French Police Unions voiced their anger against the government over the lack of protective equipment for offices threatening to stop them forcing the nationwide. Global news update this is. Well lets start with an update on the scale of the covert 900 pandemic more than half a 1000000 cases have now been registered worldwide 24000 lives have been lost so far 126000 people have recovered from the virus the u. S. Now has the largest number of confirmed infections which outstrips even china and italy. A growing number of countries and forced the partial or complete lockdown to control the spread of the virus an estimated 3. 1000000000 people as more than a 3rd of the worlds population are under various forms of restriction. And while the u. S. Battles to contain the spread of covert 19 the state department is turning its focus elsewhere offering a multimillion dollar bounty for the capture of venezuelas president supposedly for narco terrorism and discuss the story with our senior corresp
A 50000000. 00 reward for his capture. Coffins pile up. With hospitals also overwhelmed as it really struggles to cope with the impact of the coronavirus. Hi there with your global news update this is r. T. International. And we start with an update on the scale of the kovac 900 pandemic more than half a 1000000 cases have now been registered worldwide with 24000 lives lost so far 128000 people have recovered from the virus. Growing number of countries have been forced either partial or full lock down to control the spread of the farts an estimated 3000000000 people thats more than a 3rd of the worlds population under various forms of restriction. Lets bring you some breaking news that just commend the british Prime Minister has tested positive for 19 Boris Johnson who is 55 is the 1st world leader to catch the novel coronavirus. Lets go live to london now our correspondent isa ollie who him self is in self isolation in london has the latest on this story isa bring us right up to date
In Crime Authority with hospitals also overwhelmed as italy struggles to cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Those are joining us with your global news update this is our internet. Well 1st lets bring you the latest on the scale of the covert 19 pandemic more than half a 1000000 cases have now been registered world wide with almost 25000 lives lost so far 128000 people have recovered from the virus a growing number of countries have been forced to either a partial or complete lockdown in a bid to control the spread of the virus an estimated 3000000000 people thats more than a 3rd of the worlds population are under various forms of restriction. The british Prime Minister has tested positive for covert 19 Boris Johnson whos 55 is the 1st world leader to catch the Novel Coronavirus r. T. Correspondent. Prime minister Boris Johnson hes been really at the front line in times of updating the public assimilates on the pro virus issues been Holding Daily briefings to the media sl
A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our in moscow and joining us this hour 1st the Russian Ministry of defense has confirmed that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by Syrian Government troops and it live on thursday moscow also insists there were no air strikes from the russian side 33 turkish soldiers were killed in the province it responded by hitting Syrian Army Positions from the air now discuss all the escalations live were joined in the studio by arties a quarter so take us through what exactly has been happening theres a lot going on here jacki well the syrian army right now its been involved in a major offensive for months now to defeat the last militant stronghold in the province of syria and now according to moscow the turkish troops that were hit by that air strike on thursday were among the terrorists who were involved in a large scale offensive. Against the Syrian Arab Army there but the russians say that they were unaware of the presen
Youre watching R T International coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 1 pm welcome to the program we start with the Russian Ministry of defense confirming that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by Syrian Government troops and it lit province on thursday also insists there were no air strikes from the russian side ankara says 33 turkish soldiers were killed and it live responded by hitting Syrian Army Positions from the air not to discuss this further were joined in the studio by my colleague hala corner once again talk us through and break down what exactly has been happening in syria well jacki for the past several months the syrian army has been gauged in a very violent fight to defeat the last militant stronghold in syria and the province according to moscow the turkish troops that were killed on thursday were among terrorist fighters involved in a large scale offensive against the syrian army but the russians say. They werent even informe