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Near the film office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Im Rebecca Richards welcome to the program the number of corona virus infections in the United States has risen above 7000000 the Johns Hopkins university tally passed the landmark figure on friday afternoon the u. S. Has the highest number of confirmed cases in the world followed by india and brazil covert 19 has already killed more than 200000 people in the u. S. Also a world record President Donald Trump has faced Harsh Criticism for his response to the outbreak after he downplayed the dangers of the disease. Carolyne or she why has more on the situation from washington d. C. But this country has just. More than 7000000. 00 coronavirus cases and over 200000 there more than any other country according to the Data Collected by the Johns Hopkins university despite having less than 5 per cent of the global population the United States has suffered more than 20 percent of coverage 19 deaths or old why people know that they als
The program. And crocs in distress thousands of the joint reptiles face starvation. In india as the corner of august keeps paying visitors the way. Im british manager welcome to news asia its good to have you with us police in hong kong have arrested prominent prodemocracy figure and media tycoon jimmy lie under provisions of a newly implemented security law and said he had been charged with allegedly colluding with foreign Powers Police arrested life from his home before also searching the offices of his. 8 others have also been held in the past line has been critical of the chinese governments actions in hong kong and is the most high profile person to be arrested under the new security know which came into force on the 30th of june if convicted he could be facing a maximum of life in prison. Joining me now from hong kong is prodemocracy activist and former circular general of the Political Party demos the store joshua wang joshua welcome what is your reaction to the arrest of jimmy
A week later the virus shut things down in a hurry. Left in a hurry it was the middle of rehearsal we had a coffee cup on the table you know everything with still there. Critics love the production which features the music of bob dylan in a story set in the Great Depression of the 1930 s. When the audience gets to see it again the themes may feel more relevant than ever. Its about getting through some really tough times so i think that the play will resonate resonate very well after everything weve been through. The city that never sleeps has never been so quiet the current plan is to reopen theaters in january 2021 which would mean 9 months of a new york without live musicals operas or plays. The citys normally buzzing cultural district now resembles a ghost town. Even though the lockdown has been lifted new york is traumatized by what its gone through not long ago this was the us epicenter for cope at 19 there still worrying news from the rest of the country where the number of cases
They come up. With homegrown here. And you are welcome to the program. Best known for its beautiful white beaches by the island nation has declared a state of environmental imagine sea due to an oil spill from a grounded ship over 100000 tons of oil neat close to its waters efforts underway to salvage the situation. The beach is already covered in oil which is threatening an entire lagoon and fuel is still pouring into the sea from the grounded ship. Locals are relying on their ingenuity to fight the pollution stuff in sugar cayleys into plastic sheets to make improvised booms there just isnt enough professional equipment volunteers are working with the authorities to scoop up the oil and pump it out of the ships tanks. The government has declared an environmental emergency. Were appealing to france and renewing for help the United Nations and other countries. We dont have the know how to deal with a catastrophe like this. Body. Francis promised aid and the sending experts and the nava