And im a citizen of the world thats certainly because of my own biography. Well, i fled from breslau during the bombardment, including i grew up in a small town. And libraries were how i got to know the world. I visited north africa as a schoolboy. I was 17 or 18 and we drove folks who are going to band through all the north african countries. I was always drawn to Foreign Countries because i had this curiosity about how other people live, think and work. And it was always worth it. Yes, im a citizen of the world, and this is the story of a the story of the final year in the korea of detail a man. He has shaped the german Cultural Landscape of the last decades like few others with his incredible ability to grasp the right moment. Hes been head of the gemma National Library, the driving force behind the lens Famous Museum island, and president of germanys cultural powerhouse. The good to institute, but his last 12 months didnt go as planned. A final official trip to the african continen
And it is fundamentally changing societies, economies, and countries. Today we are here to understand the true impact, which is particularly devastating to developing countries and the most vulnerable communities women, youth, the elderly, and migrants. Most importantly, we are here to find innovative solutions. This the focus of the World Bank Annual meeting, which takes place starting the week of october 12 and convenience Global Leaders from governments, as mrs. , and civil society. Businesses, and civil societies. We will hear from the World Bank President on what it will take to tackle the crisis, and how we can turn this into an opportunity to build a path towards a resilient and inclusive recovery. He will be joined in the president ith of the Stanford School of finance and management. President ar from the of the bank joining us from his office. He has been president of the german centralbank since may 2011. He is a member of the governing council of the ecb, represents germany
Most importantly, we are here to find innovative solutions. This the focus of the World Bank Annual meeting, which takes place starting the week of october 12 and convenience Global Leaders from governments, businesses, and civil societies. We will hear from the World Bank President on what it will take to tackle the crisis, and how we can turn this into an opportunity to build a path towards a resilient and inclusive recovery. He will be joined in conversation with the president of the Stanford School of finance and management. We will hear from the president of the bank joining us from his office. He has been president of the german centralbank since may 2011. He is a member of the governing council of the ecb, represents germany at the imf and under international parties, and has been chairman of the board of directors of the fund for International Settlement since november 2015. Welcome. The virtual floor is yours. Thank you very much, asiya, for your kind words of welcome. It is a
Turns them into hot spots literally. Not a good look at the rising temperatures in the us cities welcome to tomorrow today the science show on t. W. The Northern Hemisphere is 2nd hottest summer since records began is just coming to an end. In the last 140 years theres only been one summer hasa than this 12016 thats here august was particularly roasting the fall of hottest some is all in the last 5 years Climate Change is catching up with us its particularly evident in cities because they become heat islands. Have been heating is the name given to the socalled heat island effect temperatures and towns and cities rise more sharply than in the surrounding areas. Because of the density of streets and buildings and the many people cars and trains all of which produce heat. Spread over the year the mean air temperature in areas is around 1. 00 to 3. 00 degrees celsius warmer than areas outside them only spaces within them. On top of this town and city center has often cooled down far less a
Jubilation in. Sudans government and rebels have signed the landmark peace deal its a dead ending decades of war in the country. Traditional healers in south africa are demanding recognition from the government for their work during the coronavirus and herbalists a better method should be considered in the search for a covert 19. In south africa as it is of the rest of the continent traditional healers often the 1st and last line of defense against illnesses or people who are marginalized and cannot access conventional medicine in fact the w. H. O. Estimates that as many as 80 percent of people in africa consults traditional hes talking to an expert after this report. Traditional. Have taken to the streets to attract government attention. They want to be recognized as frontline witness in the fight against the. One government financial and Technical Support to them to. The banks and. To traditional route but opted. For divorce attendant patients some with suspect sometimes. All my life