Officials are asking residents and businesses to refrain from holding parties of five people or more for most of next month. The governor says the number limit was chosen after the Central Government issued vague guidelines around gatherings. Translator the message isnt very clear, so we thought we should present a concrete figure. Aichi reported 167 infections. The highest daily figure since the pandemic began. The southern prefecture of okinawa registered for a third day in a row. But its more than double the tuesdayly ltally. Now a hospital worker became the first person cononfirmed to be infected on the remote island. There are concerns whether hospitals in isolated areas will be able to cope if theres an outbreak. Tokyo continues to be the biggest hot spot with 250 cases on wednesday. The daily figure has been above 200 every day in the past week except once. In total more than 34,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed across the country. More than 1,000 people have died. Europ
Cases in their areas. It follows criticism over how long it took to get data in leicester. An 18 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two sisters in a park in london last month. And remembering the man who shouldve been englands first black player. Jack leslie was subject to racism now fans want to see him honoured with a statue outside his club. Good afternoon. In defiance of new anti protest laws imposed by china. Police used water cannon on the crowds and made more than 180 arrests including seven under the new National Security law imposed by beijing. In the last hour the Prime Minister described the law as a serious and clear breach of the agrement between britain and china and announced a new route to allow some people from hong kong the right to live and work in the uk. Stephen mcdonnell reports. Day one of the state security law didnt stop clusters of demonstrators from gathering. An empowered police force was also out early to clear them away. The 1st ofjul
Ill be back tomorrow. Mike will be here at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news. Hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The International Outcry prompted by chinas imposition of a draconian new National Security law in hong kong has been long and loud, but will it make any difference . Inside the territory itself, protests have been muted and the main pro democracy activist movement, well, its disbanded itself. My guest today was one of the founders of that movement, nathan law. He is now in exile here in london. So, is chinas hardline hong kong strategy working . Nathan law, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for the invitation. Lets begin with your current situation. Why did you decide to flee hong kong . Well, as we all know, the hong kong government, well, at least accepted, or the Central Government directly enacted, the National Security law in hong kong, which. It is written in such a broad and fake term that could well possibly be used as a legal weap
The committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a recess at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements, materials and questions for the record subject to the length, limitations in the rules. To insert something in the record please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact of the full committee staff. I see that we have a quorum and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, miss pelosi, will be stopping by this hearing and i ask unanimous consent she participate in any point she arrives during the hearing. So ordered. There she is. Madame speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan house and senate, democrats and republicans, with one
Calls for more stimulus, treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, package could pass in july. Take a look at futures. Pointing to selloff at the start of trading. Dow futures down almost 300 points and nasdaq down 55 and s p down 28, this after markets end yesterday in the that is, the nasdaq shattering another record high closing at new fresh alltime high on the nasdaq, up to 10,131. Police reform in focus as protests go on. Senate republicans are voting today and moving forward on reforms but facing pushback from democrats. Technology giants speaking out against the temporary ban on h1b visas saying it could move manufacture jobs overseas. Baseball players reporting back to Training Camp july 1. Mornings with maria is live right now. In europe this morning red across the board. The u. S. Reportedly looking to impose new tariffs on goods from the eu and the uk to the tune of 3. 1 billion. This as European Union opening borders but may ban american travelers. Take a look at european indices.