Highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began. At a different type of exam season hala for 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in the academic calendar. We begin this news in hong kong where the prodemocracy movement has suffered a huge setback yet another prominent activist is facing time in prison and media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie is the latest to be taken into Police Custody hell be held until a court case in april next year hes accused of fraud it comes just a day after 3 other leaders were sentenced joshua was this child ivan lamb 1310 and 7 months in jail respectively the Hong Kong Government says that all those activists broke the law protesters say that trumped up charges to silence critics of Mainland China to view the pollen reports now from hong kong. This is a very significant move here thats being seen against hong kongs prodemocracy movement jimmy la is in jail at the moment he on wednesday night reported to pol
A decision be made on which to take and what data to trusts also this hour a hong kong prodemocracy activist and media mogul jimmy lie is denied bail as he faces charges of fraud and a different type of exam season half a 1000000 students in south korea tackle the most important day in their academic calendar. And on peoples temple the school says n. B. A. Players get back to training the Houston Rockets trade old stalled home gold Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards. Thank you very much for joining as we begin this hour with the coronavirus pandemic in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches since the start of the pandemic theyve been more than sea. 34000000 confirmed cases and nearly 1500000 deaths iran is now the hardest hit country in the middle east and has passed 1000000 confirmed cases over 1000 has killed almost 50000 people there but the Health Minister
About covert 19 vaccines. Fears for reading the refugees who are being moved to an island that aid groups say is dangerous. And people in indian administered kashmir accuse soldiers of widescale abuse which the army turn on is. A National Sport as a bron james signs an 85000000. 00 deal with the l. A. Lakers and finally one driver raymond version or a chance in the bahrain sakit scene of his horrifying crash just 4 days ago. But we begin with the corona virus pandemic now in a new phase with countries racing to approve vaccines but in some parts of the world the picture as you can see is getting worse with cases on the rise as winter approaches and since the start of the pandemic there. The more than 64000000 confirmed cases coming quite close to 65000000 there and nearly one and a half 1000000 people have died from the fire as well the United Nations is currently holding a special session of the General Assembly on covert 19 in his Opening Statements the secretary general antonio caet
Described it. Heavy bombardment from forces the saying that explosions can be heard through the north of the city. The Prime Minister abu ahmed, he spoke perfectly, just told us do not have a mission to bombard terence, appealing to people. They said that the effort to bring to justice, what they described would be criminal clique of the t. T. S. , will not entailed discriminatory bombardment refuting the claims of their leadership. Their own Supreme Leader is vying retaliation for the killing of a top nuclear scientists. Tehran is blaming the assassination on israel. Gunman burst of vehicle carrying on friday has more from tehran. There is a general sense of shock and disbelief that this could actually take place in the country. But we heard from president hassan rouhani. He issued a written statement earlier on saturday in which he blamed israel, and also said that the countrys nuclear and defensive programs will move forward despite this assassination. He said that this will only in
Research and development at the ministry. And they gave their condolences to the supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini. And the nation. Ethiopias government has denied claims the Prime Minister is rejecting talks with leaders from tikrit 3 african union. Special envoys met with the Prime Minister made in there is pushing for a resolution to the weeks long conflict. He told them he would only speak to representatives operating legally in the region. A day ago, the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital. Thousands of farmers have gathered in indias capital to demand the government scrap new market friendly laws, which they say damage their livelihoods. As some have marched for hundreds of kilometers to find a new span. Thousands of people have attended antigovernment rallies in thailands capital, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister prodi of china. They want a new constitution and reforms that would limit the powers