A huge spike in targeted attacks on afghan state officials journalists and activists spreads fear and insecurity in the capital. And in sports south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called off follows a positive cope with 19 tasks and breaches to the teams bio secure environment in cape town. We begin this news hour and pakistan west 6 coronavirus patients have died in a hospital and push allah off the oxygen supplies there are hundreds of other patients who also left for hours on reduced oxygen because of a delay to deliveries pakistan has so far a total of more than 400000 factions and over 8000. 00 deaths from car that 19 well our correspondent is in is on about for us to come out what more do we know about this incident and just who might be responsible here. We only know preliminary to call it send the preliminary reports be systematic take. For example. To capacity to have. Cubic meter of oxygen however. Only. Cubic meters was delivered to the ho
A battle of 2 giants france says it wont make human rights a condition for arms sales to egypt as president sisi visits paris. Really. Funny and cutting a new record bob dylan sells all his songs to universal music and one of the biggest such deals. Announced and how much of the sport as europe hold its qualifying draw for the 2022 world cup in qatar details coming up this hour. Thanks for joining us we begin in the u. S. Navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day so the president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary one of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs and hes eyeing this man hes californias attorney general have you have a sarah for the position well in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be
But is accused of turning a blind eye to egypts human rights record. And lives torn apart by war poverty and the pandemic and the urgent appeal for funds to help millions of children in the middle east and africa. And im santa how much with the sport as europe holds its qualifying draw for the 2022 world cup in qatar details coming up this hour. Welcome to the news our hope of imminent Vaccination Programs is doing the thrill to reduce the devastating Global Impact of the coronavirus Record Numbers of people are being admitted into hospital in the us tough restrictions are also coming into force in different parts of the world on monday more than 33000000 people in Southern California in the San Joaquin Valley were hit with stay at home or does restaurants a close to in person dining in many other places like hair and nails salons museums and playgrounds have been completely shot in germany a chance and has hinted that harsher regulations will be required there she said existing measur
A 2 state solution also the race to find a vaccine for the corona virus that has never been more crucial for rural parts of south africa and the show must go on somehow the future of british theatre under a pandemic as the industry struggles to find its way forward. And Sport England insists their cricket series against pakistan will go at and thats despite pakistan announcing that tan and their players have tested positive for corona virus. Hello everyone after weeks of increasing tension on the Korean Peninsula including the destruction of a joint Liaison Office north korea has now announced it is suspending plans for military action against the south and the state media says the decision was made during a meeting of the ruling Partys Central Military Commission that was chaired by. Kim jong un his sister kim your xiong who is in charge of relations with the south remember she had warned all of possible military action those pictures there of course that joint Liaison Office which wa
Murders. And warnings parts of the us could soon be overwhelmed by a resurgence of covert 90 with new cases near their late april peak. And in school liverpool move within touching distance of the premier league title the closing in on a big win of a Crystal Palace that would take them to the brink of the championship. Un secretarygeneral antonio has urged israel to abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank calling it a watershed moment and the most serious violation of International Law members of the Un Security Council and the arab league have been meeting to discuss israels move which could be put into motion as soon as next week our diplomatic editor james baker has. With the clock ticking towards a july deadline for an accession the u. N. Secretary general made his position to the Security Council extremely clear if implemented and accession constituted of serious violation of International Law or grievously harmed the prospect of a 2 state solution and the gulf