A 3rd of the entire country is now submerged by monsoon flooding and u. S. Attorney general william barr defends the trumpet ministrations response to recent anti racism protests. And army wellings with the sport is for all coronavirus places place the Major League Baseball season in full of the doubt and following 280 and polish jails elite squad as his team in the test series against west indies. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has reacted with outrage after the u. K. And germany warned of their citizens to think twice before travelling to spain in the coming weeks because of an increase in coronavirus cases their tourism accounts for a little over 12 percent of spains g. D. P. And is seen as crucial to rebuilding its economy after months of lock down restrictions but the u. K. Is concerned europe is entering a 2nd wave in the pandemic its warned citizens against told by the essential travel to spain and imposed a 2 week quarantine on their return a move which could cost spains
Number of migrants arriving in Southern Europe from africa. Most of them start their journey across the sea and from to thousands have already crossed the mediterranean on rubber boats to italy where authorities are warning that the situation could get out of hand. Those who make it to italy are desperate to find ways to earn money many end up as farm workers on tomato or lemon plantations but they have no rights and for years theyve been toiling away for countless hours and for a minimum pay these workers are called the invisibles and by now and there are hundreds of thousands of them reason fame and you alone was introduced to improve their lives but the law is having little effect as our italy correspondent found out he travelled to the southern part of the country to the region of bus known as italys a breadbasket there he met some of the migrants. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere among the vast wheat fields of southern italy we meet them on a chain who found shade under the pine
Of while building a war mexicos president meets donald trump at the white house. Thank you for joining us we begin the program with some breaking news the Prime Minister of ivory coast amadou gone coulibaly has died at the age of 61 the president says the nation is in mourning bally was taken to hospital after he fainted during a Cabinet Meeting he had to return to ivory coast last week after a prolonged stay in france for a heart exam lets speak to nicholas talk to now who is in senegal a force as some of us 1st of all what else do we know of around what happened. Well the death was Just Announced moments ago but it happened around midday today he was just before he went into the company bidding he went on twitter to say that hes back into the country and hes back in action and on twitter hes working for the decades to come and for the future generation really setting the tone that he will be the next president ial candidate for the upcoming election in the vendor in iraq. Coast just
A result fearing arrest of fled the city and relocated to taiwan but the change doesnt been easy. Plus flooding in Bangladesh Forces more than a 1000000 people from their homes about a 3rd of the country is now under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in decades and forecasters warn the rivers are set to rise further. And south africa of reopens of schools that despite rising coronavirus cases but many of them lack even basic facilities and that has people worried theyll become breeding grounds for the covert virus. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trading privileges trump also now. Sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on human rights there the move is part of trumps confronting china over hong kong the South China Sea trade and the coronavirus beijing meanwhile has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions on u. S. Citizens in turn t
Facebook has calls increased for the social media giant to do more to block racism and hate speech. Below the u. K. And u. S. Have joined a chorus of criticism directed at china after it imposed a sweeping new National Security law on hong kong the 1st arrests were made under the legislation earlier on wednesday when thousands of people took to the streets to mark 23 years since the territory was controlled by britain critics say Political Freedoms and Civil Liberties guaranteed by a pact made at the time have now been destroyed sarah clarke reports from hong kong. Despite the searing heat and defying a police ban thousands of protesters marched to test the new National Security the legislation was fast tracked in record time in beijing and in acted on july the 1st the 23rd anniversary of britains handover to chinese rule as sad as it makes me say so far it is yes china is china its all gone home gone its china as of today 1st of july its a sad day but thats what it is but ill still ta