Global infections grew beyond the 60 million mark wednesday, as countries try to protect their Health Systems and citizens. 1. 4 Million People have died. The largest outbreak is still in the United States, which has logged more than 12 million cases and more than 260,000 deaths. India and brazil also have infection counts well above 5 million and a troubling number of deaths. Europe has been struggling under high caseloads for months, with many countries deploying antivirus measures, including lookdowns. But numbers show a downward trend. The president of france told his country tuesday the second wave is beyond its crest and hell now ease a national lockdown. If conditions continue to improve, macron said more measures can be lifted. Translator all around the country during this period, meaning starting from december the 15th, a curfew from 9 00 p. M. To 7 00 a. M. Will be in place. We can go around freely on the nights of december 24 to share these moments with our families. The Bri
Late june, but the spread of infection began to decline. The downward trend is slowing, and at the moment the situation is unpredictable. We will do everything to prevent an explosive increase in infections and protect Peoples Health and lives. We will also resume social activities and revitalize the economy. Suga says the government plans to Bolster Capabilities so Global Economic activities can safely resume. He says the aim is for 20,000 people, notably from business and educational sectors, to be able to enter the country every day by the end of next month. Suga also says his administration is trying to secure enough vaccines to supply all citizens by the first half of next year. The Ruling Coalition is hoping to pass legislation to secure coronavirus vaccines by the end of the diet session, running until december 5th. He also talked about the olympics and paralympics, wanting to ondcuct them in a safe and secure manner. On the subject of climate change, suga announced he wlli aim
Over two fatal air crashes. Dennis muilenburg leaves as the companys 737 max remains grounded. Bush fires continue to rage in australia and the Prime Minister Scott Morrison is still under pressure. Well have the latest. And well go live to the Galapagos Islands where a diesel spill has caused an environmental challenge in one of the most remarkable places on earth. Hello and welcome. Five people have been sentenced to death by a court in saudi arabia for the killing of the saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The 59 year old was a prominent critic of the saudi government. He was murdered inside map the saudi consulate here, in the turkish city of istanbul. He was killed by a team of saudi agents in october of last year, agents who the saudi Authorities Say were part of a rogue operation. These are the last pictures taken ofJamal Khashoggi as he entered the consulate. Details of how he was killed and how his body was dismembered finally emerged because the consulate had been bugged by tur
[speaking in foreign language]. Translator colleagues, good morning. We begin our Traditional Press conference by Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov. The highlights of last years efforts. Please be brief in your questions so that we can take as many questions as possible. We have press conference in russian. But you will have some translation into foreign languages. And the broadcast is available on our website and social media. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Hope you had a good holiday season. Welcome to the new year. Very grateful to you for taking part in our annual press conference. I dont think i should spend a lot of time on my introductory remarks. Just recently, the president gave a big end of the year press conference. And just a few days ago, president putin met with the editors in chief of russian news agency. S in chief of russis agency. You are well familiar with the president s comments, including foreign policy. I will say briefly that once again, we have to say
Welcome prince harry and Meghan Markle on their First Official visit to wales. Our main story at 5. Theresa may is meeting the french president , Emmanuel Macron, with both leaders expected to commit to continue working closely together after brexit. Theyll set out a series of agreements including a pledge from the government to take more migrants from calais, and to provide an extra £41; million to strengthen the uks border controls there. The uk will also commit three raf Chinook Helicopters in mali, where French Forces are fighting islamist militants. The summit is taking place at Sandhurst Military Academy we should hear from the leaders later this hour. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. The message was clear. While britain may be breaking ranks with the eu, close co operation between europes two biggest military powers will continue. While no british troops will be deployed, the Prime Minister offered the french president practical support in his countrys battle ag