Or scrap this case and why havent the Pilot Program been suspended were going to explain all right its time to boot you i. Q. Countries that have been the subject of crippling sanctions from the United States are now working together as a rainy and ships head to venezuela the u. S. Is reportedly looking for ways to intervene which could signal a new conflict amid increased tensions arties Rachel Blevins is joining us now from the newsroom with the latest developments to this so richard what more can you tell us on the story well manella both iran and venezuela have been hit with extensive sanctions by the u. S. Over the last year which is severely limited their oil sales and hurt their economies but now the u. S. May also move to try to prevent that you countries from working with each other in response to reports that iran is in the process of shipping world the venezuela and anonymous senior u. S. Official was quoted as saying it is not only unwelcome by the United States but its unw
Out what caused this explosion all right its time for your newsnight you. Are at the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold tracking this global outbreak here the worldwide numbers now topping 4700000 cases with 316000 reported deaths then taking a closer look at the countries with the most confirmed cases the u. S. Still leading the way followed then by russia and the u. K. And brazil trailing closely behind right here in the u. S. There are now some 1400000 cases of infections and about 89000 deaths and when virus stricken new York Governor Andrew Cuomo is mapping out a plan to reopen the state and now hes tapping private investors to become part of the States Coronavirus response this move starring a lot of criticism all this as president meets with restaurant heads to discuss. What to expect in the coming weeks as Trinity Chavez has the report from new york. Today officials slang the groundwork for what lies ahead dozens of states across the country reopening businesses parks and
A partnership not supported by the west. And rising tensions continue between the u. S. And iran as a 5 year rainy and oil tankers are making their way over to venezuela despite crippling u. S. Sanctions a full report straight ahead all right its time to boost your news i. Q. The drug should forego the objective that i drop she. Went right over. Couple weeks ago started to cure the. All right you heard it right there President Trump making it known that he is in fact taking that highly controversial drug to fight off coronavirus now the surprising admission happened at a white house News Conference just a little earlier today are his fair project is here with the still developing story so farit why have we not heard about it until now well as the president said a pretty bum bluntly you didnt ask me so now this literally was trump belly flopping into the Mainstream Media pool because the news has exploded after this was said take a listen ive heard a lot of good stories and if its not g
A little its the longest iterates. A leading professor tells m. P. s the u. K. Government was too slow to react to the global pandemic. Raising to meet demand kenya steps up mass production so the government introduces tough rules to curb the spread of coronavirus. Now alarming new numbers showing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on the worlds 2 biggest economies theres increasing doubt about the u. S. President s 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in that he states 22000000 americans have made jobless claims just over the past month numbers not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930 s. And chinas Gross Domestic Product has plummeted by almost 7 percent in the 1st quarter that the shop just for since it opened up to the wild 40 years ago and theres been a big rise in the death toll in the original epicenter of the outbreak. 50 percent more people died there than was previously reported the total number of fatalities in the city is now said to be 3869.
So weve seen a year on year 6. 8 percent drop in chinas g. D. P. Which is really significant and quite in line with peoples expectations analysts expectations because the current virus control measures that the government put in place for a few weeks in february and march really saw the economy come to a standstill factories were closed businesses were closed hundreds of millions of people were stuck in doors and just to unpack that figure a bit more also manufacturing vestment in the 1st quarter was down 25 percent year on year Infrastructure Investment also down 20 percent retail sales down 19 percent so really at the more when the government is doing all it can to get the economy restarted the National Bureau of statistics has said that the economy faces new difficulties and new challenges but the long term growth of the economy shouldnt be affected well at the moment there are questions as to whether that can be possible because this is really taking chinas economy is really taking