraid the line to beijing is has been compromised sorry fabio hoping maybe well bring him back in the program a little later that would
The pandemic gaining momentum while in new york yet another temporary morgue locals talk to us about the new reality. The fact that you have to temper in this. Process bodies but it reminds me of the fact that we were not anything in an organized way. Because of bad luck. The company this friday afternoon here live from new center of moscow my name is kevin irwin with his 30 minute round up for 1st the latest covert 1000 figures as they stand there and sad to say were heading towards another somber milestone the number of infections globally is now close to 4000000 in terms of fatalities more than 271000 people are known to have died many are also recovering from the illness of course to that figure currently stands at over 1300000. 00. In todays headlines then russias Health Ministry says more than 1200 coronavirus patients are currently on ventilation nationwide the country currently ranks 5th in the world in terms of infections and over 187000 the daily death rates been rising rapid
Below thanks the company this friday afternoon here. In moscow is kevin and with you for the next 30 minutes with the latest round up of the latest covert 900. Dollars and other milestone the number of infections globally is now close to 4000000 in terms of fatalities more than 271000 people are known to have died many more are also recovering too though from the illness of course that figure currently stands at over 1300000. 00. Russias Health Ministry says more than 1200 coronavirus patients are currently on ventilation nationwide the country currently ranks 5th in the world in terms of infections are over 187000 the daily rates have been rising rapidly Health Officials though say there are enough beds and are enough ventilators putting people on a ventilator is a last resort measure for doctors it means its become all but impossible for the patient to breathe unaided leaving many gravely ill in some countries up to 80 percent of patients needing ventilation do not survive here in ru