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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump makes his first appearance at a public event following treatment for coronavirus, although aides are yet to confirm whether he's still contagious. first of all, i am feeling great. i don't know about you. how is everyone doing? his rivaljoe biden says he's tested negative, and tells the president to encourage mask wearing and social distancing. in the uk, the prime minister boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england, with some areas being warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. a fragile ceasefire comes into effect between armenia and azerbaijan, who've been fighting
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over the disputed territory of nagorno karabakh. and despite the pandemic, north korea goes ahead with a huge pre—dawn parade to show off what it claims is new military hardware. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. donald trump has returned to the campaign trail following his three—day stay in hospitalfor coronvirus treatment. in a short speech in front of hundreds of cheering supporters on the south lawn of the white house he railed againstjoe biden, saying his democratic rival would turn the us into a socialist nation.
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the president's campaign says he'll attend events in florida, iowa and pennsylvania next week. at the start of the address the president told his supporters he was feeling great and repeated his claim that a vaccine was imminent. i want you to know our nation is going to defeat this terrible china virus, as we call it. and we are producing powerful therapies and drugs, and we are healing the sick and we are going to recover, and the vaccine is coming out very, very quickly in record time, as you know. it is coming out very, very soon. we have great, great companies doing it and they will be distributing it, and we will through our military very, very rapidly. let's speak to our correspondent lebo diseko who's in washington. good to see you. tell us a little bit about what message donald trump was standing today. donald trump
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basically was saying i am back, he certainly seemed a lot more upbeat than we had seen him in quite a number of days. this was his first public appearance but we have seen him in recorded videos that he has released on twitter and last night he was also on fox news having what was called medical checks, talking about his illness and how he feels now. he certainly seemed more upbeat and the reporters interestingly were wearing masks, which is a departure from what we are used to seeing at his events. there wasn't really much sign of social distancing but it was interesting, the white house said it was going to be following advice from the cdc, the centre for... i forget the exact phrasing, but the health authority, the team that come out with the guidelines about what people should and shouldn't be doing in terms of coronavirus here in the united states. it was interesting to see that. how has his remarks been
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received? he talked quite a bit about law and order and reached out to black and hispanic voters. about law and order and reached out to black and hispanic votersm about law and order and reached out to black and hispanic voters. it was really interesting, this campaign, this event, was in part organised by a group called. a group the this event, was in part organised by a group the white house was keen to push this was not a campaign event because there are are all sorts of rules about what can be held on government property. but even so, the messaging was very much in line with a the messaging was very much in line witha campaign the messaging was very much in line with a campaign event. we heard donald trump talking about law and order, the event was named law and order, and really pushing home that law in order is good for a black and latina communities, and that he is the president to deliver that. there isa the president to deliver that. there is a reason for that. black and latino voters could make in key states like michigan and florida, certainly a state like michigan was one on a tiny percentage of a vote,
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a percentage point. in that state lots of black people chose to stay home. donald trump is hoping to chip away at the point that would generally go to the democrats and hope that if he can either get them to vote for him or stay home, that might swing it for him. thank you. meanwhile, mr trump's democratic rivaljoe biden is out on the campaign trail. he made these comments to reporters. before i came out again today to go somewhere, i had another test this morning and i am clear. i think it is important the president makes sure of two things. one, that he is clear, he is not a spreader like dr fauci said, the super spreader of the supreme court announcement. and secondly, i think it is important that he makes it clear to all the people that they should be socially distanced, you can be on the lawn, that's fine,
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but in fact they should be socially distanced and wearing masks. that's the only responsible thing to do. local leaders in the north of england say the financial help being offered by the government isn't enough to protect their communities from hardship, as parts of the uk face tighter covid—i9 rules from next week. borisjohnson‘s government is expected to announce a tiered system of restrictions on monday, with areas facing different rules depending on how quickly cases are spreading. the uk recorded 15,166 new infections on saturday, and 81 people died after testing positive for the coronavirus. the bbc‘s political correspondent chris mason reports. eating out in 2020 hasn't been straightforward. working in hospitality has been incredibly tough. those employed at this pizzeria in the northern quarter
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in manchester are worried. it isjust difficult, i do not know how long it will be going on for. i don't know how long i will be able to get by on it. basically a lot of money going out all the time but not a lot coming in. gas, electric, all of it. obviously being at home all the time, it is going to be more rather than me being out of the house at work. yesterday, the government said those working for businesses forced to shut due to a new coronavirus restrictions will get two thirds of their wages paid for by the government. but this afternoon, four labour mayors in the north of england said that was not good enough because... to say to us on a friday evening that it is non—negotiable that some of our lowest paid workers will be pushed into hardship, it's non—negotiable that they will be in debt as they're going into christmas. well, i'm sorry, but i'm not accepting a statement of that kind. when the state says, you know, "you may not go to work,
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you may not trade," then people should be getting 100% compensation. being paid two thirds of your wages, especially if you are on minimum wage, is not acceptable. the mayors of the sheffield and liverpool city regions made a similar argument, and they're not alone. today, almost 30 conservative mps from the north of england have set up a new group to press their case. the government has to continue to back business until the end of this pandemic, however that may look. because if we do not do that, frankly, all the money we have spent already has been wasted. and discussions are continuing on precisely what restrictions should be imposed and where. we think what we have now is about right. we think it is working. i think to bring in any more in some areas of the county would be wrong and it would not be adhered to. back in the pizzeria in manchester, they are making the most
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of the custom they are getting for now, but uncertainty stalks the future. chris mason, bbc news. and new coronavirus cases are rising across europe... poland has confirmed 5,300 new coronavirus infections in the past 2a hours. it's the fourth day in a row that it's reported a record high. from saturday poles must once again wear facemasks in public the mayor of moscow has warned about the growing number of patients currently in hospital with the virus in the russian capital. he said the number of people who are on ventilators is increasing and so is the number of people dying with the virus. more than 12,000 cases have been recorded in russia for the second day in a row. and as portugal and the netherlands reported record daily increases in covid cases, in spain the prime minister pedro sanchez has appealed for unity, after the far—right vox party threatened legal action against the partial
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lockdown imposed on madrid. the spanish capital has been the site of one of europe's worst outbreaks. a fragile ceasefire has come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan, who've been fighting over the disputed territory of nagorno karabakh. the hostilities have mainly stopped, although both sides have accused each other of violating the truce soon after it was meant to have started. at least 400 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in two weeks of fighting. nagorno karabakh — seen here in red — is governed by ethnic armenians who broke away from azerbaijan in the nineteen—nineties, but whose administration is not recognised internationally. the bbc‘s orla guerin is on the front line in azerbaijan. well, nagorno—karabakh is just beyond the hills, about 15 kilometres away. this when we arrived here we could still hear shelling, quite intense shelling.
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at around 12 noon local time, the guns started to fall silent and the ceasefire came into effect and it has been quiet here since then. this house here on the azeri side was hit twice by shelling and over the past few days we've met civilians sheltering underground, we've been to the home of an elderly woman who was killed in her own bed when her house was hit. but you can see scenes like this on the other side. there has been indiscriminate shelling by both sides and there are civilian dead on both sides. pressure from russia secured the ceasefire and ceasefire and azerbaijan and armenia are supposed to have substantive talks to try to resolve this decades—old conflict. but some here are not happy that a truce has come in. we spoke to one local man today who said, we've had so many people killed, this isn't the time to stop. for many here, nagorno—karabakh is part of their motherland and they want every inch of it
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to be recovered. our correspondent steve rosenberg, who's in armenia's capital, yerevan, says the temporary ceasefire between armenia and azerbaijan appears to be on shaky ground. the ceasefire came into effect today at noon, local time, but i think what today showed was that a ceasefire on paper doesn't necessarily agree a ceasefire in reality. so what we have been hearing here, in armenia, the armenian defence ministry said that azeri forces had shelled settlements in armenia. and in nagorno—karabakh itself, ethnic armenian forces accused azerbaijan of launching a new offensive. and azerbaijan has accused armenia of shelling its territories, so as i have said, both sides accusing the other of ceasefire violations,
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which shows how difficult it is really to bring an end to the bloodshed. yesterday, russian mediation brought the two sides together, more than ten hours of talks in moscow to produce this humanitarian ceasefire. and for moscow, it is incredibly important to bring an end to this conflict. russia sees itself very much as the big kid on the block. the biggest kid on the block in this part of the world, so it is important for russia to demonstrate that it has power and influence here, particularly when there are other countries like turkey who are trying to increase their influence in the region, so russia will be very keen to make sure that this ceasefire is successful and that armenia and azerbaijan can move on to substantive talks on a longer lasting peace settlement. in north korea, state—run tv has shown previously unseen long—range
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ballistic missiles in a special pre—dawn military parade. the event marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling workers' party. laura bicker has this report. each step must be marched with precision, each cry should be with fervent devotion. this small state is known for ostentatious military parades, but the choreography that went into this predawn display was unlike any other. leader kim jong—un emerged in a western suit and embraced his loyal followers. social distancing is clearly not required here. he claimed his country was free from covid—19. translation: let me take this opportunity to console the people all over the world who battled the disease caused by a malicious virus. i sincerely hope people
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can keep their health, happiness and smiles. above all, i feel very grateful for all our people being healthy and sound. his people must prove their loyalty, but even the supreme leader admits this year has brought them more hardship. border closures to prevent the coronavirus means north korea is more cut off from the world than ever before. and these soldiers have spent months clearing up after destructive typhoons. but the show must go on, and north korea had a point to prove. the finale featured an array of new missiles, including a long—range ballistic weapon, developed despite strict sanctions. "we are strong," they shout, despite this country's obvious struggle. donald trump once said he had solved
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the nuclear crisis with north korea. this parade is proof he has not, and instead the state has improved its nuclear arsenal. laura bicker, bbc news in seoul. lets go back to our top story — president trump's first appearance at the white house. joining me now is dr krutika kuppalli, an infectious diseases physician in south carolina. great to see you and thank you for coming on. you have vast experience with pandemics, you are an infectious diseases expert. what do you make of the president trump's quick return to public engagement?” think the president trump returning so think the president trump returning so quickly to the public eye is concerning. hejust stopped his therapies, we don't really know how he is going to do, i think he is putting himself at risk. additionally, we were told yesterday that he still has a low level virus.
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we don't quite know what that means still in terms of risk of transmission, we recommend people with his level of disease that we would classify as being severe, would classify as being severe, would still be self isolating. there area would still be self isolating. there are a couple of things that are concerning that he is back in the public eye so quickly. tell us a little bit more about what sort of treatment he received and how is it different from the sort of treatments that an average person would get in the hospital? president trump really perceived stellar treatment. he received an antibody cocktail, he received oxygen therapy, he received a drug called render and he received steroid. nobody in the world has received. he has doctors watching him around the clock, if you are a normal patient you are going to be lucky to receive
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oxygen therapy if you need it, in some places oxygen therapy is not even available. it is very discordant with what normal people would get around the world. it is very important to remember that an even so, he is being monitored quite closely. everything back to september, there was another event at the white house which is now being termed as a super spreader event. what kind of precautions do you think are necessary to be taken in events like this going forward? first up, they should not be having events like this. they should be limiting the number of people at these events, they should be wearing masks at all times, we know that masks at all times, we know that masks are effective in reducing the transmission of coronavirus, they should be maintaining physical distance, of at least six feet. and they are taking unnecessary risks, not just themselves they are taking unnecessary risks, notjust themselves but of they are taking unnecessary risks, not just themselves but of the american public who trust president
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trump, he is their leader and should be setting an example and not putting himself or other people at risk. thank you so much forjoining us risk. thank you so much forjoining us with your perspective. sport and for a full roundup, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes. good evening. women's tennis has a new star after the unseeded teenager iga swiatek won the french open without dropping a set. she beat the australian open champion, sofia kenin, in the final to become the first player from poland to win a major singles title. swiatek started strongly, racing to 3—0 up in the first set, but her serve started to let her down and the american, kenin, who's the 11th seed fought back to level things. but the underdog held it together enough to win the first set 6—4. and despite a wobble at the start of the second, she took advantage of her apparently injured opponent to win it 6—1. swiatec is ranked 54th in the world, making her the lowest—ranked woman to win the french open.
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iamso i am so happy. i am so glad that my family was here finally and i don't know, it is just overwhelming for me. two years ago i wonjunior grand slam and now imp. it feels like such a short time. —— now i am here. i am just overwhelmed. thank you all for cheering, it was an amazing final. thanks. valtteri bottas has claimed pole for tomorrow's eifel grand prix in germany. the finn was more than a quarter of a second quicker than his mercedes team mate and the championship leader lewis hamilton. he'll start from second ahead of red bull's max verstappen. victory for hamilton at the nurgburgring tomorrow would mean he equals michael schumacher‘s all time win record of 91 grand prixs. it is such a nice feeling when you get it in the last lap on the last chance, so the last lap in
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qualifying three was just what i needed and yeah, it was nice to get it together. it was pretty tricky with short practice and these conditions, getting tired, but one of the bigger things today. conditions, getting tired, but one of the bigger things todaym conditions, getting tired, but one of the bigger things today. it is going to be a real challenge tomorrow for sure. i am 0k, going to be a real challenge tomorrow for sure. lam ok, i going to be a real challenge tomorrow for sure. i am ok, i don't really know what happened, so in my mindl really know what happened, so in my mind i amjust really know what happened, so in my mind i am just curious as to what led us to lose a little bit of pace, but you don't have to get them all. stage 8 of cycling's giro d'italia was won by great britain's alex dowsett. he used his time—trial experience to stay clear and win the stage by over a minute. it's dowsett‘s second career giro stage win and a first at a grand tour for the israel start—up nation team, with whom chris froome willjoin next year. portugal'sjoao almeida finished in the main bunch to keep the overall leader's pinkjersey with 13 stages to go. but today's stage didn't feature
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british rider simon yates. he had to pull out of the tour after testing positive for coronavirus. his mitchelton—scott team released a statement saying yates had developed mild symptoms following yesterday's stage, and after two positive tests, he'll now be isolating. kim sei—young could be on course to win the first major of her career. she'll take a two—shot lead into the final round of the women's pga championship in philadelphia. she's two shots clear of canada's brooke henderson. the south korean was runner—up in this tournament five years ago. finally football fans have been allowed to attend tonight's uefa nations league game between ukraine and germany. it is the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that fans can watch a live football game in the country. capacity was limited to 30% at the 70,000 capacity olympic stadium in kiev. the decision to allow the fans back was taken despite the growing number of infections in the country.
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that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. finally, classical music prodigies are nothing new. mozart was composing by the age of four and beethoven was just seven when he gave his first public performance. now the the latest talent is a young boy from france as tim allman reports. meet the maestro. the many maestro. this boy is six years old and have an extraordinary gift. he has been playing piano since he was a toddler, picking out keys, sat on his mother's lap. a remarkable young man although he sounds very blase about it all. translation: i read the sheets. the
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notes. i try to play several times without mistakes with the right fingering. he began piano lessons at the age of four, his music teacher has never seen anything like it. translation: he has a rare talent. i have met talented people in my career, but not like him. when i talk about talent, it is a mix of things, a mix of mind, heartand hands. you may be something special, but he is still a six—year—old boy. but his parents are amateur musicians and say they will support him in anything he chooses to do. translation: i live with him, every day is full of adventure because i love music and my husband as well.
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he has progressed fast and every night we have concerts and new melodies. not content with the piano, he wants to learn how to play the violin. his ambition, like his talent, seems endless. we haven't yet finished with brilliant young people. teenager iga swietek has become the first polish player to win a grand slam singles title. she beat american fourth seed sofia kenin 6—4 6—1 in the french open final on saturday. the 19—year—old, who did not drop a set throughout the tournament, is the youngest winner since monica seles lifted the suzanne langan cup in 1992. stay with us here on bbc world news — we'll have more on the us presidential debate. following donald trump's address to crowds at the white house — his first major public appearance since returning from hospital
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where he was treated for the coronavirus. in a comparably short speech the president railed now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. good evening. definite autumn chill in the air today and there will be again tomorrow, but compared to today, there will be fewer of those darkening cloud and downpours and that of course does mean a little bit of sunshine in between the downpours, there will be fewer in the way of rainbows around as well. what we have at the moment is an area of low pressure still close by but moving eastwards. because of its proximity to us, we have still got the showers around, but because it is to the east of us, we are dragging air down from the north. that area of low pressure moves away slowly through the night and the showers will start to fade, particularly inland, as daytime heating disappears. a few showers continue in northern ireland, wales, the south—west. showers most frequent across parts of northern scotland, eastern counties of england. you come inland to get the clearest skies and the coldest of conditions. widespread temperatures
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into single figures. even a touch of frost in some sheltered parts of southern scotland and northern england. but tomorrow, a drier, brighter start for many and a much drier, brighter day. one or two light showers, particularly in the morning for northern ireland, wales and the south—west, maybe the north—west midlands. showers continue in the far north of scotland and down through these north sea coasts. it is here where the breeze will be at its strongest through the day, and a colder feel, but come further west, lighter winds and much more sunshine around. even though temperatures are similar to today's values, it will feel a little less chilly. then as we go into sunday evening and overnight, after a clear start and a chilly start, temperatures will rise later as cloud and rain starts to push its way in. all linked into this next approaching weather system off the atlantic. this will bring a different day again on monday compared to sunday. back to greyer conditions, maybe a bright start towards east anglia and the south—east, and brightening up in the far south—west later, but many of us will see cloud, outbreaks of rain trundle across during the day and with it, a strengthening wind too. so, monday, a lack of sunshine for many and that strengthening wind once again, it will feel colder than sunday will.
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as we go into monday night, our area of low pressure, it brings that weather front and starts to develop even more to the east of the country, so the winds will strengthen. particularly cold on the north seacoast of scotland and england. outbreaks of rain most prevalent across england and wales, something a little bit brighter through the day in scotland and northern ireland, only one or two showers but it will be chilly. temperatures only around 10—13 for many, remaining lower than it should be for the time of year and it will stay chilly as we go through wednesday and thursday. as this selection of town forecasts suggests, it should be a little bit drier and brighter though. hello, this is bbc news. these are the headlines.
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mayors in the north of england say the chancellor's coronavirus financial help package doesn't go far enough, and call for additional support. boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england — with some areas of the north warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. wearing a face mask in all work places and outdoors should be compulsory, says the british medical association. president trump says he's feeling great, as he makes his first public appearance following treatment for coronavirus — although aides are yet to confirm whether he's still contagious. recognition for the uk's un—sung heroes of the pandemic as hundreds of key workers and volunteers are recognised in the delayed queen's birthday honours. hello and welcome. bangor in north wales has gone into partial lockdown this evening.
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as of six o'clock tonight, residents will not be allowed to leave or enter eight council wards without a reasonable excuse and can only meet outdoors. bangor currently has around 400 positive cases per 100,000 people. eight wards within the city of bangor will face further restrictions from tonight. and although it seemed quite busy on the high street today, business owners are worried. we have never caught up with the footfall that we had before the first pandemic in february, and the streets are probably 10% footfall in comparison. we must look after all businesses, especially retail as well, because we're simply not getting the footfall back in as we did pre—lockdown first in march. the new tighter rules here in bangor of the same as in other lockdown areas in wales, meaning you can't enter or leave without good reason, such as work or education. and although it's bangor under these new restrictions, the gwynedd council leader has stated he can't promise that other areas of gwynedd won't face lockdown as well.
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