Team the Milwaukee Bucks to boycott a playoff game on wednesday in protest of the shooting of jacob blake the being due to face off against the Orlando Magic justify their walkout they said they were demanding justice and Police Accountability teams across the League Decision the prompted the n. B. A. To postpone all playoff series games on wednesday and thursday. And the action had a Ripple Effect across u. S. Sports as teams a Major League Baseball and soccer joined the boycott and not only teams were showing solidarity tennis star. Announced that she would not play in her semifinal match in the western and southern open to quote protest the genocide of black people by police the former world number one said she hoped to get a conversation started in a majority white sport. To take a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world kevin mayer is quitting the chinese own video. The former disney executive only joined to talk in june he has been under strong p
Control and know under pressure. Mine is a toss about off the coast of normandy where great fishermen worry the breaks it will deny them access to u. K. Waters and destroy their livelihoods. And muslims around the world celebrate with many of the strict coronavirus restrictions. With the sports including. Was all. The n. B. A. Returns with social justice high on its agenda teams and officials male and an anti racism protests ahead of the opening games well hear from the bron james later this hour. Welcome to the news hour we begin in hong kong where an ongoing political crime. Has deepened even further the citys leader is expected to announce a delay to Septembers Legislative Council elections for up to one year on thursday electoral or fortys disqualified 12 prodemocracy candidates including joshua ward he called for the decision to bar him from running invalid and ridiculous while says a new National Security law is being used by the government as a legal weapon to silence dissent wh
Elections for a year with the blame laid on the pandemic. Zimbabwe sends out the military to enforce a ban on antigovernment protests in dozens of people around. Im catherine soy. And found the kenya where hundreds of thousands of depends on making that on your migration then more tourists to see them ill be telling you why. Im joining us trust her with the sports as more teens report positive current virus cases strain the Major League Baseball season into jeopardy. So once in a Century Health crisis thats how the head of the World Health Organization is now describing the coronavirus pandemic director general total scarborough yesus has told a meeting of its Emergency Committee that the effects will be felt for decades his comments were made as u. S. Health officials were facing congress over the response to the virus that the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says he is now hopeful that a vaccine by early next year well the pandemic has left the eurozone reeling from its larges
Of normandy ranked 1st in the water breaks it will deny them access to water has destroyed the livelihoods. Of them to the royal we begin in hong kong where an ongoing political crisis is deepening further the citys leader has invoked emergency laws to postpone septembers legislative election by a full year. Coronavirus as the reason for the delay she also said it will be up to beijing to decide how to fill the vacuum in the citys legislature caused by the delay it comes after beijing imposed a Controversial National security law on hold called a major blow to the citys prodemocracy movement. Thing the announcement i have to make today is the most difficult decision ive made in the past 7 months the Legislative Council general election is held every 4 years it is really a tough decision to delay it but we want to ensure fairness we want to ensure Public Safety and health. If your partner has more. Constitution gives no provisions to delay these elections for more than 2 weeks which mea
Infalling kenya. Thousands of would have been making the annual migration tourists to see them ill be telling you why. The sports news is yet another Major League Baseball team is hit by coronavirus. d basketball returns with social justice high on its agenda well hear from Le Bron James i said this hour. So there now once in a century crisis is how the head of the World Health Organization is now describing the coronavirus pandemic and to underline that the world has just hit another record for new daily infections thats close to 300000. 00 in the United States Health Officials will question for hours by congress over the response to the virus the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says that he is now hopeful of a vaccine by early next year and for the 4th day in a row the state of florida has set a record for daily coronavirus related deaths. 257. 00 people dying in the last 24 hours alone and in the u. K. Restrictions are being reimposed in parts of Northern England after a new