pedro sanchez said it best with 200 votes in favor and 141 against passed with 200 votes in favor and 141 against. good evening, the french prime minister has been speaking this evening to announce what had been suspected for several weeks, tighter restrictions for 16 regions including the paris region. the prime minister announced a week round lockdown which will go into effect on friday. schools will remain open but nonessential shops will have to close. the number of covid-19 cases has been creeping upwards and hospitals have been struggling to cope. here is what the prime minister had to say. the progression of the epidemic is clearly accelerating. on wednesday alone we ve recorded 30,000 new cases and today, the number is 35,000. this resurgence is making it more and more apparent that we are in the midst of a third wave. this comes as we get closer to the terrible figure of 100,000 deaths. the french prime minister speaking there. i spoke to our french politics ed
We have cnns anna coren in hong kong and we have tom fuentes. How seriously is the white house treating these threats, michelle . Reporter we know theyre treating it seriously as they have any threats concerning ambassadors over the last few months with the other incidents weve seen most recently the attack of the u. S. Ambassador to south korea earlier this month, but on this case i mean its interesting because these Death Threats happened by phone from an englishspeaking man to the embassy in tokyo happened last month allegedly. Were only now hearing about this starting in the asian press. So the white house is not confirming these threats. Neither is the National Security council. Neither is the u. S. Embassy although we are expecting to hear something soon from the u. S. State department. These threats by this man allegedly were threatening the life of Carolyn Kennedy as well as a u. S. Consul general also in japan although based in okinawa. We dont expect the threats to affect the
A friend also to defend our existing freedom. And our right to also coming up. British Prime Minister theresa may intensifies her efforts to sell her brakes a deal at home she tells Business Leaders that e. U. Citizens in the future will not be allowed to jump the queue. And in tennis the new kid on the court the twenty one year old german alexanders farah wins the a. T. P. Finals for the first time to be world number one Novak Djokovic will bring you the highlights from a dramatic match. Im brian thomas welcome and thanks so much for joining us the leaders of hong kongs prodemocracy movement have gone on trial for their roles and a mass protest there in two thousand and four. Game if convicted they face seven years in prison all have pleaded not guilty more than one hundred prodemocracy activists gathered outside the courthouse to show their support for the defendants carrying the umbrellas the den to fight with those protests now four years ago tens of thousands took to the streets f
Sanctions by. Turkey thats supposed to be lost forever beneath the waters of a 12000 years of human civilization before to provide electricity. Plus we look back on the dramatic day in the womens world cup one which brought joy pain for scotland and of course included it should controversy. Well im terry martin good to have you with us tensions remain high in hong kong after a massive protest against a planned extradition law turned Violent Police clashed with protesters after hundreds of thousands had marched peacefully against the proposed wall theyre angry about a bill that would allow hong kong to send suspects to Mainland China to face trial critics say that would give beijing free rein to pursue political opponents in hong kong which has kept its own Justice System after returning to chinese rule in 1997. The territorys probation leader has vowed to press on with the bill saying its crucial for hong kongs future this is a very important piece of legislation that will have to upho