Nations agree on the terms of what could be the worlds biggest trade pact. Iran has announced that its taking another step away from the 2050 nuclear deal its already broken some limits as it puts pressure on its european only European Countries to get a new agreement more than a year after the u. S. Withdrew from the 2015 deal germanys foreign minister has urged iran to return to the original accord saying its behavior is unacceptable to iran says that its now operating twice as many advanced centrifuges as were banned there called i os 6 is and can produce and reached uranium 10 times faster than those allowed under the accord critics say the new technology could give the country a quicker way to produce a Nuclear Weapon but iran insists that thats not its purpose. Irans announcement comes on the 40th anniversary of the seizure of the u. S. Embassy in tehran when 52. 00 american citizens were detained for more than 400. 00 days there were rallies in irans capital to mark the annivers
Our tap water clear safe and clean. For decades now this loophole has exempted hydrofracking and gas Storage Companies from this law, even though every other Energy Industry including oil and Coal Industries is legally obligated to comply. If big oil can comply with this law, so can gas companies. This special exemption is unfair its unnecessary and its unsafe, and my amendment would finally remove it from the law. I urge my colleagues not to let this chance pass us by. Thank you. I ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . Ms. Murkowski mr. President. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The yeas and nays are ordered. The senator from alaska. Ms. Murkowski mr. President claiming the one minute in opposition here, as the senator from new york has described this would apply the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water act to underground ejection of natural gas. Currently the Safe Drinking Water act expressly prohi
I was seven when kennedy ran for president. Was so excited. It was the eight sacrament to be for john f. Kennedy. At passed out literature in my neighborhood about it. I remember a woman slamming the door and saying, i dont support papist to be added not know what that was. It was a big deal to us. There was a lot of anticatholic prejudice. I was seven at the time, but i have a very vivid memory of our principal walking into our second grade class from at band nine school in silver crews, new york. Only two things i remember after that was when i got home, standing on the coffee table and my father holding me while i was crying and the drums. And then on sunday, on the tv and watching live oslo being shot by ruby. What got you interested in politics . Guest honestly, john f. Kennedy did. That is one reason why i did the book. I have always had it in the back of my mind. I wanted to write about this once the had the time and resources to do it. We tried, we are doing a big project on ke
Good morning, it is a rather grey, cloudy weekend ahead of us but at least it is a little more mild than of late. I will have all the details coming up shortly. Its saturday 28 november. Our top story just days before Englands National lockdown ends, mps are being told that hospitals could be overwhelmed if they dont back new restrictions. The lockdown comes to an End Next Week to re replaced by the return of three tiers on wednesday. That he are tougher than when they were first in place and they are being opposed by some conservative backbenchers. But writing in the times newspaper, Cabinet Office minister michael gove said that politicians need to take responsibility for difficult decisions. Heres our Political Correspondent, Jonathan Blake. Preparing for life after lockdown, under much tighter measures than before. Kent will be one of the places in tia three of the new system which many conservative mps argue is unfair. Why is it that we went into lockdown a few weeks ago in tier o
The us has overtaken china and italy to become the country that has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 people have been confirmed positive. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump predicted the nation would get back to work pretty quickly. As countries in europe continue to be worst affected, leaders of the 620 countries have promised to do whatever it takes to minimise the damage to livelihoods. Theyre injecting 5 trillion into the global economy. There have been more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours. In the uk, 115 people have died from coronavirus in just 2a hours. The British Government has announced a multi billion pound rescue package for the self employed theyll now be able to claim 80 of their average monthly profits from the state. Now on bbc news its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. As