This is worklife from bbc news, with Samantha Simmonds and ben bland. Stocks suffer their worst week since the Global Financial crisis as businesses feels the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Live from london, thats our top story on friday the 28th of febuary. Asian shares fall sharply after the dow racks up its biggest points loss on record. So could coronavirus cause a global downturn . With stocks on the slide, a growing number of businesses are feeling the pinch, so how will all this affect your work life. We take a look. And india gets set to release its latest Growth Numbers, but will they make for happy reading . And well be getting the inside track on how technology can be used to to tackle chronic diseases. Also, as a Us Court Rules youtube do not have tro guaranteed free speech, were asking if you should have the right to say whatever you like on digital platforms . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and welcome to worklife. We start with those markets, be
President trump orders the assassination of one of the most powerful men in the middle east, irans top military commander. General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us airstrike in iraq as he arrived at Baghdad Airport in the early hours of this morning. Iran said the air strike was americas biggest mistake in the region and threatened severe revenge but the white house said general soleimani had been plotting to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war with iran but, at the same time, we are not going to stand by and watch the iranians escalate and continue to put american lives at risk without responding in a way that disrupts, defends, deters and creates an opportunity to de escalate the situation. The us has said tonight it is
sending 3500 more troops to the middle east in response to the threat and we will be asking what this could lead to. Safe at last relief as the Australian Navy rescues a thousand people whod been trapped on the coast by bush fires. Tens of thousands more pe
Us forces kill a top iranian general in an airstrike, escalating tension between the United States and iran. Qasem soleimani was the second most powerful person in iran and the countrys strategic mastermind. He was killed as his convoy left Baghdad Airport iran has vowed to take revenge. President trump who ordered the attack has tweeted a picture of the american flag. His secretary of state has defended the killing. President trumps decision to remove Qasem Soleimani from the battlefield saved american lives, theres no doubt about that. He was actively plotting in the region, to take actions, a big action as he described it, that would have put dozens if not hundreds of american lives at risk. Well be asking how dangerous a moment this is for the middle east. Also this lunchtime. Relief for australians rescued by the navy from the countrys wildfires. A judge rules that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and therefore protected by law. And Prince Williams film urging football f
,off , off with the ,off with the mail. Eff with the mail. Sonia, this ,off with the mail. Sonia, this picture of the queen, which has been pretty popular on the papers and their headline life on hold for three months. The picture of the queen, shes giving honours at Buckingham Palace and apparently its the first time shes ever worn gloves to do this. She wears gloves a lot, doesnt she . Usually not indoors i suppose. I guess its sort ofa indoors i suppose. I guess its sort of a striking image of how its affecting coronavirus doesnt affecting coronavirus doesnt affect everyone. We saw in iran where we saw the Deputy Health minister fall where we saw the Deputy Health ministerfall ill. No one is com pletely ministerfall ill. No one is completely immune to it. It shows that even the queen is taking Public Health measures, so it perhaps it set a good example for the rest of us. Set a good example for the rest of us. The key story really on the front of the mail and a lot of the papers ton