The first friday prayers at his temples hagia sophia after its change from the museum into a mosque. In sports, football has returned to france after a fofourmonth break caused by coronavirus. A limited number of fans in the stadiums. We look at the french cup final. Welcome to the newshour. More than six months since the coronavirus was first suspected in china, it is still living for the road at record rates. There is a record rise in infections, according to the World Health Organization. Nearly 10,000 people have died in that same period, the biggest spike since the end of april. Across the planet, the virus has killed more than 635,000 people. More than 1 5 of those fatalities are in the u. S. , the worlds worst hit country. New hotspots in the south and west have pushed the infection count past 4 million. Latin america also recorded more than 4 million cases. More than 176,000 people have died. We will get more on the outbreak in latin america with john homan in a moment joining
The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc news. Ndhuge crowds atriday is severe iigh istanbul, the first time the site has been used as a mosque in over 80 years but many outside turkey are critical. Johnson says his government did not understand cthonavirus at e start of the pandemic and could have handled things differently. A single thing that we didnt see at the beginningas the extent that it was being transmitted asymptomatically from person to person. That was not clear to us or to anybody. N a courtng kong has found a couple not guilty of riding their blasters prodemocracy process. Precedent for hundreds of others charged with similar offenses. Also cing up, the two lifetime brands20 who kept earold pledge to share a big lottery win. The historic hagia sophia siteel hasfriday prayers for the First Time Since turkish author
Where demonstrators have been challenging federal agent sent by donald trump. For. And speaking out against the silencing the hungry and media thousands accuse the government of crushing up popular news website. Star for the u. S. Consulate in chengdu in china packing up and getting ready to leave off to beijing ordered its closure in a worsening diplomatic standoff thats in response to the u. S. Ordering the closure of chinas consulate in Houston Texas and shortly after everyone left that building several men thought to be u. S. Federal agents were seen getting in through a back door the u. S. Government has accused staff of espionage and data theft beijing describes the allegations as quotes malicious slander. Police inching due meanwhile have blocked off access to the u. S. Consulate there head of its closure its unclear when staff will have to leave but the state run newspaper says the u. S. Has until monday to train to use in trying to do with more on that decision to close the co
Security forces sent in by donald trump and we look at how farmers and fishermen may be affected by ethiopias when they saw this down. And this poor pythons are marking into record expanding 13th at a french cup title brazilian start them off course when i get in to the out front of a limited number of cars as football returns to find after a 4 month break. Welcome to the news hour lets begin with the diplomatic crisis between china and the u. S. Which is deepening staff at the u. S. Consulate in chengdu china packing up and getting ready to leave after beijing orders its closure is in response to the u. S. Ordering the closure of chinas Consular Office in Houston Texas aljazeera is a katrina you reports. In chengdu what has begun dismantling the u. S. Consulate thats founded in the southwestern chinese city in 1985 Chinese State media says have until monday morning today kate the presence of beijing blames the u. S. For the escalating tensions and has accused the trumpet ministration
The freeman foundation. By kudy and peter bller foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected and by contributions to this pbs station fr viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news america, reporting from new yo city. Another record jump in coronavirus cases here in the u. S. In arizo, infections are urging. Arizona is now the coronirus hotspot just in the United States, but in the world. Campaign tropical storm, asolls suggest two thirds of americans ing oprove of his han covid19. And we have a disturbing report on mexican drug gangs giving out aid during t pandemic. Laura for all of you watching on p and around the globe, welcome to world news america. The united state is being a Record Number of coronavirus cases seeing a recor number of coronavirus cases this week. Arizona is one of the hotspots where new infections are surging. When the governor of arizona lifted the states stayathome order, people rty. Iwas a joke to us. Fake news. Days later, many woke up to wha