The World Health Organization says there are signs coronavirus has stabilised in china. However, it has cautioned against reading too much into the data, saying the outbreak could still worsen. In the last few hours, there has been a sharp rise in the number of confirmed deaths in chinas hubei province. 2a2 people have died in a single day, along with nearly 15,000 new cases of infection, and scientists have been meeting. 0ur correspondent nick beake has the latest from hong kong. Quite interesting, these official figures that chinas authorities have been giving us. That particular statistic you quote, 242, that is the highest number by far of daily reported deaths. 2a2 people died with the new coronavirus yesterday. Just for some context, the previous highest number was 103. Now, weve been trying to get to the bottom of this, and it turns out that what the chinese authorities are now doing, they are including both in the number of deaths and also the number of overall cases, people wh
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Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. No one better epitomises any strongman style of leadership then president Rodrigo Duterte, of the philippines. He has a visceral dislike of independentjournalism and no one knows that better than my guest today, maria ressa, founder of the rappler online news website. She has just been convicted of cyberlibel in a manila court room, so, is president Rodrigo Dutertes populism strangling press freedom . Maria ressa in manila, thank you for joining hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Starting with your personal situation, earlier this month you we re situation, earlier this month you were convicted on this charge of cyberlibel, as they called it. Has it change things for you . Aside from the emotional rollercoaster and the fa ct we the emotional rollercoaster and the fact we have crossed yet another divide, i think im on the same rate i have been on for the last four yea rs, i have been on for the last four years, which is rea
Accusations of denials thats a former russian spy fights for his life after being exposed to me the mystery substance well go live to moscow for a look at the International Fallout plus more white house may have double chunks top economic adviser gary cohen resigns over the president s threat to be ignore the dangers of trade more and impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. Plate. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks so much for joining us. The u. N. Human rights chief has said that the Syrian Government is risking the lives of hundreds of thousands to target a few hundred fighters in eastern good and there is no moral or legal justification for at presenting the uns annual human rights report just now he also called claims by the Syrian Regime that its trying to protect civilians ridiculous with an eight hundred civilians have died in recent fighting in the rebel held. In eastern guta death legs at every corner. The struggle for survival here is ceaseless sustained shelling on t
Voting for and new president of the west stopped the country is hoping for an economic turnaround after being targeted by a bold outbreak well go live to our correspondent. Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us the u. N. Human rights chief has said that the Syrian Government is risking the lives of hundreds of thousands to target a few hundred fighters in eastern and theres no moral or legal justification for presenting the uns annual human rights report he also called claims by the Syrian Regime that it is trying to protect civilians ridiculous more than eight hundred people have died in recent fighting in the rebel held on clay. In eastern guta death lurks at every corner. The struggle for survival here is ceaseless sustained shelling on the city has led to the u. N. Calling this the deadliest week for the syrian town since a cease fire was brokered at the end of last months time and the. Children have been the worst affected. By this camera man stops to rescue a