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Brazil coronavirus deaths fourth highest in world
In Brazil, the number of coronavirus fatalities has risen by almost 1,000 in a day bringing the total number of deaths to nearly 29,000.
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Series 5, Episode 2: Deborah Frances-White
Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, author and screenwriter. She’s probably best known for ‘The Guilty Feminist’, which is a hugely successful podcast and brand. She talks to Krishnan about facing up to your own privileges, the lessons she’s learnt from living with a Syrian refugee and why she’s glad her IVF didn’t work. Listen and…
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George Floyd protests spread across the world
America has ‘reached boiling point’. Those are the words of the people on the streets of Minneapolis protesting the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.
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UK prepares for softening of lockdown restrictions from tomorrow
England will ease its lockdown a little further from tomorrow, allowing groups of up to six people to meet – so long as they do so outside and stay two metres apart.
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First space mission by private company arrives at International Space Station
As the first private rocket makes it to the International Space Station – is space now open for business?
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George Floyd death has triggered ‘release of decades worth of frustrations’ – Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart speaks to Matt Frei from Washington DC.
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Back to work: the view from the train
As the lockdown is eased across the country, albeit at different rates, people are returning to work. Transport for London says there’s already been a rise in tube usage. We went to some of London’s transport hubs to meet the people taking essential – and some not so essential – trips, and we asked passengers…
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Government and advisers clash over lockdown easing
Britain is at ‘a very dangerous moment’ according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van Tam who today said the easing of the lockdown must go ‘painstakingly’ slowly.
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Sweeping cuts possible as local councils struggle under coronavirus cost
Councils in England are in danger of being forced to make sweeping cuts if they don’t get more cash, according to the Local Government Association.
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America ablaze as George Floyd protests spread across the country
A teenager has been killed and dozens of protesters have been arrested.
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NAACP division boss on the Floyd protests
Tiffany Loftin is the Director of the Youth College Division of the NAACP which is an American civil rights organisation. She speaks to Channel News from Washington.
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Ending the shut down in Virginia, USA
All of America’s 50 states are lifting lockdown restrictions – but many public health officials are warning that it is too soon.
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What is street harassment and why is it still happening in lockdown?
The UK has been in lockdown for over two months, but social distancing measures haven’t stopped street harassment.
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Bolsonaro’s Brazil becomes coronavirus hotspot
The Brazilian President is struggling to explain why his country is fast becoming one of the worst casualties of the virus.
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Birds of prey become victims of crime
Birds of prey, like the hen harrier, are increasingly the victims of crime – shot and poisoned in some cases to the brink of extinction.
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BAME people more likely to be fined under virus laws, says Liberty
The issue of police stopping and searching people during the lockdown has raised concerns. The civil rights group Liberty says people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds are 54 per cent more likely to be fined under coronavirus laws. And, in London, there’s been a spike in Stop and Searches in the first month of…
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‘Trump confusing everybody about what America stands for and what our role is’ – Madeleine Albright
We’re joined from Washington DC by Madeleine Albright – who was US Secretary of State during President Clinton’s time in office – and the first woman to have that role.
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‘40,000 excess deaths could have been avoided if government had acted responsibly’ – Prof Sir David King
We speak to Sir David King – a former government Chief Scientific Adviser.
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Leading scientists fear easing lockdown too soon could lead to second wave of infections
With England still seeing thousands of Covid infections a day, leading scientists are concerned that relaxing the lockdown rules too soon is risky – and may lead to a second wave of infections.
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Lockdown to be eased in Wales from Monday
More than nine weeks later, plans for easing the restrictions have been announced and they vary across the nations.
