To the Drug Companies to even the tech companies. ,rude is above 30 a barrel 32. 22. Yield is at 68 basis points. At 7. 1270. An we have president xi speaking today to the world health organization. Coming up later this hour, we will be speaking with the ceo of moderna, which is reporting some good initial promising results for vaccine tests. Us atne bancel will join 10 30 eastern. Guy looking forward to that conversation. The market certainly responding to that. Mostin europe, the beaten up sectors are rising the most strongly today. You can see the mining stocks up by 6. 9 . Car stocks are up really strongly as well. They are all outperforming the stoxx 600, which is up a healthy 3 . The commodity story absolutely front and center, as a result of which we are seeing Commodity Currencies doing very well. You can see the aussie dollar trading up by 1. 15 . Up by 1. 15 . As you say, we are seeing rising around 0. 71 . Vonnie exactly. Chinese president xi jinping addressing the World Hea
Hello and welcome the cross for all things are considered im Peter Lavelle the Atlantic Alliance the bedrock of the post world war 2 Global Security order is slowly but surely unraveling more and more often washington and brussels diverged on important Foreign Policy issues today europe has a choice to defend its interests or fade into oblivion. Crosstalk in the Atlantic Alliance im joined by my guest mark allman an ox. Hes the director of the Crisis Research institute in london we have Jonathan Steele hes an International Affairs commentator also in london we have a real because he is founder of a k. Consulting and a Foreign Affairs analyst or a gentleman crosslike rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate mark let me go to you 1st here and let me just read you 2 quotes here number one foreign minister lavrov in munich saying quote change course speak for its too late and we have the new head of the European Unions Foreign Policy arm he he als
Military strategy. Announcer next, an author discusses the lives of children during the colonial period including their status and justice system. This was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting. Holly brower is professor of history at the university of maryland. She is also author of the book by birth or through consent to go being here onyou cspan3s American History tv. A broadegin with question. How were children viewed in the 16th century, raced on your research, compared to those now in the 21st century . Ms. Brewer there was not as much distinction between childhood and adulthood. Not even close. Children had the legal capacity to do a variety of things and be responsible for things in a way we would not be today. It is almost beyond how we can imagine. For example, i found an example of a fiveyearold putting his mark at the bottom of an apprenticeship contract that binding himself to labor until he turns 24. It was considered legally binding. I found an e
16th century based on research compared to now . Ms. Brewer there was not as much distinction between childhood and adulthood. Not even close. Doldren had the capacity to a variety of things and marie and be responsible for things in a way we would not be today. For example, i found an example of a fiveyearold putting his mark at the bottom of an apprentice it contract a print and ship contract thatnticeship contract bound him to labor. Way there wasal not the same notion of what it what we take for granted now, that children had to have, people had to have meaningful consent to be bound. So childhood and adulthood, there was much more of a continuum and there is now. Life expectancy was what . Ms. Brewer about 40. It was changing rapidly at this point. Of people died before they reached their fifth birthday because of diseases, lack of vaccinations. Childhood diseases killed many more really Young Children. Once you are pastor fifth birthday, Life Expectancy was not bad after you pass
Thank you very much for coming. This report, strategy in indopacific. Thanks to the contributors, it has happened. I appreciate your support in the participation today. We with like to thank japan foundation, center for Global Partnership for their support of this. The opinions in the report belong to the authors. Today after i introduce the report and contributors will talk. Now introduction. This is picture i took. The rise of china and its attitude force the United States to address challenge. Vicepresident mike pence spoke at Hudson Institute, very important, and said government approach using political, economic and military tools as well as propaganda to advance its influence and benefit its interest in the United States. Given the United States need to win the competition, cooperation with likeminded countries is key because historically number of Political Partners has been a factor in the geopolitical struggle. For example, in world war i, the winning side comprised 32 countri