International

World News 8th September
Major criticism of Trump who gave a “press conference” from the White House which is not supposed to be used in the politics/election at all.  He rambled on for 45 minutes just calling people by childish names and making false accusations.  He denies a report that he called soldiers who had died, “suckers” and “losers”.  Many people are very upset.
California has a record heatwave with 49 degrees on Sunday near Los Angeles.  At the same time, there are record, huge forest fires which burn homes and trees and also make air pollution really bad.  Climate change.
The virus is now spreading fast in India with over 4 million cases – the second largest in the world.  Spain has now reached 500 thousand cases.  It looks like France and UK will soon catch up on these figures.
Technology:  A company in California has designed a suit which allows deaf people to feel music.  It is like a harness which goes on the body and there are vibrations on 24 contact points.  It responds to different parts of the sound.  A deaf man who has been using it is very happy.  The company says they also want hearing people to use the suit.  We don’t know if the suit will be too expensive?

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