New cases have risen to the highest level seen in 3 months. Off its good to have you with us french president delivered a message to the people of beirut today you are not alone help is on the way on a visit to the lebanese capital pledge to spearhead a donors conference to raise funds to rebuild the city but he also said there would be no blank checks enjoyed protesters and demanding reform from lebanons political leaders he added that the shared anger was a sign of hope for a better future. In a city wrecked by the force of tuesdays catastrophic explosion people in beirut are coming together to clean up the debris in the citys streets. But with solidarity and a strong sense of Community Comes also anger. At the corruption and mismanagement that are seen as causes of the blast and that have plagued the country for decades. Which is even come believe we are no longer able to continue this way in this situation people do not have enough money to continue what they started with the count
Republic. Also coming up lebanon is not on the verge of bankruptcy he says the countrys Central Bank Governor but protests continue anyway. And people in australia are dancing in the streets because it is finally raining. I want to get johns and this is the you business welcome. Asian stocks have risen slightly after signs that the United States and china may be inching closer to a trade deal shares in tokyo shanghai and hong kong all made modest gains after the Financial Times reported that washington was mulling a plan to roll back an levies on 112000000000. 00 worth of chinese imports that followed a solid performance on wall street where investors were a boy to buy strong u. S. Jobs data. Meanwhile french president a man where marco has delivered a vigorous defense of free trade the opening. An import fair in shanghai on tuesday he said current trade tensions between major countries are hurting the Global Economy mccaw is leading a European Business delegation keen to strike lucrat
A test of President Donald Trump influence republican candidate who arrived by horse to cast his ballot in the city of gallant hes been accused of Sexual Misconduct against teenage girls when he was in his thirtys allegations that have overshadowed the campaign endorsed more but many other republicans have shunned. The democratic candidate doug jones who voted already or is all going to pull off an upset in the traditionally republican state patty bill hayden has more now from birmingham alabama. Doing a little bit of a tour of birmingham alabama voting stations this is our second one this is a slightly more fluid area of borough of birmingham earlier we are in a predominately africanamerican church and in both locations the judges here tell me the turnout is much more brisk and consistent than they have seen in past elections now do want to do too much progress to katie when it comes to what that could mean but for doug jones to have any chance at all of this deeply republican state o
A pariah. Also coming up a week after a Political Revolution erupt in sri lanka, Parliament Begins choosing a replacement for as did president via russia packs. Plus ukraine accuses russia using a captured Nuclear Plant to store weapons and shell targets. Thats after Russian Missiles stroke more ukrainian cities, cruise it make alive, sifted through the rubble while the people of anita mourned. The death of a 4 Year Old Girl. Ah, im pablo foley, as welcome to the program. U. S. President joe biden says hes confronted saudi arabias crime prince over the murder of dissident journalist jamal crush. Oak g biden is in the kingdom on a highly anticipated board, but controversial visit when he arrived. He bumped fists with muhammad been sal, man, the crime prince and de facto leader biden had refused to speak to him after official g was killed in a saudi consulate in 2018. U. S. Intelligence says the crime prince approved the killing a fist maam, that has set off a storm of criticism. Us pasa
Berlin two young men say that they were beaten up for wearing a traditional head covering for jewish men in a twist it turns out that the pair arent jewish but were they kept to show a friend that it wasnt dangerous german chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the alleged incident and promised to take action. The victim recorded the incident with his smartphone but that didnt stop his attacker. The attacker repeatedly shouted. Which means do and of his victims a twenty one year old israeli and his twenty four year old german moroccan friend. And the attacker was led away by his companion for the attacks. The two victims spoke with d. W. And explained that they are not even jewish that the yarmulke was a bit of a game an experiment to find out how dangerous it would be to walk around berlin as a jew the result a shotgun and lets not. I could not sleep at all last night. My body in various places. And i must say i just feel less safe. The incident took place a trendy middle class prince