One of the worlds highest infection rates. Of destroying crops and livelihoods swarms of locusts in india and pakistan caused billions of dollars in damage. And in support of the afghan female athletes are being left behind due to a run of bahrain top level football in germany has just presumed that every other women fleet in europe has been cancelled. Its just after 10 am in the u. S. State of minnesota where the death of a black man who was pinned to the ground by a Police Officer a sparked anger not only there but across the country and the states governor has Just Announced that hes fully mobilizing the National Guard for the 1st time in the States History. Im authorizing and talking to general jensen to fully mobilize the minnesota National Guard an action that has never been taken in 164 year history of the minnesota National Guard we will pull in assets as we have been doing and for those minnesotans who are wondering where are the fire trucks where are the police that are out t
God save the United States and this honorable court. This morning we will hear argument in case 19177 the United States agency for International Development versus the alliance for open society international. I note at the outset that Justice Kagen is recused in this case. Mr. Michelle . Justice, may it please20 years ago, the hiv aids the court. Pandemic was devastating the world. In response, president bush proposed since reauthorized three times, the act has committed nearly 80 billion to global aids relief. It has worked. The funding condition at issue here requires recipients to have a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, which Congress Found are coercive practices that spread hivaids. This court held that a flight that condition to respondents, domestic entities violates the unconstitutional conditions doctrine but respondents sought more and the question is whether the condition can still be applied to foreign grant recipients operating abroad. It can, for two reaso
Could bt sell its stake and they refuse to comment on the rumors. Weve got data crossing from germany. All eyes on the growth rate. First quarter gdt number has crossed ni crossed minus 2. 2 the recession should have reached the low point in april given us some market on the back of this data but that contraction will accelerate in the Second Quarter but we are just seeing it number cross. In terms of what we are seeing elsewhere that is minus 1. 9 forecast on the contraction of 1. 6 according to the stats office bringing in annette on the back on these numbers we know various sectors have been hard hit. Autos with a huge slump. What do you make of these numbers of 2. 2 quarter on quarter. It was quite what we expected from the German Economy contracted by 2. 2 quarter by quarter. I was listening into press conference the head of the office saying it is the quarter we are talking about is the quarter where it was like two months not affected by the pan deemia. The lockdown in germany s
Lifting restrictions all too fast busy busy. Why this doctor and others in canada are unable to join the fight against coke 90. Hummus now have all the sporting. Back in. The country. So then the quest to find a Coronavirus Vaccine and get it out around the world is about to step up a Video Conference including president s prime Ministers Health officials and donors will get underway in just a few minutes aiming to raise 8 and a half 1000000000. 00 to speed up research all the while more countries have begun lifting many of the restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic but some are questioning whether its all too soon italy has recorded nearly 29000 deaths the worst toll in europe but it has begun easing measures across the world there have been more than 3 and a half 1000000 infections and some Health Experts fear the reopening in many countries will lead to a 2nd wave President Donald Trump says hes confident of a vaccine by the end of the year but the u. S. Is not joining this europ
Status of u. S. , u. K. Relations. This is about a half an hour. Thank you so much for joining us. If you havent already signed up to my weekly newsletter, its free and you can sign up at mrpolitico. Com, global. And its my pleasure to introduce the new British Ambassador to the United States, karen pierce. Welcome, ambassador. Thank you very much. Its such a pleasure to have you here. Weve got about 30 minutes of a chat now and well get to our questions as well during the conversation. If you havent sent them already, post them on twitter u. S. Ing askpolitico. Weve got great ones rolling in. And ambassador, i wont spend most time about policy, but were in such strange times i thought maybe we could ask questions about how your job is actually unfolding before we get into the meaty stuff. Maybe lets start with the border stuff first. Youve got experience in the u. N. And conflict zones. Thinking about to all of those eras, whats changed from when you start you had out in diplomacy . W