Of punishment for initially withholding it. Saudi arabia is set to walk a tightrope over oil prices in vienna as opec ministers gather for a summit in the austrian capital riyadh will have to work out how to cut production and keep the u. S. President on side also coming up welcome to sharons end of the city in china where big brother is watching thanks to weak Data Protection laws and unfettered Artificial Intelligence and trouble in uganda the army is called in to protect chinese businesses who say theyre being targeted by local criminals. This is your Business Update on having a home free in berlin glad you could join me ministers from opec member nations are gathering in vienna are ahead of a key meeting on the oil cartel on thursday most produces a that they agree on the need for
a cut in Oil Production without explaining how theyll turn that desire into a reality then theres the question of saudi arabia taking to twitter donald trump has urged saudi arabia to refrain from output
Our top story xi jinping says stopping the spread of the coronavirus is the most serious task facing china. The leadership admitted shortcomings in its response, as the number of People Killed in the outbreak there rises to 425. Some 20,000 people have been infected worldwide,the vast majority in china. The first formal test in the race to the white house is under way in iowa, with Democratic Candidates contesting the caucuses. President trump is expected to secure the republican nomination with ease. And on our website, Scientists Say they are deeply disappointed after trials involving an experimental vaccine against hiv proved ineffective. It had been hoped the jab would work against a Southern African strain of the virus which causes aids. Other research will now be prioritised instead. Thats all. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, its bbc hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. For nations, corporations and all of us as individuals, the age of the internet has h
The us has overtaken china and italy to become the country that has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 people have been confirmed positive. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump predicted the nation would get back to work pretty quickly. As countries in europe continue to be worst affected, leaders of the 620 countries have promised to do whatever it takes to minimise the damage to livelihoods. Theyre injecting 5 trillion into the global economy. There have been more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours. In the uk, 115 people have died from coronavirus in just 2a hours. The British Government has announced a multi billion pound rescue package for the self employed theyll now be able to claim 80 of their average monthly profits from the state. Now on bbc news its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. As
The crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Some countries have really cracked how to do this. South korea, with its drive through ten minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk, testing is having to be limited the cost, the infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world to try and solve this. And jen has been looking at one close to home in west london. Around the world, companies and increasingly individuals, are racing to find ways to accurately test people for the coronavirus. The situation is changing daily, if not hourly. We simply dont have mass testing
available for the population now and theres a big effort going on to try and get that in place as quickly as possible to be able to manage this. Were in negotiations today to buy a so called antibody test
Tonight, the sprint to the finish. Tonight, the sprint to the finish. President trump and joe biden crisscrossing the midwest, dueling rallies in minnesota and wisconsin as the midwest and west see an alarming surge in covid cases. The president downplaying the virus saying doctors get more money if someone dies from covid. And his son don junior saying overnight, why dont they talk about deaths . The number is almost nothing. As americans learn of another 1,000 deaths in 24 hours. Joe biden saying donald trump has surrendered to the virus. And the major headline emerging this evening about the early vote and what were seeing in texas. Four days to go. But when will we know the results . Even as President Trumpive cysts on knowing the results on election night, the Reality Check tonight. Eight states including Key Battlegrounds wont even begin opening mailin ballots until election day. So which states could we know first, and which Key Battlegrounds are warning, be prepared to wait for