welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. not so long ago, western powers viewed georgia as a trailblazer for political and economic freedom in the troubled caucasus region. there was talk of the possibility of eventual eu membership or maybe nato. now, well, the talk is of darker trends authoritarianism, repression of opposition and nagging questions about russia s influence. my guest is georgia s president, salome zourabichvili. does georgia currently have more in common with belarus than belgium? president salome zourabichvili in tbilisi. thank you for having me on hardtalk. it is a great pleasure having you on the show. let me ask you a question about your own past. not so long ago, you were the french ambassador in tbilisi, representing france. in that position, what do you think you would have made of the politics of georgia today? first of all, it was 15 years ago that i was the french ambassador to georgia, after having been a daughter of a georgian emigre family in
the us is poised to pass its third major spending package of the pandemic a $1.9 trillion plan that president biden has championed as a way to help struggling americans. the senate approved it on saturday, and later today the house of representatives is due to vote on the senate s version of the bill. the plan calls on the government to send out $1400 per person to those on lower incomes that s anyone who earns less than $75,000. so will this be enough to boost the economy? joining me now from miami is chris campbell, chief strategist at duff & phelps. good morning and welcome to the programme, although it is not morning where you are, i am well aware of that. how much of a game changer is this stimulus for americans? a game changer is this stimulus foramericans? i a game changer is this stimulus for americans? for americans? i think many americans for americans? i think many americans - for americans? i think many americans - $75,000 - for americans? i think many am
killing george floyd. how do you find an un biased jury? and the price of protection we report on the battle to save the coast of the philippines from abandoned coronavirus equipment. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s royal family and its advisors are reeling from a list of damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex in their interview with oprah winfrey. meghan said that she considered taking her own life and that there had been conversations within the royal family about how dark their son archie s skin might be. oprah winfrey has said it wasn t queen elizabeth or the duke of edinburgh who asked prince harry about the colour of his son s skin. so far, buckingham palace has not responded to any of the allegations, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. whatever the palace expected, the reality was worse with meghan describing uncaring attitudes and a racist remark from a member of the royal family.
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) India recorded 614 new coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, while the active cases have increased to 2,311, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.