For the surge in new corona virus infections well go live to belgrade and. The german chancellor said her aims for the European Union is germany takes over the presidency of the European Council her main goal is to contain and recover from the pandemic and a grim warning from the United Nations half a 1000000 people could die from aids because of coded 19 of the pandemic means that many each of the patients are not getting the medicines they need to stay aloft. Im going off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all the around the world welcome we start tonight with breaking news the Prime Minister of the ivory coast ahmed do going. As doc at the age of. 61. Bali was also the ruling partys candidate for the president ial election coming up in october his death throws that race into disarray but the cause of death has not yet been released but going to live ali had just received medical treatment for a heart condition in france. Well for more now im joined here at the big t
And the e. U. Or European Union leaders are processing the conservative victory in planning their own way forward at this hour of brussels summit back to the European Commission president green deal it pledges to make the e. U. Carbon neutral in the coming decades. Im brian thomas great to have you with us britains conservatives have won an overall majority in the countrys general election decisively ending 3 and a half years of political gridlock the Opposition Labor Party they are on course for an historic defeat after a near wipe out in their traditional heartlands in the early hours a Prime Minister johnson appeared at his own constituency count and said his government had been given a powerful new mandate to finally take the e. U. Out of the year the u. K. Rather out of the European Union the labor party blamed bracks it for their crushing losses with some seats still to declare heres a snapshot of the results as we go to air. Well as you can see here the conservatives have won in
Through parliament will have full full analysis a look at what this means for the u. K. And europe. Meanwhile European Union leaders are processing the conservative victory and planning their own way forward a summit in brussels stands behind plans for a green deal which pledges to make the e. U. Carbon neutral in the coming decades and we get a firsthand account of life in chinas internment camps for its weaker minority inmates are punished for speaking their own language and are subject to abuse and daily humiliation. Oh. Im sumi so much gonda its good to have you with us britains conservatives have won an overall majority in the countrys general election decisively ending 3 and a half years of political gridlock Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his government has been given a power. New mandate to finally take the u. K. Out of the European Union now for the Opposition Labor Party its an historic deceit after a near wipe out in its traditional hearts lands lets take a look now at th
The annual retail frenzy begins, amid growing concerns about the environmental cost. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Were asking if youre over black friday on environmental grounds or because theres no genuine bargains to be had. You can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbc the briefing thousands of australian students have walked out of class to join rallies demanding stronger action to rein in Climate Change, which they said is contributing to the countrys bushfire crisis. The rallies, in sydney and other major australian cities, were the first in a series of protests by students across the globe, demanding governments do more to protect the environment. There have been similar strikes in tokyo, while protests start in cities, including bangkok and paris, later. The protests come ahead of the annual Un Climate Conference that starts in madrid on monday. Lets go live to s
We start with black friday. The annual shopping binge after the thanksgiving holiday is now a global phenomenon, with retailers around the world offering discounts on everything from Kitchen Appliances to tvs to clothing. But its also becoming the focus of concerns about the environmental cost of consumerism. Spending in the us, the home of black friday, is forecast to hit more than 29 billion over the next four days. Theres an added incentive this year us retailers want to do as much business as possible ahead of a new 15 import tax due to hit chinese made goods later this month. It would affect 160 billion worth of goods, including popular gifts like smartphones, toys and clothes. Dont expect the frantic scenes in the shops of black fridays past though its increasingly being done online. Thats where more than three quarters of us are looking for bargains here in the uk, according to pwc, and the trend is the same around europe and the us. But are more of us growing uncomfortable with