Will look at how the attacks continue online and all creatures great and small the role biodiversity based on our planet and the unprecedented threat its now face. Thank you very much for joining us we begin in the United States where 10 nights of nationwide protests have given way to a somber Memorial Service for george floyd in minneapolis he was celebrated by civil rights leaders and family members while thousands of others across the u. S. Boss to remember him his last words i cant brief have now become a rallying point against Police Brutality and systemic racism john hendren has our report from minneapolis. The Minneapolis Police chief took a knee as the hearse bearing george floyd passed a barrel of respect for the man whose death at the hands of his officers launched a national movement. Inside a minneapolis Memorial Service george floyd was remembered as a family man a gentle giant who adored his 6 year old daughter giana now fatherless its crazy. All these people came to see
Afghanistan stepping up its efforts to contain 19 but now faces an extra challenge from the thousands of people who are returning home from iraq also coming up tonight the coronavirus brings some good. Pet store around the world with millions of home in the. Millions of our 4 legged friends are getting some quality quarantine. In the shelters are also seeing a surge in adoptions in the. Viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world well we begin tonight on this april 1st in a new month with a new worries about the corona virus pandemic governments around the world are scrambling to find ways to stop the virus and that includes reese. Strictures on peoples movements italy is in its 4th week of a nationwide lockdown while this appears to be helping in the fight against the coronavirus it is also hitting the countrys economy hard people are losing their jobs and their earnings and fears are mounting that frustration and desperation could soon become something much wors
On the borders. And in sport step curry makes his long awaited return to be a scoring 23. 00 points for the Golden State Warriors and his 1st game for money. From asia to the middle east and europe coronavirus is forcing governments to further time in their restrictions this friday and in some places it is even raising tensions between countries we will take you through all the Global Developments shortly but lets start with a global picture covert 19 as it is officially known is tracked by the Johns Hopkins university in the United States using figures from the World Health Organization and the headline figure this hour is that 100055 confirmed infections from corona virus worldwide that milestone passed just in the last hour or so by the official numbers driven not by all of this in china and asia obviously that is where the main number of infections but it is new infections in other parts of the world here through the middle east iran and also of course through europe as well the fo
Festival Helena Humphrey and David Leavitts have been taking in all the action from the red carpet. Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp is making waves here at the festival with the World Premiere of his latest movie minamata will have a sneak preview for you of that runs under kathy pixels latest release coming up a little later on the show. Time soon is almost gone though its good to have you with us iranians are voting and a parliamentary election but many moderate candidates have been barred from competing by Irans Guardian Council the countrys president Hassan Rouhani has urged people to vote amid predictions of a low turnout many are expected to boycott the poll to defy the countrys leaders the election comes amid ongoing Economic Hardship under crippling u. S. Sanctions conservative iranian hardliners looks at. To dominate the election. Lets go to dave you correspondent to a set top a she is at a polling station in tehran for us hi took a set tell us what the voter turnout has been like
Prepare to join the war. Now the state of emergency declared in south eastern australia where cancer struck the bushfire conditions are bad. Thats why mining for cobalt in the democratic republic of congo comes at a high human cost. A very warm welcome to the program we begin in baghdad where thousands of people are attending the funeral procession for those killed in the u. S. Air strike targeting Major General kassab solomonic on friday the formal funeral for the top arabian commander as well as the our 100 s. The Deputy Commander of the iran backed Popular Mobilization forces is a bomb to get under way beyond this will later be buried not from saddam on his body will be flown back then to iran. Well so moneys assassination has inflamed already tense relations between the United States and iran President Donald Trump said the order was made to stop a war with iran and not to start one he added that the u. S. Is prepared for any reprisals solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror