And low turnout in municipal elections in france seen as a midterm test for president his governing party is expected to face big setbacks. I mean well into the sports news is not just a city and so place the f. A. Cup semifinals to the drawing board now but also already true thanks to the labor not in the sun chelsea are into the last one no one of the less than the best of the action coming up. Now the number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world is now more than 10000000. 00 and there are warnings that time is running out to get the pandemic under control in the worst affected country thats the United States where several states are reporting record numbers of new infections the spikes are concentrated in a. Southern and western states mostly controlled by republicans even as Vice President mike pence claimed the country is that inning the cut of more than 2500000 and affections have now been recorded across the us india has also announced its highest ever daily jump with
Tries to revive its faltering economy. And Jerusalems Al Aqsa mosque compound islams holiest sites closed during ramadan because of coronavirus restrictions. So an agreement among the worlds Top Oil Producers to cut output comes into effect today friday following the collapse in global prices it was spurred by a slump in demand because of the deal to cart output came with a lot of infighting between the worlds big Oil Producers go back to early march when they met in vienna and work out how to keep prices stable but failed to reach an agreement opecs recommendation was to take 1500000 barrels a day off the market if russia agrees to cut production as well russia said no. And so top producer saudi arabia retaliated by announcing a production increase instead sparked a price war lasted nearly a month prices dropped below 20. 00 a barrel also in riyadh did resolve their differences eventually agreed to gradually cut production by 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day but as american producers whic
States balance of pressure and reopen protests continue in several cities. And the race is on to find the formula for immunity against the virus but its an expensive and difficult process. Now to may just Southeast Asian nations are taking tentative steps to lift coronavirus restrictions thailand and malaysia have spent weeks in lockdown boss at the start of a new a human week malaysia is allowing the majority of businesses to reopen large gatherings off still not allowed schools and universities remain closed and people have been asked to continue social distancing while thailands also allowing restaurants salans and pet shops to reopen no new deaths have been reported there in days but all incoming flights have been banned until the end of the month while well hear from scott hyla and bangkok shortly but fast front story isnt malaysias capital kuala lumpur. Many businesses and offices are now allowed to reopen putting retailers in shopping malls like what you see behind me but they h
Supermarkets following 3 other European Countries where its mandatory outside the her. And china changes the way it counts coronavirus cases now including those who test positive that have no symptoms. Current virus takes another big name in the world of football and former libyan say president. Dies at age 68 of the contract to delist in his native senate go well hear reaction to his death later this hour. More than 4000 people in the United States have now died from corona virus the president is warning americans to prepare for what he says will be the hard days that lie ahead the country saw the highest single day death toll with more than 800 fatalities on tuesday White House Health experts are saying the virus could kill up to 240000 people without Government Intervention the number could rise to 10 times that mike hanna begins our coverage from washington d. C. For the 1st time the task force presented its predictions of where this pandemic may be heading saying this could now be
Protest as are attacked and arrested. Italy has suffered another sharp spike in deaths from corona virus a day after posting a quarter of its population that 16000000 people under lockdown 366 people are now known to have died from the virus an increase of 133 people from saturday making it the country with the highest official death toll outside china more than 7000 infections have also been confirmed the lockdown includes the entire region of long body where 267 of the deaths were recorded and to 10000000 people and the Financial Capital milan no one can move in or out of the area the lockdown has also been imposed on 14 other provinces including venice affecting another 6000000 people there those restrictions are set to remain in place until early april well austrias chancellor has been speaking out saying that its only a matter of time before more European Countries adopt the same aggressive measures as italy saw a gay guy as our point now. In padua in northern italy people rushed