The uk government says it will strengthen the regional test and trace system as it cuts 6000 contact tracers in england by the end of the month. Lebanons president has asked the countrys government to stay on temporarily after all its ministers resigned amid mounting anger over last weeks massive explosion that devastated parts of beirut. Excuse me. Oh. This was the moment President Trump was led away from a live news briefing by Security Officials after an armed man was shot close to the white house. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Employment in the uk has seen the largest fall in over a decade as the coronavirus pandemic hits the jobs market. Thats according to new figures for april tojune from the office for national statistics. Responding to the figures, chancellor rishi sunak said hes always been clear, that he is unable to protect every job affected by coronaviru
Director of the schoolcraft institute of internationalst here at the texas a m university. I would like to welcome our specialco event this evening wih kim ghattas who will speak on a recent book, black wave, saudi arabia, iran and the 40 year rivalry that unraveled culture, religion and collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading and did not quite get the right but cannot put it down because it wasnt so interesting. If you have not read it afterre this evening im sure you will try to get the book if you have not already but i would urge you to read at grade its absolutely fascinating and well written and well researched and a narrative flow to it anded its troublingi have to say but thats the purpose of the book. I would like to announce unfortunately that our event in todays with ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to College Station and had and so hisergency lecture wednesday evening will be postponed
Hello. Th is outside source. Italys coronavirus death toll has overtaken chinas is more than 400 people die and one day. President trump orders the fast tracking of an aimalarial trope to treat covid19. There are some indications it helps coronavirus, but the president claims it could be a game changer. We are working on scaling these to allow many me americans to access different drugs that have shown really good promise. A curfew and a ban on international sites. India becomes the latest country to announce strict new measures. Iran has reported its biggest jump in coronavirus deaths. 149 people have died in the past 24 hours. The number of people who have diedco fronavirus in italy has now overtaken the figure in china. In the past hours, the italy death toll has jumped byore than 400, taking it to just over 3400. While across europe, it has been anher day of grim statistics and images as the virus spreads. According to the afpews agency, more than 100,000 people are affected across
And now on cspan2 book tv, more television for serious readers. Good evening. Im andrew natsios, the director of the Scope Institute on International Affairs at the bush school of government at a and m university. Id like to welcome our special event site for this evening with kim dennis is going to speak on our recent book black weight, saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry unraveled cultural, religion and collective memory in the middle east. That said i spent the weekend reading it, i didnt quite get through it but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting if you havent read it after this evening, im sure youwill find if you havent already but i would urge you to read it. Its absolutelyfascinating. Its wellwritten, very well researched. Theres a narrative flow to it and its very troubling, i have to say that the purpose of the book. I would like to announce proportionally that our event in two days ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to
Attempting to cross into greece from turkey. In sports fans are banned from bahrains formula one race of the coronavirus and australia successfully defend a womens t 20 world cup crowd against india in front of a packed melbourne cricket ground. So that and italy is imposing tough restrictions on a quarter of its population locking down its 2nd largest city and more than 16000000 people to try and stop the spread of coronavirus its just had its biggest rise in cases since the outbreak began with more than 1200 confirmed on saturday well the lockdown includes the entire region of long body where the italian outbreak began. And where the most deaths have been recorded home to 10000000 people no one will be able to move in or out of the area and that includes the countrys economic capital of milan the lockdown will also impact several other provinces including venice and haiti another 6000000 people over the restrictions is set to remain until early april so as the very latest in padua in