day at two eighty k. up to thirty two thousand dead across england scotland wales and northern ireland the uk is now the european countries most affected. by the corona virus pandemic the more the government in london talks if trying to be stop professional soccer behind closed doors. back to school for the french president emmanuel macron used a visit to a private school outside paris to talk about plans to re open classrooms. and that under he sighed strange beaches are set to remain closed until at least june. the man in the mosque white donald trump said he put outside the white house to see

for himself the factory in arizona the face masks are being made to help combat coded nineteen struggling dismissed the virus is a bad cold not presiding of the largest death toll world wide of the seventy one thousand experts predict more. one of ours infections and deaths come. thank you very much for being with us he went to france twenty four alex just bring you the best that i canan get out h here thehe situation n ukuk's- a main street twenty thousand dead in the united kingdom from the carpet nineteen virus government aliases to statistics are actually lower- but this is a twenty three thousand comes from the uk's- very own office of national statistics it puts the u. k. second dowown. worldwide nine the united states some of course you can overtaking eighty i he in europe as the mo affected a country. on continent of

europe. would you like to talk it brought the total. may not actually be known until the pandemic is over. and if she spoke aboutut today's he said te government won't see options for restarting professional soccer in the u. k. behind closed doors. it's a grim record the u. k. is now the worst hit country by covert nineteen in europe. but how did it get to this point. on the defensive the british foreign secretary dominic raab claims that the high figures with down to the uk's effective statistic gathering. there are different ways of counting addresses we know we've had that debate in this country- we now publish data includes full bath s sgle settings a little countries do that so i'm not sure that the international comparison works on the show. at complete you'll you'll you can reliably nigel countries measuring the same way. back in march when the u. k. recorded its first official coronavirus death the government to pay to play down

the seriousness of the crisis. chchris johnson shohook the hans of patients inn a hospital visit. b before contracting the virus himself. tracking and testing the contacts of those with the virus a strategy used successfully in south korea and new zealand wasn't c conducted n a large alee. but with statisticscs claiming the government finally ordered pubs schools and restaurants closed on the twentieth of march and officials locked down three days later. testing c capacities well up to massively with the government hitting over a hundred thousand tests a day by the end of april. but critics say these measures came too late with the editor of a british medical journal cooling the government's actions the biggest science policy failure in a generation. for just to recap that figure the u. k. thirty two thousand out is the death toll- given- from the

office of national statistics that's britain's own office of national statistics saying thirty two thousand dead in the u. k.. in front of my you michael went back to school this tuesday the french president met youngsters and teachers. in a place called posse just outsidede paris he listen to chchildren describe some of the safety measures still need it- asset lockdown begins. shuttle course to ststat may the eleventh stop set next monday. there were a further three hundred thirty deaths in france overnight covered nineteen the death toll now stands at the twenty five thousand. a high profile surprise visitor for pupils at this primary school in *-*- on the outskirts of paris. it stayed open during lockdown to accommodate he worked his children. the kids are quick to recognize president emmanuel maccoll. accompanied by his education ministers on me said long kerr. the french president

takes over as teacher in this class. okay just a viable. very sorry for slapping. not the president sought to reassure a selecting of france's lockdown draws nearer mayors teachers and parents have expressed concerns over the government's plans to gradually reopen schools hi i this is something n the mid hudson institute issue. often available to provide the dodgy you don't have the cacapacity to ininitial sabiendo get easy you don't pull one necklace again again is there a big project of the code i think was it he took one on the departmental said no okay condition some bumpy that it have a. surplus our friends children teachers will grant get better to school may. to organize this several criteriria will be taken into account such as the people's level and the parent situation. children of key workers will remain a priority. seaside communities in france i agree t that that

beachess will remain closed next week as the rest of the country begins to lift the lockdown. they say they've already suffered a major setback due to being closedd d during the eastr holiday because of the covert nineteen pandemic with many businesses now struggling to survive the say do they reopen the beach until june. could well make matters much worse. beaches behind bars. it's the same story around french coast since thehe country went intoo lockdown last month. in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. and even while ports of the country are set to see restrictions lifted in less than a week. the beaches aren'nt among them yeah. the real misunderstanding among people regarding this non re opening especially since most people are asking for things to reopen like in australia. that is you don't put your telling the blush but you can go into youour activity or just go for a walk she put something off. in some places even thahat's fororbidden with no activity at all possible. however many beaches have lots of space to offer

especially at low tide meeting thank you and sing shouldn't be an issue. coals of skull the recent days. them to get some approach with elected representatives taking up the course one petition garnering. tens of. chips one that calls itself of what is allowowed on was this. to easy live like to be. to authorize walking bull individual sports. fishing on foot zz shrimp fishing ocean surf costing and so on. all of these are somewhat isolated practices. that make it possible to respect all of the safety barrier. about the other security. the government for its part has said it's a matter of dissuading non coastal residents from traveling when the lockdown ultimately left next week. with the peaches financnced remain clolosed. june third. donaldld trump is on his third crossed trip since the start of the pandemic alert in

the united states is visiting the fun in phoenix arizona that manufactures face masks. is also expected to host a roundtable on amerindian issues following this visit with trump dismissed a federal report does prefer to shop rising code nineteen cases. even in states increasingly are opening up again. let's bring in our business editor katie for more on this and the rest of the day's business use case as ever. great to see you tell us ththat trump in arizonona. absolutely visiting at the honeywell facilility which is begun producing morore andndore- face masks as requested by the u. s. government. h he was one f the companies that's rereceiveda u. s. federal contract to produce some six hundred million masks- most of them are supposed to be an ninety five quality. that's the most protective mask- mostly reserved for medical and other frontline workers. but now the us has been has increased

production of a mass and other protective gear up but they've been importing quite a lot as well. in in in the u. s. r. that haven't traditionally produced medical gear i was working in other areas as well starting. pitching and it. your government contract purchasing i jusust public sale a motor and ford for example but making ventilators in their car factories. a clothing not closing brandnds have been producing cloth not medical grgrade masks for sale- and in april more than one thousand five hundred new producers are registered with the food and drug administration. as new producers of alcohol based hand sanitizer not treated a show that in january and february the u. s. sharply increased its exports of maps and other equipment. to chinaa this s was before the virus becamee a global. now china and other countries likike turkey are actually increasingg their shipments of medical supplies to the united states. a statete of emergency i is let ameriricao

will b box they're standards aligigned masks that are auththorized for usese i in othr countries to be sold in the u. s. one federeral have those mor. but this is chris. nascar inc. we need american guy into of protection most a question fit on face many may factors warned that there are a lot of counterfeit masks on the market those could be less effective. kate i'm seeing g on the news ws in front of me at b. and b. is that cutting a quarter of its employees a across the w world.d we've gogot more on that. perhas we'reeeing thisis across the sector of travel and tourism market airbnb is one of the world's most valuable startrtups one of his business model has been absolutely clobbered in recentnt months- it's cutting a- quarterr of its workforce. thatat's around one thousand nie hundred jobs the ceo brian chesky tellingng employees revenue in t tnty twentyty would wiwind up being just half of wht they saw last year. that it. needs to stop. in a new. world

of tech companies also stopping its ongoing projects with hotels and the development of a transportation unit. airbnb had been hoping to list on the public stock market this year- that seems to be off the cardsds for now. earlier this tuesday the airline virgin atlantic said it would be cutting a third of its staff that's over three thousand jobs- it be closing its operations at london's gatwick airport. the virgin group owner richard branson- h h been a asking if yu can government for a bailout that's been criticized it because he's one of the world's richest man. other airlines including british airways- and ryryanair hasas confirmed thouss of job cuts as well united airlinines reportedly y going te axing some 30% management positions. in the coming months many m more c could follow. revl in tourism council predicts the end could face. hundred million job losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic. and that brings us to the markets kate. absolutely welll strtreet back

some of its earlier shaharper gains in session- still managing a positive close the dow jones was up that half percentage point at the closing bell the s. and p. five hundred nasdaq close 22% 1% each health care and tech stocks were the best performing. that was all shares of pfizer rising two point 4% at the close as it began- vaccine trials in humans earlier we saw the major european indices closed higher as well gains around two and a half percent- in paris and frankfurt sure the french lender bnp barry about rose four percent. despite a 33% drop in its first quartrter i it will try to tell also rising 8% as. profits slump. about a third for the first quarter we'll pray meanwhile been rising sure. this a us w. surged 20% on tuesdayy to sesete at about twenty dollarss fiftyty six cents per barrel. international brandnds att just undeder thiy one dodollars thats up 14% on the day. of producers do hope that demand will start gradadually increasining. as economies startrt t to open agan

analysts sayaying that the worst of the oil demand crisis could now be behind us. hey buddy how business editor thank you for. she see him. bristolian health workers are fighting back against the corona viruses taken roots in parts of the coununtry especially the arizona state the country's hottest hates so proving very difficult battle though especially w witha president who's a sticking to his guns the insisting the measures to stop the spread of the virus aren't over reactctio. well as of the early this week was living did more than a hundred and eight thousand cases seven thousand deaths. three three corona virus testing andnd analysis. an effot to preventnt the spread of the virus among healthcare workers in brazil's hardest hit state. preservavation omitteded via. it shouould i guess for some so would you use for the stock. was not changng brass. . the school l legacy product level looks onn thought there was on mute socio. this research my

soldier. for point five this of them. states to three health care what have tested positive for the- and hospital overwhelmed with symmetry spelling foster blighting thirties to resort to o mass buririals. of f the strain hospitals using r refrigerated trucucks to store bodies. howevr the internet is towns and cities elsewhere in brazil sped up the owner if it's to tackle the virus this resistance at the highest levels. is it enjoyable scenario has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the pandemic and dismissed calls for measures against it. calling for people to get back to work. the. the bulls the number of those facing opposition himself resilient coats of sinful overruled him on allowing religious gatherings allow

governors and mayors to determine that- shut down measures into trying to force the release of the results of both scenarios coronavirus test something he so far. secret that's it for this build but stay with us more to come to france. twenty four. because the new page of history gets breaking news tom waitsse of information. in all situations. on every subject understanding the world imagine the world france twenty four a different take on the news. that day he gladly take to educate. welcome to the front twenty four interview our guest today is

asean g. b. she is a pakistani christian who was condemned to death in her country in twenty ten accused of blasphemy by her neigighbors her muslim neighghbs in her n native job she spent nine years in prison before being acquitted this equipment willll close the a anger o of religious groups forcing her to hide in her country and to be exfiltrate to canada. where she's now living in hiding she now wants to live in france in order to stay with the person who saved her life french journalist and please i beg to lay with whom she has written her story a book which is being released cool the last three it was published by email through your dealership thank you. thank you obstacle course you could yeah thank you very much for having me have a look- kia i'm. grateful too. the a lot

thank you all up so for clearar luck dislike you're kind and up close i'm good and your greetings. on issue cleared up at the i am medicine and we do to here on monday and then on paris office but it has buddy one clarity however spent ten years in prison. i know have the good for of here with you. this is a special time for me i it. i would like to go back to a more painful moment for you. capital on the fourteenth of june of two thousand and nine it's you were out picking fruits is listed on our side and on that day it wasas very ht the u. decided to drink. water from a well founded then a dispute occurredd with two of your neighbors and. it was the beginning of your drama. may god ma'am yes so the one that gave me a lot of. yess thahat dy i wentnt. still it was a hot jue day as you may know june is a

very hot months s pakistan. and it was the season for. and there was an altercation over water with some of my neighbors you should never have happened i was asked to fetch water and then was it is. me being from the same cop. with us yes is because your neighbors are kim often use it all for making him kill and then there was a dispute made it during which you said that everybody should live together in peace it was true for jesus but also the prophet muhammad and then n push if you'll decide for this by your neighbors. and then by the villagers. they many gun yeses ma'am absololutely no willl my words. books our culture peace on that i called for. peaceful co existence i'm gonna be something that is the message of jesus christ our salon. that

is also. may robert muhammad you don't dial ruled out due to go in harmony look it lumbered though i do wish to clarify data. these women or settling a score. there w was a r runner st with the head of my village did you know we're gonna try to get a gun you know what do you do this man had previously insulted my orders well known everyone get guiding an attorney these women who. accuse me they insulted me as well. did i tell i. offended the movie but don't think. ththe views have going on for a year. funny come on up and i got all my name is jay. it got. its name on up on the used a drink of water. but it as an excuse i'm not claiming i was for a bit to drink from the same couples muslims menacing i was unclean i was accused of blasphemy i was in cost. it for ten years. but the group part. i have been a- well done name

been. or you can i yeah what about i cherished this free to a kia i know i had spoken the truth i knew. i had said nothing wrong my face was strong. i have done nothing wrong. i was convicted even though i was innocent and i knew god was a free soon you. describe the prisoners of violence control trying to jockey logical. god he's in yeah and the other prisoners you also described the intervention to major politicians the governor job at the time so. that's it unless you're a charge of other and the minister of minorities that we will free you leave new york. but they were both assassinated because they defefend you a at that time. wel judy healthy did you think thaht mamaybe you will commit s suicie because you thought. you would

never be freed bill jrr cool again yes that's true love a job idea i it leaves. individuas were killed her family no other reason many skip and then standing up for me. let's get this mess up with the fought injustice not. to call i'm actually reviewed my case. the found insist evidence against me i don't. i cried my heart out for five whole days after each assassination committed in may and looking back. he's a horrible despicable crimes too in a systematic procurement audible donald yeah will it. i wish to say that many at the woman in my heart i know you're not alone he's in the still live in our hearts. you may. all it you know fred with regard the us but i this guy to give me but the my children to gain paid every two price my up yeah i mean. on a my chin are in a would. of the mothers. all

their schooling was disrupted. but don't let somebody get a cut. yes of the as my medo the are the hardships so but i managed to overcome a lot of somebody to get socked is through patients through forty two tables. hop what iss he trying to. is that see you as well- created in october twenty eighteen an awful lot- that for seven months. you had to stand in your country in high protective value reaches. this quick look at. the angelic. religious groups. do you even at the worst you quick by supreme of let's and had to do in hyde vehicle images yes. that a baby has order security was obviously a connection. security iss still not an issue. yeah it is true that the supreme court of pakistan over through. the minute my sentence. i respect my country

i respect it's a thirty was because the ended up finding the not guilty and it willll cocontinue to feel this. and respect for my country to my- day i'm- very in pakistan it is my country i kept my country in all parts of the market this being said. i have forgiven all those who trespass that. he needs to put him on gun crime is. brown cotton thank you. your call may be monitored cannot changed. the little. all are. has existed for a long time it was. in nineteen eighty six is the of under this law. should be a least repeal. bigler man yes instead of no yes the is what i for gives you to hand i would like to do this message to it pakistani prime. imran hi okay. i call this is for delivery. of the law. some ten years in prison is a very

harsh sentences the daily on each a year order a i believe the law must be chahanged that the sequel sure just must be made at the sauces are gone now. i never had to say nobody ever heard my side of the story. and yet the spent ten years in prison i was sentenced to death. and i hope this. will ever happen to anyone again. we'll continue to happen. adult to other people or local decide to order at lincoln them what did i know i know this is still happening on a sunday morning and it's heartbreakingng because it should be set and i tell you. my messages a message of love and that these celebrities are synonymous it is the message of both jesus christ and the holy prophet muhammad let's say a month today ordered both wanted us to live together in peace as brothers and sisters. i'm on a vehicle. i

wish for peace in my country but could you give us. a cold. free but you're not too free the united. can add up in cash. on to partrt. validate salute view all fall you will probably be living in young. soon but- under threat. do you still three in i in danger. because of you now read basically what your coffee t them yes hi have received many threats happy to kick off the season my name for me. i have heard skill a lot of things yeah as a result i do believe security measures are necessary. given the simplicity but- it's true that i am free but but anything could happen anytime. you say you love your coununtry excuse me when you wee exfiltrate is from pakistan the authorities should do you enjoy reading about you will never come back to pakistan do you think you would set foot in

pakistan. to get. i'm very mad as a something a this do he just deccan so might be good test of what i as a kia what do i how. i to be with my heart to map i'm looking city. god set me free. and i do but i will want to have the- to go. i said. thank you very much. having to this. for that we you'll book is about by i just drill for fine free written with us. today thank you for having watched the interview on front street. thank you all thank you all from the bottom of my heart. many thanks also to canada for welcoming me to the union and also many thanks to france for its warm welcome informatation is an h honorary citizen of the city of paparis thank you also to an isabella county announcing. method on

skin she was the- to speak in mind. listening what did france a very s scial i in my- i feel respected. b. b. my name used to be a c. on our team thanks to. and he's about to leave my name is now a u. b. b. thank you. all for your love. mayor so it's been a pleasure. so many kind individuals including the mayor of paris anne denticle. many thanks to the president of france. for upset he or for entertaining my request for asylum many thanks to france and the people of france based on the study. my prayers are with you. yes you will thank you very much

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