Welcome to bbc news. Our top stories the covid 19 global death toll passes 500,000 in the us, the governor of texas warns infections have taken a swift and very dangerous turn. Exit polls show polish president andrzej duda finishes first in the election but doesnt have the votes for an outright victory. Beijing asserts its authority over hong kong as its expected to pass a new security law. The pride parade goes ahead in taiwan most other countries have cancelled their events because of coronavirus. Hello and welcome to bbc news. More than half a Million People worldwide have now lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. By far the worst affected country is the United States, with more than 125,000 deaths. The governor of texas, greg abbott, said matters have taken a very swift and very dangerous turn. His remarks coincide with a rise in infections in several southern and Western States, mostly those that had eased restrictions early. 0ur north america correspondent pet
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To impeach President Trump. Now its up to the senate. Well be here every weekday at tonight, President Trump, the only president in American History to be impeached twice, charged with incitement of ins rex. The first comments from the president today, just in moments ago. One week to the day after rioters stormed the u. S. Capitol after the president urged them to march to the capitol, to be strong, to fight like hell. Tonight, house law makers have impeached the president. Sidentee president a clear and present danger. And the moment today that Top Republican leader in the house saying President Trump bears responsibility for the attack, though not supporting impeachment on this timetable. Other republicans saying, with so tfew days left in the administration, why impeach now . Saying its time to heal. Democrats saying you cannot heal
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This is bbc news. The headlines the National Guard has been called in to help restore order in the American City of minneapolis which has now seeen its third night of violence and unrest. Crowds have been protesting against the killing of an African American man at the hands of the police. The state governor said he took the decision following widespread rioting on wednesday. The united states, britain, canada and australia have issued a joint statement warning that chinas National Security law in hong kong would curtail individual liberties there. They said it raised the prospect of people being convicted of political crimes and would make existing tensions worse. President trump has signed an executive order targeting social media companies, after being angered by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. The measures limit the legal immunity the companies have against being held liable for what people post on their platforms. For two and a half months,
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