Against the government over the lack of protective equipment for offices and threaten to stop and forcing the nationwide. Hi there thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is r. T. International. We will start by bringing you the latest numbers and information on the scale of the covert 900 pandemic more than half a 1000000 cases have now been registered worldwide with 24000 lives lost so far 125000 people have recovered from the virus the u. S. Now has the largest number of confirmed infections which outstrips china and italy. A growing number of countries have enforced either a partial or complete lockdown to control the spread of the virus an estimated 3000000000 people thats more than a 3rd of the worlds population are currently under various forms of restriction. You might think that the u. S. Has enough to deal with during the ongoing pandemic but the state department turned its focus to venezuela offering a multimillion dollar bounty for the capture of presid
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
What is the movement you speak of . The movement for peace and social justice. When i was 17, i discovered part of that movement was for people like me, gay people and now called lgbtq something something something. The movement is larger than the gay move . I grew up believing all movements for social justice were connected and we were all part of a larger struggle to end racism and poverty and war. I think that has changed bit over the years but still the way i look at it and i think it would be helpful nor people viewed it that way. How would you define the gay movement in 2017 . Win 2017, i think lgbtq people face a challenge. We have won important victories in recent years particularly during the Obama Administration and now i think all of these advances clearly are in grave danger of being reversed. So, we have a Younger Generation that grew up under obama and never knew the kind of struggle my generation went through. It was part of my impetus to write the book. I wanted young p
Cuddle . February at last a hug for loved ones, as care homes prepare to give covid tests to visitors. After 266 long days, the return of fans to English League football is finally here, but the number of supporters is limited. Good afternoon. Help is on its way the words used by the Health Secretary matt hancock, on the news that the uk has become the first country in the world to approve a Coronavirus Vaccine for widespread use. The firstjabs could be given within days for those who need it most, like nhs staff, care home workers, and residents. The uk has already ordered a0 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 Million People, with the first 800,000 arriving in the coming days. 95 effective, the Pfizer Biontech vaccine is the fastest ever to go from concept to reality, taking only ten months to follow the same steps that normally span a decade. The medicine regulator says no corners have been cut. Now, the country prepares for one of the biggest civilian projects in history. Our Hea