23 years he was returned to china and hong kong is facing the biggest threat yet to its prized autonomy china now plans to get directly involved in the Territories Affairs through a new National Security law so is this an assault on hong kongs democracy this inside story. But everyone im come on santa maria one country 2 systems dont be so sure about that because with china moving to pass a National Security law for hong kong they could see the most significant reduction in its autonomy since it was handed over by britain in 1907 well there are definitely changes afoot chinas premier league chang announced the bill at the n. P. C. The National Peoples congress chinas biggest annual political gathering the draft law has 7 articles and will almost certainly be approved by the n. P. C. Once passed it would allow chinese agencies to operate in hong kong to quote prevent stop and punish acts in danger in National Security the thing is he. Kongs government says it will help beijing enact the
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President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization walled 300000 people could die across africa. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services they need. Welcome to the news hour its 1500 g. M. T. 6 oclock local here in doha welcome to the news hour we begin in china where the coronavirus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. In the 1st 3 months of this year shrank for the 1st time since records began on the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of where the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died than. Its the reported from beijing our correspondent katrina you reports. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the uninterrupted growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the
A leading Health Experts slams the governments pandemic response. Also the u. S. President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. Welcome to aljazeera because in china where the credit virus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. Is in the 1st 3 months of this year that shrank for the 1st time since records began the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of new hardware the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died there the previously reported from the Capital Beijing has katrina you. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 chinas g. D. P. Contracted by 6. 8 percent that woul
Markets react positively is a drug developed for ebola shows potential for treatment of patients with over 19. And residents in ukraines capital are told to stay indoors as wildfires near term noble cause pollution levels to soar. Hello thanks for joining us africa has so far escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic but the United Nations warns that wont last long it says that at least 300000 people will die when the virus takes hold there unless hundreds of billions of dollars are spent the World Health Organization says the situation there is probably worse than thoughts in the past week there has been a 51 percent increase in the number of reported cases in my own going to. And a 60 percent increase in the number of reported does with the current joe volpe doing testing kits its likely that the numbers are higher than reported well fewer than 2020000 cases have been reported across the continent to date but the World Health Organization is concerned there could be 10000000 in t