Thank you all for being here. About to start today by congratulating the people of israel and of the uae. Today is a historic breakthrough for peace. I want to congratulate President Trump on this milestone. He worked hard on this with his team. We worked with the Prime Minister and crown prince who are two visionary leaders who made a big step forward today to change the region. The last time we had an agreement this in the region was 1994 when israel made an agreement with the kingdom of jordan which stopped aggression and brought forward peace. With the last 26 years, there has been a lot of development in the region. Some positive but many that have set the region back. Andas led to lives lost open trinity destroyed. In a region that is had a lot of problems. When President Trump came into office, we had a caliphate for isis in the middle east which was the size of ohio. Instability,of arounds aggression was being felt throughout the region and their proxies were very wellfunded ca
Harris on the democratic ticket. Then, Purdue University associate professor nadia brown joins us for more on the Vice President of canada and the role of black women in american politics. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is thursday, august 13. Joe biden and Kamala Harris made their debut as democratic running mates. With of the ticket now set, harris biggest moments in the spotlight are set to come next week at the Democratic Convention and debate with mike pence. We are asking you how much you Pay Attention to the bottom half of a party ticket. Do you think running mates matter . Phone lines for you to call in, republicans, democrats, independents. You can also send us a text. Do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media, twitter and facebook. A very good thursday morning to you. You can go ahead and start calling in as we begin with this headline from yesterday from political. Mates dont usually matter, they write
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Life rafts are ferried towards turkish waters by a greek coast guard vessel then i apparently the rope is cuts one of the migrants reported that the life raft was left to float around for hours until they were rescued back on the turkish side this kind of expulsion is known as push back and isnt legal once they are angriest migrants have the right to apply for asylum there apparently pushbacks dont take place just on water but also on land aid groups criticized this practice as openly breaching of the European Human Rights Convention the thought of being deported and scares many refugees in greece could they be next i reporter traveled to a refugee camp came to find out. Its a refugee camp near thessaloniki. Adele aotearoa from the Refugee Organization you soar is looking for clues for socalled pushbacks Asylum Seekers are said to have been illegally picked up by greek police and deported to turkey. Yes its happening how often. If the czech woman with syrian roots has been on the trail
Globalization for the rapid spread of the coronavirus globalization is a trap we had bought into a system of Global Networks until that menacing microbe came on to the same virus and struck quarantine measures have a profound effect on nearly all businesses in many different ways for some its been a catastrophe especially the millions whove lost their jobs for others its an opportunity lots of bright ideas hatched during crises but that doesnt mean the process is easy Company Leaders in lockdown have been racking their brains for new ways of dealing with the new normal and trying to constantly adjust to a constantly changing situation. Managers around the world have been in crisis mode for months. Perfect. Early 2020 the world is in lockdown. Our guys. They walk days and difficult is what we deal with all the time. Is the crisis good for us are probably. The coronavirus takes control of their schedules measures to fight the pandemic go straight to their bottom lines the i. M. F. Talks