Criticism mounts over his governments response to the crisis and why the coronavirus pandemic is threatening an already vulnerable since. The welcome to the program yemens internationally recognized government has described the declaration of self rule by separatists in the country south as a coup the agent based Southern Transitional council declared a state of emergency saying it would govern the port city and other southern provinces the s. T. C. Is supported by the United Arab Emirates the saudi backed the Yemeni Government warned of a dangerous and catastrophic consequences someone may have been is a senior lecturer in International Studies at Lancaster University in the u. K. He explains how different groups are trying to increase their influence in the country. I think its an interesting if altogether and surprising set of developments i mean those people whove been watching yemen for some time will have known that the s. T. C. Have got these these broader us peroration to close
Southern separatists declare self rule in yemen strategic port city the government calls it a coup. And why the coronavirus pandemic is threatening an already vulnerable food supply. Across the World Governments are facing the difficult decision of how to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions while trying to avoid a surge in infections the socalled 2nd wave in the u. S. Despite warnings from Public Health experts colorado mississippi minnesota montana and tennessee will reopen without testing and Contact Tracing the countrys corona virus response coordinated Deborah Burkes said that social distancing measures will continue through the summer months in the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has returned to downing street after recovering himself from the virus his Government Faces intense scrutiny over its handling of the pandemic and how it plans to ease restrictions the french government meanwhile will release its plan on tuesday and 6 weeks after spain imposed the strictest lockdown
Economy but democrats say they are vague and inconsistent and are calling for a major expansion in coronavirus testing the u. K. Government expense knock down restrictions for at least 3 more weeks and Brazils Health minister is fired after a dispute with present votes in iowa over the corner virus response. Thank you very much for joining us chinas economy has suffered its sharpest fall since it opened up to the world in the 1970 s. In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic Gross Domestic Product in the 1st quarter plummeted by 6. 8 percent the 1st time its contracted in decades and speak to our correspondent in beijing katrina you katrina a historic plunge but not entirely surprising. No we were expecting this we have some more information now about this plunge minus 6. 8 percent we havent seen this kind of fall since records began here in china mall figures above around this so manufacturing investment in china fell year on year by 25 percent in the 1st quarter Infrastructure Inv
And hundreds of millions of children desperately needing food we look at the difficulties for a agencies. Now yemen syria the rebels have told aljazeera they wont stop fighting while the country is under siege the Spokesman Says there have been continued land attacks and as strikes thats despite an announcement from the saudi u. A. E. Military coalition a 2 week unilateral ceasefire they say is to prevent a corona Virus Outbreak were but mentally as is reported. I haul in military operations in yemen. But in the days and even now essentially ceasefire came into effect. All too familiar scene supply lines across the country injured people taken to hospital after hutu rebels shelled the port city of her data more injuries to entails of the heavy shelling the hostess say the saudi u. A. E. Coalition also bomb targets in all just had to and cider although the coalition called for a cease fire spokesman told our just era they have not agreed to it so long as the siege is not lifted we have
The wiki leaks spoken for example look at the. Video which came out in 2010 a video which went around the world and horrified people showing innocent civilians in iraq being gunned down that wouldnt have been seen by other words if it hadnt have been quickly simulate the wall logs in relation to iraq and afghanistan and similarly the treatment of people in Guantanamo Bay it is because if were killing the world knows about these things because they were killing us the world has seen the evidence of these things vitally important in a democracy the. Truth is known that we know what the powerful do in our name in the name of every citizen in this country so we need to speak up for what we believe says dont need to depend defend press freedom we need to speak out against the extradition of jews in the United States america through feeling these atrocities for revealing these crimes are really revealing the horrors of war and you fair with our son so now with a large majority in parliament