Woodruff Hari Sreenivasan reports on the dirty and dangerous work done by children on the front lines of the african nation Burkina Fasos gold rush. The jobs down in the pits are typically reserved for teenagers. With only tree limbs to brace the mine walls, the risk to them is real. Ifill we have the story of the political and ethical dilemmas confronting the governor of virginia. Woodruff and Jeffrey Brown profiles a chinese dissident, who uses poetry to reflect on life under a repressive regime. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the pr
President trump says his time in office has produced a Great American comeback. The president of the United States in his state of the Union Address mr trump set out his case for another four years in power. Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and our country is thriving and highly respected again. But the senior democrat rips up a copy of the speech, after her offer of a handshake was apparently snubbed. Well have the latest reaction live from washington. Also on todays programme. As the coronavirus death toll
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This is bbc world news today. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories. As the number of new cases of coronavirus in south korea more than doubles in one day, the Prime Minister says the the situation is grave. More deaths are reported in italy and iran as authorities there struggle to contain deadly outbreaks. Meanwhile more than thirty british and irish tourists have arrived back in the uk they were evacuated from a corona virus hit cruise ship injapan. Also on the programme the race to decide which democrat will take on donald trump in novembers election moves to nevada. Well be live in las vegas. And thats not the only battle coming up in las vegas well have all the sport, including tyson fury and Deontay Wilder, ahead of their heavyweight world title re match. Hello and welcome to world news today. South koreas Prime Minister has warned that the coronavirus outbreak there is entering a grave new phase after a surge in the number of cases. In a televised address, Prime Ministerjung
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. State of disunion as Donald Trump Tells america how well his presidency is going Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her feelings clear. Today at 5pm, the governments Cobra Emergency Committee is meeting now to discuss the coronavirus as chinese authorities step up their efforts to contain jobs are birmingham, incomes are the disease that has so far killed almost 500 people. Soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is sick passengers are taken off cruise ships as hong kong imposes surging and our country is thriving. A mandatory 14 day quarantine china takes further steps to control the spread on arrivals from Mainland China. Of the coronavirus as the death toll nears 500 while 10 people well be talking to a pandemic on a cruise ship test positive expert about what more is needed and hundreds of other to contain the coronavirus. Passengers are quarantined. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm all we have b
Chartered to fly any remaining britons who want to leave wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak. More than a0 people are arrested as police crack down on courier fraud, with thousands of vicitms in the last two years. And in sport, liverpools youngsters beat shrewsbury to reach the fa cup fifth round. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. In dramatic scenes in the us congress overnight, President Trump has set out his case for another four years in office, and hailed what he called the Great American comeback. Republicans chanted in support at the annual state of the union address. But the democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi was seen ripping up her copy of the speech. The economy was at the core of the president s speech. He cited deregulation, tax cuts and new trade agreements as his recipe for prosperity. He also highlight his success on immigration saying that the wall along the south border continued to be built. He also highlighted how his policies had helped minority groups. It w