news today a powerful typhoon has hit japan southern islands it's making its way now up the korean peninsula thai food maize. bringing presell rains and dangerous winds authorities in the okinawa region averred residents there to evacuate. the opposition leaders in belarus say they're launching a new political party in an online video they announced a new party called the nestea which means together protests and have been continuing for weeks after disputed election gave longtime president shango another term in office. the french president emmanuel mccall is in the lebanese capital beirut for his 2nd visit since huge explosions devastated the city 4 weeks ago but close visit marks lebanon's creation's independence 100 years ago after 4 centuries of domination by the ottoman empire he's pressing for sweeping reforms and tackle and a condom in absolute tatters and sectarians and tensions can arrive shortly after the lebanese president asked the former ambassador to berlin to form a new government the new pm has the backing of most political parties but what do the people think. hours after being d

a powerful typhoon has hit japan southern islands and is making its way up the korean peninsula thai food has brought to rental rains and dangerous winds authorities in the okinawa region are urging residents to evacuate. germany's economy minister has revised his economic forecast for this year despite the coronavirus recession the economy is expected to shrink by 5.8 percent that's less than feared at the beginning of the pandemic but growth forecasts for next year are going to just sit down. china's foreign minister says that the head of the czech senate crossed a red line by leading a delegation to taiwan media loesch visitor to look further inflamed tension with beijing by calling himself taiwanese during a speech to the island's parliament and china claims taiwan as its own territory. hong kong has begun mass coronavirus testing in an attempt to stop a 3rd wave of infections chief executive kerry lam was among thousands tested but distrust surrounds the program some pro-democracy activists fear that china will use the test to collect d.n.a. data of the hong kong government says