Elections and students arrested for online posts and a beijings new security law. And a suspected russian mercenaries are detained in belarus accused of trying to disrupt an upcoming vote. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic with the United States seeing its worst economic slump since 1940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record all down 9 and a half percent between april and june and in the past week another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits the same time europes biggest economy germany has plunged into recession shrinking by a record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth there and now u. S. President donald trump whos talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be disposed. Well lets go straight to our White House Correspondent complete kimberley still missing figures on the spectacular decline of the u. S. Economy i think Many Americans were shocked
Prodemocracy candidates disqualified from hong kongs local elections and students arrested for online posts in the beijings new security. Suspected russian mercenaries are detained in bel air routes to queues of trying to disrupt an upcoming film. And on a mission to search for signs of life in space because mars rover blast off from florida heading for the red planet. Im going to guess rosco with the sport Saudi Arabian investors pull out of a bid to buy new cars so united up to months of premier league scrutiny. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic with the United States. Being its worst economic slump since the 940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record that is down 9. 5 percent between april and june and in the past week another 1400000 people have applied for jobless benefits the same time europes biggest economy thats germany has plunged into recession shrinking by a record 10 percent of the pandemics wiped out nearly a decad
And on a mission to search for signs of life in space because mars rover blasts off in florida heading for the bridge. So theres more proof of the devastating impact of the pandemic on the United States on wednesday one person died nearly every minute from cave 19 and its seeing its worst financial slump since the 940 s. Its economy has shrunk at the fastest pace on record it is down 9 and a half percent between april and june in the past week another 1400000 people applied for jobless benefits at the same time europes biggest economy thats germany has plunged into recession shrinking by record 10 percent the pandemics wiped out nearly a decade of growth and now u. S. President on trump news talked of the strength of his countrys economy is asking whether novembers election should be postponed ok lets get more on that in a moment from our White House Correspondent can we hug it but 1st to gabriel as i know whos standing by for us in new york at 1st up those figures there very broad num
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