A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Richelle carey and welcome again to rewind back to 2006 we 1st launched aljazeera english our mission was to seek out documentaries that other channels simply were not doing there on rewind or revisiting some of the best of them to find out how the story has moved on in the years sense today there rewinding to 2011 and japan and the aftermath of the tsunami that followed its biggest ever earthquake and march 11th of that year a magnitude 9 earthquake struck off the coast of northern japan minutes later a massive tsunami followed destroying everything in its path leaving more than 15000 people dead and over 2500 still unaccounted for fort city was devastated by waves of up to 38 meters high a city of almost 60000 inhabitants completely flattened with little warning of the approaching waves many were just unable to make it to Higher
Corona virus as the u. S. Defends withdrawing from the world health organization. Pumping new life into the economy the u. K. Government announces 37000000000. 00 more for a Pandemic Recovery plan. And pulling out thousands caught in the flood waters chinas provinces back on high alert after battling the cone of violence outbreak. And im santa how much and i have all the sporting committing. International cricket makes its return following the corner virus that break it with the 1st test that between england and the west indies held behind closed doors. Ok lets start with some breaking news the Prime Minister the ivory coast im going to wrong has died suddenly he fainted during a Cabinet Meeting on wednesday afternoon he was then taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead he was being lined up as the president ial successor for the Upcoming Elections in november as the Ruling Party Candidate lets go straight to nicolas whos on the phone from us from senegal is capital dhaka nick if
Warns foreign interference in libya has reached unprecedented levels serbias president delays new coronavirus restrictions us protesters keep up the pressure over his handling of the pandemic and forgetting in so some of the past the u. S. President has what he describes as a tremendous relationship with mexico. Thank you very much for joining us ivory coast says facing new Political Uncertainty after the sudden death of its Prime Minister a man who gone quickly but he was also the ruling partys candidate for the upcoming president ial election he can lobstering a Cabinet Meeting and was later confirmed dead in hospital he returned to the country after medical treatment in france just last week in march the 61 year old was picked as a candidate for the president ial election after current president Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a 3rd term aljazeera as nicolas hoch has more from neighboring senegal. This is a big blow for the president because with this death comes a politica
Measures being put in place. Exit polls in poland predict a tight race between the 2 men battling it out to be president. And libya hits out at the u. A. E. Accusing it of being behind a blockade of its Oil Facilities. So theres been another record daily rise in the number of coronavirus cases around the world 230000 people have been infected more than a quarter of those are in the United States and the state of florida is being particularly badly hit it lifted restrictions in may and has just reopened disney well but it is also shots of the new National Record 4 cases in a single day as reports. A new tragic record the largest number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in a single day in a single state of florida more than 15000 confirmed cases and the death toll is rising this is a state that was one of the 1st to reopen its economy and its republican governor was defiant at 1st a lot of people in your profession who wax poetically for weeks and weeks about out florida was going to be jus
Investigation into the treatment of Migrant Workers in malaysia. Thanks for joining us we begin in mali where the state Television Channel has now gone off air after hundreds of antigovernment protesters occupied the building their commanding the resignation of president. There accusing him of failing to solve mali security and economic problems thousands of people are rallying outside government buildings in the capital bamako after protest leaders rejected the president s proposed reforms and theyve now called for a mass Civil Disobedience Campaign and wont stop until kaisa steps down lets bring in nicholas hockeys monitoring developments for us over a neighboring state of god and the protests have been going on for weeks nic but today we saw the taking over of key government buildings. Thats right its really has stepped up today in this movement where weve seen people moving away from just chanting and calling for the government to resign to them taking over Government Institution i