bringing the total to 15. scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. constitutionally barred from seeking a second term in the countries upcoming election. but if he were running, his chances would not be good. his poll ratings are poor. last year, columbia was gripped by street protests, poverty, inequality and violence remain endemic. president duque is my guest today. could his departure signal columbia s rejection of the traditional ruling elite? president ivan duque. a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank to hardtalk. you so much for allowing me thank you so much for allowing me to be here in the show. it is a pleasure having you in the studio. in a few weeks time, you will be leaving office and the opinion polls in columbia state a clear majority of your people disapprove of th
by an england batter as his side beat new zealand by five wickets to take an unassailable 2 0 lead in the best of three series. on the fifth and final day at trent bridge in nottingham, the hosts were set 299 from 72 overs and they now have the chance to complete a clean sweep in the third and final test at headingley next week. we watched it, trying my best to be out there in the moment, and enjoy every minute of it. these are really special, to be out there and when a test match for your country, out there and when a test match foryour country, i out there and when a test match for your country, i things you dream of reasonable kids, and fortunate to live that dream. reigning champion matteo berrettini is through to the last 16 at the queen s club championship in england after a straight sets win over britain s dan evans. while the us open will allow russian and belarusian players to compete in new york after deciding not to follow wimbledon s lead in banning them. players from the t
about that question, that inequality in columbia, unfortunately, has been there for a long time and when you compare the measures of inequality, but we what had at the end of 2021 was lower than the one we had in 2019. because you know what, we are the country and the government that is leading free public education for the poorest of the poor to go to higher education in columbia. also the government that passed from 3 million beneficiaries of social programmes to 10 million families that have beneficiaries today and another thing that s very important as we look at housing, sources of electricity, it all comes to the multidimensional poverty and our record has shown multidimensional poverty has reached record lows which means the policy that we have been embracing have been producing inequality. it s just the colombian people do not seem to
colombians are saying this could be a turning point election colombia because you represent part of a ruling elite in your country that has had a very firm grip on power for two centuries. mr petero represents a leftist, a former guerrilla, i m not from the elite. colombia could be about to make a revolutionary change. do you think it would be good for your country? do you think it would be good foryour country? first do you think it would be good for your country? first of all, i don t represent any elite whatsoever. i come from a middle income family. my father was the first person in his family to go to college. and i represented also a generation that wanted to put a lot of things in place, and we have done it, and the most interesting thing, stephen, is when you look at the facts, having largest growth, reducing multidimensional poverty, reducing informality, thing able to put the country into a green agenda, and energy transition, a fourth industrial revolution where colombia is