A cross party rescue deal to save the economy as the demick leaves markets dealing with their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. With the top stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly on r. T. E. International hello and welcome. There is just one in this capable issues and they are dominating everyones thoughts the moment coronavirus claimed over 13000 lives worldwide with the number of confirmed cases up more than 308000 it reached a grim milestone this week surpassing china as the country to have suffered the most fate talents hes currently more than 4800 people on saturday alone and almost 800 succumb to the disease italy is shutting down all production of non essential goods meanwhile the United States is now the 3rd most affected country in terms of infections the number now over 27000 around half of those are in new york. The European Union sealed it self olfa to travelers from outside europe this week as part of wide
A trip to the stores. With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly R T International hello and welcome we will get your headlines stories in just a moment but 1st a 5. 3 magnitude earthquake struck in croatia. The epicenter was just north of the capital one person died Health Officials say a 15 year old was found in the rubble of a collapsed building several others are reported injured. Youre seeing here streets littered with debris with significant damage to several buildings as well in fact the top of one of the spires on the citys iconic cathedral. There are. Problems with. Water supplies in some areas we are hearing the quake so worried citizens come out on the streets despite current advice to stay indoors to tackle coronavirus the interior ministers appeal to people yet again to practice social distancing as much as possible in the current situation. Waiting to talk to us in zagreb. Who is the owner of a Communicatio
To. Grab your tuning in from a right across the world this hour welcome to moscow. For the company. President trump said he is invoking wartime powers to force industry to tackle the cove would like to break Senate Republicans are also pushing for an economic stimulus package worth up to a trillion dollars but the drastic measures have so far feel to count the markets as you can see here kill up and goes further into. As everything seems to be called a native and quite a crisis we have donald trump invoking the defense production act now that is a law that was 1st invoked during the korean war gives the government the ability to have industries aska late production the hope is that with the government invoking this act there can be an escalation and rapid production of masks medical supplies and other needed materials now donald trump has got a lot on his plate because the stock market took a very dramatic plunge we saw at this point what people are calling a historically unprecedented
Itself begins. Around the clock across the world this is your r. T. International from the team and myself you know new hello and a very warm welcome. President trump said he is invoking wartime powers to force industry to tuck. 19 break Senate Republicans are also pushing for an economic stimulus package worth up to 8 trillion dollars but the drastic measures have so far field to calm the markets and report. As everything seems to be called a native and quite a crisis we have donald trump invoking the defense production act now that is a law that was 1st invoked during the korean war gives the government the ability to have industries aska late production the hope is that with the government invoking this act there can be an escalation and rapid production of masks medical supplies and other needed materials now donald trump has got a lot on his plate because the stock market took a very dramatic plunge we saw at this point what people are calling a historically unprecedented volatili
Your tuning in this hour from a very warm welcome to moscow and to r. T. International i mean a new me. President said he is invoking wartime powers to force industry the. 19 break Senate Republicans are also pushing for an economic stimulus package worth up to a trillion dollars but the drastic measures have so far failed to calm the markets as caleb maupin reports as everything seems to be. Quite a crisis we have donald trump invoking the defense production act now that is a law that was 1st invoked during the korean war gives the government the ability to have in. Histories aska late production the hope is that with the government invoking this act there can be an escalation and rapid production of masks medical supplies and other needed materials now donald trump has got a lot on his plate because the stock market took a very dramatic plunge we saw at this point what people are calling a historically unprecedented volatility on the New York Stock Exchange dramatic drops taking plac