What next for people is stronger than the someplace that. Is so strong that they can not be down. We celebrate the 30th anniversary for unification october 3rd on d. W. Case loads have been lower than forecast but the pandemic is hitting africas economy hard destructing tourism and other crucial sectors. With work at a standstill for many theres less money for food and shelter here in the Lavender Hill section of cape town volunteers are ever present to feed the homeless and show. Fictions are on the rise and lives are becoming more precarious. The pandemic meanwhile rages across the african continent cases in algeria and egypt are on the decline but are ticking up in morocco and tunisia. What would another wave of covert 1000. 00 mean for region already so hard hit. And welcome to georgia goes cold in 1000 special events in berlin its good to have you with us 3000000 people in south africa have lost their work because of the pandemic and as a result many have lost their homes correspo
Medical oxygen is running out. And the space project thats no longer just Science Fiction or europes planning to save the world from catastrophic collision with asteroids hollywood star. As well come to the program on the line has given 1st state of the Union Address as European Commission president and that she set out a vision for making the European Union more resilient and uniteds to confront future crises on the line double down on the goals she set out when she took office last december. Also love underly in ahead of her 1st arab state of the union speech waiting to unveil more ambitious climate goals for the block we need to go faster and we need to do things better the European Commission is proposing to increase the 2030 targets for Emission Reduction to at least 55 percent catching emissions and becoming climate neutral by 20. 00 to 50. 00 are part of the European Green deal one of underlined speed priorities at the situation taken partly due to the mounting pressure of clima
People whose lives have been changed with the help of technology. But we still its in iran where theres increasing opposition to the regime and activists are looking for allies abroad. Just town do angry citizens voice their opposition in an all star terry in country like iran. For months that have been regular protests against the government in tehran its in turn has often responded with brutal force. Then in early january the u. S. Announced it had killed customs cillian money irans top general. Images of rallies with hundreds of thousands of grief stricken iranians was seen around the world many of them may have attended under pressure from a government keen to present a nation united against america. In respond. Stay around targeted u. S. Military bases and accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176. 00 on board and triggering more antigovernment protests within iran many iranians abroad have also long been vocal about their opposition to the regime. In frankf
People whose lives have been changed with the help of technology. But we starts in iran where theres increasing opposition to the regime and activists are looking for allies abroad which. Just town do angry citizens voice their opposition in an all star terry and country like iran. For months that have been regular protests against the government in tehran its in turn has often responded with brutal force. Then in early january the u. S. Announced it had killed kasem sulaimani irans top general. Images of rallies with hundreds of thousands of grief stricken iranians was seen around the world many of them may have attended under pressure from a government came to present a nation united against america. In response tehran targeted u. S. Military bases and accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing all 176. 00 on board and triggering more antigovernment protests within iran many iranians abroad have also long been vocal about their opposition to the regime. In frankfurt at
Then to honduras. We are gathered here today to demand an independent investigation of her murder to end u. S. Military aid to honduras and to stand against the coup in 2009 that led to these events. Protesters are continuing to push the Obama Administration to stop funding the honduran military following the assassination of indigenous activist Berta Caceres. Well get the latest. Then, immigration agents target undocumented students heading to high school. I just wanted to express how devastating the event is to families here at Riverside High School to have wildin detained. There is so much fear and are committed to because, unfortunately, he is not the only child they have detained. Amy we will look at the case of Wildin Acosta who was detained in january as he prepared to drive to high school in durham, North Carolina. Four months later, he remains locked up, facing deportation to honduras. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peac