Fight against the pandemic one of the worst hit countries in asia reports no new local cases. And the u. S. City of miami starts to lift its lockdown restrictions despite a high number of cases. Im going to go with sports is italy its football season looks set to be scrapped players are about to start training again but the country sports minister wants to follow france and the netherlands and focus on next season instead. Its 10 g. M. T. And we start in europe where the economy has suffered its biggest quarterly hit on record shrinking by 3. 8 percent so far this year thats the eurozone sharpest drop since records began in 1995 so yet another indicator of the widespread economic devastation caused by the coronavirus lockdowns around the world all that comes after germany which is europes strongest economy announced its g. D. P. Is on track to shrink by more than 6 percent this year because straight to don. It came it joins us live from len so dominic we were expecting of course the ec
Hockey so night and day to get it right for the 1st time since recovering from cope at 19 the u. K. Prime minister addresses media on efforts to battle a pandemic that. Autumn months of protests a plan to tackle the financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. And put those birthday parties been postponed South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. 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 job listable them 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and. February this year but in march it jumps to a 2 of the hof year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly will than 7000000 people the state governments now begin to restart their economies the easing lockdown measures more th
A plan to tackle lebanons financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. And a growing problem in india were locked down restrictions that disrupted supply chains and left many farmers struggling to survive. Below thank you for joining us as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter economies around the world another 3800000 people have filed for unemployment in the u. S. This past week this means an unprecedented 30000000 americans have now sort of Employment Benefits in just 6 weeks and the numbers are still rising the jobless rate hovered around 3. 5 percent between december and february but in march it jumped to a 2 and a half year high to 4. 4 percent equating to more than 7000000. 00 people as state governments now try to kick start the economy there relaxing containment restrictions more than half of u. S. States including florida will partially reopen by the end of the week as the Johns Hopkins the board shows at least 1000000 people in
Update on efforts to battle a pandemic that. After months of protests a plan to tackle lebanons financial woes put it will be will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spiral. And put Us Birthday Party has been postponed South Koreans will have to wait until next month to celebrate. We begin in the United States where the economic numbers just keep getting worse the u. S. Labor department as 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 the 30000000. 00 over the last 6 weeks the Unemployment Rate hovered around 3 and a half percent between december and separate but in march it jumped to a 2 and a half year high of 4. 4 percent thats roughly more than 7000000 people. State governments now begin to restart their economies easing lockdown measures more than hoff of the 50 states including florida partially reopened by the end of this week as the Johns Hopki
Stashed in rented trucks outside a funeral home passed at the peak the u. K. Prime minister is optimistic as virus deaths. And after months of protests are planned to tackle lebanons financial woes but will it be enough to pull the country out of its economic spot. The u. N. Secretary general as head out of what hes called a lack of leadership globally during the chrono virus pandemic and tony good terrorist says the International Community is the vida and isnt doing enough to help developing countries most at risk from the outbreak are diplomatic editor james space has more now from the United Nations in new york. Speaking to reporters by video link the frustration of the u. N. Secretary general is clear its well over a month since he demanded a global cease fire but the fact the u. N. Security council has been unable to pass a resolution that was the result of what he called a dysfunctional relationship between the major palace and that makes it difficult for the Security Council to