Refugees arriving from africa. Saudi arabia hosts a virtual g. 20 summit where the focus is likely to be the pandemic. But the kingdoms human rights record also faces fresh scrutiny and i in the sky to record waters on the rise. A new tool in the fight against Global Warming is launched into space in sport counting down to the middle easts 1st football world cup. Its exactly 2 years, and so cut us 2022 kicks off on organizers, say preparations being largely unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic. Hello, welcome to the program. Our top story, i still is claiming to be behind rocket attacks in afghanistans capital, kabul that killed at least 8 people and left dozens more injured. The attack happened just hours before the u. S. Secretary of state might pay 0, was due to hold talks with the Afghan Government and taliban negotiators in cata, United States this week said it would soon pull about 2000 troops out of afghanistan for your country, for you. Reports now from the Afghan Capital kab
February. Amid pressure to get more people vaccinated faster, Health Workers take the jabs to older people who cant get to vaccine centres easily. The us and britain vowed to take action after a bbc investigation reveals harrowing accounts of weaker women in chinese camps being tortured and raped. And bucking the trend, the lockdown baby boom. Injust one bucking the trend, the lockdown baby boom. In just one street in bristol. And coming up in sport on bbc news, Jose Mourinhos tottenham are up against his former side as spurs take on chelsea at home as they look to avoid a third league defeat in a row. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. The Bank Of England says the uk economy is in for another tough few months, but it believes that the impact of coronavirus restrictions will not be as bad as last years lockdown and the roll out of vaccines will help the Economy Bounce back. The size of the economy the gdp is expected to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this yea
Protests after police shoot a black man multiple times in the back leaving him in serious conditions those who defied a curfew who pushed back with tear gas. Im burnt off its good to have you with us german chancellor Angela Merkel is calling on russia tonight to investigate the poisoning of russian opposition leader. Being treated here in berlin at the hospital today doctors said test showed traces of a group of substance is called. Inhibitors in the system and no specific compound has been identified yet not only is currently in intensive care in a medically induced coma his condition is said to be serious but no longer wife threatening. Are for more on the story lets go now to our Political Correspondent Emanuel Johns manuals youve got the latest on this will start with uncle americal she reacted very quickly to the hospitals confirmation today that the volney was poised indeed a quick and a very strong reaction from chancellor Angela Merkel and she said that those responsible in of
Look at how the outbreak in africa threatens to send malaria related deaths soaring the c. S. And also perhaps. The painstaking process of restoring the acropolis in athens as the greek government revenues its call for britain to return its ancient trusts. And im santa how much not have all the support a big day for your fantasy the syria leaders have the chance to wrap up a night straight at league title. But we begin this hour with the current virus pandemic which is spreading further and faster every day now it took the wild 2 weeks to get from 1000000. 00 to 2000000. 00 infections its now taken just 4 days to make the leap from 15 to 16000000 days out from the u. S. Based on Hopkins University shows the United States. Brazil and india are leading that savage and take a look at this graph it shows the number of cases that are added daily and that curve is clearly rising with more than a quarter of a 1000000 new infections every 24 hours almost 650000 people wild wide are now known t
A deal with egypt sudan within weeks. And then to a political deadlock theres a new Prime Minister paul martin will lead an Unlikely Coalition government. Facebook announces aborning tags for some content is more Big Companies pull advertising because of the speech can. Go with the sports and warning that the n. B. A. Maybe halted if there is significant spread of coronavirus after 16 players test positive. So the enormity of the Coronavirus Crisis is triggering fears about the ability to treat patients in some parts of the world india now has more than half a 1000000 infections driven by another record daily increase announced a few hours ago the Capital Region of new delhi alone it expects 500000 cases by the end of july and thats led to worries about a shortage of medical equipment and a scramble to build temporary facilities on friday the United States reported it is increasing cases since a pandemic began florida and texas among the states delaying efforts to reopen and increasing