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World Update Episodes

  1. Coronavirus: Californians ordered to stay at home

    Governor Gavin Newsom said people should only leave their homes if necessary

  2. Coronavirus: Italy cases continue to rise

    475 people died in Italy on Wednesday due to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak

  3. Coronavirus: calls for a β€˜stronger WHO’

    A World Health Organisation adviser says information sharing isn’t where it needs to be

  4. EU imposes non-essential travel ban

    Pressure on EU for better coronavirus coordination increases

  5. Coronavirus: mass closures across the US

    New York City closes bars and restaurants

  6. Global markets continue to reel from coronavirus impact

    European shares sink to their lowest level in four years

  7. US puts travel restrictions from Europe

    The UK and Ireland are not included in the ban

  8. Biden extends lead in White House race

    The former vice-president beat rival Bernie Sanders in the Michigan Democratic primary

  9. Italy begins first day of full lock down

    The entire country is told to stay at home

  10. Coronavirus: Italian death toll soars

    366 people have died across Italy. Travel restrictions are in place.

  11. Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday prayers

    Iran has extended temporary suspension of Friday prayers as number of cases rise.

  12. Can Russia prevent a fully fledged war between Turkey and Syria?

    Erdogan to meet up with Putin in Moscow to discuss Syria

  13. Super Tuesday: Big win for Biden

    Joe Biden wins 9 of the 14 states that voted to pick a Democratic White House candidate

  14. South Korea in a 'state of war' against coronavirus

    South Korea's president has put his country on a war footing to fight the disease

  15. Coronavirus: Leader of South Korea cult accused of murder by covering up virus apologises

    South Korea mayor urges ten million residents to work from home.

  16. Idlib: Turkish troops killed in Syrian airstrike

    Russia, who are supporting Syria, denies any involvement.

  17. Coronavirus spreads to at least 47 countries

    Number of new Covid-19 cases detected outside China is greater than those found within

  18. India PM appeals for calm as riots in capital city sees at least 20 killed

    Delhi is experiencing the worst violence in decades over controversial citizenship law

  19. Coronavirus: life in Italy under lock-down

    We hear from a resident of one of Lombardy's "yellow zones"

  20. President Trump makes first state visit to India

    The president addressed thousands at a rally in the state of Gujarat

  21. Elections in Iran: voting starts

    A more hard-line parliament, loyal to the country's supreme leader, is expected

  22. Nine dead after German shooting

    A gunman opened fire on two shisha bars in the city of Hanau

  23. Coronavirus: Passengers allowed to leave cruise ship

    Passengers are disembarking quarantined cruise ship in Japan

  24. Coronavirus: Apple revenue warning

    Companies and Asian governments fear the worsening economic impact of the coronavirus.

  25. Coronavirus: people in Hong Kong are β€œangry”

    Panic-buying of goods increases tension in Hong Kong

  26. Life in Wuhan, China

    A glimpse into the daily lives of those who've been isolated for weeks due to Coronavirus

  27. Dresden marks the 75th anniversary of bombing raid

    On the 13th February 1945 the allied bombing of Dresden began. 25,000 people were killed.

  28. Coronavirus: life onboard the Diamond Princess

    174 people on board are now infected by Covid 19, the new name for the coronavirus.

  29. Coronavirus death toll crosses 1,000

    Senior Chinese officials have been 'removed' from their posts

  30. South Korea makes Oscars history

    "Parasite" becomes the first non English language film to win the Best Picture Oscar.

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