The first friday prayers at his temples hagia sophia after its change from the museum into a mosque. In sports, football has returned to france after a fofourmonth break caused by coronavirus. A limited number of fans in the stadiums. We look at the french cup final. Welcome to the newshour. More than six months since the coronavirus was first suspected in china, it is still living for the road at record rates. There is a record rise in infections, according to the World Health Organization. Nearly 10,000 people have died in that same period, the biggest spike since the end of april. Across the planet, the virus has killed more than 635,000 people. More than 1 5 of those fatalities are in the u. S. , the worlds worst hit country. New hotspots in the south and west have pushed the infection count past 4 million. Latin america also recorded more than 4 million cases. More than 176,000 people have died. We will get more on the outbreak in latin america with john homan in a moment joining
After the gang rape of a young indigenous girl and dozens of the useless by soldiers. Ivory coast is facing new Political Uncertainty after the sudden death of its Prime Minister ahmed do gone pretty badly collapsed during a Cabinet Meeting just 3 months before he was supposed to run for president nicolas hoc reports. Moments before his death Prime Minister ahmed who gone coulibaly appeared upbeat as he entered a Cabinet Meeting chosen by the ruling party as its president ial candidate he just tweeted to have a vision is not about church and political gains but careful planning for decades to come but inside the meeting he suffered a coughing fit collapsed and died no official cause has been given but he suspected of having suffered a heart attack last thursday you was welcomed home by president ouattara after spending 2 months in france for medical treatment over his heart condition the 61 year old was what he has chosen successor. Im back to take my place alongside the president to c
The spread of the virus. Was. The democratic republic of congo appoints a new Electoral Commission chief sparking violent protests. Welcome to the program one of the worlds most strategic stretches of water could be about to become a new point of tension between the u. S. And china u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei it says beijings claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and they will not be allowed to treat the area as its narrow time empire its rich in oil gas and fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several atolls but 5 South East Asian nations also claim parts of the sea the last in the last week the us navy held military exercises that will try. Claims about 90 percent of the south trying to seeing through going to ship the sprightly arlens which also claimed by the philippines vietnam of those its called reef its claimed by china and the philippines not to speak because 8 years ago when the Philippine Navy apprehended a to mainland chinese Fi
Headed in the wrong direction the virus remains enemy number one. Anger at what they see as political bias protests in the democratic republic of congo over the appointment of a new Electoral Commission chief. And in mali an man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments in search of the International Criminal court. So that a strategic stretch of water is a new source of tension between the us and china your sexual state my home poses a babys claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat it as its maritime empire this area is rich in oil and gas and in fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several atolls 5 Southeast Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the us navy held military exercises. Try to claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including ownership of the Spratly Islands which is disputed by the philippines vietnam and others discovery facts claimed by china and the philipp
Rose still who tragically died on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and thank them for participating. March 10th marked the 1year anniversary of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 which was preceded by the loss of land near flight 602. The aircraft involved in both accidents was the boeing 737 max. Our deepest sympathies go to the families of those loved ones who are among the 346 lost in these crashes. Since the Ethiopian Airlines crash the committee has heard from many whistleblowers at boeing and in the Aviation Industry. It is increasingly clear from the investigation that the faa has the number of serious problems, the investigation staff of dozens of witnesses, thousands of documents and emails who have been diligent in pursuit of these facts no matter where they lead. However, i must express my profound frustration with the agencys lack of response to most of my requests dating back to last april, documents that stem from whistleblower disclosures. On april 2nd, 2019, i sent