Record rise in cases and a warning for americans Top University predicts 118000. Deaths. And South Koreans the 70th anniversary of the war with north korea. Australias Largest Airline quantas is cutting 6000. 00 staff to reduce costs as it fights to survive the crown of virus pandemic the airline is grounding 100. 00 planes for at least a year and will keep 15000. 00 workers on leave for months its boss alan joyce says hes hoping to save 10000000000. 00 over 3 years in response to what he says is the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced. This crisis is still hit those very very hard and the impact will be felt for a long time particularly im sorry to say the impact on our people it is very clear that International Travel is likely to be stalled for some considerable time i outed the peak body for the Airline Industry says it will take more than train years for Global Travel to return to 2019 levels and make a leg aids joins us now live from kamber and so nick a call this is a big
And head back to their villages. We begin with new developments in the global Aviation Industrys efforts to survive curing the pandemic more than 40 Major Airlines have been forced to ground their entire fleet many have suspended over 90 percent of their flights australias Largest Airline quantas has today announced 6000. 00 jobs are to be cut in a bid to lower costs as it fights to stay in operation across in the us air travel is still down more than 92 percent as compared to this time last year even though some flights have resumed since april germanys love turn sir the 2nd biggest in europe has signed a deal to secure a 10000000000. 00 government rescue package dominic cain has more now from berlin. Remember that this deal needs still to be approved by the shareholders of loved ones and the devils in the detail that because in order for the shareholders to approve this deal they have in effect to accept the dilution of the power of the shares that they own and that has proved to be
International criminal court agreed to take up a case that will see us taliban and afghan officials investigated for suspected war crimes. And in sport indias women make circuits in history without a ball being bowled through to the t 20 world cup final. Against england in. Negotiations the escalating violence and an impending refugee crisis for europe we begin this news hour would syria turkeys president is meeting the russian leader in moscow with the hope of reaching a ceasefire and if the province fighting there is threatening to drag the 2 countries to direct conflict little into the east here. The syrian army has had heavy losses therefore we definitely need to discuss everything all of the situation that has developed so that nothing like it happens again destroys russian turkish relations which we i know you as well pay much attention to and really appreciate. Well on the ground the bombardment has killed at least 15 civilians russia is backing Syrian Government soldiers and tu
Welcome to the program a longtime ally of u. S. A President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for lying to congress and witness tampering or just stone was facing a much longer sentence until the president tweeted about his case lets bring in john hendren not correspondent in washington d. C. Whos been following what has been really a very eventful day. It has indeed President Trump is preparing right now as we speak to address a rally in nevada thats where voters will pick the republican and democratic president ial nominees on saturday for that state and the president is a likely to mention roger stone just as he did earlier in the day stone is a legendary figure loyal to 2 president s he was a dirty tricks or his own words who did the bidding of president Richard Nixon and now he is loyal to President Donald Trump and he was convicted for lying about trumps connections and his administrations connections with russia and about leaked democratic emails
Opposition leader reach a deal to form a unity government. Hello welcome to the news hour south korea has raised the alert level for the southeastern city of daegu after the countrys 1st death and an increase in corona virus cases medics have confirmed 156 infections there or thought he say dozens of them are linked to one church in daegu the Prime Minister says special measures will be taken to stop the virus from spreading china reported 118. 00 more deaths on thursday and confirmed more than 800 new infections which is more than double the number reported the day before 2 australians evacuated from a cruise ship that had been to quarantine in japan have tested positive for corona virus after returning home and now theyre being isolated as crossover to katrina your correspondent in beijing and katrina those hopes that things were on the mend have really just been dashed in the past few hours. Why especially in south korea were seeing that there was a case of more than 50 cases announ