Across japan there have been more than 2,600 cases excluding 712 from the diamond princess cruise ship. 82 people have died including 11 from the ship. The head of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is set to cross some grim milestones as it takes a growing toll across the globe. The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days, we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths. He says he is concerned about the rapid escalation of infection. There are already more than 800,000 confirmed cases and over 40,500 deaths globally. Hes also calling on governments to ensure Vulnerable People have food and other necessities as more countries issue lockdowns. Meanwhile, china has begun releasing the number of people who have tested positive but show no symptoms. However it has not disclosed how many of these socalled silent carriers have been confirmed since the start of the outbreak. During the news conference, w. H. O. Offici
Highlight the countrys shocking right. Tonight. Well we begin with the sound off on Global Stock Markets prompted by fears about the coronavirus and made worse by a row between saudi arabia and russia. Which sent oil prices down 20 in london the fifty one hundred almost 9 its biggest one day drop in twelve years. In new york trading was briefly suspended and when it resumes the major indices fell six points weston pony has more. Dozens oforried phone calls at this parisian trading room the french Capital Stock exchange plummeted more than 8 on monday. The latest dp in a two week decline. Okay around the world stock markets have also been in freefall trading rules of the new york Stock Exchange triggered a fifteen minute trading suspension after the dow jones and s. And p. Five hundred. Open down than seven percent. The reason behind this market crash it did this combinaon for the Global Economy. On the one hand and bill price war between russia and saudi arabia which sent the price of
Please welcome, james fallow, karl rove, jeff flake and bret stephens. [applause] hi there and welcome. I am and i run the political at usc. I used to be at strategist with political campaigns where i made some acquaintance with karl rove. Let me introduce this panel starting at the other end. James fallow, a longtime writer at the atlantic. He and his wife just traveled across america and produced a Remarkable Book called our towns. 1000 mile journey into the heart of america. Senator jeff flake. Author of the conscience of a conservative who didnt run for reelection in 2018 amid the trump storm in the gop. Karl rove, chief strategist for george w. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Served in the white house. Writes a column for the wall street journal and has written a fascinating book about the 1996 president ial campaign between William Mckinley and 1896. Did i say 1996 . Bret stephens, columnist for the New York Times. His book, entitled america in retreat. Which now seems quite prophetic. He
Epicenter of the crisis. And the e. U. Unveils plans to try to resolve the real lifetime limits caused by Artificial Intelligence. Nowhere is safe for civilians and province that was the message at the United Nations as the Security Council met for a briefing on syria the u. N. Says almost 1000000 people have fled since the start of december thats the biggest displacement in the nearly 9 years long conflict there being squeezed into ever smaller areas near turkeys border under her render. The uns humanitarian chief told the council at least 100. 00 civilians have been killed so far the smalled in air and ground strikes 35. 00 of those victims with children the presence of turkish soldiers is complicating the fighting and it and neighboring provinces along with russia are walls sponsoring a cease fire and the u. N. Special envoy is calling on them to find a way to deescalate the situation mike hanna reports now from the United Nations. We have repeated violent confrontations between tur
Intelligence. And in sport manchester citys chief executive hits out at the call to ban the club from European Competition the most important thing i have to say to them is that the allegations are not. Fair and sorry and i didnt break financial rules. Syria is experiencing its biggest exodus in 9 years of civil war nearly a 1000000 people most of them women and children have now fled the province the countrys last rebel stronghold progovernment forces a valve to seize control of the region but turkey has warned of an imminent attack unless the regime ends its brutal assault aid agencies are overwhelmed with the u. N. Calling it a humanitarian catastrophe why cant every ports from the u. N. We have noticed repeated violent confrontations between turkish and Syrian Government forces for its part the Russian Federation is actively engaged in support of the Syrian Governments military operation Un Special Envoy offers a bleak view of the political crisis in syria which in turn has resulte