A virus spread. Why do we parent and when well. Consider through the topics covered in the weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. Science friday. This week on the world story. British sheep farmers fear for their livelihoods. Dangerous apportions in kenya but we begin in the south caucasus where Armed Conflict between armenia and azerbaijan continued this week despite a cease fire the 2 nations from the former soviet union are employed old in a dispute over the now gone the car park region which has already cost the lives of many civilians. On the ruins of what used to be her life. Her neighborhood was destroyed in the missile attack over the weekend. For home 100 years. This is from where the rocket came there were houses everywhere here but they were hit and everything got destroyed. The small Spor
Thanksgiving. Power play, the government marshalling the federal government to hang on and president elect biden brushing it off. I just think its an embarrassment, quite frankly. Just ahead, how long can republicans go without evidence of widespread fraud . Some in the Republican Party raising National Security concerns as the president shakes up the pentagon. On life support . The Supreme Court at last hears arguments on the effort to throw out obamacare. This morning the signals from justices, the most conservative court in a generation may leave the law in place. Breaking overnight, hurricane watch is issued for parts of the gulf coast as eta shifts and turns back towards florida. Millions now bracing for a second landfall. This morning, the timing track of the dangerous storm. All that plus out of this world. From the first steps on the moon to the very first selfie in space. The rare photos from nasas golden age now going up for auction. And best golf shot ever . Jon rahm skipped
A powerful and influential country but its also very very far away and its trying to influence a conflict with deep historical roots that stretch back decades if not centuries you just mentioned the conflict dates back to the ele ninetys its actually a war thats older than the soldiers fighting it whats the mood like in armenia what are people saying about this. Well most of the armenians ive spoken to seem very very determined i mean its easy to say that of course when this type of conflict starts people often rally around the flag theres a lot of patriotism that you can see and you can see that in the streets here i mean theres lots of people Walking Around in military uniforms you see armenian flags everywhere lots of advertisements on t. V. On the radio encouraging people to support the troops but the people ive talked to take it a little bit further than that i mean i talked to several parents of soldiers who are basically they were they were volunteers they werent actually formal
Been seriously injured and tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes the Weather Service describes fire conditions there as the most dangerous this year. People in germany are bracing for strict new rules aimed at slowing the spread of cold with 19 amid a big surge in infections chancellor merkel and state leaders will reveal on wednesday which for a stretch and theyll impose and whats being called a lock down light. As the day that we found our land follow us on twitter and instagram acting that way and it is our visit our website dot com. For. Corona virus cases are exploding on both sides of the atlantic more people are getting sick and hospital intensive care units are filling up the surge so strong here in europe that we could soon become the epicenter of this pandemic yet again to slow the spread ireland has started a total lockdown for a 2nd time in france and spain there are evening curfews again and in italy anger police clashing with protesters who say if the vi
On not quite as cuba tries to modernize women are still fighting for gender equality. And all that glitters is not gold sometimes its mica in india child miners collect a mineral widely used in cosmetics. Cellphones and Electronic Devices all contain cobalt and gold medals that are often extracted in some of the worlds poorest regions and conflict zones and or hazardous conditions. 1000000. 00 children between the ages of 5. 17 are forced to work in these mineral mines according to the organization stop child labor on average they earn less than 2. 00 a day mining Raw Materials for a sector that sees revenues totaling 700000000000. 00 a year the global Mineral Industry is booming but the poor and vulnerable are paying the price. Come out every and her 5 year old son roger turned the earth in search of mica the glittering mineral plays a vital role in this regions economy for many people mining the raw material is the only way to survive. Children working for hours in the blistering sun