A fast flowing river. And billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg drops out of the democratic president ial race and gives his backing to joe biden. Is schoolin pick organizers insist the cancellation of joys so kill games isnt being considered the torch relay through japan also set to start this month despite the coronaVirus Outbreak. A very warm welcome to news our top story italy is closing all schools universities and cinemas until march the 15th as it battles to contain its corona Virus Outbreak the death toll there is jumped to 107 now this is the largest number of confirmed deaths outside of china Public Events have also been cancelled across parts of europe asia and the middle east also the International Monetary fund has issued a warning that the outbreak is likely to slow Global Economic growth this year there is john hull begins our coverage. Contagion is spreading quickly across europe and the world and that means anxiety as much as the covered 900. 00 virus itself staff at
Race to the white house winds of up to super tuesday. And a group of artists branching out into the world of nature to leave an important message. Welcome to the program italy has announced it will be closing all schools universities until mid march as it battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus officials have decided to still allow sporting events to continue but they will be held without spectators the number of dead across italy now sits at 107. 00 its the largest death toll outside china and in the United States the number killed has risen to 11 several are connected to an elderly care home in seattle new cases of also been reported around the 2 most populous cities new york and los angeles well in the past few hours the u. S. House of representatives approved an 8300000000 dollar bill that will fund the fight against the virus its expected to pass in the senate and be signed by President Trump later in the week. Begins our coverage. Contagion is spreading quickly across eu
A no show. Facebooks new plans to tackle misinformation in the lead up to the us elections is it doing enough. Low Iraqi Security forces have shot dead at least 7 protesters in basra that follows reports that protesters tried to break into government buildings earlier Security Forces broke up a sit in to be entrance of the port the countrys main fought for oil and food in iraqs capital at least 6 more protesters were shot dead on thursday clashes breaking out on sure who the bridge where Security Forces used live fire against demonstrators. Has more from bank. Security forces used live fire on protesters outside of government buildings there there are also reports that some protesters may have been trying to storm government buildings and bus or of course there is the main source iraqs oil wealth demonstrations as you indicated have been going on there and not just port also you had thousands of demonstrators that are gathering around other Government Installations you had a group in t
Snap election with bracks it looming large on the agenda. In sport born in the Current Events is of puts birthplaces in the last 16 of the European Champions League reaching Lokomotiv Moscow soon warmed to move into the locker room. Welcome to the program in the past half hour a uranium enrichment facility in iran has been activated marking the countrys latest step away from the 2015 court the Atomic Energy organization of iran says uranium gas is now being injected into centrifuges that means the facility will be cost as an active nuclear site rather than a Research Plant the u. S. Which pulled out of the day last year has called the move a big step in the wrong direction french president says its a signal iran intends to quit the Nuclear Agreement altogether. Absolutely a today 2000 kilograms of you have 6 was delivered to ford a nuclear sought under the supervision of all speak to the restarting of centrifuges will take a few well as and from but not the process of injecting new ron
Jordanian city of cheer rush one of the countrys popular tourist sites. Gas campaigning begins in the u. K. As parliament is dissolved ahead of snap elections that could determine the fate of rex it. Now the impeachment inquiry in sedona will trump is stepping up a gear televised public hearings are set to start next week and one of the 1st to appear is likely to be William Taylor americas top diplomats in ukraine a newly released closed door testimony taylor said it was his clear understanding that the president s has withheld military aid to ukraine thats because he wanted kiev to investigate his political rival joe biden and his son he was working there the testimony matches other witnesses including the United States ambassador to the e. U. I think you will see throughout the course of the testimony not only their testimony but many others the. Most important facts are largely not contested we are getting an increasing appreciation for just what took place during the course of the