Its monday 23rd october. Our main story. More aid has reached gaza, as Rishi Sunakjoins other western leaders in calling on israel to respect International Humanitarian law. Fourteen trucks crossed from egypt through the Rafah Crossing Yesterday but the un and charities are warning it is still not enough, as israel continues to launch air strikes on gaza. More than two weeks after the attack by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, the Israeli Defence minister has warned the conflict could go on for months. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. A sleepless night in gaza. From afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel stepped up its bombing campaign. And amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Over the weekend, more than 30 lorry loads of aid were allowed into gaza from egypt, carrying food, water and medicines. Its just a fraction of w
International Labour Organisation half of the Global Workforces livelihoods are at risk because of the pandemic. After weeks of separation well tell you why switzerland now thinks its safe once again for the elderly to hug their grandchildren. Welcome. The us is the Worlds Largest economy. Today we learnt that in the first three months of this year, it shrank at an annual rate of 4. 8 . The country has introduced lockdown measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, which has killed more than 58,000 people there. As you can see from this graph, the us economy has suffered the sharpest drop since the financial crisis more than a decade ago. It ends the longest expansion in us history as coronavirus virtually shut down the country. But the figures dont reflect the full crisis, since the country did not begin its lockdown measures until march. As the economist Mohammed El Erian points out on twitter, the next quarter could see the us economony contract as much as a0 . Here he is outlining
The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and forecasters are suggesting that it will be a very active one. As a result, Head of the Weather Branch at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Rohan Brown, is urging.
Jamaicans are being advised to take extra precautions with lightning, as it can result in the loss of lives and destroy properties and livelihoods. Head of the Weather Branch at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Rohan Brown,.