Saudi aramco releases eagerly awaited results for the 1st quarter well be looking at how the Global Economic crisis is hitting the Worlds Biggest Oil company. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today the krona virus pandemic has brought the work of nurses into sharp focus as they struggle to care for patients suffering from covert 19 now since today is International Nurses day were focusing on the sacrifices theyve been making to save lives starting with a look at the woman credited with creating the modern profession Florence Nightingale today also marks her birth 200 years ago. The original queen of hygiene Florence Nightingale she revolutionized Battlefield Medicine during the crimean war when more british soldiers were dying of infections than battle wounds the principles remain is just think not be the same today as they did you im sure you see i reach it is you need to wash your hands and you need to make sure that the environment is incredibly clean. And. Thanks treating
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. prince charles is reported to have privately described the british government s policy of sending migrants to rwanda as appalling . the comments, reported in the times newspaper, emerged after the high court ruled that the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to the central african country could go ahead next tuesday. we have more on his comments in a moment. but first here s the bbc s mark easton on the legal proceedings. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first migrants are due to make thatjourney next tuesday, with campaigners today failing in their legal bid to stop the removals. the high court in london heard from home office lawyers that six asylum seekers who had been due to be deported have had their removal directions cancelled, but the judge was not persuaded to halt
prince charles is reported to have privately described the british government s policy of sending migrants to rwanda as appalling . the comments, reported in the times newspaper, emerged after the high court ruled that the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to the central african country could go ahead next tuesday. we have more on his comments in a moment but first, here s the bbc s mark easton on the legal proceedings. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first migrants are due to make thatjourney next tuesday with campaigners today failing in their legal bid to stop the removals. the high court in london heard from home office lawyers that six asylum seekers who had been due to be deported have had their removal directions cancelled, but thejudge was not persuaded to halt the flight carrying 31 others, dismissing arguments that the pol