now for more on this major decision in the long running case against george pell i'm joined now by. joel don't write joel what did the judges have to say about this decision there was so it was a unanimous decision by the 7 high court judges they found that the original jury which it convicted george pell in 2018 had urged because it had not given enough consideration to witnesses who had spoken in support of george pell and his claims of innocence now the lower courts had ignored court the reasonable possibility that the offending had not taken place the high court overturned the conviction and george pell has since been released from prison he served over 400 days behind bars now this is the culmination of a very long and painful process you take us back to where it all began yes it's been a very long running process over 5 years since allegations were 1st raised against cardinal pell they were brought by 2 men who claimed that they were abused as choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in a 990 s. now an original jury failed to reach a verdict a 2nd jury did convict though and he was

other alibi witnesses and people who said that there wasn't enough time for george pell to have in fact committed these offenses in the time frame that the prosecution said that they had happened so now in the eyes of the law george pell is not guilty the question now is what the public will think of this and how it will react to george pell has had many supporters who are extremely happy today with this result but for the many sexual abuse victims across the world they are devastated believing that he is still guilty since this ruling was handed down george pell has released a statement saying that he doesn't want his case to be seen as a referendum on the. and that he hopes his acquittal doesn't cause any further hurt or business to any sex abuse victims around the world now there are many questions about what will happen next of course george pell is still a carbonneau will we see him back at the vatican or will that have to be another internal church process over these allegations he's also facing further allegations so now he is a free man not guilty in the eyes of the law we'll ju

make of the gauge with that update on cardinal george pell from sydney thank you nic we want to justhave a look back now at the life of this 78 year old cardinal george pell ordained back in 1966 and made a cardinal of the catholic church in 2003 promoted by pope francis in 2014 to bask in treasure it was in 2017 though that he was actually charged with the child sex abuse of 213 year old boys acts that were alleged to have taken place when paul was the archbishop of melbourne in the late 1990 s. his 1st trial ended in a hung jury but he was convicted in a 2nd trial in 2018 is always the appeals to a straight as high court that all 5 counts have now been quashed hell will walk free after just a year behind bars will get him both as a barrister professor of law at la trobe university in melbourne new told us he expects there will be a machinable assessment of appellate courts after this ruling. it's one of the most significant legal decisions in a criminal case in this country. it will be viewed in 2 very different wise will be viewed by some as being an expression of the value import

was guilty or not now since this ruling has come down cardinal george pell has released a statement he said that he didn't want his case to be seen as a referendum on the church but also that he doesn't want his acquittal to cause any more hurt or business to anyone that's been following this case obviously it has been an extraordinary 5 years. george pell was accused of sexually abusing these 2 choir boys he's had many supporters over the years many who will be very happy with these outcome but for the victims and survivors of sexual abuse they are devastated believing that he is still guilty and that judge justice hasn't been served here or there is no clear gauge reporting live from sydney nicholas many thanks indeed. back now to the corona virus pandemic here's a look at how the virus is spreading around the world right now according to the johns hopkins university tracker there are more than 1300000 confirmed cases more than 270000 people have recovered from the virus and they've been over 74000 virus related deaths the majority of those in europe will france is one of those eu

now for more on this major decision in the long running case against george pell i'm joined now by. joel doran joel what did the judges have to say about this decision there was so it was a unanimous decision by the 7 high court judges they found that the original jury which had convicted george pell in 2018 had urged because it had not given enough consideration to witnesses who had spoken in support of george pell and his claims of innocence now the lower courts had ignored court the reasonable possibility that the offending had not taken place the high court overturned the conviction and george pell has since been released from prison he served over 400 days behind bars now this is the culmination of a very long and painful process you take us back to where it all began yes it's been a very long running process over 5 years since allegations were 1st raised against cardinal pell that were brought by 2 men who claimed that they were abused as choir boys in a melbourne cathedral in a 990 s. now an original jury failed to reach a verdict a 2nd jury did convict though and he was in p

have been looking at this case thinking well if someone with as highest added as a cardinal like george pell can be held to account then other people can as well and the victims will be heard so there will be a huge response on this side but many victims of abuse will be devastated at this decision or there is no clear gauge reporting live from sydney nicholas many thanks indeed. a weather update thanks to our 0 then find out why that is way to making the long walk home from colombia with no food or little county of safety of journeys in. the new attempts to treat covert 19 trials begin in the u.s. using plans for transfusions for recovered patients. i know that temperatures have been on the rise of the last few days across central areas of the united states as being quite a few as a class some showers and thunderstorms pretty good conditions on the last few hours across much of the east not so across much of california still the rain is in the forecast and still the snow to the mountains a look at this these big storm clouds just looming over los angeles there's more in the forecast ricci's

other alibi witnesses and people who said that there wasn't enough time for george pell to have in fact committed these offenses in the timeframe that the prosecution said that they had happened so now in the eyes of the law george pell is not guilty. chad's former president has been given a temporary leave from jail in senegal as authorities turn prisons into coronavirus quarantine zones has sent her brain serving a life sentence has been granted a 2 month leave his lawyer argued this have the 7 year old was at risk of catching the virus after the government ordered new detainees to be quarantined in his prison was locked up in 2016 for crimes against humanity it's estimated 40000 people were killed by his regime medics in south africa taking the government to court over a lack of personal protective equipment tens of thousands of health workers say shortages are putting them at risk for me the mirror has more from johannesburg. police opened fire with rubber bullets behind the tear gas hospital workers protesting against what they say unsafe working conditions including a lack of pers

other alibi witnesses and people who said that there wasn't enough time for george pell to have in fact committed these offenses in the timeframe that the prosecution said that they had happened so now in the eyes of the law george pell is not guilty. well damien demarco is a child safety campaigner and the survivor of abuse in the merest brother's catholic order he joins us on skype from canberra good to have you with us if i could 1st get your reaction to the latest decision by the high court has it established or overturn justice. justice is a long drawn out and often extremely difficult thing and where the justices provide is a big question when you hear it i think if you ask that doesn't a lot of people who are accused george will it seems over the last 40 years. where the justice. is good. the think this will be the end of the legal case. i am not sure but it's certainly not the end of the road for george pell because there is arm the royal commission is yet to release its findings of. what they believe he did. when he was a leader within the church dealing with other cases of chi

other alibi witnesses and people who said that there wasn't enough time for george pell to have in fact committed these offenses in the timeframe that the prosecution said that they had happened so now in the eyes of the law george pell is not guilty india is to partially lift a ban on exports of an anti malaria drug that's being tested as a possible treatment for covert 19 patients but after the us president said india could face consequences unless it starts releasing its supply of hydroxide chloro queen dog trump has praised the drug as a game changer scientists are warning there's not enough evidence it can be used to treat coronavirus. are you worried about our retaliation to your decision to ban export of medical goods like indian prime minister modise decision to not export hydra across the core point to the united states other countries i don't like that decision if that's i don't i didn't hear that that was his decision i know that he stopped it for other countries i spoke to him yesterday very very good talk and we'll see whether or not that's just i would be surprised if he w

had abused him and a friend of his in the lot late ninety's in a cathedral when george pell wascaught 2 of melbourne and since then he was. imprisoned one year ago and he has appealed that decision to victoria's court appeal he stood by the jury and said no your conviction will be upheld will what the high court has essentially done today is said we believe that the victorian court of appeal has heard and it didn't make the right decision the reason behind that was because they said that there wasn't enough white placed around what would be cool alibi evidence that many people said that there wasn't enough time for joy . held to commit these abuses in the span that the prosecution said that they had taken place and that the jury as well as the victorian court of appeal put too much emphasis on the accuser the former choirboy that believed his version of events and didn't listen to those alibi evidence and because of that the high court has said that there was maybe some reasonable doubt that these offenses didn't take place after serious nicola gage reporting live to sydney dipl

other alibi witnesses and people who said that there wasn't enough time for george pell to have in factcommitted these offenses in the timeframe that the prosecution said that they had happened so now in the eyes of the law george pell is not guilty. because they are and these are the headlines the british prime minister has been moved to an intensive care unit is off to his coach at 19 symptoms worse and forced johnson was admitted to hospital on sunday more than 10 days after testing positive and so the u.k. foreign secretaries but also to deputize where necessary for johnson dominic rob said the prime minister is in safe hands. during the course of this all the promises condition worsened and on the advice of the medical team has moved in to a critical care unit so in light of those circumstances the prime minister asked me as 1st secretary to do for him when necessary in driving forward the government's plans to defeat coronavirus francis recorded its highest number of deaths in a 24 hour period the total now is almost 9000 but there are signs in other parts of the concert that the

the jury, which found cardinal george pell guilty back in 2018, failed to eliminate reasonable doubt one victim, and while they found the testimony compelling, they described it was uncorroborated. they said that they failed to acknowledge other evidence and essentially did not eliminate a reasonable doubt. they couldn‘t decide without reasonable doubt that he was guilty and that‘s really what the seven judges, the full bench of the seven judges, had concurred and upheld. you say, james, that you followed this from the beginning. it‘s been quite dramatic, a monumental decision in a very dramatic and most closely watched case in australia essentially because of who george pell is. a very senior member, the most senior member of the catholic church to ever be accused of such crimes. today, he has been acquitted and will walk free. has he reacted at all? he has actually. he sent out a statement saying, "i have consistently maintained my innocence while suffering severe injustice." he thanked his family, he thanked his supporters and then he mentioned his accuser. he said, "i hold no ill

, not the trial of george pell, not the trial of the catholic church.will bring you any reaction from the vatican as we get it. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: with millions in lockdown and now using zoom to stay in touch — we'll find out if fears about its cyber security are well founded. 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue... this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power. the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future. a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful. they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britain's prime minister boris johnson, who has coronavirus , has been moved to an intensive care unit in a central london hospital after his symptoms worsened. political leaders in the uk and around the world have sent their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. more than 10,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the us, as the country is brace

very little triumphalism within the church in australia, so i think it is most likely cardinal george pelll see out the rest of his days in australia. worth keeping in mind, that because he never had to hand in his red hat, he remains a cardinal, and therefore, if a papal conclave is called betwn now and hi next birthday, he could help tohe electext pope. >> thank you for putting that in context for us, martin. i want to return back to the subject of coronavirus of course, dominating our coverage. we will catch up on what is happening in china. for the first time sin the country began registering the ll of the virus in january, officials have reported no do deaths. infections have also dropped. and all 32 caseame from overseas travelers who enter china. but there are real qstions abouwhether the govement is underreporting. >> many have suggested that the figures here cannot possibly catching all the cases. neither all the infections, nor the deaths. matter.ay, doesn't really what matters is the trend. if the loop goes like that, or likehat, it doesn't really matter how high. they can be 10

images that spark a vindication or hopelessness off to 405 days in custody cardinal george pell walks free from ministry in prison into a monastery a decision felt acutely by sexual abuse survivors. now. and in his earth. and. it's it's he. really. it was a year ago that the cardinal was convicted of sexually assaulting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. making it the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse to rock the roman catholic church the cardinal has always maintained his innocence the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me in a statement he says he holds no ill will to his accuser stressing that he does not want his acquittal to add to the hurt and business so many feel his supporters in the church say they've always believed in his innocence. my own sense was headed an understanding of the. news when he said using a simple accepted that but also accepted the processes of the courts that has come to his conclusion. the decision came from a strongly as highest court marking the end of a complex 3 year legal battle there were no celebrations from the vatican but a

he left prison today a free man australia's high court has thrown out the conviction of cardinal george pell 1st child sex abuse. i would like to pray for all those who suffer unjust sentences and resulting from persecution. and to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with americans asking what is the coronavirus doing to our democracy it is a valid question especially today especially in the state of wisconsin residents there have been told by their governor to stay at home in order to slow the spread of the virus but at the same time they are being asked to go to the polling places and cast their vote wisconsin's presidential primary is taking place today the governor postponed the election yesterday but the u.s. supreme court ruled against him wisconsin is now the 1st u.s. state to hold a presidential primary since the stay at home orders were issued for much of america. tests are critically important for we cannot start provides you instead of campaign rallies the 2 remaining candidates are pegged to their living rooms bernie sander

george pell himself has been reacting.nd that this position isa accuser and that this position is a severe injustice. thank you very much indeed. this is bbc news. the headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has spent a second night in hospital and his first in intensive care after his symptoms for coronavirus worsened. political leaders in the uk and around the world have sent their best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery. 0n on that note... 0ur news reporter rich preston is here with me. political friends and foes are sending their best wishes. whatever political colour or flavour you are, the messengers have been coming thick and fast. the chancellor tweeted say... my thoughts tonight are with @borisjohnson and @carriesymonds. i know he'll be getting the best care possible and will come out of this even stronger. justin trudeau... my thoughts are with prime minister @borisjohnson and his family this evening. i wish him a speedy and full recovery. the president of the eu commission. he has added as well it

george pell might get another job back and cardinal george pell might get anotherjob back and realmmething like that third morris dominic most senior person in the vatican. i think that is unlikely because he is 78 years old and he told friends he wants to stay in australia. interestingly the president of the bishops conference in australia, has knowledge that deep divisions that still exist in his country. he said this in a statement today, today's outcome will be welcomed by many but will be devastating for others. there is very little triumph within the church and australia and i think that it church and australia and i think thatitis church and australia and i think that it is most likely that cardinal george pell will see out the rest of his days in australia. though it is worth keeping in mind that because he never had to hand in his right hand, he remains a cardinal and therefore if a papal conclave is called between now and his 80th birthday next year, he could elect the next pope. fascinating. thank you for putting that into contacts as well. thank you so much. turning back

now george pell is a free man after seven judges in the country's highest court ruled that a jury wasthe police, cardinal pell had always maintained his innocence. what a load of absolutely disgraceful rubbish. completely false. madness. in 2018, a jury found george pell guilty of abusing two choirboys at melbourne's st patrick's cathedral in the late 90s, whilst serving as archbishop. he was convicted of five counts of sexual abuse including rape. after losing an appeal, his lawyers came to australia's high court, arguing that the verdict relied too much on the testimony of the alleged victim and ignored other evidence. the judges agreed, saying that the jury should have had some reasonable doubt. cardinal pell said the decision remedied a serious injustice but that he held no ill will to his accuser. he added that the trial was not a referendum on the catholic church, or on the way its officials dealt with the crime of paedophilia. at the time of his arrest, cardinal pell was in charge of the vatican's finances and one of the pope's closest advisers. now his future is unclear. well,

and it's the final appeal for disgraced cardinal george pell the highest ranking catholic church figure to be convicted of child sex abuse . britain's prime minister barak's johnson is in hospital with symptoms 10 days after he tested positive for covert 90 a spokesperson said it was a precautionary measure johnson would continue to lead the government earlier queen elizabeth made a rare televised address to the nation she urged the british people to remain united. and resolute to overcome the outbreak numbers released from spain meanwhile show the daily death toll there is continuing to fall 637 people died there in the last 24 hours that nearly 40 from the previous day and japanese prime minister shinzo are begun steps towards declaring a state of emergency is in factions surge of crossed major cities jonah begins our coverage 2 weeks into the u.k.'s lockdown and deserted city scenes are testament to a new way of life most people staying home for as long as science and the government decide they must also on lockdown in windsor castle her residence outside london the queen 93 years ol

to sexually abuse the 2 boys in the short time frame the prosecution said it took place george pell released a statement saying i do not want my acquittal to add to the hurt and bitterness so many feel however much trial was not iraq on the catholic church has consistently maintained his innocence has released now clears the way for unpublished findings from his trial as royal commission into institutional child sex abuse to be made public pell gave evidence to the commission that his findings concerning peleg christian dyer's and that now this has prices right schools that his findings will be released. in the pale what remains a cardinal and his acquittal has vindicated the pope's decision not to strip him of his clothes. cottle's but often so much negative publicity many are questioning whether he 10 continue to hold that position or any other within the vatican the response of the catholic church to child sexual abuse ever rule has been. sluggish and best an appalling you know at worst and it's time really for the of the catholic church to not just use the trading words protecti

images that spark of vindication or hopelessness after $405.00 days in custody cardinal george pell walks free from an australian prison into a monastery a decision felt acutely by sexual abuse survivors. in any earth. it's it's he. really. it was a year ago that the cardinal was convicted of sexually assaulting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. making it the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse to rock the roman catholic church the cardinal has always maintained his innocence the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me in a statement he says he holds no ill will to his accuser stressing that he does not want his acquittal to add to the hurt and business so many feel his supporters in the church say they've always believed in his innocence. my own sense. and understanding of the man. when he said use innocent accepted best but also accepted the processes of the courts and that has come to its conclusion. the decision came from a strangely as highest court marking the end of a complex 3 year legal battle there were no celebrations from the vatican but at mass on tuesday t

in australia cardinal george pell has walked free from prison after the high court overturned his convictions for child sex abuse pal who was once a senior figure in the vast and was serving a 6 year jail term but have maintained his innocence lost and rome pope francis didn't mention by name although he made a remark about the process persecution of innocent people images that spark a vindication or hopelessness after 405 days in custody cardinal george pell walks free from ministry in prison into a monastery a decision felt acutely by sexual abuse survivors. i'm just now not. in any earth are you now. and. it's it's he. really. it was a year ago that the cardinal was convicted of sexually assaulting 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. making it the most high profile case of alleged historical sex abuse to rock the roman catholic church the cardinal has always maintained his innocence. the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me in a statement he says he holds no ill will to his accuser stressing that he does not want his acquittal to add to the hurt and business so many feel his supporters in

headlines making news this hour australia's high court has overturned the conviction of cardinal george pell on child sex abuse charges the senior catholic church figure was serving a 6 year prison term but had maintained his innocence the high court found that the digital jury and an appeals court had made ben has been released from prison after serving over $400.00 days. ukrainian authorities say there has been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fire in the exclusion zone around the disused. an official who. has since withdrawn the state. they have identified a possible missed. prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist. and his fiance. was investigating organized crime a former soldier he did guilty to the contract killing. 2 motor racing formula one team bosses have met to discuss ways of protecting the sport from financial problems caused by the us with the reduction of the budget under consideration williams became the 3rd team. while the team's driver executives have to take a 20 percent pay cut the decision. and racing point 8 races of the season have a

headlines making news this hour australia's high court has overturned the conviction of cardinal george pell on child sex abuse charges the senior catholic church figure was serving a 6 year prison term but had been tamed his innocence the high court found the evidence should have caused the original jury to doubt the claims 70 year 78 year old cardinal pell is to walk free. ukrainian authorities say there's been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the chernobyl exclusion zone around the disused nuclear power plant an official who earlier claimed radiation levels were higher than normal has since withdrawn the statement police say they have identified a possible arsonist. lockdowns surveillance arrests e.u. governments are taking measures to curb the spread of the corona virus that would have seemed impossible just weeks ago such restrictions on civil liberties a deemed a matter of life and death but activist worry that when the crisis is over emergency measures could become part of the new normal. this is europe and a lockdown measures that are unprecedented in peace

. -- george pell has walked free from a prison outside melbourne. -- pell said a serious injustice has been remedied. >> my trial was not a referendum on the catholic church. the point was whether i had committed these awful crimes and i did not. ♪ prosecution relied heavily on the testimony of the one surviving accuser who said pell sexually assaulted him and another boy in a melbourne cathedral whilile he was archbishop there. the judges found a lower court failed to consider whether the offenses had not taken place. a support group said the decision would be crushing for abuse survivors. freedom andhas his many abuse victims have never been free, trapped in the crimes that ruined their lives. >> once regarded as the vatican's third-highest ranking official, he -- pell still faces other potential lawsuits. concludes our coverage. please stay with us. ♪ >> part of his flock did not survive. winter -- nobefore luck. i only have 400. worstis every nomad's nightmare -- a glacial winter. the ground freezes, stopping the grass from growing. animals are too weak to survive. a disaster for h

as to whether george pell was guilty or not the number of coronavirus think deaths in europe is now past 50000 but there are signs the rate is leveling off spain germany the u.k. of recorded the fewest deaths in several days that is when the migrants in colombia are choosing to return to their homeland many struggling to find work because of colombia's lock down and so they're making the journey on foot which could take up to 2 weeks millions of venezuelans fled the country in recent years to escape an economic and humanitarian crisis and the governor of new york state andrew cuomo says coronavirus cases may be starting to plateau but he's warned against complacency and has extended the closure of non-essential businesses and schools through to the end of april more than 4700 people have died in new york up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera witness is next. join me steve clemons on the bottom line for your weekly take on u.s. politics and society i'm changing but the institutions frequently don't the system itself is set up to benefit those who understand that you have people who

now george pell is a free man, after sevenjudges in the now george pell is a free man, after seven judgesher evidence. the judges agreed, saying the jury should have had some reasonable doubt. the cardinal said the decision remedied a serious injustice but that he held no ill will to his accuser. he added that the trial was not a referendum on the trial was not a referendum on the catholic church or on the way it‘s officials dealt with the crime of paedophilia. at the time of his arrest, cardinal pell was in charge of the vatican finances and one of the pubs closest advisers. now his future is unclear. i think the options that he‘s got a pretty narrow. i mean, on the rome front, someone narrow. i mean, on the rome front, someone has already been appointed to hisjob in rome, in terms of voting in a conclave to elect the next pope, he will lose that right when he turns 18. the australian catholic church is in a disastrous state with regards to leadership but i don‘t think that cardinal pell is the person will be able to that leadership. survivors of sexual abuse say quashing the verdict in

high court is overturned the conviction of a senior catholic cardinal for child sex abuse cardinal george pell has been freed from jail he was convicted in 2018 of abusing 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. pill was previously the treasurer at the vatican those are your headlines al jazeera world is next. her the. last harshly was a major figure in choosy as resistance to french colonial rule in the 1950. in this film is son celine returns to cheney's ear to retrace his father's footsteps and find out more about how he lived. and died. your long. association. with some the neatly paria. use of a free tuck patty or she's making meth van sant a sucker for city people see their history. seems pretty just real mean of some psycho treat the path to medium as our strategy is and she says me and to so a please. just share a case of p.c. . in this any. gem of hermit nor shama bhana on the amazon paternalism or ever to him as. our letter a new verse jealous killer twisters. filtered component of will touch her fork movie to sue movie kal universe could kill trippy kill commision i'm only pages years down the

court decision to overturn a senior catholic official's conviction for child sex abuse scandal george pell has been freed from jail but the high court ruled that the evidence from someone this is should have raised reasonable doubt about his guilt those are the headlines tell the world is coming up next. for. the. northwest china what's called the singeing autonomous region. in august 28th mean a united nations committee said it had received reports suggesting that new government policies were transforming the region into quote a massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy more than a 1000000 weak is many of the muslims and other ethnic minorities have been rounded up there detained and forcibly indoctrinated all of us many of us will cry. when we align we decided to talk about it. just. tell the world. everyone. what happened what's been happening it's happening now. australian wheat years have been detained while visiting china and their relatives in singeing are under constant surveillance and like other weak years have had their passports confiscated every single people receive

welcome to the program god knows george pell has walked free from prison after australia's highest court overturned his convictions for child sex abuse the senior church figure was serving a 6 year but had maintained his innocence the now 70 of them felt was the highest ranked catholic cleric to have been convicted for sex abuse when he was jailed just over a year ago. correspondent rather may not joins us from sydney for more on this rather good to see you what did the judges have to say in today's decision was certainly this was a list important and controversial judgment by the australian high court judge is found unanimously in code to expose favor they found that it was reasonable doubt reasonable doubt built and it was therefore a significant possibility that an innocent person had being convicted the evidence did not establish guilt rick was it standard of proof michael rule said the main the main thing . we're better of last that line were at their correspondent rather may not from sydney but of course the top story here on the dublin news at the moment is cardinal george bell he

think in another time would have caused big headlines was the sensational acquittal of cardinal george pellf children, jailed in 2018 for six years and on tuesday the high court in australia quashed the verdict and he was set free. a full bench of seven judges ruled unanimously that the original trial had not really considered the possibility that what had been alleged had not happened. pell had been accused of the abuse of two boys in the 1990s, he was, before his arrest and charge, investigating the finances of the vatican and he was very much opposed. he was supported by pope francis who wanted him to do it but he was looking at the murky world of vatican finance and was stopped in his tracks because of this case. to have him freed makes one wonder if he will go back to looking at those murky finances on not. i think that would have delivered some headlines. fascinating stories, jeff we have you back, we had heard you wanted to say we would be obsessed with brexit. the perils of remote broadcasting. there is no question, the december deadline is looming, no resources available to negotia

headlines making news this hour australia's high court has overturned the conviction of cardinal george pell on charges of sexual child abuse the senior catholic church figure was serving a 6 year prison time but had maintained his innocence the high court found the original jury and an appeals court made errors as been released from prison after serving $400.00 days accordance of aki handed down a 23 year prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist and his fiance the couple were shot in the home and 2018 as could check was investigating organized crime a former soldier guilty to carrying out a contract killing. its origins in ukraine say that has been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the chair noble exclusion zone around that is used nuclear power plant an official who earlier claims radiation levels were higher than normal as since withdrawn the state police say they have identified a possible awesomeness. to moderate seeing and formula one team bosses have met to discuss ways of protecting the sport from financial problems caused by the corona viru

other headlines making news this australia's high court has overturned the conviction of cardinal george pell on child sex abuse charges a senior catholic judge figure was serving a 6 year prison term but had maintained his innocence the high court found that would be gentle jury and in the peace corps had made bell has been released from prison after serving over $400.00 days. ukrainian authorities say there has been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the chernobyl exclusion zone around the disused nuclear power plant an official who. of the normal would draw on that statement police say they have identified a possible awesome is. according to the. prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist. and his fiance. 20. was investigating organized crime a former soldier he did guilty to getting out the contract killing. prosecutors in the united states of alleged. thief bribed to vote for russia and the host of 282022 world cups has long faced questions over the bidding process for both but this is the 1st time allegations have been made out in an eagle documen

this is it other news like from a conviction overturned cardinal george pell basic richard of tried sex offenses by australia was against court there was the most senior member of the got the charge to be convicted and jailed of such abuse is also coming up. britain's prime minister abbas has jumped on and does intensive care after his coat on about his symptoms was something as the.

and here are some of the other headlines making news this the former senior catholic george pell has been freed from prison in australia after the high court quashed his conviction for child sexual abuse later arrived at a monastery near melbourne the high court found that the original trial jury have made errors hell was freed after serving more than $400.00 days of a 6 year sentence. the court in slovakia has handed down a 23 year prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist john young could check and his fiance the couple were shot in their home in 2018 as was investigating organized crime former soldier it guilty to carrying out a contract killing. ukrainian authorities say there has been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the chernobyl exclusion zone around the disused nuclear power plant an official who earlier claim to radiation levels were higher than normal has since withdrawn the statement police say they have identified a possible awesomeness. prosecutors in the us have alleged that several former thief fish kills bribes to vote for ru

is high court has overturned a senior catholic cardinals conviction for child sex abuse cardinal george pell is been freed from jail he was convicted in 2018 of abusing 2 choir boys in the 1990 s. . headlines the news continues here now this is the year of the inside story and there is of course al jazeera dot com. al-jazeera. how will africa deal with corona virus the pandemic is slowly reaching the continent for public health care infrastructure and an inability to enforce law what's the impact going to be this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter dobby now it's taken the coronavirus longer to reach africa than other parts of the world but experts are warning of a possible large scale outbreak on the world's poorest continent of 1200000000 people and if europe or the u.s. were struggling to contain the pandemic the potential consequences across that continent are possibly devastating if not catastrophic one example mali has 56 ventilators for a population of $17000000.00 africa is still reporting low numbers of cases compared to europe and china but that could change

well here's some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world a cardinal george pell has been freed from prison in australia after that country's high court threw out his conviction for child sexual abuse hell left prison and was driven to a monastery near melbourne the high court found errors in the original jury trial that trial led to a conviction and a prison sentence of 6 years for pell a court in slovakia has handed down a 23 year prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist. and his fiance the couple were shot in their home back in 2018 as it was investigating organized crime a former soldier pleaded guilty to carrying out the contract killing. germany's largest airline and tonnes is shrinking its fleet and closing down its budget airline subsidiary german wings it's part of a major restructuring as the travel industry grapples with plummeting travel numbers because of the coronavirus and tonnes is said it hoped to find jobs elsewhere in the company for its german wings stamp. our sports news 2 motor racing formula one bosses have taken a pay cut a

here are some of the other headlines making news this hour the former senior catholic george pell has been freed from prison in australia after the high court quashed a conviction for child sexual abuse later arrived at a monastery near melbourne the senior catholic church figure was serving a 6 year prison term but i've maintained his innocence in the high court from the original jury and an appeals court has made errors hell has been released from prison after serving more than $400.00 days. accord in slovakia has handed down a 23 year prison sentence to the killer of investigative journalist john could check and his fiance the couple was shot in their home in 2018 as could she was investigating organized crime a former soldier pleaded guilty to tearing out the contract killing. authorities in ukraine say that has been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the noble exclusion zone around the disused nuclear power plant an official who earlier claimed radiation levels were higher than normal has since withdrawn the statement police have identified a possible ars

george pell has walked free from prison after australia's highest court overturned his convictions for child sex abuse the senior figure was serving a 6 year but had maintained his innocence the now 78 year old was the highest ranked catholic cleric worldwide to have been convicted for sex abuse when he was jailed just over a year ago. joins us from sydney for more on this roger what did the judges have to say in today's decision. well this was clearly an important and extremely controversial judgment strayer i caught 7 judges you know honestly found it was reasonable doubt about jewel felt guilt and there was therefore a significant possibility that an innocent person had been convicted adding that the witness evidence was inconsistent with the complainants account as they put it . this refers to the main issue in this entire case which goes back to the alleged sexual assault of 213 year old club boys patrick's cathedral in melbourne back in the mid ninety's ninety's the defense had always argued that it was not sufficient tucked well to commit the offense is between a hive of activit

as to whether george pell was guilty or not. of a number of coronavirus deaths in europe has now passed 50700000 people have been infected but there are signs the rate is leveling off spain germany in the u.k. for quote of the fewest in several days venezuelan migrants in colombia are choosing to return to their homeland they're struggling to find work because of colombia's lockdown many now making the journey on foot which could take up to 2 weeks and voting in wisconsin's presidential primary will go ahead on tuesday after the u.s. supreme court blocked attempts to delay the vote due to the pandemic earlier the state's supreme court also ruled the primary couldn't be postponed the democratic governor tony evans had ordered the election to be moved back to june the 9th. you're up to date with all the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is next. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. bringing. in current. al-jazeera. welcome to the. today we're joined by the award winning poet and playwright.