After the resignation of sort of by jeenbekov the World Health Organization says the number of corona virus deaths in europe could be up to 5 times higher by january if containment measures on stepped up france germany and the u. K. Are among the countries tightening restrictions the top u. S. Infectious disease expert is criticizing a declaration by a group of scientists that supports the concept of herd immunity talk to answer he found she says that backing the idea that the disease will stop spreading once nearly everyone has had it is ridiculous. If you just let things rip and let the infection go no masks crowd it doesnt make any difference that quite frankly george is ridiculous because what that will do is that there will be so many people in that community that you cant shelter that you cant protect who are going to get sick and get serious consequences so this idea that we have the power to protect the vulnerable is total nonsense because history has shown that thats not the c
Since the disputed parliamentary election earlier this month the largest Prisoner Exchange in yemen civil war is underway in sanaa more than a 1000 detainees are being swapped between the rebels and the saudis. The u. N. Special envoy for yemen has been Briefing Members of the Security Council. The implementation of this agreement will build confidence and indeed momentum by demonstrating a simple truth that peaceful dialogue. Between the parties deliver the road to peace prisoners agreement does not include many thousands more of yemenis detained during the course of this project and it is therefore our obligation and the obligation of the parties to convene very soon to discuss further releases. Corona virus cases are surging across europe and countries are imposing new restrictions to curb the outbreak in the u. K. London is moving to the 2nd highest covert 19 alert level a new 3 tier lockdown system has come into force in england italys recorded its highest single day tally of new
President ial hopeful joe biden condemns President Trumps handling of the nationwide Police Brutality for. 10 scenes outside the white house with a curfew now in full effect across the u. S. Capital. And after President Trump visited a catholic shrine criticism mounts that hes using religion as a political tool. Welcome to the program the family of george floyd have made an emotional appeal for justice as protests continue right across the country despite curfews and threats of force the mother of floyds daughter paid tribute to him describing him as a good man and emphasizing the impact his killing will have on his child hell have the. Well were agile way. He will never walk down. The problem see the baby in the day he did not have daddy more. Baby. And only of killing. Because of that one yes its a hill. While throwing to death the spot days of protests including in washington d. C. In the us president s come under criticism for his handling of the tense situation in particular the f
A vigil in defiance for the 1st time hong kong. To remember the talibans square massacre it comes as china for a pass to impose National Security laws on the semi autonomous territory so will the citys democracy movement. This is inside story. Hello welcome to the program and its. Hong kong has held a candlelight vigil to remember the Tiananmen Square massacre every year for the past free decades its one of only 2 territories in china the other is macau where people can openly commemorate the chinese armys crackdown on democracy protests in 1989 but this year for the 1st time the memorial has been banned in both places police in hong kong cited the corona Virus Outbreak and restrictions on Mass Gatherings but some still defied the ban and gathered in the citys Victoria Park vigil organizers say the ban is an excuse to limit dissent. This is totally political motive a that the way you look at hong kong everything business as normal when you go to the subway is far more far more congeste
Festivals. I. Know youre welcome to the program the thousands of pregnant women in south africa have been forcibly sterilized without their consent or were pressured into a green shortly before given birth those are the findings of a 5 year inquiry into the sterilization of women many home hiv positive the commission for gender equality reports one woman in labor was being told by. Hugh and people dont ask questions when you make babies why are you asking questions now just sign the form so you can go to theatre. Im joined now by dr. King from the south African Commission for gender equality which produced the report. Straight to the point how would these pregnant women forced into being sterilized. Look at lot of the women who are positive and they presented to the Public Health clinics or hospitals in south africa while they were getting poor and its drawing the labor process that either end nurse or doctor approached them to tell them that they will be sterilized that they must be s