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Every 8 days concerns growing over a sharp increase in cope with 19 cases in the u. K. And the u. S. Justice department pushes prosecutors to charge protesters in portland and the rarely used law. And sport Justin Thomas head to courts rather to take a 1st round lead at the u. S. Out then american is a shot clear of the 2nd major championship here. So visit to taiwan by a high ranking u. S. Official has led to fighter jets being scrambled and it seemed china launch Major Military drills Taiwans Defense Ministry says it had to send up jets to track approaching Chinese Air Force planes if they cross the sensitive mid line of the Taiwan Strait which lies between china and the island chinas mistreated. Justified fridays new drills saying they were necessary to protect what it calls National Sovereignty and territorial integrity it accuses United States and taiwans ruling party of colluding to stir up trouble. Me with recently the United States and the Democratic Progressive Party authoriti
And trying to keep the lessons going to meet the pandemic the lengths theyre going to remote areas of indians. And foreign belgians Thomas Peters is new to the lead on day 2 at the u. S. Open hes overtaken Justin Thomas who had a course record in his helping round on their estate. So then taiwan has scrambled 18 fighter jets to track nearby Chinese Military planes in an escalation of tension over the visit of a u. S. Official china says the drills were necessary accusing the United States and taiwan of colluding to stir up trouble from abroad explains. Taiwan scrambling gets jets after 18 Chinese Military aircraft entered its Defense Identification Zone before turning back. As its done previously in the Taiwan Strait this military exercise by china was its way of showing displeasure at increased diplomatic exchanges between the u. S. And taiwan it comes as u. S. Undersecretary keith crock the most Senior State Department official in decades continues his visit to the island that follow
It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better so they go to like saying. Also this hour a steroids with an lifesaving boost a drug being tested in britain thats being hailed as a breakthrough treatment folk over 1000 patients. About people stand with the sports the n. F. L. Agrees to scrap the 20 to 20 preseason games as another 50000000 play is based positive coronavirus. Thank you very much for joining us a vote is expected in the coming hours that will give israels government new power to impose coronavirus restrictions across the country the move comes as protests grow louder against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as handling of the pandemic thousands of demonstrators have been arrested after chaining themselves together and blocking people from entering part of ent in west jerusalem harry fossett. Reports. Benjamin netanyahu has weathered protests before socalled black flag activists have waged a years Long Campaign against what they call his anti democratic ru
And violence in west jerusalem as thousands of protesters call on the israeli Prime Minister to resign over corruption charges and his handling of the pandemic and ethiopia says heavy rains have begun filling his controversial dam on the blue nile as the government continues to negotiate with its neighbors egypt and saddam. With the sport b. N. F. L. Agrees to scrap the 2020 preseason games as another 95. 00 players taste positive for corona virus. Thank you very much for joining as we begin with the growing tension between the United States and china the u. S. Government has ordered beijing to close its consulate in the city of houston in texas saying its a way to. Protect American Intellectual property a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign ministry has denied media reports that stuff at the consulate had been burning documents inside the building and is accuse the u. S. Of violating International Law in response china is threatening to close the american consulate in war and has warned