Coronavirus cases with several countries now really imposing restrictions on the hidden education emergency more on the millions of children will miss out on school because of this pandemic. Now polish president andre due to has won a narrow victory in an election runoff with just over 51 percent of the voters he was up against the liberal wausau man just koski now the results will allow dudas party to move ahead with its conservative reforms alexia brian reports. It was a vote same as a battle for polands future and the results show a country divided but by a tiny margin andre duda will stay in office. Hes been there for 5 years propped up by the rightwing law and Justice Party yet for all the control they wield in poland due to fail to secure a comfortable when they are not a bad example i want to make it clear and strong that i am happy about my victory for now. This is the man who ran against ruffled tresco ski versus centrist mayor who launched his campaign at the last minute misg
Theres been another record or daily rise in the number of coronavirus cases around the wild 230000 people have now tested positive india has reported another record surge in cases for the 6th consecutive day nearly 29000. 00 and factions have been confirmed there in the past 24 hours local officials and indeed administered kashmir are also expected to impose the lockdown theyre off to a surge in cases several Indian States have imposed weekend caf use and shop to areas considered to be high risk while 3 generations of bollywoods prominent family have tested positive for the virus that includes a former miss wild. And her 8 year old daughter it was announced today off to her father in law indian actor amitabh chan and her husband were admitted to hospital. Well our correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is live for us in the capital new delhi lets start with custom a theyre bracing for even tighter restrictions talk us through what they can expect. Yes so has announced indeed administered capita
The government backtracked on plans to force them out if classes are taught online. And you me and you mean it on fear betrayers most of us have repeat polls question. Now china is evaluating retaliation after moves by the governments of the u. S. And the u. K. On 2 different fronts President Donald Trump has announced sanctions against chinese officials over the new National Security law thats been imposed on hong kong signing an executive order to hold beijing accountable hong kong is being stripped of its special trade in economic status and banks that deal with some chinese officials will also face sanctions. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been taken away their rights have been taken away and with it goes hon
A result fearing arrest of fled the city and relocated to taiwan but the change doesnt been easy. Plus flooding in Bangladesh Forces more than a 1000000 people from their homes about a 3rd of the country is now under water after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in decades and forecasters warn the rivers are set to rise further. And south africa of reopens of schools that despite rising coronavirus cases but many of them lack even basic facilities and that has people worried theyll become breeding grounds for the covert virus. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order ending hong kongs special trading privileges trump also now. Sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on human rights there the move is part of trumps confronting china over hong kong the South China Sea trade and the coronavirus beijing meanwhile has condemned the move and says it will impose sanctions on u. S. Citizens in turn t
Chaos in mali people demanding the president steps down for failing to rein in armed groups and revive the economy. There so. Press the hard youre sophia for Turkish Court rules in favor of turning the popular heritage site into a mosque from a museum. Top story to u. N. Security Council Votes to extend humanitarian aid to syria have failed to pass the 1st was vetoed by russia and china and the 2nd by china the remaining 13 Council Member states voted in favor aid agencies have warned the decision could lead to diet consequences for millions of displaced syrians the u. N. Has said that many people in the countries northwest highly depend on it describing it as a lifeline joining us live this hour diplomatic editor james bays there at the u. N. In new york hi there james what are they trying to achieve here and what can they achieve. Well i think there are different names or different members of the Security Council book clearly in just a matter of hours all the existing authorizations