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This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets are very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses reopen in brazils biggest city, but the country is still gripped by coronavirus. The president has taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report record hospitalisatio...

Welcome to bbc news, im sally bundock. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets a very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses re open in brazils biggest city but the countrys still gripped by coronavirus, the president s taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report record hospitalisations from covid 19, sparking fears some places could soon run out of beds. The pandem...

And the taliban says its reached a deal with the us to end 18 years of conflict in afghanistan. Lyse doucet will be here to tell us if this really could be the deal that does it. 2,000 news cases of the coronavirus in china this monday. And while the Authorities Say the infection rate is falling, the World Health Organisation says we cant know if its peaked. The data also appeared to show a decline in new cases. This trend must be interpreted very cautiously. Trends can change as new populations are affected. Its too early to tell if this purported decline will continue. Every scenario is stil...

Unemployment benefits since march nears a0 million. At least 84 people are killed as cyclone amphan leaves a trail of destruction across parts of india and bangladesh. We delve into the politics of brazil as the number of deaths from coronavirus there nears 20,000 and infections skyrocket. Welcome. China is proposing to introduce new security laws in hong kong. The issue is on the agenda for the National Peoples congress session, which will start in beijing on friday. The npc is chinas parliament, although its seen as little more than a rubber stamp for communist party decisions. 0pponents say...

Cheering banging of pots and pans good evening from 0ldham in greater manchester, where this is a typical scene in residential streets across the uk, where people have come on to their doorsteps to clap for carers. You can see by the yellow heart in the window of this home that this is a particularly poignant moment for this family, who have lost a much loved father and grandfather to coronavirus last month. But the sentiment in the street, you can see everybody has come out, is one that they really want to show their appreciation for key workers and carers a cross appreciation for key workers...