Highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began. At a different type of exam season hala for 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in the academic calendar. We begin this news in hong kong where the prodemocracy movement has suffered a huge setback yet another prominent activist is facing time in prison and media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year hes accused of fraud it comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced joshua was this child ivan lamb 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says that all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges to silence critics of Mainland China to view the pollen reports now from hong kong. This is a very significant move here thats being seen against hong kongs prodemocracy movement jimmy la is in jail at the moment he on wednesday night reported to pol
Abuse but the army says theyre making it up. Thank you for joining us we begin with the coronavirus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to pull vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic have been more than 64000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there are the Health Minister says the actual number of deaths is probably much higher iran introduced tougher restrictions to counter a 3rd wave of infections which included closing nonessential businesses russia has reported more than 28000 new infections. On thursday the highest spike yet the 2nd largest city St Petersburg has announced restrictions around the new Year Holidays indonesia meanwhile is seeing a record daily rise in cases reporting more than 8300 on thursday and several
A 1000000000. 00 he runs Media Companies previously run Clothing Companies so he is definitely a big fish when it comes to hong kongs Democracy Movement here and his profile here in the city farmers in india are meeting government ministers for a 2nd round of talks as protests intensify against proposed laws on farm produce they say theyll keep demonstrating after negotiations on tuesday ended without an agreement elizabeth has more. Farmers Union Leaders wouldnt eat the lunch provided by the government and brought their own lunch meanwhile the protests are continuing on 3 major highways coming into the indian capital one of them with thousands of farmers tens of thousands of farmers are using hundreds of their vehicles to block these key highways theyre being joined by more and more protesters from states which dont boarded early were seeing protesters arriving from the states of roger stone from the states of money for their. Ethiopian state television has released footage from withi
A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
About covert 19 vaccines. Fears for rangar refugees who are being moved to an island that aids groups say is dangerous. And an urgent crisis in syria as the cold of winter puts millions of people at risk. But we begin with the coronavirus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the worlds the picture is getting the worse the cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic there have been more than 64000000. 00 confirmed cases of the virus and nearly one and a half 1000000 people have died at the u. N. General assembly is holding a special session on the pandemic in his Opening Statements actually general and. Tariffs and for size governments must be united in their response for the 1st time since 145. 00 entire world is confronted by a Common Senate got a list of nationality at nicd or face the world Us Organization provides factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a quote o