Says libyas warring sides have agreed to hold elections within 18 months aimed at uniting the country under one government and anger in armenia over a deal with us or by john to end. The fighting in the going to occur about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. Welcome to the program, europe has been called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing krone virus restrictions. The World Health Organization issued a warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge and infections more than 50000. People have now died from covert 19 in the United Kingdom and in italy. Once the epicenter of europes outbreak, 623 people died in the past 24 hours. Andrew symonds reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert, and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a is a,
A tragedy. I mean we mourn everybody whos gone and, and our feelings are with their families as and friends as well. Were not out of the woods yet. It does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere in europe. The spread is on the increase too. In italy, where hotels are now being used to cope with an over spill of patients. The number of cases has now passed 1000000. Thats despite increased lockdown restrictions, such as here in florence. Spains number of dead within 24 hours has increased to morgan 400. Its the highest since the 2nd wave began. France is now using mobile units to treat noncode patients because of demands on its hospitals. Germany as well continues to struggle to hand yet steroids 5 shots you already. Now we have to wards that up pretty much at full capacity and where we are barely able to do our jobs. Hungary is the latest country to increase its lockdown measures. Its parliament has called a 3 month state of emergency that imposes an overnight National
Welcome to d. W. News asia. Glad you could join us. Leaving hong kong, prodemocracy campaigner joshua wong and 2 others could be facing long jail terms after pleading guilty to protest charges. The 3 were taken into custody in hong kong earlier today. Wong and fellow activists, ivan lamb, and agnes had been charged with organizing, participating in and inciting demonstrators during a protest outside Police Headquarters last june. They could be facing up to 5 years in prison. This is what was said, as he appeared in court. What we are doing now is to explain the well freedom to the world through our compassion, the home we love so much that we are willing to sacrifice the freedom of our own time point for a prayer, for the finish of walking free this case would draw the world and passion to the operative power of the criminal Justice System impartially is not a ploy by beijing crackdown and the systematic violence. Incredible. For more, im joined by former hong kong no maker and prodemo
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But theres just a possible breakthrough in talks to end. Fighting in libya, rival sides agreed to hold elections within 18 months. Ukraines president has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus voting as in skin, else he had coronavirus 3 days ago. A president ial spokesman told the Reuters News Agency the decision to go to hospital was so is it in could isolate quote, accurately, it comes as ukraine reported more than 11000 new infections in the past day, a record pushing the total number of past huff, a 1000000 as countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the World Health Organization is warning them not to the 1st reactions to fast. The agency says that could result in a major spike in cases, anderson as reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on w