Gets a new multibillion dollar rescue package to boost its economy as a england enters another pandemic locked. Were going to begin in the United States a nation on the edge almost 48 hours on the president ial race between donald trump and joe biden still remains too close to call the Democratic Candidates already flipped to michigan and wisconsin and donald trump had not only won those 4 years ago but biden now has a projected total of 264. 00 Electoral College votes while trump is projected to win 214. 00 now remember the candidate needs a minimum of 270. 00 Electoral College votes to win a few states here highlighted yellow on the map nevada georgia North Carolina pennsylvania theyre still in play they are counting is ongoing in georgia no democrat has carried that state since 1902 but trumps lead there is not going fast what might help joe biden is that most of the remaining votes so from atlanta and its suburbs which lean democratic in nevada biden is now really in the lead to th
Across Central America where storm letters left dozens dead and thousands more homeless. Welcome to the program another day has ended in the United States and still no answer on who will lead the country for the next 4 years the close of the counters to finishing the tighter the race becomes is the overall picture with just 4 battleground states left to count and any of them could get joe biden the when he wants the most likely is nevada here in the west there he has a very narrow lead its less than a percent donald trump is currently winning in the rest of the states but again the margins a razor thin over in georgia theres just a few 1000 votes that separates them and those states that are being counted are the ones that you see here in yellow now biden has 264 Electoral College votes trump has 214 that still puts both of them in the range of the magic number of 270 thats needed for the presidency lets take a close look at georgia now remember that joe biden is now just fewer than 20
Every 8 days concerns growing over a sharp increase in cope with 19 cases in the u. K. And the u. S. Justice department pushes prosecutors to charge protesters in portland and the rarely used law. And sport Justin Thomas head to courts rather to take a 1st round lead at the u. S. Out then american is a shot clear of the 2nd major championship here. So visit to taiwan by a high ranking u. S. Official has led to fighter jets being scrambled and it seemed china launch Major Military drills Taiwans Defense Ministry says it had to send up jets to track approaching Chinese Air Force planes if they cross the sensitive mid line of the Taiwan Strait which lies between china and the island chinas mistreated. Justified fridays new drills saying they were necessary to protect what it calls National Sovereignty and territorial integrity it accuses United States and taiwans ruling party of colluding to stir up trouble. Me with recently the United States and the Democratic Progressive Party authoriti
China that killed 20 indian soldiers as calls grow for a boycott of chinese goods and struggling to preserve tradition we need the rocky craftsmen whose work is at risk of becoming a thing of the time. We begin in bangladesh where monsoon weather is adding to the growing concern for more than 1000000 Rohingya Refugees at risk of contracting covered 19 aid workers have repeatedly warned of the disasters told it could take on the worlds than just refugee camp as the number of infections rise and reports. Its monsoon season in the Worlds Largest refugee settlement for the rohingya who live here one of the most vulnerable populations in the world and already dire situation grows even worse. But look were in trouble now when it rains or to enters my house we cant sleep properly we have to keep our children on our shoulders at midnight if it rains. But the weather isnt the only thing keeping mohammad awake at night far more worrying for him and his family is the threat posed by coke at 19. I
Over a good morning this is Art International from moscow its just turned 11 am here now this friday my names kevin irwin with this 30 minute world news round up for you and 1st the latest figures in the covert 19 pandemic today the total number of coronavirus cases around the globe as exceeded 1000000. 00 with the largest number of cases registered in the us in italy and spain the number of deaths to continues its troubling rise its now more than 53000 however there is some encouraging news too the number of recoveries is also soaring and has now reached 213000. Here in russia there are currently over 4000 registered cases 34 people have died as the number of cases spiked yesterday president putin extended the countrys coronavirus lockdown until the end of april to get the latest on whats happening in russia with a correspondent in central moscow he goes down of morning we go nice to see you so what exactly was announced by the president thursday afternoon that take us through it whil