A hilltop runway at least 18 people are killed as it splits into pieces. Fears for close knit communities the challenges facing Papua New Guinea as it starts to feel the affects of coronavirus. And. Becomes the 1st player from china to lead a golf major at the halfway stage of the p. G. A. Championship. Clean up of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes is due to begin in the center of beirut in just a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reportedly missing after tuesdays port blast which killed 157. 00 people and injured now we know 6000. 00 its thought there are still people buried under tons of. Rubble the blast was so powerful it damaged buildings kilometers away leaving 300000 people homeless the residents of beirut are still working to clean up the area and there is anger at the governments response aid is coming in from around the world and france will host
Prime minister is calling for early elections and an overhaul of lebanons political class. And other news 5 months after its 1st fatality the coronavirus death toll in brazil passes 100000. And as you can see thousands of israelis are back outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his residence demanding his exit over corruption allegations and his courage in 1000 responds. Really well into the sports news including the process of European Fund ventas. Sorry has been silent for Champions League just 2 weeks after he won the italian league. Now the deadly port explosion in lebanons capital is now igniting a fresh wave of anger towards the government thousands have been demonstrating in central beirut with. Some protesters storming the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister how sunday up says people have a right to be angry addressing the nation just a short while ago he has called for early elections now one Police Officer has been killed in clashes with protesters and the Lebanese Red Cro
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
People are blaming their government. Tensions high in hong konong as thousands if i a police band banefy a police band to to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Civil rights leaders and politicians have held a memorial for george floyd. The black man whose death in Police Custody sparked an outpouring of anger across the u. S. And the world. Mourners at the ceremony in minneapolis stood for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time a white Police Officer knelt on floyds neck ignoring his cries that he could not breathe. His death has brought Police Violence against lack civilians back into the spotlight. Reverendhts activist al sharpton gave a eulogy for floyd, saying its time to stand up in his name. Story has beens the story of black folks because ago, thee 401 years reason we could never be who we wanted and dream to be is you kept your knee on our neck. What happened to floyd happens every day in this country, in education, and health services, and in eve
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