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The World Economy faces a potential lengthy coronavirus recovery london based i just mark it said it expects the Global Economy to shrink 5. 5 percent this year now thats triple the damage from the 2008 financial crisis and a new report by the World Economic forum surveying risk managers is now suggesting this will be a long lasting global recession a contraction for the next 18 months managing director of the World Economic forum say he said the crisis has devastated lives and livelihoods it has triggered an economic crisis with far reaching implications and revealed the inadequacies of the past meanwhile on tuesday taiwan said it was disappointed and angry with the w. H. O. For not inviting the country to join this years world health assembly. I dont believe the mi ....
Cruise liners to wave goodbye . The United Nations has called for an independent investigation into an air strike that killed at least 44 people in a Detention Centre near the libyan capital. The top un official there calls it a possible war crime, but the security council, meeting in new york, failed to issue any formal condemnation. Libyan officials blame forces loyal to the warlord, general haftar. He blames local militia. Thousands of african migrants trying to reach europe are being held in libya, in the midst of a civil war. Quentin sommerville reports. They came to libya in search of an escape, but were killed before they could flee its shores. More than 100 migrants, mostly africans, were corralled inside the Detention Centre in east tripoli. They had nowhere to run to when it took a direct hit. Dozens were k ....
It follows violent scenes on monday when demonstrators smashed their way into Parliament Amid fears beijing is tightening its grip on the territory. Chinas ambassador is summoned to the Foreign Office in london after a war of words over britains backing for the hong kong protestors. The uk government chose to stand on the wrong side, it has made inappropriate remarks. Well be asking what the diplomatic consequences could be. Also tonight. Obesity overtakes smoking as the cause of some of the most common kinds of cancer millions are warned their weight puts them at risk. Detectives say a heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in london at the weekend had been subjected to a sustained and vicious attack. Her baby son also died this morning. A big boost to britains film and tv industry as the american giant netflix opens a new base at surreys world famous shepperton studios. A ....
Theyll face the us. Diagnosing dementia in under an hour we speak to one of the scientists behind a new blood test. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the morning in beijing where an angry war of words has broken out between china and britain over the demonstrations in hong kong. It comes after British Foreign secretary jeremy hunt warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of People Living in the territory were infringed. Beijing has accused the uk of indulging in what it called colonial era fantasies. Our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale has more. The aftermath of an invasion. This was hong kongs parliament today, where they were beginning to clear up the mess left by protesters on monday. For many pro democr ....