A global surge in coronavirus cases forces some countries to reimpose their lock down restrictions the death toll from unrest in ethiopia nearly doubles to 166 after the killing of a popular singer. And exit polls show caray shows ruling party leading in the parliamentary election amid a recession and the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks for joining us Irans Atomic Energy Organization has revealed that fridays fire at the next hons Nuclear Facility has caused significant damage a spokesman said the fire could slow down development on production of advanced centrifuges and that iran would replace the damaged building with a bigger one that had more advanced equipment another fire broke out at a power station in southwest iran on saturday knocking out electricity in the city of. Well Irans Parliament before minister was heckled and called a liar during a speech outlining the president s foreign and economic policies. Jeffard zarif was Briefing Parliament and defending the government he was i
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A surprise victory in croatia parliamentary election. With. Other drivers joined together to protest against racism. The details coming up. We begin the news hour in iran where the Atomic Energy organization has revealed that fridays fire at the Natanz Nuclear facility has caused significant damage a spokesman said the fire could slow down to irans development and production of advanced centrifuges and that iran would replace the damaged building with a bigger one that had more advanced equipment another fire broke out at a power station in southwest iran on saturday knocking out electricity in the city if a. Bank has more from to her on on the significance of the announcement about the facility. Significant in the sense that were beginning to have an understanding of the extent of the damage has caused like the Financial Impact now the head of the irans Atomic Energy organization he now he made these comments when he was meeting the National Security and Foreign Policy commission and
Intelligence Committee Heard from former ambassadors and diplomatic officials. House committee on intelligence, first remote hearing. Before we proceed to where were topic today, the impact of the covid19 pandemic in Subsaharan Africa, i want to address some housekeeping matters. Todays session will be conducted on an unclassified basis. Urged tonts are inrain from presenting compliance with House Resolution 965 and resolutions for remote proceedings. Like many of you, i would have preferred to hold this in person in washington, d. C. , but because of the threat of covid19 we remain serious and widespread and are proceeding remotely to ensure the safety of our witnesses, members, staff, and the public. I was hoping that todays hearing would be bipartisan. Unfortunately, our republican colleagues have decided not to dissipate. I hope they will not to participate. I hope they will join us in the future and im committed to continuing our work notwithstanding the pandemic, and both sides o
The first thing i want to say about it is we have a big subject. A tremendously important subject, and truly a difficult subject to deal with today. Its importance lies in the relationship to the transformation of the world in the early modern era. By that, i mean three things. First, the origins and the rise of capitalism around the atlantic, beginning in the late 16th century and continuing thereafter to the present. Secondly, the establishment of european dominance around the world. This is another major theme to which the slave trade is connected. Finally, we are talking today about one of the very foundations of American History. America is the result of the meeting of three very old cultures, and you might say continents. People from europe, people from west africa, and people from native america. Today, we are going to talk about one of those three pillars, the african slave trade. I want to begin with a quote by a very eminent africanamerican scholar activist named w. E. B. Dub