Can you primarily think of yourself these days. I still think that im very much to see as a book critic. This book is just sort of an extension of that work. Carlos but these days, if you like of a political journalist and hunter lost as well in any ways. And using books as a means to do that kind of work. Pamela and also an author. Did you know that you would always wanted to write a book is a book critic or is it something that you actually kind of steered clear. Carlos i did not have a sense that i wanted to necessarily be an author or write a book on reading other peoples books was putting for me. I worried a little bit that if i went in the process of writing about, i would end up far too sympathetic to the authors. And really for me for my day job. I thank you so been really useful to see what that process is like. In all of the work that goes into creating that finished product that i usually just get at the tail end. Pamela b think it will change as a book critic. Carlos i thin
Live from moscow to the world this is your R T International welcome to the program my names you know neal after a tense often wait joe biden is on course to become the 46 president of the United States but all trump appears adamant that the election was rigged readying lawsuits for the coming week. Ben swan breaks down how it all came to be. Joe biden has officially become the president elect for the United States it was saturday when that announcement was made by a number of media organizations after biden secured more than 270 electoral votes enough to put him over the top he spoke in wilmington delaware tonight alongside the 1st Vice President of the United States come all the harris 1st woman ever to ascend to the position of Vice President heres what harry had to say in introducing the new president bay have elected a president who represents the best and. A leader the world will respect and our children will look up to a commander in chief will respect our troops and keep our co
Muslims across the world protest against the french president s comments on islam while turkeys leader threatens to sue the magazine charlie a bow. And tanzanians vote amid accusations of electoral fraud and Human Rights Violations in a country once praised as a beacon of peace and. It became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring with entire nations locked down and hundreds of millions of people told to stay at home now tougher measures are being imposed across europe after deaths from covert 19 surged by almost 40 percent in the past week doctors in several countries are warning hospitals are just days away from being overwhelmed germany is imposing in emergency months long lockdown closing restaurants and bars but keeping schools open nearly 15000 new infections are reported there in the last 24 hours italy has also registered a record high of nearly 25000 new cases on sunday the government announced restaurants and bars will not be able to do seated service after 6
Improves now imagine what karl said that this time the lockdown would be a little bit more flexible if you like in that schools will remain open universities will shots however people still be able to go for medical appointments and Public Services will remain open so those are things that were shot during the april march april may knock down so little bit more flexibility but still it sounds as if it will be a very Strict Lockdown or germany is also heading into a months long lockdown with restaurants bars and james ordered to shop from monday people will be asked to not travel but schools and shops will remain open chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that he levon 1000000000 dollar Relief Program in the past they both italy and spain have also announced more than 20000 new cases. On through can. We can say that our Health System can cope with the challenged today but if the pace of infections continues like this then we will reach the limits of what the Health Care System can mana
France new restrictions in england and europe grapples with a 2nd wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The. Cries of despair as the conflict have been a goal in a kind of escalates wrecking a ceasefire brokered by russia. We begin with the rest in thailand with thousands of antigovernment protesters have been cleared from outside the Prime Ministers Office in the capital riot police marched on to the streets off to the government declared an emergency early this morning banning Group Gatherings tensions flared as demonstrators rallied around the democracy monument in the halls of bangkok on wednesday Rights Groups say at least 3 protest leaders and dozens of others have been arrested scott hardly joins us live from outside the Government House in bangkok a hub for those protests so scott bring us up to date what is the latest. As you can see behind me this is the area where those protesters were over and it has been cleared and it has been cleaned now what happened kind of as we got to th