As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, putting the country technically into recession. The World Health Organisation says up to a quarter of a billion people in africa could catch coronavirus this year. But says the outbreak is likely to be less deadly than in europe and the us cafes a nd restau ra nts have begun reopening in many parts of australia, but with limits on the number of customers allowed in. And calls for nhs workers in the uk whove treated coronavirus patients to get the same Mental Health support as soldiers returning from war. It would be like having, you know, 15, 20 patients who are really on the edge who are going to die in the next few hours if you dont do anything every 12 hours. That is how bad it is. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh with the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak in the uk and around the world. Here, unions representing teachers and school staff will meet the governments top scientific advisors today, as they dem
A deal on the renascence them is ethiopia rejects proposals put forward by the us. And on peace terms in doha with all the school bickering a virus is putting the lympics in delta and will be in senegal where africas biggest boxes are still trying to qualify for tokyo 2020. The u. S. And Afghan Taliban have signed the preliminary deal that could eventually end the americas longest running war its the result of 18 months of talks but there is still a long way to go before peace returns to afghanistan the 1st stage of the agreement means that there should be a 135 day period of whats being called a meaningful reduction in. Irelands that 1st stage also includes the exchange of about 6000. 00 prisoners the deal is being described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan its hoped that it will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops well some of the reports. Were destroyed up and new ch
Democratic president ial candidate the vital boost it needed to. A deal signed between the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban that may have already hit him and he just stumbling block is going to stones president ghani says the government did not commit to releasing 5000 taliban prisoners and it cannot be a precondition for talks with the group a prisoner swap was part of the accord signed in qatar on saturday the agreement is meant to pave the way for the withdrawal of all american and nato troops from afghanistan and a long lasting peace. Is live for us in kabul hotter less than 24 hours since this u. S. Taliban deal was into are we already seeing a possible barrier to the intra afghan talks. Well i think we see what were seeing now is actually all the problems that existed before this ceremony and that are coming up to the front again today just as 24 hours ago less than 24 hours ago afghan president i 70 was standing with the u. S. Secretary of defense mark spear and an aide to secretary
A vaccine and developing very quickly and theyve already started working on it developing very rapidly a vaccine for the virus to combat the virus and were having very good initial. Feedback but the these companies will be coming to the white house and on monday. Tremendous amounts of supplies are already on hand we have 43000000. 00 masks which is far more than anyone would have assumed we could have had so quickly. And a lot more coming. Today the White House Corona Virus Task force led by Vice President mike pence they met for 2 and a half hours i spent a lot of. That time with them and we have been listening to the u. S. President donald trump there speaking at the white house just talking now about the lunar virus epidemic saying additional corner virus cases in the u. S. Are likely also mentioned the 1st coronavirus victim in the United States who died in washington. State and he mentioned that it was a medically high risk patient in her late fiftys that was the 1st u. S. Death.
More than 4000000. 00 tons of waste every year but mexico city has a plan that will help it kick its plastic habit. And far as small have all the days sporting including rafa nadal fights back to lead spain to victory over belgium and reach the semifinals of the a. T. P. Cup. Washington has announced a new wave of economic sanctions on iran in retaliation for its missile attack on bases housing u. S. Troops in iraq the sanctions target irans manufacturing and Mining Industries as well as 8 senior officials if you were allegedly involved in missile strikes on monday that hit the Assad Air Base in Anbar Province convey how could reports from the white house were that the americans are under water were tensions between the United States and iran still escalating on friday the u. S. Secretary of state and treasury secretary and now just more sections against iran in retaliation for its attack on iraq the military bases used by u. S. Troops the president has been very clear we will continue