Still resisting calls to resign. U. S. Vice president my pads continues campaigning off reports suggest at least 5 senior Staff Members have tested positive for the coronavirus. We begin the program in chile where voters have just a few hours left to cost that ballot in a historic referendum on whether to change the countrys constitution a vote as a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of consume the country since last year at the heart of the unrest lingering inequality enshrined in the current constitution which was enacted decades ago during the pinochet dictatorship where more than 14000000. 00 people eligible to vote including the president Sebastian Pinera who caused his vote in the capital santiago the been long queues of people outside polling stations and sold. As a controlling and treat with strict sanitary measures because of the crown of our demick our latin america has only seen human has more now. Message impossible to miss displayed in full each of these presid
Perhaps are having full of cosmic rubble from an asteroid to bring back to work. We begin with breaking news from eastern afghanistan where at least 12 women have been killed in a stampede they gathered with thousands of other people in a stadium in jalalabad to apply for visas to pakistan the pakistani consulate started issuing visas again last week after a 7 month pause to tuesday coronavirus lets go live now to kabul filial contre for us that for us for the what more do we know about what happened. While adrianne like you mentioned the incident happened earlier this morning outside a stadium in the eastern city of jalalabad where normally hundreds of afghans with other every morning just to get a number so that they could process their visa applications at the pakistani consulate so they could travel to to judge allow about now local tells us that yesterday there were some rumors spreading on social media that the pakistani consulate today would hand out more visas the usual and cau
A run for president. Growing backing for scotlands leader disapproval of braggs driving renewed support for independence from the u. K. Now china is threatening to take action against australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison and out a series of measures in response to hong kongs new security law this trailing in government is suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong it will also extend visas for hong kong residents in the country china imposed the new security law last week it gives police sweeping new powers and publishes a range of crimes including criticizing the government. Our government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the National Security law on hong kong and today we have agreed to announce that that National Security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our extradition agreement with aung Hong Kong Katrina u. Is standing by for us in beijing for m
Coronavirus as both president s face more accusations of downplaying the crisis. The Afghan Government switches to an offensive strategy after attacks on a Maternity Hospital and a funeral the taliban calls it a declaration of war. And im somehow must not have all the sporting puting top level sport continues its return in north america with the ultimate fighting championship for the 2nd of 3 events in just 8 days. The European Union wants people to start planning their Summer Holidays and get economies moving again and the e. U. The reopening of borders closed by the coronavirus pandemic france austria and switzerland have already said theyre going to start relaxing control. As early as this weekend germany and some other e. U. Members and to completely end border restrictions by june the 15th others arent convinced spain or the worlds 4th highest number of infections is set to keep borders shut until at least july a 160000000000. 00 question for the e. U. Is how to reopen safely tour
Protest as are attacked and arrested. Italy has suffered another sharp spike in deaths from corona virus a day after posting a quarter of its population that 16000000 people under lockdown 366 people are now known to have died from the virus an increase of 133 people from saturday making it the country with the highest official death toll outside china more than 7000 infections have also been confirmed the lockdown includes the entire region of long body where 267 of the deaths were recorded and to 10000000 people and the Financial Capital milan no one can move in or out of the area the lockdown has also been imposed on 14 other provinces including venice affecting another 6000000 people there those restrictions are set to remain in place until early april well austrias chancellor has been speaking out saying that its only a matter of time before more European Countries adopt the same aggressive measures as italy saw a gay guy as our point now. In padua in northern italy people rushed