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Arrested over the killing of a man who was shot to death while outrunning in georgia. Thanks for joining us. We begin in the u. S. , where new figures released on friday Shows Unemployment has surged in april. The largest rise in christ [please stand by close to in close to 90 years. The coronavirus lockdown crippled the economy. To 14 . Ment skyrocketed it was 4. 4 in march. In april, 20. 5 million jobs were lost, the worst result since the Great Depression, which began in 1929. It far exceeds the global recession when 8. 7 million jobs were wiped out. Our White House Correspondent says the numbers were expected, but not welcome. Correspondent the u. S. President reacted to them in the last halfhour, speaking to reporters talking about these numbers, and once again trying to project optimism, calling th ....
Down. Plus. The first Suicide Attack by a u. S. Citizen in syria. He took his orders from a group linked to al qaeda. And how police are getting a birds eye view of criminals in mexico, where crime rates are soaring. U. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel accused beijing of unstabilizing the area in the china sea. Chuck hagel warned that the u. S. Would not ignore action that could threaten longterm process. China called the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation. Thats what it should be. In recent months china has undertaken destabilizing actions asserting claims over the South China Sea. We oppose any effort by any nation to restrict overflight of freedom or navigations, whether from military or civilian vessels, or countries big or small. The United ....
Of words has erupted between the United States and china. First, u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel accuse china of, as he put it, destabilizing the South China Sea and china responded by describing the comments as full of incitement, threats, and intimidation. The dispute looks to heighten further tensions in east asia, where china has recently been involved in disputes with the number of neighbors, above all, japan and vietnam. The Senkaku Islands are at the center of a longrunning dispute. Although officially controlled by japan, china also lays claim to the uninhabited territory. The real issue is not the terrain rising from the sea, but the oil, gas, and fish, deep below the surface. See speaking at a conference in singapore, the u. S. Defense secretary had some tough words for beijing. China has called the south ....
For the eighth consecutive season. Welcome to bbc news, im james reynolds. Our top stories President Trump has been claiming that the recent upsurge in cases of coronavirus are in part due to more testing. That may well have some logic to it, but it shouldnt detract from the figures. The us now has more than 2. 5 million cases. The new spike has brought with it a return to restrictions in some of the states that had reopened, and it has also affected the election campaign. Campaign events planned by Vice President mike pence in arizona and florida have been cancelled. Tanya dendrinos reports. Another day, another record. More than 9,500 new coronavirus cases in 2a hours in florida, 600 more than the record set on friday. Republican states like florida and texas had been keen to push ahead with a reopening of their economies early. But, with a surge in cases, some of those de ....