Commissions virtual pledging conference looking to raise a 7500000000. 00 euro. And south koreas baseball fans look forward to the league restarting on tuesday even if theyre only allowed to watch the games on t. V. Im sumi so misconducts great to have you with us italy is set to ease some of its Strict Lockdown measures today the country imposed nationwide restrictions on its population to halt the spread of the corona virus a 7 weeks ago parks are reopening and people will be allowed to visit relatives living in the same region the government has promised further openings this month if the rate of new infections stays low italy as the 2nd highest death toll after the us was nearly 28000. 00 deaths out of over 200. 00. And cases in a moment well have more of what is said to change for italians as the measures are loosened but 1st we look back at how the country became the 1st nation in europe to be overwhelmed by the virus. In mid march this was the scene at the main hospital in the n
And. Reporting in the time of coronavirus the u. N. Is warning of what it calls a 2nd demick of misinformation and Conspiracy Theory so why are journalists now facing more threats to doing that job this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im bernard smith. The spread of corona virus and how to stop it dominates the news agenda of almost every media outlet in the world right now Public Health bodies rely on them to keep people informed but journalists are facing threats as they try to separate fact from misinformation have been reports of retaliation against the media since the global outbreak began Rights Groups accuse some governments of using the pandemic as an excuse to censor the news and punish reporters the u. N. Secretary general wants more protection for media workers on World Press Freedom day we call on governments and others to get into their generally skin do their jobs throughout the coverage 1000 pandemic and beyond is the band then express it is also given rise
Or is its new law just the latest move to cement or thora tarion rule. For last year greg youre welcome to conflicts on yes hello good morning why did your Prime Minister need an emergency law to deal with a pandemic everyone else relies on testing tracing quarantines lockdowns but you have to have a law that goes after people who criticize the offer to use why. Well very simply everything has been done according to the hungary constitution the government when the pandemic when the virus situation began declared a state of danger it can do it for 2 weeks following the 2 weeks is the hungary in parliament that has the right to decide whether to prolong this or not and thats whats happened in parliament decided to prolong the situation as long as the pandemic was there we are now nearing the end thankfully of the emergency situation it has been take up tackled quite well it seems thanks god and thanks to the good efforts of the government so were coming to the and of this state of emerge
And no good news today for shareholders of georgia banks annual meeting more for structuring to come as executive seek a strategy to beat the band after. A time capsule pops up in berlin and its proving. Its a trip back to the 1960 s. From warhol to liechtenstein and more one of the Worlds Largest collections of pop art shows on display. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today millions of people in india and bangladesh are fleeing their homes as a huge storm races and cycling. Is packing dangerous Hurricane Force winds its already brought heavy downpours and major flooding and is expected to move inland is also hampering the response to the coronavirus in both countries. Above kolkata a brooding sky natures full force is about to be unleashed on the city. Along indias eastern coastline and across the border in bangladesh residents are bracing for the storm cycle and fun is predicted to be one of the fiercest storms to hit the region in decades making landfall with winds up to 1
Locked out of save lives but keeping it in place could lead to economic collapse. And the u. S. City known for its rich musical history refuses to be silenced by the pandemic. Soldiers are patrolling the streets of lebanons 2nd biggest city where theres been another day of violent protests against the deepening financial crisis at least one man died in tripoli as thousands defied the coronavirus lockdown aljazeera zana holder has a top story. Hunger and hopelessness are driving lebanese to the streets the economy is close to collapsing protesters vent their anger at banks for preventing people from accessing their savings and a long serving political elite is being blamed for mismanagement and corruption in recent days the local currency has sharply devalued against the dollar there were casualties among protesters in soldiers during confrontations that began monday night. When to destry its because the children are asking their parents for food and they dont have money to buy them any