Hello im daryn jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week. We are now the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world. We are independent and we do not the. Middle east Oil President trump wants u. S. Troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on wars and the billions of men taining us military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on. Big Silicon Valley tech good could escalate a trade will with the United States well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops station that more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of iran 2nd most powerful figure a cost him sin
Military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on big Silicon Valley tech that could escalate a trade war with the United States. Well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops stationed at more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of iran 2nd most powerful figure cost him soon the money by u. S. Drone strike has led to the deployment of more troops to iraq and one iran hit back and tensions appear to have eased for now a shadow war goes on which raises the question how much does the United States spend on its presence in the middle east well since 911. 00 taxpayers in the United States have spent 6. 00 trillion dollars on wars in afghanistan iraq and syria thats according t
Troops out of the middle east we take a look at the trillions spent on wars and the billions of men taining us military bases. Also this week the hog and pork industry has taken a hit from african swine flu in china and asia but does the Meat Industry need to change to save the planet. Frances digital tax on big Silicon Valley tech that could escalate a trade war with the United States. Well right now there are 200000 u. S. Troops stationed at more than 800 bases in 70 countries and territories outside the United States despite President Trumps pledges to end the endless wars the number of troops in the middle east has increased well the assassination of irans 2nd most powerful figure qassam soon the money by u. S. Drone strike has led to the deployment of more troops to iraq and one iran hit back and tensions appear to have eased for now a shadow war goes on which raises the question how much does the United States spend on its presence in the middle east well since 911. 00 taxpayers
Technology. Coming up in the next hour, secret project. Have a team to working on Satellite Technology to be an Internet Services to devices. It will allow it to bypass Wireless Networks. Latest. Plus a pay raise. The reins, akes receiving a 242 million exception package. Details. Ve and big tech in 2019. Of the ent from one most anticipated ipos to a floundering company just survive. O we look at what it faces in the new year. But first to our top story, loomberg was the first to report that the iphone maker has a secret team working on a Satellite Technology. To find new ways to bring data directly to its devices. According to people familiar with the matter. He company has got a dozen engineers from the aerospace antenna Design Industries working on the project with the hope of deploying their results years. Five for more i want to bring in bloomberg technologies. What do we know about the so far . We know its top secret. Its operating like a startup inside apple. Has the ear of tim
The worlds population killing approximately 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio just started a third case worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Everyday vaccines are saving lives. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. There is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening the publichealth law. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the u. S. Generations and exemptions were granted for legitimate political reasons. However in my home state of texas, the number of unvaccinated children who spiked since 2003 when they expanded the exemptions to include non medical reasons. The 57,000 last year we are seeing this played out across the country and innocent children are falling ill. Health officials have confirmed 21 cases in texas this year and 1261 nationwide. 6