Will join us with the latest. Hello, everyone. Im monte francis. Thanks for joining us. Lawmakers have decided to rewrite a controversial bill that critics said threatened freedom of the press. The bill would have made it illegal to film Police Officers in certain situations. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people protested against the law, the proposed law, bowing to the pressure behind article 24, and said members of parliament would take it back to the drawing board. We are going to propose a complete rewrite of article 24, which should reflect its dual purpose. This new text will be written within a collective framework involving the three majority groups in parliament. It now appears evident that the legislative and semantic choices we made have prompted concern over citizens who are worried, who are in fact convinced it would threaten the right to inform the right to access information, as well as a legitimate system of checks and balances when it comes to police behavior.
Announces an end to the lockdown will not be an end to restrictions. U. N. Member states will take part in a call to end up stalemate on the budget. The United States has announced plans to reduce troop levels in afghanistan and iraq. They will go from 2500 4500 to 2500 in afghanistan. Allies had warned against a quick withdrawal of troops. A chief said a hasty pullout could be a platform for international terrorists. Our correspondent has more from washington. We have very Little Information because the new acting defense secretary gave very few details about this announcement of reduction of troops. He did not answer any questions. What he said was the troops staying there would be doing counterterrorism as well as protecting the u. S. Embassies in both countries. Also protecting local government facilities. There is a question that he did not specify or go into detail about. The fact that there is also a lot of very important equipment in those two countries and a question of whethe
A sacred celebration for the worlds christians. One other International News story taliban prisoners have been released by afghanistans government raising new hopes for a delayed exchange. After a week in hospital in i. C. U. The u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has today been discharged in a statement mr johnson said he owes hospital staff his life he will continue his recovery from the coronavirus at his official country residence checkers in spain a rise in the number of deaths there has been reported for the 1st time in 3 days 619 people have died in the past 24 hours and the United States has now surpassed italy to have the worlds highest death toll from the virus more than 20600 people on known to have died since the outbreak began. Weve got 3 correspondents covering the story marta hero is standing by in madrid weve got mike hanna waiting for us there in washington with the latest from the u. S. 1st to london and my colleague barbara mr johnson i guess given his personality wi
True all of the country new yorks mayor criticizes the trumpet ministration over a lack of Virus Testing kits. And other hears the taliban releases 20 state prisoners hours after more of their faces a set free by the afghan go. More than 75000 people died in europe after being infected with the coronavirus its the worst affected continent but there are signs of hope its only has recorded its lowest number of new deaths in more than 3 weeks although more than 430 people died on sunday that was a drop of almost 200 from the day before in spain the number of new deaths has risen but thats off the 3 days of declining fatalities officials there say its evidence that lockdown measures are working when im dead in the u. K. Has continued to rise crossing 10600 from minister Boris Johnson has been released from hospital he says his 3 days in intensive care could have gone either way. In the last 7 days i have of course seen the pressure that the n. H. S. Is under ive seen the personal courage n
True all of the country a new york smack criticizes the trumpet ministration of the u. S. Record the highest number of coronavirus related deaths in the world. And in other news more taliban prisoners are released by afghanistans government raising new hopes for a delayed exchange deal. And im peter sims with the sport british motor racing legend Stirling Moss has died at the age of 19 that and more coming up later in the program. We start with coverage of the british governments daily updates on the coronavirus situation and this is Health Secretary matt hancock speaking checkers i hope everyone has seen his message of love and thanks to all those who supported his recovery and to the n. H. S. Colleagues whove had for him so brilliantly thomas hospital. I know that they have cared for him as they would kaffir anybody in this country and its one of the things that makes me so proud that the n. H. S. Is there for all and can give its very best to every Single Person and has been able to