A global Infection Society tops 17000000. 00 and more trouble for the Airline Industry the worlds biggest plane maker airbus polls the net loss of 2200000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year. The end. We begin in hong kong way 12 opposition politicians have been disqualified from running in Septembers Legislative Council election leading prodemocracy activist joshua wang is one of those disqualified he says it shows a total disregard for the people of Hong Kong Electoral authorities have asked the candidates about their views on beijings National Security law and u. S. Sanctions the move has been denounced by the opposition as a political witch hunt and for the 1st time in Hong Kong Police have used a new National Security law to crackdown on prodemocracy activists online 4 students have been a rest said there a key is a posting content that calls for hong kongs independence from china beijing impose its controversial law 4 weeks ago david palin has more from hong kong. Hong kong is pa
People in the city a pathway to british citizenship constitute blatant interference in chinas Domestic Affairs to get to paul and has more from home home. Hong kong is particularly sensitive issue for the u. K. As hong kong used to be a british colony in the u. K. Signed a joint declaration with beijing before it was handed over in 1907 and the ambassador had mentioned that to saying it hadnt violated the joint declaration but the u. K. And the rest of the International Community see this National Security law as imposing restrictions on hong kong that wasnt within the agreements to safeguard hong kongs autonomy and now were seeing the Hong Kong Government using that National Security law as a way of what its opponents are saying influencing elections these Legislative Council elections the only even minor democratic process there is in hong kong that are to take place in september about 12 of the candidates the prodemocracy candidates including activists joshua well worn the more radi
Can also seeking answers from mars nasa launches its biggest rover to the red planet in search for evidence of ancient life. To the program the worlds biggest economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record in the 2nd quarter the Health Emergency thats turned into a Global Financial crisis saw the u. S. Economy contract by 9. 5 percent in the worst slump since the 1940 s. Now the recent rise in covert 1000 cases there has seen more businesses shut down and another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits in the past week well also germanys plunged into recession with its economy shrinking by a record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly 10 years of growth and the worlds biggest play maker has posted a net loss of 2. 2 1000000000. 00 in the 1st half of this year its rival boeing announced a similar 2nd quarter loss only wednesday. Well hear more from all will correspond in a moment from paris and berlin but 1st lets go over to our correspondent could be how could he joins me no
Elections and students arrested for online posts and a beijings new security law. And a suspected russian mercenaries are detained in belarus accused of trying to disrupt an upcoming vote. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic with the United States seeing its worst economic slump since 1940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record all down 9 and a half percent between april and june and in the past week another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits the same time europes biggest economy germany has plunged into recession shrinking by a record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth there and now u. S. President donald trump whos talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be disposed. Well lets go straight to our White House Correspondent complete kimberley still missing figures on the spectacular decline of the u. S. Economy i think Many Americans were shocked
Of a government bailout worth as much as 10000000000. 00 euros. Also on the show thanking essential workers with a home cooked meal we report on a bolivian couple cooking thousands of meals each week to feed those on the frontline also growing up by this pandemic. Im here if i must and welcome you numbers show the grim toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the u. K. The countrys National Statistics office now says more than 32000 people have died of covert 19 that gives britain the highest death toll in europe surpassing hotheads italy globally only the us has seen more people succumb to the illness. During the governments daily Coronavirus Briefing britains new death toll to lift one official most. Of the emergency and what you see is that deaths in the u. K. Is still continuing to climb and is. Higher than we would wish i think its all i can say internationally while the prime ministers deputy was eager to point out that figures couldnt be compared at this stage there are different way