Shutdown of schools during the Global Pandemic. Around the world continues to be called off all played behind closed doors. Much of brazils medical famous for holding nearly 200000 fans in a world cup final. Now the restrictions are getting tougher across the world as countries try to stop the coronavirus pandemic iran has announced 113 people died in just the past 24 hours confirmed cases well thats nearing 14000 tiran says its fighters being severely hampered by u. S. Sanctions in the philippines the capital manila is sealed off 12000000 people have been told that they cant travel for a month schools. Closed in large events are banned australia has joined the countries ordering travelers into self quarantine as of midnight sunday those going to the country have to isolate themselves for 14 days austria has banned gatherings while france will also restrict Long Distance travel but has gone ahead with local elections Natasha Butler is across the french elections for us out of paris pau
Hello, good, welcome to bbc news. The bbc has learnt that chancellor, sajid javid, voiced his anger to borisjohnson over the abrupt sacking of one of his special advisers. Whitehall sources say sonia khan was questioned about government leaks by borisjohnsons senior adviser, Dominic Cummings. She was then dismissed from downing street, despite no evidence that she was behind the leak of sensitive material. Asked about the sacking on bbc radio 4s today programme, mrjavid said he would not talk about individuals and insisted that he had a fantastic relationship with mrjohnson. Lets get more on this from our political reporterjohn 0wen. Ina in a sense the fate of one individual who after all exists purely according to their political masters and mistresses might not seem important. Why is this row front page in the newspapers and headline the news because it goes to the heart of government. It speaks i suppose to that crucial relationship between number ten and ii, which has been so fraug
hello and welcome to bbc news. pakistan s former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illnes. he was 79. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999 serving in office for seven years from 2001. and in 2019 he was sentenced to death in absentia, for treason charges for absconding the murder trial of one of his successors, benazir bhutto. at the time of his death he had been living in exile in dubai, recieving medical treatment. the bbc s gordon corera looks back on his life. 1999. and when troops stormed the national television headquarters to put pervez musharraf in power, the people of pakistan heard a familiar refrain. the nation needed another leader in uniform to save it from self serving politicians. in the past, our governments have ruled the people. it is time now for the governments to serve the people. pakistan had already been under army rule for more than half the time it had been independent. general musharraf