Bangladesh as refugee camps suffer the first coronavirus cases are discovered. And, hong kongs release watchdog clears offices of brutality after months of violent protests. Anchor hello. Latin americas Coronavirus Crisis is accelerating. Brazil Health Minister has resigned after weeks on the job, the second to leave the post in less than a month. Predecessorhis locked toward with president bolsonaro on his plans to reopen the economy. But brazil is now one of the worlds worst hotspots with more than 14,000 people dead and 208,000 infected. Mexico has recorded its highest number of daily infections after nearly 2500 people tested positive. Hospitals in the capital ful. Capital goes into lucked out in a few hours. Thousands of new graves are being dug. Colombia has allowed some essential businesses to reopen after its seven week shutdown led to a fall in the infection rates. The World Health Organization has called for cohesive leadership across latin america to control the spread. From
Since apollo 11 blasted off on a mission to put a man on the month. The fight to combat the sprea ofof hivaids. We report from south africa on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. Today, members of the European Parliament made history by electing the first woman to be European Commission president. Germanys outgoing defense minister is now president elect. She will succeed Jeanclaude Juncker after being voted in by a very narrow margin of just nine votes. She will be the first woman to serve as commission president. She has promised a unified and a strong europe saying she will work pragmatically to get things done. I feel so honored and i am overwhelmed and i thank you for the trust you placed in may. If the trust you placed in me is confidence you place in europe. Your confidence in a united and strong europe from east to west, from south to north. Your confidence in a europe that is ready to fi
Irans says its an act of piracy. In libya, reports that guards shot at refugees as they tried to flee an airstrike on a Detention Centre. This as fears that up to 80 migrants may have drowned as another boat sinks off tunis. Were live in washington as the tanks prepare to roll for President Trumps Independence Day parade. And this 3,000 year old tutankhamun bust has just fetched 6m at auction but egypt claims it was stolen. But first, it could the storyline to a highly charged action film british commandos board a supertanker in the dead of night and seize a shipment of iranian oil bound for syria. Thats exactly the situation thats playing out right now prompting iran to summon the British Ambassador to tehran it happened here, in the strait of gibraltar. Its believed the grace i vessel was carrying two Million Barrels of iranian oil and taking it to the bani yas refinery in syria. This of course is in violation of European Union sanctions. Heres more from our defence correspondent jon
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Today we bring you our weekly show, brexit whats next, bringing all the news and conversations around the u. K. s vote to leave the eu. Today we speak to [indiscernible] we are live also at the first eu summit in four decades without the u. K. Francine, im here in bratislava. The meeting is commencing behind me. Tokel said they are critical show unity. We have tsipras saying we must stop sleepwalking in the wrong direction. We will bring you all the signs of whether they are singing on the same sheet. Is it more integration or less integration in a postbrexit world . Francine thank you so much. We will have prompting more from caroline throughout the program. Deutsche bank, this is the share price at the moment, down significantly. Opened 7 lower. First lets get to the bloomberg first word news with nejra cehic. Nejra donald trump has dropped a major taxcut for business organizers from his tax overhaul proposals. The change will make the nominees plan much less favorable for private eq