A super tanker off the coast of sri lanka its carrying 2000000. 00 barrels of oil. And it has one of the worlds lowest ages of consent to look at the fight to protect girls in the philippines. Commemorations have been held in lebanon marking the exact moment one month ago that a catastrophic explosion tore through the capital beirut people paused in a moment of remembrance at 6 o 8 pm thats the time almost 3000 tons of Ammonium Nitrate ignited in the citys ports sending a devastating blast wave across the city more than 200 people died and thousands were wounded lets go live now to beirut aljazeera is zenyatta is the senate will talk more about that ongoing rest. Behind you in just a few minutes but 1st talk us through what happened an hour ago during that commemoration. Lebanese that marked the one month since that explosion at beirut ports which really changed the lives of so many people in this city damaged and destroyed neighborhoods some 191 People Killed 7 people remain missing 6
By a Kangaroo Court. And mass graves were uncovered in a libyan city reclaimed by Government Troops from fighters loyal to warlord khalifa haftar. And going nowhere fast a fear manufacturing is on the brink of collapse in the United Kingdom as thousands more jobs are lost. I really well aims with this sports news as football makes a comeback in spain to be in seville. For turns in the u. S. The tribute to george floyd and a promise to tackle racial injustice. Be with us on the news we start with a sudden rapid rise in corona virus infections in parts of africa and its worrying the World Health Organization says the pandemic is accelerating across the continent at an alarming rate it took 98. 00 days. To reach 100000 cases 200000 in just 18 days a recent upsurge in Community Transmission in more than half of the 54 countries in africa affected country. More than 68000. 00 cases and isnt section spread to be big cities and into rural areas there are Health Systems and also quipped. Syste
France prepares to host African Leaders grappling with a dramatic surge in violence in the so hell reach. Im paul race with the sport the corruption trial of former world athletics chief starts in paris with the 86 year old facing up to 10 years in jail. The leaders of libyas warring sides have arrived in russias capital for talks after a cease fire came into force theres no suggestion list yet that warlord relief or hafter and the Prime Minister of the un recognized government fires are also ross will meet but the development is right he hopes the path to ending years of civil conflict International Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have stepped up in recent weeks a truce brokered by turkey and russia came into force on sunday. Now libya has been torn apart by conflict since long time ruler Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown in 2011 its divided between militia groups which mostly backed through rival governments the u. N. Ignaz the ministration led by Prime Minister. Is based in trip
An erupting volcano. Well as a fragile temporary ceasefire largely holds in libya the warring natives have moved closer to making it permanent the head of the un recognized government award Khalifa Haftar a both in moscow for negotiations brokered by russia and turkey from their step fasten reports. The aim of mondays meeting in moscow was to formalize to cease fire that started in libya on sunday 24 hours earlier russia and turkey invited fired all starch Prime Minister of the un backed government and warlord to sign a more permanent truth thats aimed at paving the way towards formal negotiations to end the vs 9 year long civil war but after 7 hours of talks one signature remains missing to an emotion of the day we can report that a certain progress has been achieved and determined to the government of national. Mr starch and the chairman of host consul of state mr methley has just signed. The common Libyan National army and the president of libya house of representatives and mr see t
A race against time to banks today. After a Measles Outbreak killed more than 60 people. The u. S. President has hit out at House Democrats as they draw out formal impeachment charges against him donald trump tweeted they are trying to impeach him over what he called nothing the pressure is increasing on trump as democrats move towards an Impeachment Vote in the house before Christmas Heidi jocasta reports from washington d. C. Its official me that was confidence and humility with allegiance to our founders and effects of love for America Today i am asking our chairmen to proceed with impeachment. Donald trump will become the 4th president in u. S. History to face formal impeachment charges that could remove him from office the facts are uncontested the president abused his power for his own personal political benefit at the expense of our National Security by withholding military aid and crucial Oval Office Meeting in exchange for an announcement of an investigation into his political