Fallen out very badly over a number of different issues but the whole d covert 90 in the way it originated in china moved to the United States the way it was being treated that has been a course of a lot of the increasing tension between the 2 theres been an even more caustic response from the global times this is a more nationalistic newspaper really representing the kind of patriotic view from china saying that President Trump and the 1st lady are paying the price for down playing covert 19. 00 or i could stuff rob in solve. Youre watching our continuing coverage continues here on the breaking news story that the u. S. President has tested positive for covert 19 of that came after his Senior Advisor hope hicks contracted the virus itself 1st millennium alarm your trump also testing positive both attended that Fund Raising Event in new jersey on thursday afternoon and Top White House doctor says both will quarantine at the white house and the president will continue his duties while r
A funding cut countries show support for the Global Health agency. And russia reports a record rise in a new code with 19 infections for the 4th day of the u. N. Security council edges closer to backing a cease fire in global conflicts that will tackle the pandemic. And unsporting day after it was a new day its have been announced for the Tour De France the worlds biggest cycling race war now will start at the end of august. Thats 1300 g. M. T. And we begin this news hour with the world on the brink of reaching 2000000 confirmed cases of covert 19 well this is the tally by the u. S. Based Johns Hopkins University According to its count about 500000 people have recovered more than 128000 have died as governments continue to grapple with the growing pandemic President Donald Trump has halted u. S. Funding for the body leading the fight the World Health Organization he accuses it of mishandling the outbreak his critics say hes deflecting blame for his own failings. Heres our live Coverage
A u. S. Opioid epidemic. Protesters in lebanon standing their ground despite the government approving sweeping Economic Reforms Prime Minister saad hariri announced the measures to diffuse the biggest demonstrations in years against the nations leaders but activists say they wont go home until the entire cabinet steps down aljazeera saying to hold it reports now from beirut all. The people have spoken calls go beyond fighting corruption they want accountability and early elections and they say they arent leaving the streets until that happens protests are growing by the day the lebanese government however is refusing to step aside instead it is offering a plan that is supposed to fix the economic crisis without hitting the public with more taxes my thats awful. The cabinet approved the 2020 budget with a deficit of 0. 6 percent with no new taxes the salaries of top officials including legislators and members of parliament will be cut in half as part of the economic reform package the c
Opioid epidemic. Just as in lebanon standing their ground despite the government approving sweeping Economic Reforms Prime Minister saad hariri announced the measures to diffuse the biggest demonstrations in years against the nations leaders last activists say they wont go home until the entire cabinet steps down the hall reports from beirut all. The people have spoken calls go beyond fighting corruption they want accountability and early elections and they say they arent leaving the streets until that happens protests are growing by the day the lebanese government however is refusing to step aside instead it is offering a plan that is supposed to fix the economic crisis without hitting the public with more taxes my thats awful with fear. The cabinet approved the 2020 budget with a deficit of 0. 6 percent with no new taxes the salaries of top officials including legislators and members of parliament will be cut in half as part of the economic reform package the central bank and the Ban
U. S. Brokered cease fire between turkey and kurdish led forces in syria is due to end in about 10 hours time the Syrian Democratic forces pulled out of some of the areas of the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the truce turkeys president says hell decide the next steps after speaking with his russian counterpart thats threatened to restart the offensive that amid putin in the russian city of sochi in the coming hours well some cost the owners live for us now from istanbul some time so the 5 day ceasefire ends today and we know that president the russian president in sochi to talk about syria and whats happening there so what is it about hoping to get from the russians do we think. Well this is just hours for the Syria Ceasefire to end which was also a temporary ceasefire for the a c f n y p g forces to fully withdraw from the safe zone in Northern Syria this meeting in sochi is mainly about the constitutional process for syria because they are started to rio iran Tu