The virus slowed for the 3rd consecutive day the Health Commission confirmed more than 1800 new cases representing a drop from higher numbers of new cases in recent days over the previous 2 China had reported more than 7500 new infections the death toll from the virus in mainland China hit 1665 with 142 deaths reported Sunday the National Health Commission spokesman me Fang said Sunday that the percentage of severe cases was dropping and that the trend showed that China was succeeding in controlling the outbreak each country affected continues to coordinate with Asian health officials on how to take up the care of their citizens while they are abroad v.o.a. Says lattice I hope briefs us on one situation and Japan at least 46 American citizens tested positive for caught on a virus on the diamond but insists cruise ship which has been docked in Japan s Yokohama ports since February 5th with hundreds of infected passengers the American travelers will have to be treated in Japan before th
This is v.o.a. News I m David Berg u.s. President Donald Trump bask in his impeachment victory on Thursday waving a banner newspaper headline pronouncing him acquitted while he lashed out at his critics Trump spoke at the White House for more than an hour in what he called a celebration for his acquittal by the Senate on 2 articles of impeachment earlier at the National Prayer Breakfast the president singled out Republican Mitt Romney and Democrats for voting to impeach him A.P. s Saager may Ghani has more Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote for the president s removal citing an oath to God My faith is at the heart of who I am at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning I don t like people who use their faith as justification. For doing what they know is wrong nor do I like people who say I pray for you when they know that that s not so and not so veiled reference to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is past statements from the president all the time telling Palosi it was there and
President Trump s defense team continues making its case to the Senate that the president did nothing wrong that would warrant his removal from office a.p. Correspondent Jackie Quinn against the backdrop of new revelations about the draft of a book from former national security advisor John Bolton President Trump s defense team was presenting a case against Hunter Biden who took a lucrative job on the board of Ukrainian energy company then law professor Alan Dershowitz testified nothing the president did meets the level of criminal activity the constitutional framers Invision you cannot turn conduct that is not impeachable into impeachable conduct simply by using words like quid pro quo he says even if John Bolton testifies that President Trump was withholding aid until Ukraine agreed to investigate the Bidens that would not constitute an impeachable offense President Trump denies Bolton s account while a few Republican senators are suggesting they may want Bolton to testify in the im
Australia with 9 people killed more than 950 homes destroyed people in the community are preparing Christmas meals for the firefighters Jesse Moore chipped in . With situations I was happy to. She doesn t take South Australia state which last week at 86 homes destroyed is bracing for a return of extreme temperatures I may Donoghue a fire in a poor neighborhood of a coastal chill a and city about destroyed dozens of houses on Tuesday Christmas Eve and firefighters struggle to control that blaze authorities said Zachary Gellman has more a fire in the poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of El Paso I so destroyed dozens of houses on Tuesday and firefighters are struggled to control the blaze a Reuters witness who spoke to residents learned many fled their homes in the middle of Christmas Eve festivities some losing all their. Pets The Blaze fed by high southern hemisphere summer temperatures and strong winds started in a forested area and spread to the city but I so known for it
Crashes involving the u.s. Companies 737 mikes aircraft nearly 350 people died in the accidents Theo Leggett has this report Dennis Mullen bags departure was inevitable although it came sooner than many had expected since the 2 accidents he s faced intense criticism over the corporate culture at Boeing and its relationship with regulators that have been claims emphatically denied by the company that it prioritize profits and speed of production over safety although he insisted repeatedly that Boeing owned its failures his attempts to portray the disasters as the results of a chain of events attracted further condemnation last week the company announced it would have to suspend production of the 737 Max because regulators have yet to clear the act craft a safe to fly again Ivory Coast has ensued in the arrest warrant for her former rebel leader and a likely a strong candidate to next year s presidential election it was issued just as Ms disorder made steps to return to the country afte