Welcome to bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories china says virus cases are stabilising, but the World Health Organization warns the epidemic is impossible to predict. This outbreak could still go in any direction. Italys parliament votes to allow ex interior minister Matteo Salvini to face trial for stopping migrants from landing. The pope says no to married priests, even in the worlds most remote regions. And a turtle as big as a car. Scientists in south america unearth a fossil of giant proportions. The World Health Organization says there are signs coronavirus has stabilised in china. However, it has cautioned against reading too much into the data, saying the outbreak could still worsen. In the last few hours, there has been a sharp rise in the number of confirmed deaths in chinas hubei province. 2a2 people have died in a single day, along with nearly 15,000 new cases of infection. From geneva, where hundreds of Public Health officials and scientists have been meeting,
And sent them to the us senate, where President Trump will go on trial. Nancy pelosi said it was an important moment in her countrys history, donald trump has dismissed the process as a con job. Its only the third impeachment trial of an american president in history. The us and china have signed an initial deal aimed at easing the trade war between the worlds two biggest economies. Some tariffs will be reduced and china has agreed to buy more american goods. And video of a turtle in thailand is doing well on our website. This is goody who thanks to a new prosthetic flipper is happily swimming again. She had been immobile since losing her flipper several years ago in a fishing net. Thats all. Now on bbc news, Hardtalks Stephen Sackur speaks to douglas silliman, former Us Ambassador to iraq. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Though the fear of imminent war has receded, the middle east has been profoundly destabilised by the american assassination of iranian general Qasem Soleimani
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories china changes the way it counts the coronavirus the numbers have soared to a new high. Italys parliament votes to allow ex interior minister Matteo Salvini to face trial for stopping migrants from landing. The pope says no to married priests, not even in the worlds most remote regions. And a turtle as big as a car scientists in south america unearth a fossil of giant proportions. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic has reported a sharp rise in the number of confirmed deaths after changing its methods of diagnosis. Hubei province said there had been an additional 2a2 fatalities, more than double the Previous Daily record. Its also announced nearly 15,000 new cases. The change in diagnostic approach comes days after Top Health Officials in hubei were sacked. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, has t
This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on combustion engines looms nearer. But are they going fast enough . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Two officials in the chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic have been removed from their posts by the ruling communist party.
Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines the airline jet2 says it wont fly home a group of british tourists confined to a hotel in tenerife until next month, unless they have tested negative for coronavirus. Yes, we would be leaving on the 10th of march, they would be flying us home. However, i have asked for their guarantee with regards to our safety since we have remained in isolation and there will be other passengers in the plane who will only have gone into the Hotel Grounds but will not have been following the protocols. Stock markets across the globe are suffering their worst week since the Global Financial crisis of 2008 as fears over the impact of the coronavirus continue to grip investors. As concern mounts over violent escalations on the turkey syria border,
turkish Officials Say the country is lifting border controls to allow refugees to try to travel to the eu. The competition and markets authority says its found troubling evidence of home owners