Hello and welcome to the latest edition of it caught up because im now a tiger in Lagos Nigeria im here to bring you interesting and Inspiring Stories on Environmental Issues from across africa and europe but i am not alone my colleagues our joins us on my will be kenya hello sourly. Thanks entry. In Nairobi Kenya welcome to the show heres what we have lined up for you today. We meet environmental activists who are trying to save. The capital of mauritania is on the Atlantic Coast much of it is actually been all sea level on the sea level is rising in kenya we find out how a Solar Energy System is lighting up a group of communities and in senegal just who are coming together to do something about environmental degradation. First leicester in nigeria in the country around just to be precise its a wetland area where they also used to be mined say now the government and local organisations are trying to create new jobs by helping people set up face well thats going to take a. Chill my oka
Prime minister praises the European Union as the peacemaker europe still maintained with briggs that looming he calls on the e. U. To ensure britain almost its pledge is on north not them. And as part of our coverage of the first year of the all terms presidency washington correspondent will be telling us what its like to be on the front line of his war against what he calls the Fake News Media. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us north and south korea have agreed to march under one flag at the Opening Ceremony of next months Winter Olympics the two countries have also agreed to send a joint womens Ice Hockey Team to the tournament if the International Olympic Committee Approved that idea its all a small step towards less tension in the region but it wont be the first time the two koreas have marched together. The two thousand and three World University games they into the stadium under the socalled Korean Unification flag since two thousand they.
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] our meeting will come to order. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on global challenges in the united, in National Security strategies to meet those threats. Its my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses, former sectors of state Henry Kissinger and george shultz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard on the taj. Your careers of service have been unbelievable, been great. We are so honored to have you folks here. I want to begin by reading a brief welcome from our chairman mccain who regrets that is unable to be here for todays hearing, and encoding him now. He says, with the rising global challenges and increasingly complex and competitive strategic environment, America Needs the leadership, wisdom and experience that only statesmen of this stature can provide. This committee and this nation thank you for your service and we are grateful for your continued voices of reasons dur
Government. We begin in nigeria, where 48 people have been killed. Straight away, he is on the line for us. Tell us more about what happened . Well, according to sources in that particular area, of the state, the explosion was called by a suicide bomber who tries today is market day and as people are gathering to partaken buying in the market. They detonated the bombs killing dozens of people. Sources say 50 bodies 47 people have been killed and 82 injuries. Although they have yet to confirm this, but this is what military sources who maimed as well as severely Task Force Member whose are helping the military to keep peace in the area. And area is sadly used to violence. Absolutely. Thats the birthplace of the box carah ham insursy, and we have seen hundreds of People Killed probably as many as 800. Since mohammad took over as president of nigeria, following the elections, and this is largely caused by suicide bombings, not necessarily attacks on military, but suicide bombings like the
Good morning. Im david wessel. Im director of the hutchens senator on fiscal and monetary policy. The hutchens center was formed three years ago now. This is actually our third anniversary, to improve the quality of fiscal and monetary policy, and public understanding of it. And i think that this is actually a very good embodiment of what we had in mind when we started the hutchens center with a generous gift from mr. Hutchens. We believe theres a role for research in both shaping good economic policy, and in helping the public better understand it. And certainly, infrastructure, spending, and investment in Human Capital are one of those things that or two of those things that are often reduced to bumper stickers, sometimes with no evidence whatsoever behind them. I just want to say a word about the hutchens center. As of today, we have done 44 events. Today we will publish our 26th and 27th working papers. Weve done 19 explainers, part of our public understanding, and produced one com