A survey from the Research Center found americans are not interest in typhoon haiyan. The survey conducted a week after the storm hit Shows Americans donating to the relief effort is trailing behind other recent Natural Disasters. 14 made a donation to charities and 17 plan on doing so. 18 of americans contributed after the hurricane last year and 18 planned to donate. A look at the United States funding and this is heard from the asid members. I want to apologize for being a few moments late. We had a vote on the floor. And some of the members will be arriving as they finish on the floor. Nearly one month ago, the deadliest typhoon hit the philippians with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. The surge reached a height of 40 feet. It killed more than 5600 people. Another 1,759 are listed as misses. 26,000 were injured. It is the strongest storm recorded at landfall and 5th in terms of wind speed. The storm was three and a half times the size of katrina. Last week i led a delegation
Dentists unable to work because of a shortage of protective gear, patients are taking matters into their own hands. A picture of gratitude how a leading portait artist is showing his appreciation for our Health Workers. And coming up on bbc news. European footballs governing body uefa stages further talks as its admits completing the current season will be impossible for some leagues. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The scale of the suffering caused by the coronavirus epidemic here in the uk became clearer today. The office of National Statistics revealed that the number of deaths has risen to its highest level in 20 years nearly double what would be expected at this time of year. In the seven days to april the 10th, there were 18,500 deaths in england and wales. More than 6,000 thats a third of them were linked to coronavirus. In that same week the number of deaths in care homes quadrupled, rising to more than a thousand and there are fears that the number may be high
Khalilzad’s remarks draw grim picture of Afghanistan’s future, says adviser to former government
Updated 08 May 2021
May 08, 2021 18:37
KABUL: The Taliban are not seeking a monopoly of power in Afghanistan, and US-led troops having failed on the battlefield should stop interfering in the country’s matters, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday, as ties between the Taliban and Washington continue to sour.
A new chapter of mistrust has opened between the Taliban and Washington since President Joe Biden last month unilaterally announced that US-led troops would not be withdrawn by May 1 on the basis of an accord the previous administration had signed with the Taliban, but on Sept. 11.