A pandemic recession. So millions of voters in between afonso casting their ballots this sunday in an election, which is taking place under the shadow of violence and allegations of voter fraud. President obama is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office, but 2 of his challenges have accused him of trying to rig the vote. Hundreds of thousands of people in the north and the east will be unable to vote in sundays elections polling stations. There are closed for fear of attacks by armed groups. Lets talk to following the elections from nigeria today. Maybe ill start with that actually made the point about the north in the east where all these people simply cant vote just their voice just not get heard. Absolutely hundreds of thousands of them have been disenfranchised because of the ongoing violence in the north and the east. These people have been forced out of their villages. Some have moved to safer areas. Some have travelled as far as to the capital. Were going to go to seek safe havens.
A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
20 summit where the focus is likely to be the pandemic. But the kingdoms human rights record also faces fresh, scorching the earth, and the anger erupts. In brazil, after another black man is killed at the hands of Security Guards or come to the program, our top story, i still says it was behind rocket attacks in afghanistans capital, kabul that killed at least 8 people and injured dozens more. The attack happened just hours before the u. S. Secretary of state might on peo, was due to hold talks with the Afghan Government and taliban negotiators in cattle. The United States this week said it would soon pull about 2000 troops out of afghanistan. Figure controversy has more now from the Afghan Capital. Schoolgirls running for their lives after rocket lands, new school, part of a record needed attack on the capital. Kabul, the more than 20 rockets landed in residential areas near the green zone, where many embassies are based. It was a little after 8. 30 in the morning when the 1st rocket
Russian evolutionary biologist claims that the pandemic currently paralyzing the globe can mutate into around 20000. 00 variants. I think its a blessing the corona virus is involved more slowly than all of them are a new virus and its still its a very quick process. Live from russias capital city around the clock welcome to our to international donald quarter with you this news hour turkeys president has once again lashed out at this french counterpart supposed anti islam stance stating emanuel macro needs a quote mental check or to ones words come as anger continues to build in the muslim world following a crackdown on suspected islamicists in france in response to the recent beheading of a teacher near paris. President macron has said he wont to announce the publication of those cartoons and that has spiked furious reaction from many muslim majority countries including from the president of turkey president who said twice over the weekend that he thought much kuan needed his Mental H
Intensifies and Government Troops say they are making gains. Amnesty International Says a large number of civilians have been massacred by local forces. The pandemic pushing hospitals in italy and other parts of europe to the limits. Maples is just reporting a shortage of doctors and beds, as corona, virus infections. So as the story of the forgotten everything cost. It was the 1st black footballer to play for germany in 1974, a lot has changed since then. Thanks for joining us. Paris is marking the 5th anniversary of its deadliest terror attack ceremonies have been held in the french capital, the mayor of paris and the french Prime Minister of paid tribute to the victims sites around the city where the attack took place 5 years ago. In 2015130, people were killed when socalled Islamic State militants launched multiple times in the french suicide bombers and gunmen carried out of 4 hours, killing spree, which also injured hundreds correspondent lisa lewis is standing by outside the bus