Preparing for another show of defiance against the government. Well be live in bangkok and during this Global Pandemic come of a threat is putting the lives of millions of women, a risk well hear from a Domestic Violence survivor with the sports tennis is all straight. You know, its like it could be delayed because of the dispute over help. Players will quarantine when they get to them in northern ethiopia, where after the 3 weeks of fighting a deadline imposed by the government for the grand forces to surrender is set to expire. On wednesday, the federal army has surrounded to grays capital, the kelly that is threatening the use of artillery on the city of 500000. People to grand leaders deny claims that their faces have begun, surrendering lee theo, his Prime Minister, ahmed, is asking the International Community not to interfere. He says that while he appreciates the interest to assist, involvement in the conflict must be done in accordance with international law. And that means tha
A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
Race for the democratic president ial nomination. Im joining the sports the gypsy king is crowned heavyweight champion tyson hereis stop stands here while there with the w. B. C. Belts in the las vegas we. Pray countries outside china are imposing restrictions on tens of thousands of people trying to contain the coronavirus south koreas president has raised the alert level to its highest and urged officials to take what he calls unprecedented powerful measures another increase in cases brings its nationwide total to 602. 00 with 5 People Killed when are you going to. We have vividly witnessed how dangerous it is to have mass meetings in an enclosed indoor space in terms of the spread of a contagious disease i urge everyone to restrain themselves from group of vents corrective it is not only an indoor places but also outdoor places which can harm others schools d and Cultural Centers have been shut in parts of iran at least 8 people have died there with 43. 00 infected the cases are lar
There was a scare for world number 11 david goffin who dropped the first set, but fought back to beat colombias daniel galan in three sets. It gave belgium a 2 0 lead after they won their opening singles match as well. Welcome to bbc news, im mike embley. Our top stories colombia playing at the top level of in hong kong, younger activists are led out of the besieged 00 01 28,924 2147483051 37 29,177 university campus, 2147483051 37 29,177 4294966103 13 29,430 but a hundred protestors remain. Tennis for the first time, won the double match. All that action only took place after this Opening Ceremony in madrid, with rafa nadal taking part for the hosts spain. Its the first year the davis cup is seeing this format, with 18 countries split into six groups of three, with the Group Winners and two best placed runners up into the knockout stage. Great Britains Andy Murray says hell only give his thoughts on the revamp once the tournaments over. For years, mens tennis has been dominated by fed
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme are you tempted to have a power nap at work . The Us Government says sleeping on thejob is banned in federal buildings. Tell us what you think . Is a nap at work a part of your routine . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbc the briefing lets bring you the latest on what is happening in hong kong. Its been a tense but calm morning at hong kongs Polytechnic University, after days of some of the most violent and dangerous confrontations yet between police and protestors. Most of the protestors have now left the campus, some led away by fire officers, others by a group of School Teachers who were anxious to get some of the youngest demonstrators out of harms way. But about 100 remain on campus, surrounded by police officers. And the territoritys chief executive, carrie lam, has said she wants a peaceful solution to the stand off, but she cant rule out using force