was for the pandemic. and according to researchers. with higher prices and added service charges that many restaurants say are vital to keep them running. more restaurants are offering takeout and delivery services. they re booming. in short restaurants have had to adapt and evolve in order to survive. one of the establishments that didn t survive is bobby flay s restaurant, gato. he s a well-known chef and host of the food network, which is owned by cnn s parent company. he closed the doors of gato just days after lockdown began, and that experience led him to think about who made it through the pandemic and why. over the next hour, bobby flay takes us to restaurants from around the country from oregon, kentucky, new york, introducing us to some of the leading chefs and experts in the food world. he said dining out has changed for good. march 2020. states were shutting down restaurants. that s an industry sector that has literally switched overnight. like so many in th
at the united nations headquarters here in new york city. hello, welcome. sandra smith in new york. and as you can expect, the traffic is thick with the u.n. happening. john: never my favorite time of year, no question about this. this is america reports, the president making his annual address to the u.n. general assembly just hours after vladimir putin made a startling speech to the russian people calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine, claiming he is not bluffing when it comes to his nuclear threats. the president putting putin on notice. just today president putin has made overt nuclear threats against europe, and a reckless disregard for the responsibilities of a nonproliferation regime. we will stand in solidarity of ukraine, solidarity against russia s aggression, period. sandra: the war in ukraine is not the only international crisis being discussed by the president. he reaffirmed america s one china policy just days after saying th
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. russian troops have withdrawn from ukraine s second biggiest city kharkiv, according to its mayor. it s been under constant bombardment since the invasion began. finland tells president putin it plans to join nato, as russia stops supplying the country with electricity, accusing it of not paying for previous deliveries. a ban on buy one get one free deals on unhealthy food in england is to be put on hold for a year. the uk government says it s to help families cope with the cost of living crisis. here in the uk, 50 migrants are told that the government intends to send them to rwanda the first to be removed under new immigration plans. shaun will be here to take you through the afternoon but now bbc news hears stories from people across the uk, who are in constant pain. this is the story of lives that have been changed in an instant. i am a shell of the person that i used to be. i wish i could turn the clock back. this is the story of
hello, and thanks for joining me for unspun world the programme where we tap into the bbc s unrivalled array of experts worldwide to get the unadorned facts about what s really going on. this week, can vladimir putin survive his army s widespread lack of success in ukraine? he sounded as if he was trying to argue that this is not a mistake, believe me as if he was pleading his case in a way. is the war entering a new phase? both sides are trying to assess where they go next, how long they can last, how much ammunition they ve got. and how has it all gone so badly wrong for one of the world s most delightful cities, beirut? the lights have just gone off. 0h, they ve come back on again. is that a thing that people have to go through all the time? 0h, three to four times a day. last monday, victory day in russia, looked like being a moment when we d find out what direction president putin seems to be taking his war in ukraine. would he make nuclear threats against nato? woul