Ukraines underfunded Health Care System stretched to breaking point by the pandemic. With that firsthand account from a doctor whos kind of covert 19 and is back at work fighting to give others the best possible government says protesters who set fire to the countrys Congress Building are guilty of terrorist acts. The demonstrators are furious about cuts to education and health care in the latest batch. I mean the business leader, all eyes were on mine strike up his side, paid for the bush visit on trash day. Im good. How the office, welcome to the program 3 prominent hong kong activists have been detained after pleading guilty to that involvement in last years proto ocracy program. Protests joshua warm ivan, lamb and agnes chao are all expecting jail terms for inciting and organizing an authorised assembly. The charges are related so a protest outside of Police Headquarters in june of last year on punts prodemocracy movement has faulted since beijing imposed a sweeping National Securi
Biden, a warns of lives are at risk if the Trump Administration refuses to coordinate with his Transition Team on the fight against the coronavirus, one small step step in space travel hugely for a private Company Space x. Fair is astronauts to the International Space station, a trip it hopes will soon become routine. And thanks for joining us. It was one of the biggest jewel heist in decades. Now a possible breakthrough in the case of the green volt, one of germanys famous music police flooded the district of current mustve Early Morning raid in connection with the also just 3 suspects arrested in the raid are due to appear in court later on suspicion of organized robbery and awesome. Broke into the dress museum and stole jewelry. Estimated to be worth around 1000000000. 00. Oh, im now joined by chief political correspondent, melinda crane. Belinda, there has been some development of developments in this story. What can you tell us . In fact, the responsible authorities here in berlin
To get jones and berlin. Good to have you with us. And were starting with news from china, which says it has given 2100000000 dollars worth of debt relief to developing countries as part of its trillion dollar belt and road initiative. China has financed Large Infrastructure Projects throughout africa. That critics say have left many poor countries overloaded with debt. Its been called the railway to nowhere. Kenya celebrated the opening of this train connecting its capital nairobi, and the port city, mombasa, in 2017, built in finance for a china. It has now become a symbol of the controversy over chinas presence across the continent. China has loaned over 100000000000. 00 to african countries as part of its transcontinental infrastructure program, known as the bolton road initiative. Many african countries were already crippled under the weight of the money they owe china for projects like the money losing kenyan railway. Now the coronavirus pandemic has made it nearly impossible for
His way out the door, the donald may drawdown or outright end the u. S. Wars in afghanistan and iraq. That, that hit the washington d. C. Where it hurts the most right between its military Industrial Complex legs. In fact, the hill is now reporting that acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller announced on tuesday that President Trump has ordered the pentagon. The pole 2500 u. S. Troops from afghanistan, iraq by mid january. And that the Defense Department will cut the number of troops in that ghana stand from 452500. The number of forces in iraq from 322505 january 15th, just 5 days before joe biden would get sworn in. Naturally cries of National Security dominated the airwaves in response to this news. Yes, it was an all out political news media blitz to convince you that somehow removing us troops and bringing them home from war are now multigenerational wars. That somehow puts them in more danger than being in a never ending war. But that wasnt the only bad news for the pentago
Pentagon to pull 2500 u. S. Troops from afghanistan, iraq, by mid january. And that the Defense Department will cut the number of troops in afghanistan from 452500, the number of forces in iraq from 322505 january 15th, just 5 days before joe biden would get sworn in. Naturally cries of National Security dominated the airwaves in response to this news. Yes, it was an all out political news media blitz to convince you that somehow removing us troops and bringing them home from war are now multigenerational wars. That somehow puts them in more danger than being in a never ending war. But that wasnt the only bad news for the pentagon this week, as it appears once again. They just cant seem to get the old books right. Reuters is now reporting that the pentagon failed, failed its comprehensive audit in fiscal 2 the and fiscal year 2020. Thats the 3rd year. The pentagon has failed since the 1st audit was conducted back in 2018. But apparently my friends there misuse and disregard for keeping