Including bill gates bracco barber and illness. And why the global population is expected to shrink by hundreds of millions in the coming decades. Welcome to the Program Egypt is seeking urgent clarification from ethiopia about whether it started to fill the reservoir of africas largest dam of the blue nile Ethiopian State Television reported on wednesday that the filling of the ground renee sonce time had begun a 5000000000. 00 project is the centerpiece of ethiopias bid to become africas biggest power exporter egypt and sudan fear reduced Water Supplies downstream and didnt want the river downed until they reached agreement with ethiopia last month egypt told the un it faces an existential threat from the dam Charles Trafford reports now on the complex regional politics surrounding the project. Its taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5000000000. 00 u t o p s flagship Infrastructure Project is a great source of. National pride. But the grand ethiopian renaissance dam on the blue
Coronavirus vaccine could be developed by the end of the year. Egypt has demanded urgent clarification from ethiopia over whether it started filling a mega dam on the river nile. Ethiopian state media has announced reservoirs are being filled. The controversial project will transform the lives of millions, but control over its waters has led to nearly a decade of contentious negotiations. A final deal has not been reached. Ethiopia is the source of the blue nile, which flows through sudan and merges with the white nile through egypt. At full capacity, the dam, the size of london, will be able to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water. Hydropower will turn on the lights for 70 of ethiopians who currently have no electricity. Egypt relies on the nile for 90 of its water for a population of 100 million. More on how the dam divided the region before it was even completed. Reporter it has taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5 billion. Ethiopias flagship Infrastructure Project is a grea
Blame the jump in new coronavirus inspections on the president s political ambitions. The United Nations warns of a possible half a 1000000 extra deaths from because of conflict 19 the pandemic disrupts the Surgical Supply chain. Im still gal welcome to the Program German chancellor im going to medical has called on the European Union to unite to emerge stronger from its greatest ever challenge the coronavirus pandemic its the 2nd time germany has taken over the presidency of the york council with on sabbatical help speaking of the European Parliament in brussels the chance for them laid out her vision of germany 6 months which will be dominated by economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Welcome the commissions plan for a Recovery Fund for a struggling for struggling european economies. But the chance of a 7 Member States would need to compromise in order to sign off on the Recovery Fund before next months summer recess diffidence than it might in some and if we are willing to
A return to the walk down the critics of the jump in new Coronavirus Infections on the president s political ambitions and the United Nations warning of a possible half a 1000000 extra deaths from aids because of code 19 as the pandemic disrupts the pharmaceutical supply chain. I bring coffee its good to have you with us we begin tonight with breaking news the Prime Minister of the ivory coast do gone. Has died at the age of 61. 00. Was also the ruling partys candidate for the president ial election coming up in october and his death throws that race into disarray the cause of death has not yet been released but he had just returned from 2 months of medical treatment in france well bring you more details as they come in. Here in europe german chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Union. To emerge stronger from its greatest challenge the coronavirus. Holds today to mark the beginning of germanys 6 month presidency of the European Council with the European Union in crisis.
For the surge in new corona virus infections well go live to belgrade and. The german chancellor said her aims for the European Union is germany takes over the presidency of the European Council her main goal is to contain and recover from the pandemic and a grim warning from the United Nations half a 1000000 people could die from aids because of coded 19 of the pandemic means that many each of the patients are not getting the medicines they need to stay aloft. Im going off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all the around the world welcome we start tonight with breaking news the Prime Minister of the ivory coast ahmed do going. As doc at the age of. 61. Bali was also the ruling partys candidate for the president ial election coming up in october his death throws that race into disarray but the cause of death has not yet been released but going to live ali had just received medical treatment for a heart condition in france. Well for more now im joined here at the big t