i'm samantha simmonds in london.lso in the programme: in the us election campaign, mayor pete buttigieg pulls out. it could be a boost forjoe biden‘s campaign. after the us—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances for peace in afghanistan. life from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. this is newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 10am in the morning in south korea, where the founder of a secretive religious sect is facing possible charges of murder over some of the country's coronavirus deaths. seoul city government has filed a legal complaint with prosecutors against lee man—hee and other leaders of the shincheonji church of jesus. they've been accused of failing to hand over a full list of followers, impeding the authorities‘ attempts to control the outbreak. our seoul correspondent laura bicker reports. the army has been deployed to deal with south korea's latest threat. they're battling th

i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme.n the us election campaign, mayor pete buttigieg pulls out — it could be a boost forjoe biden‘s campaign. after the us—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances for peace in afghanistan. live from our studios in the army has been deployed to deal with south korea's latest threat. they're battling this virus with disinfectant, but as more cases are confirmed, it appears this is a war they're not winning. a lot of public anger has been aimed at this secretive religious sect. the infection has spread rapidly among the followers of shincheonji church ofjesus. and as officials raced to trace the outbreak, it's claimed leaders hid the names of members. now they're being accused of murder. in a rare interview, the church denied all charges. translation: we feel very sorry for causing concern and worry to the people of korea and the world. i understand if people criticise us. but rather than point fingers, we think what's more importan

i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme.—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances

this is worklife, from bbc news, with sally bundock, and samantha simmonds. economic emergency. america's central bank makes another unscheduled slash in the cost of borrowing because of coronavirus. live from london, that's our top story on monday 16th march. as the virus slows down economies around the world the us federal reserve makes a dramtic1% cut to the cost of borrowing and takes action with other central banks to limit the damage — but will it help? investors are not convinced for now — stock markets in asia and europe tumble again — china's factory output collapses with some of the worst numbers ever reported by the world's second biggest economy. and with central banks practically out of ammunition, we'll find out if tax cuts and government spending will be the next economic weapon to fight coronavirus. and we'll hear from one small buisness owner about how his chain of park cafes is struggling, with people staying at home because of coronavirus, and what help he needs to weather the storm and you can be a part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the st

i'm samantha simmonds in london.uld be a boost forjoe biden's campaign. after the us—taliban agreement, the qatari mediator tells us that outside countries could still wreck the chances for peace in afghanistan.

this is worklife, from bbc news, with sally bundock, and samantha simmonds. economic emergency.