A live update from beirut. Libyan war logs Khalifa Haftar announces a ceasefire during ramadan soon after launching another attack on. The with the sports man is set to be crowned champions in france as the Domestic League season is cancelled. With numbers just released out of the us that show the continuing trend of widespread job losses more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits over the past week well that takes the total number of jobless from 26000000. 00 last week to more than 30000000. 00 now the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2. And a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000. 00 people a state governments now begin to restart their economies their easing lockdown measures more than half of the 50 states including florida or partially reopen by the end of the week as the john hopkins dashboard shows at least 1000000 people in the u. S. Have contracted the virus nearly 61000 have di
Were resuming warfare those are the words of colombias largest army who after a month long cease fire the National Liberation army says the government is willing to talk so what does that mean for peace in colombia this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im. Were talking colombia today the National Liberation army better known as the e l n says its resuming its 5 decades long armed activity after declaring a ceasefire exactly one month ago the countrys Largest Rebel Group says it agreed to a truce to alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and as a gesture of peace more than 6500 people have tested positive for the virus there and nearly 300 have died but the rebels are now accusing the government of showing little or no enthusiasm for revamping the long stalled peace talks or for combating the virus the government has condemned the decision to resume its attacks colombias high commissioner for peace miguel said bio says the government demand
Of work and a fly past and a promotion for a british war veteran as he turns 100. 00 captain moore who raised over 37000000. 00 for the National Health service. So the latest coronavirus developments from around the world now were starting with some good news from south korea which was one of the worst hit countries in asia for the 1st time in 2 Months Health officials have reported no new domestic infections thats the 1st time since the outbreak peaked in february meaning south koreas total now sits at a little over 10700. 00 cases and 247. 00 deaths according to Johns Hopkins university not such good news in britain though the number of deaths there is jumped to more than 26000 because the government is now starting to include fatalities from places like care homes for the elderly previously was just the hospitals so with that change the u. K. Now has the 2nd highest number of fatalities in europe after italy but some positive news about a possible treatment coming out of the u. S. O
A country out of its economic spiral. And put Us Birthday Party has been postponed will suffer the South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. The sport paris man is set to be crowned champions in france is the Domestic League season is cancelled. Just 1500 hours g. M. T. Will start this news in the United States where the economic numbers just keep getting worse the u. S. Labor department has released yet another bleak unemployment report more than 3800000 americans filed for benefits in just the past week taking the total number of jobless to more than 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hold it around 3 and a half percent between december and february but in my. Watch it jumps to a 2 and a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies the easing lockdown measures all the hoff of the 50 states including florida or partially reopened by the end of this week as the
Copresenting with me today is my colleague sundra hello to you sandra how you doing hello nieto good to see once again on the great things to all of you watching us from different parts over the world i am sundered to know youre coming to from kampala the biggest city in uganda we do have some amazing reports for you today lets get started. We will take you to want to find out about it in foods to protect the antelopes leaving beer then to work in a fossil where women run a project to republish Plastic Waste they kill from the streets. And we end up in. A famous American Company is helping to replant in bunny forests. But forced to kenya to meet one of the rarest species of antilla in africa the mountain bungle they are critically endangered with less than 100. 00 still living outside calls obvious since they are of the most porches predictors disease and hard bitten clothes the government is the land and has implemented a plan to save the species and also boast its numbers at the faul