Family institutions have a special affection for david nasaw. s biography of Andrew Carnegie was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, we came to know Andrew Carnegie, one lesson from the book stayed with me and animated my work, and that is the cockeyed optimism was not entirely misplaced. For all the madness you see in the world progress based on reason and can do spirit is indeed possible. The idea keeps me going and this occasion gives me the opportunity to say thank you. In addition to the carnegie biography davids previous books include biographies of Joseph Kennedy and William Randolph hearst. Today we turn to david nasaws supportive not one person but 1 million persons who emerged brutalized yet alive on the day, april 1945. The last million europes displaced persons from world war to cold war is an epic story the texas to the heart of europe during and after world war ii. It describes the movement of millions of people amid shifting borders and general chaos. About
Sweden is used to getting attention. The country has avoided for more restrictions relying instead on a culture of consensus and common sense. But now it too is battling a huge rise in cases. The syrians we see an increasing number of cases in 20 of 21 regions so its absolutely serious what we also see as a consequence is more people being hospitalized we see more cases in intensive care units and more deaths at the file. The swedish Prime Minister stephan lawful and has certainly been taking it seriously hes just ended a period of self isolation off to fears hed been exposed to the virus. Health officials are now urging swedes to stay at home as much as possible half of the countrys regions have put local restrictions in place these included vising people to stop using public transport and to stick clear of indoor spaces such as shops and museums. But unlike other countries there are no fines for violating these recommendations. As previous cases continue to say hospital admissions ri
Imo as a chant welcome to news asia thank you for joining us as coburn 1000 cases climbed around the world once again we take a closer look at the government that has most successfully tackled the pandemic in asia taiwan just 7 people have died of the corona virus there with a total of 570 cases ever recorded as of this tuesday some people have pointed out its island geography as one explanation but take one look at the u. K. And that should dispel any myth about an island advantage in fact taiwan was especially vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of flights going to china every week making its success in the fight against cove it all the more remarkable. Massive. Joyful faces this year taiwans private or a close more than a showcase for the islands liberties but also is achievement in containing coronavirus it seems surreal to many others around the world to severing from the outbreak but here has never been any kind of lock down people have gone through more th
Worlds with close economic ties europe and asia. How they deal with social justice. And what are working conditions like. We visit 8 countries on 2 continents to find out how europe and asia work together. A beacon of hope in the ocean a sea we farm and our own side the end donation capital jakarta could this be the solution to global problems. Nori will definitely think so shes carrying out research into how seaweed can keep the citys clean. Her home country is the worlds 2nd largest plastic polluter after china indonesia processes more than 16000000. 00 tons of Plastic Waste every year over 3000000. 00 tons of it and up in the ocean the government has pledged to reduce this by 70 percent by 2025 its no bishops plan traditional Waste Disposal methods cant keep up thats why indonesia backs pioneering ideas like the one majano is proposing she makes packaging out of seaweed. How can we solve it if we do not have something to replace this plastic because of course we cannot go back to. O
Will talk about this later on, but seems like europe is edging one step closer to that 1. 8 trillion euro recovery fund, which would be huge, particularly as the u. S. Cant get it on stimulus. So huge that the euro barely budgets. [laughter] alix it could be worse. Guy it is big news, but i think there was belief in the market that this is a done deal, and europe will ultimately come to the right conclusion and make the stimulus happen, 1. 8 trillion euros. So i think the market had already priced this one. As you can see, unchanged on eurodollar on the back of that. We are getting the jobs data coming through. 6. 43 islittle light, the number. 6. 5 was the expectation. Actually, the prior number devised down a little bit as well. So maybe a little bit of softer data coming through, but the market doesnt care. The market is looking through the virus. All of the bad virus news, you can put that in the rearview mirror. That certainly seems to be the sentiment right now. Lets dig around w