Im british by the day. Welcome to news asia. Glad you could join us. He highways leading to the indian capital of delhi, blocked as thousands of farmers protest against new agricultural laws passed by. The government. Farmers are demanding a rollback of the laws. Claim me, they removed a government assured grain purchase scheme that acted as a safety net for them. The government has assured the scheme will continue, but farmers convinced these 20000. 00 farmers arent going anywhere. Their trucks and tractors are blocking the major highways near indias capital. Each one of our tractors is loaded with rations up to 4 months. Until the time the government reverses these new agricultural laws, none of us will go back to the farmers field. Their livelihoods are threatened. They fear that the government will stop buying grain at guarantee prices. The worry is that this could leave them at the mercy of corporations who wont pay enough for their crops. Prime minister, Narendra Modi is trying t
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An isolated island despite concerns from the un and Rights Groups. But some backlash and boycotts the nikkei adverts that has provoked debate about diversity in japan. And im here to stay with your sports olympic organizers say the games will cost an extra 2400000000. 00 because of the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But more than one of a half 1000000 people have now died from cave in 1000 worldwide and a 3rd of those deaths happened in just the last 2 months several countries have been reporting Record Numbers of deaths and new cases among them is italy which just did its highest daily death toll on thursday since the start of the pandemic. Its introducing new restrictions including limiting movement between regions and in the worlds worst affected country the United States hospital admissions and fatalities have also reached you hives the president elect joe biden says he will make masks mandates during his 1st 3 months in office is on the 1st day i am on our grade to say
Im terry martin. Good to have you with us. The u. S. Death toll in the corona virus pandemic has now surpassed a quarter of a 1000000 people by far. d the highest National Toll worldwide infections are soaring to new highs across the country. New york city was the epicenter of the u. S. Outbreak earlier this year. Now its decided to close all Public Schools again as it fights a resurgence of the virus. Its an unseasonably at the last week of school for children across new york city. Classrooms are shifting to online manning until further notice. Its the latest in a theories of new restrictions in the state. Parents and students alike are unhappy. Its super unfortunate that these kids are going to be denied an education, but we can go eat dinner inside a restaurant for too long to be able to get it kind of are a little sad its thats what passes for the carrots or go with the citys mayor feels the same way workers i want to for as much as we are unhappy today that this moment was reached
Been as they pointed. Out it was of course a legal accord to trash the law but it also just one president whatever you want they can. Be dont expect joe biden to restore the reputation of kassam say mommy is someone who for with u. S. Troops again cited a National Kind of. Person by him is going to do that. But i do but i do think it is going to try diplomacy with iran and you know if you try to promise as i tried to say in the book i mean the mistake of people often make is going to run can be complex because they listen to the anti american ism of the Islamic Republic and its leadership and the thing that this means that they wont be able to negotiate with the rest of the u. S. Its not true its never been true as you pointed out there has been many instances of not just the motion but military collaboration in afghanistan iraq and other places not so Many Americans are giving are told about that in the media just set the scene like you did in the book of where kos emslie money came f