Have the resources they need to fight the looming threat of famine in yemen, ravaged by five years of conflict and disease, and now struggling with the coronavirus spreading virtually unchecked. Coronavirus infections in the United States have passed 3 million, significantly more than any other country. Cases have risen by more than 60,000 in one day. There have been at least 133,000 american deaths from covid 19. But the Trump Administration is pushing hard to reopen schools. The president has threatened to withdraw funding from schools which do not. 5 Million People in australias second largest city, melbourne have been ordered to stay home for six weeks, because of a major spike in coronavirus infection. Queensland is closing its borders to residents of victoria or anyone who has recently been to the state. Now on bbc newsm coronavirus your stories. Philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has chang
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. From today, people arriving in the uk from dozens of countries will no longer have to self isolate for two weeks. Outdoor shows, team cricket, beauty treatments and tattoos are all coming back in england over the next few days. Northern ireland is becoming the first of the uks nations to allow gyms to reopen today. In scotland people must now cover their faces when they go into shops. In hong kong all schools are closing again after a spike in coronavirus cases. Mexicos brutal drug gangs turn to handing out aid during the pandemic they say theyre filling a void. The bbc gets exclusive access to the Sinaloa Cartel. And on the 80th
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This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Here, the labour party calls for next years a level and gcse exams in england to be pushed back to help pupils cope with the impact of coronavirus. The government says its too early to decide. It is far to early to be saying were going to postpone things or cancel things, as the labour party seem to be saying. I think that is the wrong approach. What we should actually be doing at this moment is focusing on getting our schools back in the saddle, running again, so young people can resume their education. Its a complete abrogation of their responsibilities if government ministers are going to allow things to go to the wire again next summer. That creates huge distress for students, as we saw the other day, and even more chaos for universities. The first commercial flight from israel to
the United Arab Emirates has taken off from tel aviv, marking a major step in the normalising of relations between t
This is bbc news, im aaron safir. Our top stories. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been driven out of hospital in siberia and is expected to travel by air ambulance to germany he remains in a coma the governor of california says lightning strikes have sparked several hundred more wildfires including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. A human chain across the capital in belarus, the latest protest against the president , as the Opposition Leader tells the bbc she won t give up. We have no right to step back now because if not not, we will be slaves. And swifts gift why a london student is celebrating her taylor made donation. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We start in russia where in the past half hour News Agencies citing eyewitness accounts say the seriously ill opposition politician Alexy Navalny has been driven out of hospital. His spokeswoman says an air ambulance will take him to germany for treatment. His supporters say he was intentionally poisoned and they
This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Russian Police Detain the kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was nearly killed by nerve agent poisoning last year, as he lands back in moscow. Mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from monday as the foreign secretary lays out the governments targets for the roll out. Twitter suspends the account of us republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene for repeatedly making false claims about Election Fraud. Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron. And the American Music producer phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s, has died in prison aged 81 while serving a sentence for murder. Hello. The leading critic of the kremlin, Alexei Navalny, has been detained by police after returning to moscow for the First Time Since being poisoned with a nerve agent in an attack he blames on the russian authorities. He flew in from berlin, but was led away by police af