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ok, thanks, phil mercer.der lockdown for 76 days. at the beginning of april, china claimed victory in this phase of war against covid—19 and the city re—opened. two months on, our reporter vincent ni looks at how wuhan has emerged from lockdown. life in wuhan is slowly returning to normal. but temporary barricades sneak through the streets to cajole the entry and exit of people in neighbourhoods. many small businesses are on the ground floor for essential buildings, so they have to operate behind fences. this woman and her mother have been selling ceremonial items for funerals and weddings for nearly ten years. to make ends meet, they set up a temporary grocery store outside the fences. but very quickly, they are stopped by the urban management police. next to the shop, another business is booming. since the lockdown was lifted, the demand for food delivery has risen sharply. a month after the lockdown was lifted, new positive cases were detected in wuhan. the government then launched what it called a 10—day
ok, thanks, phil mercer.der lockdown for 76 days. at the beginning of april, china claimed victory in this phase of war against covid—19 and the city re—opened. two months on, our reporter vincent ni looks at how wuhan has emerged from lockdown. life in wuhan is slowly returning to normal. but temporary barricades sneak through the streets to cajole the entry and exit of people in neighbourhoods. many small businesses are on the ground floor for essential buildings, so they have to operate...
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phil mercer there. let's get some of the day's other news.rk the 80th anniversary of charles de gaulle's bbc broadcast, urging the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. president macron and british prime minister boris johnson watched a fly—past by air force planes from both countries. kenya has become a non—permanant member of the united nations security council. it joins norway, ireland, india and mexico, serving —— kenya has become a non—permanent member of the united nations security council. it joins norway, ireland, india and mexico, serving a 2—year term. canada lost out, despite an expensive campaign. justin trudeau had invested heavily, including inviting diplomats to a celine dion concert in new york. the brazilian president jair bolsonaro has attempted to distance himself from the arrest of a former aide to his son flavio. fabricio queiroz was arrested outside the home of a bolsonaro family lawyer. he's suspected of being part of a scheme to embezzle the salaries of phantom employees in the rio state assembly. flavio bolson
phil mercer there. let's get some of the day's other news.rk the 80th anniversary of charles de gaulle's bbc broadcast, urging the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. president macron and british prime minister boris johnson watched a fly—past by air force planes from both countries. kenya has become a non—permanant member of the united nations security council. it joins norway, ireland, india and mexico, serving —— kenya has become a non—permanent member of the united...
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let's speak to phil mercer who's in sydney.life, is it? no, it's a big step back to what life was like before the pandemic. wejust what life was like before the pandemic. we just heard from jacinda ardern, the prime minister in wellington, that the country had united to crush the country had united to crush the virus so what level one means is that it will be no restrictions on the number of people allowed at gatherings, for example, but crucially new zealand ‘s international borders will remain closed so from mid night tonight, injust under nine hours time, that level one alert level comes into effect so a big step forward for new zealand. they did back in march introduce some of the toughest block down measures to try to stem the spread of covid—19 anywhere in the world and there have been no active cases in new zealand for 17 days in a row and that's why we've been hearing from the prime minister, jacinda ardern, and her goal now is to re— reignite the economy after being in hibernation for the best pa rt being in hibernatio
let's speak to phil mercer who's in sydney.life, is it? no, it's a big step back to what life was like before the pandemic. wejust what life was like before the pandemic. we just heard from jacinda ardern, the prime minister in wellington, that the country had united to crush the country had united to crush the virus so what level one means is that it will be no restrictions on the number of people allowed at gatherings, for example, but crucially new zealand ‘s international borders will...
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phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.ands of his biological parents, is hoping to raise money for the hospital that saved his life. tony is aiming to walk 10 kilometres this month to raise money for the evelina children's hospital. and, just like his inspiration, 100—year—old captain tom, he's already raised much more than he'd ever hoped. jon donnison reports. a five—year—old inspired by a 100—year—old. tony, following in the fundraising footsteps of tom. we want to raise money, £500. isn't that right, mum? tony hudgell had to have both his legs amputated when he was just a baby, after suffering horrific abuse from his birth parents. a challenging life, but a boy not shy of a challenge. well, tony was learning to walk with his crutches during lockdown, because obviously, we had a bit more time, and he saw captain tom on the telly and thought, actually, i could do that. we thought £500 would be great. but after appearing on bbc breakfast at the weekend, tony's online fundraising page has already topped £200,000, and count
phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.ands of his biological parents, is hoping to raise money for the hospital that saved his life. tony is aiming to walk 10 kilometres this month to raise money for the evelina children's hospital. and, just like his inspiration, 100—year—old captain tom, he's already raised much more than he'd ever hoped. jon donnison reports. a five—year—old inspired by a 100—year—old. tony, following in the fundraising footsteps of tom. we want to raise money, £500....
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intensifying in recent months, but he wouldn't say who was responsible. 0ur correspondent in sydney, phil mercer on the attacks. the prime minister scott morrison giving a fairly lengthy press conference about these cyber attacks that a p pa re ntly these cyber attacks that apparently stretch back many months. the prime minister, though, not giving specific details on who he thinks may have been responsible. was asked in this press conference if he thought china, whose relationship with australia has been fairly testy and recent times, could have been responsible. in response to the prime minister saying that there are many other state—based actors, what he means there is foreign governments and other foreign institutions who have the capabilities to carry out these sort of attacks that, as we say, have been going back many, many months, targeting all levels of australian government, political parties and also the health and education sectors as well as the business community as well. so the prime minister speaking out today, in his words, to raise awareness of what he says has been an intensifi
intensifying in recent months, but he wouldn't say who was responsible. 0ur correspondent in sydney, phil mercer on the attacks. the prime minister scott morrison giving a fairly lengthy press conference about these cyber attacks that a p pa re ntly these cyber attacks that apparently stretch back many months. the prime minister, though, not giving specific details on who he thinks may have been responsible. was asked in this press conference if he thought china, whose relationship with...
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phil mercer reports. waking up after hibernation.s they were. fears of covid—19 are prompting more commuters to drive to work. they prefer the safety of their cars, their own little bubble, rather than public transport. this does of course raise issues around congestion, pollution and parking, but it is reshaping the way we work in the shadow of the pandemic. staff at this global real estate services company are returning to a very different office in sydney. on the floor you see the arrows... initially, just 25% of the workforce will come back. we have the safe six principles, such as reducing touch points and walking clockwise around the office. many people may be anxious coming back to the office, there is still the potential risk of getting the virus, so we have included all of these principles to make the workplace as safe as possible. here on the right—hand side we have got keyboards and mice. they are all deep clean, people get their own set when they come back to the office and they will be using that set going forward. with
phil mercer reports. waking up after hibernation.s they were. fears of covid—19 are prompting more commuters to drive to work. they prefer the safety of their cars, their own little bubble, rather than public transport. this does of course raise issues around congestion, pollution and parking, but it is reshaping the way we work in the shadow of the pandemic. staff at this global real estate services company are returning to a very different office in sydney. on the floor you see the...
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from sydney, here is phil mercer. was before the pandemic. under alert level one, physical distancing will still be encouraged but if there will be no restrictions on businesses or the number of people allowed at gatherings. its international borders will stay closed, however. reconnecting new zealand with the rest of the world remains a big challenge. it has had no new covid—19 infections for 17 days. the prime minister, jacinda ardren, says the country of 5 million people has come together to defeat the disease. new zealanders did something remarkable in our fight to beat covid—19. we united and unprecedented ways across the virus. we acknowledge those however that we have lost during the course of our battle against covid—19. but we have worked together as well as we could to look after as many new zealanders as possible. the government is desperate to revive the economy after weeks of some of the world's toughest lockdown measures. 0pposition politicians say the prime minister was too slow to remove most of the la
from sydney, here is phil mercer. was before the pandemic. under alert level one, physical distancing will still be encouraged but if there will be no restrictions on businesses or the number of people allowed at gatherings. its international borders will stay closed, however. reconnecting new zealand with the rest of the world remains a big challenge. it has had no new covid—19 infections for 17 days. the prime minister, jacinda ardren, says the country of 5 million people has come together...