Forces battle to stop taliban fighters closing in on the capital of Helmand Province and flooding and landslides kill or least 36 people in Central Vietnam with more heavy rain forecast. We begin this news hour in europe where many countries are seeing coronavirus cases surged to their highest levels in months and with that comes a wave of new restrictions france will reenter a state of Health Emergency on saturday with weeks of nightly curfews imposed on paris and 8 other cities you know the 23000 new cases were recorded in the past day but president mccrone insists the outbreak is not out of control meanwhile in the u. K. A new 3 tier alert. System has come into force in england only one city is in the highest level but with almost 20000. 00 new cases in the past 24 hours other areas look set to join it is in the meanwhile has seen its highest daily increase yet with more than 7300 new cases its infection rate has more than doubled in the past 2 weeks and germany hit a 6 month high i
Condemnation. Emergency in china is story floods forced more than 100000 people from their homes and threaten an ancient statue of the good. And sport byron munich of set up the Champions League final with. The german champions beat lee all 3 nil to reach the biggest game in European Club football. Welcome to the program our top story protesters in baton rouge have defied the governments warnings of a tough crackdown on dissent Alexander Lukashenko has told Law Enforcement agencies to restore order on the streets but protesters in minsk are piling on the pressure accusing the president of rigging use election victory earlier this month and demanding he step down stuff a state run chemical plants have walked off the job joining other factory workers who typically was his supporters in the past but on now calling for a nationwide general strike the protestors have found support with the European Union which has announced a new raft of sanctions and says it wont recognize the Election Res
Keith dayton, to be u. S. Diplomat to ukraine. Several members pressed mr. Dayton on his willingness to report back to the committee of any knowledge of russian interference. If confirmed, he waited replace marie yovanovich, who was removed from her position last year. The nominees today are representative to the general assembly, the second one, to be deputy chief executive officer corporation,e Lieutenant General keith dayton be ambassador to Ukraine Special Political Affairs at the u. N. And alternative representative to the general assembly. Our nominees they have distinguished individuals. Senatorcotton and romney will be introducing mr. Wong, and we are glad to represent have former ed rice with us today. Suspend my Opening Statement and ask the Ranking Member to do the same until after introductions are made by our distinguished guests. With that, mr. Romney, member of this committee, we will start with your interaction of mr. Alex ron, so senator romney . And legal policy direc
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