And it has one of the worlds lowest ages of consent well look at the fights to protect young girls in the philippines. Commemorations have been held in lebanon marking one month since a catastrophic explosion tore through the capital beirut people pause to the moment of remembrance at 6 o 8 pm thats the time almost 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate ignited in the port sending a devastating blast wave across the city 200 people died thousands wounded. Of the many buildings reduced to rubble one is now the focus of a search for a possible survivor of the signs of life were detected on thursday so far though scans of the building have been unsuccessful. What we have seen so far is unfortunately no trace of any victim of body we have been conducting 2 scans in 2 different room holding the scanner on the board we just need a. d pencil to make a hole so we did that so far we can see nothing. But we are going to conduct again im sure another thing is ducked we work in phase the coordination is qu
Canadas Prime Ministers has he is disappointed china has charged a former diplomat and businessman with spying. And protesters call for a president to resign for the second time this month. Im lee welling does with the sports news. Hes been seriously hurt in a fight in italy and has undergone surgery for serious head injury. Anchor welcome to the newshour. The World Health Organization delivered a warning on the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than easing, the outbreak is in fact accelerating and the world is in a new and dangerous phase. Globally, 150,000 new infections were reported thursday, the highest number in a single day. Nearly half of them were in the americas. The who is urging people everywhere to maintain extreme vigilance. The world is in a new and dangerous phase. Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies. But the virus is still spreading fast. It is still deadly. And most people are
[singing] anchor and playing in perfect haharmony, mususicians around te world come together for a performance of a lifetime. Anchor welcome to the program. Coronavirus is racing through the african continent. Infections have doubled to 200,000 in less than three weeks and the outbreak is spreading from urban centers into the hinterlands, where medical services are already stretched. The World Health Organizations warning cases will continue to rise until a vaccine is found. 90 days, africa will reach 100,000 coronavirus infections, and only 19 to pass the 200,000 mark. The World Health Organization says infections in africa are spreading fast from urban to rural communities. Those areas dont have adequate access to health care or preventative measures. One of the Biggest Challenges we face continues to be the availability of supplies, particularly test kits. This is a disruption to the Global Supply chain. Other mechanisms are in place to address these shortages, including work done b
News, 34 dead in afghanistan, including two newborn babies and their mothers, after attackers target a Maternity Hospital and a funeral. Hello. Welcome to the program. Our top story, a leading member of the u. S. Coronavirus task force has warned congress of serious consequences if states rush to ease restrictions. The death toll standing at 82,000. The focus has shifted to lifting the lockdown to get the economy going again. Testifying to senators top Infectious Disease expert, Anthony Fauci, said opening up too soon could result in a new wave of outbreaks. An investigation is underway after a fire killed four coronavirus patients. In france, some younger people are starting to go back to School Despite resistance for many parents and teachers. This on the day the countries death toll overtook spain. In brazil, polls suggest people are behind stricter lockdowns ordered by state governors. Bolsonaros popularity is plummeting. On that Senate Hearing today. The top Infectious Disease exp
Continues its military build up for an operation against kurdish fighters amid warnings it colored trigger and news imaginary and crisis and the us urges iraqs Prime Minister to exercise maximum restraint after the death of more than a 100 people in recent demonstrations. Ecuadors government says its open to international mediations the country grapples with a 6th day of anti austerity demonstrations or protest as angry after the government scrapped 40 year old fuel subsidies as part of Economic Reforms linked to an i. M. F. Loan or protesters in the capital briefly stormed the heavily guarded parliament and clashed with Security Forces and other government buildings in quito what also attacked and damaged it comes hours after president 11 moreno announced that he had temporarily moved Government Operations from the capital the center of the protests to the port city of guy or killed. Not sit with the belief that its a democratic system cannot be violated the constitution cannot be vio