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Environment soon about society and its still about us but all the planets on the brink who spoke to some of the leading experts on the face down to check. Look up just to get a look at all of it sounds. Good place to. Place blame. This week on world stories. Shine a lingering fear under a new start. Russia ballet dancers training at home. But 1st to south africa a country with the toughest measures to combat the coronavirus its even banned the sale of alcohol and fast has triggered a surge in home brew. In the township of lying in cape town business for richard became you know has been brisk despite the coronavirus pandemic that is produced stand one item in particular is selling very well pineapples he sells 20 cases every 3 days even though the price has doubled since public restrictions began. That this is out of the hotel you go through this is that it was sitting there in the moment now why is that the new one because if it were good for anyone its good to get something to drink.
Ground test. While its disappointing, it also can be a real gift to the final design. Reporter the company embraced its failures. To be totally frank, if it hasnt been some hardware on the test end, i dont think you tested it hard enough. Thats the reality. I think sometimes the Aerospace Industry shies away from failure in the development phase. Reporter gwen shot well is space xs president , musks right hand. It looks bad politically, its tough and the media certainly makes a lot out of failures. But candidly, thats the best way to learn, is to push your systems to the limit, learn where youre weak and make things better. Lift off. Reporter spacex is armed with an escape system. If the rocket falters, its engines can push away the capsule, landing the crew safely in the ocean. And we have splash down. Reporter you genuinely believe if something goes wrong, youve got options . Absolutely. We focus on reminding folks there are people on the pointed end of the rocket ship. Thats importa
To barrow last densely populated eastern provinces as it moves north. Plus South Africans desperate for a drink some turn to homebrewing to get around the country strict ban on alcohol sales during the pandemic. Im told me a lot of well its good to have you with us the United Nations has warned of a Global Mental Health crisis brought on by the corona virus pandemic u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrorist says governments and Health Authorities need to act quickly to manage the psychological suffering of millions in lock down unemployed or working on the front lines of the medical emergency her name is navy leisure and many. And shes been fighting coronavirus on the front lines in albania for more than 2 months. But enormous passion will sacrifice. Colonel embarrassed for this midwest have a 15 month old daughter. Sandy i also have a 10 year old son and i have parents who could be at risk because they also have other Health Issues and that scared me a little printed. At this was
Here with your global news update this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Lets start with the latest figures on the cope with 900 pandemic the number of cases worldwide has now surpassed 1300000 United States has the largest number of infections followed by spain and italy 74000 people have lost their lives 286000 have recovered. The british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in a London Hospital this 11 days after he contracted cove and 19 Officials Say that his condition has worsened or those exact state of health remains unclear and the foreign secretary Dominic Barbara has been designated to take charge temporarily the problem is the condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team whos moved in to a Critical Care unit so in light of those circumstances the Prime Minister asked me as 1st secretary to do for him when this area. Lets go live now to our correspondent in london the. Morning to you various reports of circulated about the tre