The headlines the Afghan Government has called for a humanitarian ceasefire with the taliban as the first ever peace talks between the two sides began in qatar. So far, the taliban havent mentioned a truce. The us is encouraging both sides to reach an agreement, telling them, the entire world wants you to succeed. Police on the greek island of lesbos have fired tear gas during a protest by migrants whose camp burned down on wednesday. Efforts to build alternative accommodation for thousands of residents of the moria camp have been delayed by objections from local authorities. Following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases over the past week, one of britains leading scientific advisers has warned that the country is on the edge of losing control. From monday, people will be able to socialise in groups of no more than six people. Its just over a week since schools in england reopened for the new term, and thereve already been a number of instances
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This is bbc news, the headlines chinese and indian troops have clashed along the disputed himalayan border between their countries , the most serious in several decades. The Indian Army Said 20 of its soldiers were killed in the confrontation. Beijing acknowledged that it had also suffered casualties, but did not say how many. The Trump Administration is suing the former National Security advisor john bolton to block the release of a book about his time in office. The Justice Department said the memoir contained classified information. Mr bolton argues the president committed impeachable offences, which mr trump denies. For the first time a drug has been found that reduces the risks, of severely ill patients from dying coronavirus. Trials show that dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid, reduced deaths by a third among patients on a ventilator. Scientists have decoded sounds
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Growing pressure on the uk government for more clarity on coronavirus restrictions in the lead up to christmas after uk deaths hit their highest level for five months. But the environment secretary says the right measures are in place to give people a good festive season. I am sure we will be able to have a good christmas and families will be able to meet but they may not be able to get together in the sort of larger groups that they normally would. A leaked document from the uk government scientific advisors warns that 25,000 people could be in hospital in the uk with the virus by the end of november. In europe, leaders prepare to announce tighter coronavirus restrictions as infections surge
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chambers hopes this is one step toward politicians actively campaigning for voters behind bars in clark county. you have potential victory is lying in those sales at least for now. i want to i guess is it makes a huge difference night, i step toward voters like elliot carver hall, having their voices heard it felt a little bit of empowerment, a little, just a little bit, a little tiny bit sara marie joins us now from las vegas. so this is the first time these voting booths had been used. how did the process go? it went pretty smoothly, although there were voters who showed up to vote and found out they were actually registered in a different county or in some cases, in a different state which is indication of the education gap that still exist for those who are behind bars. there were dozens of folks who wanted to vote from the jail today and we expect that that s cut number is going to be even larger when we get to the general election in november. this was sort of a