Have turned them into a global sensation. Hello im told me a lot of boy its good to have your Company Political tensions are growing in cameroon 2 weeks ago police used force to end an antigovernment demonstration that called on veteran president paul bia to step down because opponents are demanding change after being ruled by the 87 year old with an iron fist for nearly 4 decades they accuse him of failing to end the bloodshed in the anger phone regions and allowing the country to descend into chaos the protests were called by Opposition Leader maurice come till he has since been accused of insurrection and confined to his home the top news blaze a young manager speak to campus from his house arrest. Newspapers in cameroon carry headlines highlighting the tensions between Opposition Leader maurice come to an oppressed import yes government. Has to come around for almost 4 decades hes made political rival come to hes on a hostile race. And to be a protest 2 weeks ago. Police are statio
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Well that she is one of the most important living poets from the United States. Shes from new york shes 77 years old with garion jewish roots lives in massachusetts now is also a professor of english at Yale University she has also won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 and the National Book award in 2014 for a collection what iris yeah and shes the 1st american to win this prize since up in 2016 but you know he was a musician. Only 4 years ago lets talk a little bit about the prize itself so the jury that decides who gets this prize is the Swedish Academy its swedish literature experts living in sweden which i mean yes right now in the last years theyve theyve talked about maybe expanding their view of the world a little bit how they made good on that promise what is what is the signal what signal are they sending with louise clerk here 1st of all the importance of poetry beside of all that. They really promise and the last is to expand their horizons trying to be more global less european mo
A 2nd wave. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the fridays for future climate protests are resuming around the world today for the 1st time since the pandemic began australias sydney harbor was the 1st to see demonstrators returning with more than 3000. 00 other climbing events planned around the world for the last 6 months protests have been held online the movements figurehead swedish teenager gets a tune berg is joining an event in stockholm more than 400 demonstrations are planned in germany alone organizers have pledged that all of bands will be socially distanced. The fridays for future movement attracted young activists like few other causes in recent years and the young people have been joined by older activists who are bringing their knowledge to the new push to protect the planet. They want Environmental Justice they want it now and they have plenty of company grammas against the right when i was a teenager she demonstrated for feminism now the 66 year old is taki
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