Good evening, everyone. Im the Deputy Director of programs at politics and prose bookstore. Id like to thank you all for joining us this evening. Tonights event is a joint effort with our venue part owners of the marvin theater. I am honored tonight to introduce doctor Jared Diamond. I work with academics every day. We offer over 100 classes yearly with local distinguished professors on subjects such as current and classic literature, history, politics, writing workshops as we are a community of lifelong learners and speaking of learning, Jared Diamond is professor of geography at the university of california los angeles. His work includes five bestselling books and hes here today to talk about the most recent book entitled upheaval turning point for nations, from the firsthand experience the history of the six countries where he lived and was in five of six languages. I asked which language he didnt speak and he said japanese but he had japanese relatives. Upheaval completes the trilo
Mechanism designed to keep the irish border free of checks. In the meantime british Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will do everything he can to prevent the u. K. From leaving the e. U. Without a deal, including calling a noconfidence vote in Prime Minister johnsons government. And, competing in the ensuing general election with a pledge to hold a Second Public vote on brexit. I would agree with president macron, the question of the irish border is fundamentally is fundamental to a lot of things. Process wasproat a step forward. I cannot be negotiated away by anybody else. I think president macron is right to say that they are not going to allow the hard borders to return in ireland. Speaking during a visit to a hill farm, corbin warned of the damage that i know deal brexit could do to jobs and industries, and added the principle is that we will do everything we can to ensure that no deal is taken off the table. South korea will stop exchanging classified intelligence on north
Lower. G seng 8 10 of 1 to what we are going to get out of this Earnings Report coming out that we were alluding to. Composites recovering a little bit, a little bit flat. The aussie market is one of the few that is moving to the upside. Lets have a look at the majors here as well. Of the noises coming out white house as well. Larry kudlow saying the u. S. Would not intervene in the currency market. Donald trump saying im not so sure. That has a bit of uncertainty. Lets go back and look at policy decisions by the bank of japan. The yen depreciating a tad. Momentxit stands at the is causing further weakness for sterling. Possibility that bulgaria might join the euro zone. That is what we have at the moment. Get more from what is going on elsewhere and get to the first word news with su keenan. The u. K. Is deploying another warship to the gulf to escort commercial vessels. Alongsideerate another naval shift amid tensions with iran. The move comes as iran and european powers met to discu
A look at how conservationists are working to keep them a long. Time brian thomas thanks so much for joining us we begin this program in russia where firefighters backed by the countrys air force are struggling to contain vast wildfires that are sweeping across much of siberia the area thats a blaze continues to grow with some 45000 square kilometers already affected Officials Say theyve had to give up their efforts and some of the most remote areas in the hard hit province of trusting your residents are choking on smoke as the flames draw closer. The village of believe is at the front line if the place residents knew they would probably have to evacuate the smokes harmful effects have nearly driven them out already. We are not the 1st fires started in july another 2 weeks after they were theres another fire burning. Kilometer thats the flames were 20 kilometers away. You could only see 20 meters in front of you that was worrying we couldnt see the bears that sometimes wander into the
That has to help you as well as an athlete. Completely, i think it helps just a kind athlete. Completely, i think it helpsjust a kind of athlete. Completely, i think it helps just a kind of see a different perspective and see a different way of playing alongside the able bodied players, that is definitely brilliant. It seems a long time away, birmingham 2022 but to have a major championship on home soil is just something for you to put in the calendar and think there we go, another target in my career. Yes, i competed in london 2012 and that was one of the best experiences of my life. So if it comes even close to that. Youve got team bronze at the last two Paralympic Games as well last two Paralympic Games as well last year commonwealth champion. World champion as well. You are in a very good place at the moment. Absolutely, i had a good year last year and absolutely, i had a good year last yearandi absolutely, i had a good year last year and ijust absolutely, i had a good year last ye