Coronavirus. And fire rages through the historic unarmed cathedral in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in the United States where congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a titan of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Martin Luther king jr and helped organize the historic 963 march on washington his death comes at a time of heightened racial tension in america lives matter protesters who took to the streets after the death of george floyd have been violently suppressed the norm for spent civil Rights Groups suing federal authorities the months of protests have seen statues toppled and Police Officers arrested and sacked now the Confederate Flag has effectively been banned from u. S. Military sites we begin our coverage with this report from how did your castro looking back at the life of john that. We cannot give up. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those lin
Malis protest leaders refused to back down on demands for the president s resignation and dismiss regional mediation efforts. One of americas most famous civil rights activists congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was among the last surviving pioneers of the movement during the 1960 s. How did your castro looks back at his life and legacy we cannot. We cannot. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those signs that said white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student le
Friends. Time. United nations secretary general and highlights urgent Global Inequality especially in the wake of the virus pandemic. Demanding justice protesters in france mark 4 years since the death of a young black man in Police Custody. Investigators from the International Criminal court have now arrived in the libyan capital tripoli to look into whether the forces loyal to the warlord have committed war crimes the 3 member team will investigate after this 14 month siege of tripoli mass graves and bodies were found in the city of tire last month his fighters left behind booby traps and improvised explosive devices south of tripoli after they retreated. Joins us live from tripoli actually started their investigation now. Well peter the government of National Accord seems to be trying to keep the investigators issue a low profile but meanwhile sources of the government say that the team the i. C. C. Team is due to be transferred to several locations in southern tripoli to check the
Protest leaders refused to back down on demands for the president s resignation dismissing regional mediation efforts. Also ahead fire rages through the historical fetal moments in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in iran where the president Hassan Rouhani says 25000000 iranians have been infected by the coronavirus thats more than a quarter of the population rouhani says another 35000000 are at risk in the real figures from the Health Ministry or far higher than the official number iran is the hardest hit country anywhere in the middle east has no card to get paid leave out of mohammed one of the most important matters is that here is to medical recommendations and social distancing to limit the spread of the corona virus according to the ministry of health estimates 25000000 iranians have been infected with the coronavirus so far and we have lost about 14000. 00 of them within 150. 00 days. It is possible that 30 to 35000000 citizens are at risk to be affe
A young black man in Police Custody. That cannot. Read. And the tributes keep pouring in for civil rights icon john lewis whos passed away the white house says it will fly the American Flag at half staff in his honor. So in libya this saturday the International Criminal court is there on the ground tasked with investigating a warlord of a possible war crimes investigators from the i. C. C. Have arrived in tripolis to look into acts committed by forces loyal to after that is expected to include a visit to the mass graves found in tire hunan last month the 3 person team will also investigate booby traps left behind during a retreat by have to fight his in residential areas south of tripoli the i. C. C. Says its received credible information regarding 11 mass graves containing men women and even children our correspondent in tripoli is mahmood of the one whod with more details on the investigation. The government so far seems to be reluctant in revealing the details about the teams. Detai