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Elections saying its the only way out of the crisis. As Michael Bennett when you know we we cannot face these problems unless we have early elections to elect new politicians and a new parliament we need a new political elite and a new parliament we need to Work Together to overcome this difficult period we know and i know the people have questions about the catastrophe and how the government plans to handle it the catastrophe is way bigger than anyone could imagine the impact my stay forever. I...

Pandemic which as large as shield of sri lanka sort of limiting sri lankas coronavirus dates to 11 limiting the spread so thats very much at the top of peoples minds and the way of the efficiency which the current government led by present go to the rajapaksa has managed things. Anger has boiled over on the streets of beirut as residents direct blame for tuesdays deadly port explosion at lebanons leaders 16 employees of beirut sports have been detained protests says took to the streets as french...

They say were kept in unsafe conditions for years at the port several officials are now under house arrest. Lebanons main grain silo was destroyed at the port leaving less than one months reserve spokesman for the u. N. Says the damage to the port of beirut does pose a major humanitarian challenge for both lebanon and other parts of the region. We expect that the damage to the port will significantly exacerbate the economic and Food Security situation in lebanon which imports about 85 percent of...

Morales. Also ahead united against science well look at whats driving the movement in germany against karun virus restriction is. Our top story the head of the u. N. Food agency says hes worried lebanon could run out of bread in about 2 and a half weeks David Beasleys in beirut assessing the impact of last weeks catastrophic port blast he spoke during a un briefing on the humanitarian situation there 85 percent of lebanons grain came through the devastated port the World Food Program says it sen...

National salvage National Rescue we need to be part of the people so i declare today the resignation of this government god bless lebanon and the headlines and us president of the trumps Coronavirus Briefing was interrupted by a shooting outside the white house a secret Service Agent i should trump out of the room the president then returned a few minutes later to continue the briefing dismissing concerns about children going back to school theres been a recent report by a medical association wh...

A Senior Member of the Police Canine school in santiago chile ill tell you how these dogs may be able to tell you whether or not youre infected all that night. Ok events moving fast on the ground we understand the breaking story coming to us out of israel and i guess lebanon as well now there in that border area the army is describing a quote security incident along its northern border with lebanon on in the sheba farms region israelis living along the border have been told to stay in doors now ...

Before sunset on tuesday highly explosive material stored at a warehouse at beirut port cause the blast sending shock waves across the city now in ruins. Almost every building has been damaged many are dead thousands are injured and hundreds are missing rescue workers worked through the night and into the morning as people and bodies were feared trapped underneath the rubble telling them what. My husband is an employee at the Electricity Company he survived but his colleagues didnt there only no...

On saturday alone. Now measures are being taken to slow the spread, with miami beach enacting a new curfew overnight. We will have the latest in a live report from south florida just ahead. Then in our sunday focus, a conversation about the life of john lewis, with historian john meacham who speak with the congressman in recent weeks while finishing a new book on the civil rights icon. Plus, in our sundays spotlight, with some promising news this week about a potential Coronavirus Vaccine, how s...

Briefing at the department of education to discuss the latest efforts to get schools reopened in the fall. The briefing came shortly after President Trump tweeted that he disagreed with the cdc guidelines for reopening schools, which led to a response from the cdc director at this briefing. Vice pres. Pence good morning, all. The White House Coronavirus task force met today at the department of education, part of our ongoing effort to focus on a mission to save lives and meet the needs of our st...