Strongest anywhere in the world that we are the strongest. And staying in the u. S. Dozens of bodies have been found a decomposing in an refrigerated trucks outside a funeral home in new york city the bodies were being stored on ice funeral have been struggling to cope after 18000 coronavirus thats in the state. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson led to the daily Coronavirus Briefing after struggling with the self the u. K. Death toll from covert 19 it now stands at more than 26000. 00 reports from london. Back leading britains Coronavirus Response after his personal battle with the virus and only a day after his fiance gave birth the Prime Minister faces mounting criticism of his governments response to the outbreak and questions over how to ease current restrictions amid a backdrop of rising death but now a glimmer of optimism in britains battle with covert 19 i can confirm today that for the 1st time we are past the peak of this disease were past the peak and we are on the dow
Now thats double the previous maximum of 4 people and many businesses Key Entertainment businesses will also be allowed to open so that includes cinemas and uses and it includes gyms and also beauty salons also key it was the announcement that some schools are also going to be able to finally reopen the u. K. Death toll from corona virus is the highest in europe newly released government statistics show the total is more than 32000. 00 the National Health service says the outbreak has passed its peak when a hole has more from london. 34 percent of that figure are deaths that have occurred in care homes care homes housing the elderly the most vulnerable last week care home bosses described care homes in the United Kingdom as the new coronavirus frontline and if you focus down further on these numbers to get a more specific number of deaths related directly to covered 980 the where the virus is mentioned on the death certificate or is suspected of having caused that death well the number
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Over lebanon problems there have been calls for mass demonstrations against the government and its handling of the economy despite a rescue plan announced by the Prime Minister. So to hold off the square of beirut. People have started to return to the streets now that the government has eased the lockdown that was imposed to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus people are angry their Economic Situation is only worsening Living Conditions are worsening you talk to people here and there is really fear about the future a lot of uncertainty pointing to the labor minister on the labor day she announced that 30 percent of registered companies have been shut down and that 20 percent of those companies have reduced the salaries of by. South africa has started easing some coronavirus restrictions after 5 weeks of walk down some businesses are being allowed to reopen from friday people can leave their homes to exercise the government says it will impose an overnight curfew and deploy mor
Degree in writing in addition to his book hes of the author of rebel yell, and empire of the silver moon, it was the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in National Book critics circle award. Sam spent most of his career as a journalist including bureau chief, National Correspondent and Senior Editor for time and as executive editor of texas monthly. We are delighted to have you here with us this evening your latest book, hymns of the republic, the story of the final year of the American Civil War and to my immediate right is Donald Miller and i hope i can call you don. He is the author of several New York Times bestsellers including masters of the air, americas bomber boys who bought the air war against germany which is currently being developed as a miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and tom hanks which is evobably the closest ill ever get to meeting those guys. [laughter] he previously worked as a consultant for the hbo series, pacific, anchorage abated to several episodes of ameri