Coronavirus restrictions as the country witnesses a disturbing spike and kobe 1000. 00 cases. We will be all why are. We doing. It watching R T International this lovely saturday afternoon thanks for joining us for your live news update this hour. There have already been scores of arrests as yellow best protesters come out across france despite a ban in some areas probably leaders insist on giving voice to all those affected through the pandemic as the country registers almost 10000 cases in 24 hours on thursday a daily record charlotte he joins us live now from paris charlotte some restrictions are in place but people are still clearly out in force. Thats right some of the protests that have been planned to take place here in paris. Particular were banned by the paris. They said they didnt want them taking place but as you can see im not one of the protests this is one of a number the house being allowed to go ahead fairly well attended it say theres probably about 80021500 people and
Politics is taking over the trend. Im fascinated by the challenges to the leadership and belarus. Francine i am, too. Something the started last week that seems to be growing. We will followup on belarus and russias support to the leader. Lets get first word news with ritika gupta. Ritika nancy pelosi has called the house back from vacation to do with the Postal Service crisis this week. Warned 46 service has states that it may not be able to deliver their ballot on time for the election. Polls indicate joe biden maintains a solid lead over President Trump going into this weeks Democratic Convention. Biden was up nine points in the wall streets journal poll. In japan, the economy shrank in the Second Quarter by the most on record. Gdp declined at an annual rate of 27. 8 . There worlds thirdlargest economy was already hurting when the coronavirus outbreak hit. Japan had already slipped into a recession. In belarus, it was the biggest antigovernment protest yet. Tens of thousands demonst
Samis a band this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. The u. N. Secretary general calls on israel to drop its controversial plan to annex parts of the occupied west bank. And easing restrictions on a Fragile Health System threatened to worsen the spread of covert 19 in iraq. North korea has announced Spending Plans for military action against the south state media says the decision was made during a meeting of the ruling Partys Central Military Commission overseen by leader kim jong un sister kim yo jong who is in charge of relations with the south warned of possible military action recent tensions had seen an end to all of fishel dialogue in a joint lies an office was blown up south korea says it believes the meeting was very unusual and its paying close attention said it would keep working to stop provocative acts including sending propaganda over the border from young i said. That is behind recent actions. We saw the report from the north and we are reviewing it in a close
A face mask in public. Germany orders a 2nd localized lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak linked to a Meat Processing plant. And Novak Djokovic becomes the latest tennis player to test positive for coated 19 of the tournament he organized in the balkans. Color americas top Infectious Diseases expert has warned of a disturbing surge in corona virus infections as the u. S. Death toll climbs past 120000 testifying before congress at a fact she singled out the states of texas florida and arizona where u. S. President donald trump is due to address conservative activists later how she wore a mask during testimony a safety measure thats been mostly ignored by his boss and also brazils president jalal so narrow hes not been ordered by a judge to wear a Face Covering in public brazil has the worlds 2nd largest outbreak. Meanwhile germany has reimposed lock downs into western districts up toward 1550 workers in a slaughterhouse tested positive for corona virus here in the u. K. Which has the
A use of it. A brazilian judge orders president both tomorrow to wear a face mask in public. And germany imposes a 2nd localized lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak linked to a Meat Processing plant. In sports not a joke which says sorry for organizing a controversial series of tennis events the world number one and 3 of the players involved have now tested positive for corona virus. Americas top Infectious Diseases expert has warned of a disturbing surge in corona virus infections as the u. S. Death toll climbs past 120000 testifying before Congress Anthony found she singled out the states of texas florida and arizona where the u. S. President is due to address students for trump event later that she wore a mask during his testimony a safety measure his boss to has mostly ignored as has brazils president diable so narrow it has now been ordered by a judge to wear a Face Covering in public brazil has the worlds 2nd largest outbreak meanwhile germany has reimposed lockdowns into weste