And a government that insists it was open and transparent throughout. There was no cover up at all. With warnings this crisis may yet get worse, we ask can china be trusted if it happens again . This may just be the dress rehearsal. We need to be ready for what could potentially be even a worse pandemic. Tv Chinese Health authorities are still working to identify the virus behind a pneumonia outbreak in the central city of wuhan. Seven months on, the human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is still rising. Worldwide 600,000 dead, nearly 16 million infected, the Global Economy in meltdown. So, how did we get here . This is an Anti Terrorism door. Its designed to reduce drilling for several hours and is also technically explosion proof. Dr Stephen Baker works with some of the worlds most dangerous viruses. He spent 12 years in South East Asia studying how they jump from animals to humans. Early theories about how this coronavirus made the leap include a leakfrom a lab, a scientist doing f
Hello. Four tech giants and their executives have been under the spotlight in the United States, defending themselves against accusations they are too powerful and that their Business Practices are anti competitive. The congressional inquiry has been looking into the market dominance of facebook, amazon, google and apple. Mark zuckerberg, jeff bezos, tim cook and Sundar Pichai have all been questioned, the culmination of a 13 month investigation by american lawmakers. Our tech correspondent James Clayton has been watching the hearing. These four titans of tech run companies that are worth nearly £4 trillion. Today they were grilled over whether their companies are too big, and whether they stifle competition. The richest man in the world, jeff bezos, runs amazon, which accounts for around 40 of Online Retail in the states. Mark zuckerberg is the boss of facebook, instagram and whatsapp, with more than 2 billion users worldwide. Google and youtube is run by this man Sundar Pichai. Arou
Samples from the red planet. Hello and welcome. We start in the United States. President trump has said he doesnt want a delay to novembers election just hours after a tweeting it might be a possibility. Democrats and Republicans United to say the date was enshrined in law and wasnt going to be moved. But speaking at a press conference later, mr trump said the vote might be crooked if postal ballots were used. He offered no evidence for his claim. Heres a little of what the president had to say. I dont want to see an election that. So many years i have been watching elections. And they say the projected winner or the winner of the election. I dont want to see that take place in a week after november, a month after, orfrankly, with litigation and Everything Else that could happen, years. Or you never even know who won the election. You are sending out hundreds of millions of universal mail in ballots. Hundreds of millions. Where are they going, who are they sent to . It is common sense,
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In a few days time, americans will give their verdict on president donald trump. Do they want four more years of mr trump in the white house, or will they opt for the other septuagenarian, joe biden, wholly different in style and worldview . Well, my guest is former republican congressman and loyal Trump Campaigner, Jack Kingston. The polls say trump is in big trouble. Is there good reason to think they are wrong . Theme music plays Jack Kingston in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. You are a loyal Trump Campaigner. It strikes me that, when you are in a position like yours, there is a fine line to tread between optimism and realism. In the spirit of realism can you acknowledge to me that the Trump Campaign is in deep trouble . Well, i would say this, it is a tough competitive race but we know that last time, 2016, we went into election day having hardly won a single poll. I think something is going on in polls. Ive read lot
And will be asking how to get the balance right between cautiousness and the longing for a half way normal life in the face of continuing high infection rates. Like in france, where almost all covey restrictions have been lifted. Despite the summer wave of infections that has just swept across europe, the governments reasoning, 80 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, and infection rates are largely stabled. We asked around in the capital, paris. What do people think of the end of cove . It restrictions dumb you marta is a taxi driver in paris and someone whos still takes the cupboard 19 virus very seriously. Here legislative jordan, dom your keeps mosques and to have sanitizers ready for his passengers. The cab driver nearly lost his father to the corona virus during the 1st wave 2 years ago. An experience let us meet him extra, careful, bianco. He says people should not lower their god either. You, papa, i steer you samantha. My father was in a coma for 10 weeks when he got