crossed over recently. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . there ve been emotional reunions at airports in china after the country fully reopened its borders for the first time since the start of the pandemic, nearly three years ago. hello and welcome, thank you for joining us. thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some have reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters have also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socialist, luis inacio lul
Hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. Well have more on those stories a little later but first a quick look at some of the main developments on the pandemic. Italy has registered 174 coronavirus related deaths, the lowest daily figure since the lockdown was introduced two months ago. Churches across germany have resumed services for the First Time Since march. And in the uk theres been a dip in the daily testing figures around 76,000 were counted, far short of the governments 100,000 a day target. But we begin in the us where donald trump says he hopes the president ial election in november turns into a referendum on his response to the coronavirus pandemic because he believes hes done a greatjob. In a televised town hall event, broadcast by fox news, mr trump insisted his decision to impose restrictions had saved lives, and refuted claims that he had failed to act quickly enough. Were going to lose anywhere from 75 80 to 100,000 people.
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