Thank you for joining us here on france twenty fourur. For the second time in a week the number of people intensive care units for cove in nineteen in france has risen that number nonow at three hundred and eighy four including twenty nine new admissions in the past twenty four hours. Despite the recent uptick in corona virus cases in recent weeks the governmentt has can it continue to say this is not the dreaded second wave. But on monday Prime Ministers dont guess takes visited the Northern City of lille urging the nation to keep its guard up. Local give me a local and National Governments are struggling to find a balance between encouraging citizens to boost the economy by taking holidays. And avoiding another lockdown. For more lets go live to durham North Carolina to speak to gavin you gave me was the director of the center for policy impact. On Global Health and Public Policy at duke university. Thank you for joining us as weve just said authorities are struggling to find a balan
And the social democrats edge closer to forming a new grand coalition. Made in employment and health policy. Hundreds of french chefs are hoping that their whisking, bea ting, roasting, and frying is enough to win a coveted michelin star. The newest restaurants in the guide will be announced later this monday. Security is tight outside of one courthouse in brussels. This is the trial of Salah Abdeslam gets underway. He is the only surviving member of the terror cell that carried out at deadly string of attacks here in paris in 2015. Bdeslam and one accomplice are on the docket for a gun battle in the belgian capital. Beenr, abdeslam has not going well. Earlier, i spoke to our brussels correspondent. She has this update to share. Just after 11 00 this morning, Salah Abdeslam was question for the very first time. Much to the dismay of many come he did not say much. He refused to stand and then said he would not answer any questions. Did not not but that mean he was a criminal or guilty.
Calls for sanders unity behind Hillary Clinton. She never buckles under pressure, said Michelle Obama. Francois hollande and in theerior minister are town of saintetiennedurouvray after a priest was killed. Hostagest the chur there. The priest reportedlyad his throat slit. Another hostage was seriously injured. The attackers were later killed by police. Prime mr. Manuel valls has described it as a barbaric attack. The vatican agrees, saying it is all the more heinous because it happened in a sacred place p rejoining mao in a sacred place. Kate moody, what do we know at this stage . Kate detailed the details of what were happening in the church in saintetiennedudurouvray ts was morning mass. There were not a lot of people there. And twore two priests other members of the congregation these two armed men entered the church from a backdoor, and we understand they were armed with knives, possibly other weapons, though we do not have confirmation of that. They took the congregation hostage.
Forging a new goal for ourselves and the world. We are going to make a success of it. Reporter the next Prime Minister will have a delicate balancing act. Brexiting well kekeeping thee United Kingdom united. Something g her choicece of cabt wiwill have to reflect. Beginning with who will have the responsibility of handling the brexit process. She said she was specifically created Brexit Department with its own minister. Arrivingtions are about her timetable. She has explained 20 to take time to clarify negotiation priorities before invoking article 50, the leave campaigners are putting pressure to start the proceedings as soon as possible. Once the process is started, unraveling the thousands of trees lining written to brussels will prove to be complicated. There is no existing president for a country leaving the union, treaties signed between a single country and the 27 nation bloc 10 to drag on. Tend to drag on. The shortest time is just under four years. That is after taking into ac
This war began. Germany will announce new Civil Defense plans in the wake of two extremist attacks. Tomans will be told stockpile provisions as a preventive measure for the First Time Since the cold war. Theng up in business, flying kangaroo is bouncing back. All about the impressive turnaround of the australian airline. And french children are getting ready to go back to school next week. Being putty measures in place to protect them in the press review. First our top story live from paris. Italy rescue workers in are desperately trying to find survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the heart of the country early this morning. The 6. 2 magnitude quake collapsed homes where people were sleeping. At least 38 are dead. The death toll is expected to rise. Heres more from the Prime Minister. Committedernment is to leave no one abandoned. No family, town, community will be left behind. Now we must get to work so that in the coming hours we can rescue survivors from the rubble and give