Slavery at sea indonesia demands answers after the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. And you should remember its low key commemorations take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war new. Im joining us go with sports as football returns to south korea the defending katie League Champions get off to a winning start inside an empty stadium but thank medical workers with their celebrations. Its just gone 15 g. M. T. We begin in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april the biggest increase in close to 90 years tens of millions of jobs were wiped out across the country this crowd of ours lockdowns better the economy lets take a closer look at those figures unemployment surged to 14. 7 percent compare that to just 4. 4 percent that was back in march 20 point 5000000 jobs were lost in april alone the worst losses since the Great Depression which. Gana 1929 and that far exceeds the 2008 global recession when 8700000 jobs were wiped out and its goin
95000 people ultimately we may be juggling about something more than that. Venezuela charges 2 americans with terrorism and conspiracy to overthrow the government. Accusations of slavery see indonesia demands answers off the deaths of fishermen working on chinese boats. And a new ships remembrance loci commemorations take place to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war. We begin in the u. S. Where unemployment skyrocketed in april saying the biggest spike in close to 90 years more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone in the month of april alone has coronavirus lockdowns. The economy of the Unemployment Rate has tripled to 14. 7 percent with no sign of slowing down this is already worse than the socalled Great Recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis and its a new post war record which was previously set in 982 when the Unemployment Rate hits nearly 11 percent and is no exaggeration to say this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression when
Evictions beneath the shiny veneer of saudi arabias planned mega city and a virtual vigil in the us for a black man shot dead while jogging in georgia after the arrest of a father and son but his murder. For weeks we have seen the lines of the food banks stretching for kilometers the job center is overwhelmed with people it is given us a picture of how badly the u. S. Economys been hit by covert 19 but now we have the most concrete figure yet and it is 14. 7 percent that is the Unemployment Rate for april which tripled from the month before put another way were talking about more than 20000000. 00 jobs gone and some perspective now this is worse than the financial crisis old a recession which followed the financial crisis of 2008 it also creates a new post will recall that was previously set in 982 when unemployment regionally 11 percent so it is no exaggeration to say going right back this is the worst crisis for the u. S. Economy since the Great Depression of the 930 s. When one in e
The coronavirus situation under control despite reports its Health System is stretched to the limit. And south korea reports just 8 new cases news its president says gives hope to other parts of the world. Under the British Government has denied reports that it wasted time and botched its response to the coronavirus pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson directly to blame a damning report in the sunday Times Newspaper says he ignored scientists warnings and skipped 5 emergency meetings as the crisis group this is the u. K. Recorded 596 more deaths pushing its total past 16000 paul brennan reports from london. The accusations of complacency a misjudgment to spread across 4 pages the headline a damning assessment of government failure to prepare the quotes alleged 5 weeks of missed opportunities and political in nashua the British Governments National Crisis committee is called by the acronym cobra Prime Minister Boris Johnsons failure to attend any of the 1st 5 coronavirus cobra mee
Says will give hope to other parts of the world class. The georgia braces for a rise in infections after bowing to religious pressure and allowing churches to open orthodox easter. The British Government has denied reports that it wasted time and botched its response to the coronavirus pandemic with Prime Minister Boris Johnson directly to blame a damning report in the sunday Times Newspaper says johnston ignored scientists warnings and skipped 5 emergency meetings in the run up to the crisis this is the u. K. Recorded 596 more deaths pushing the total past 16000 elsewhere in europe italy and spain of recorded their lowest daily death tolls in about a month with 433 and 410 deaths respectively but numbers keep rising across the atlantic with more than 40000 people now dead in the u. S. The worlds worst affected country meanwhile south korea which once had the worst outbreak outside china has recorded just 8 new infections well have more on that shortly but 1st this report from paul bre