Vehicles are targeted in lagos has Rights Groups say the number of demonstrators killed by police on tuesday was higher than previously reported. Protesters keep up the pressure on colombias president to resign as thousands marched through the capital bogota. And in some of the clearest language yet the head of the Roman Catholic church says same sex relationships should be protected by law. We begin in the United States where top intelligence Officials Say russia and iran have both detained some Voter Registration information the directors of National Intelligence and the f. B. I. Say theyll be consequences for any Foreign Countries that interfere in the vote lets go straight to mike hanna in washington d. C. Mike so what are we to make of these claims by the f. B. I. In this press conference now significant is the timing of all of this mike. But it was certainly a very dramatic News Conference hosted by the director of National Intelligence along with the director of the f. B. I. Int
Leads tributes at a memorial for a teacher who was beheaded in paris last week. A round the clock curfew in the nigerian city of lagos after reports demonstrators were shot on tuesday. And they calling on the year of a special need for Young Workers at the polling stations for this years us president ial election. Hello everyone there is a crisis that has overcome so many communities in the United States in addition to the corona virus pandemic it is the fight against opioid addiction and the u. S. Justice department has in the past few hours announced that the drugs manufacturer. Has pleaded guilty over its role in the countrys epidemic in a deal with the u. S. Governments the company is pleading guilty to 3 federal criminal charges and will pay a fine of 8300000000. 00 the owners of the wealthy family have been ordered to pay 225000000. 00 in civil penalties. They lost control and ownership of a company that was worth very significant amounts of money they will have no future involve
Unions saying they too have a right to a family. And drumming home an Anti Government message Indigenous People join the thousands of protesters in the colombian capitol. Nigerian protesters have defined a curfew and faced off against Security Forces in the countrys biggest city as demonstrations against Police Brutality threaten to paralyze the nation a 24 hour curfew has been imposed in lagos the financial heart of africas largest economy thats where Security Forces fired at protests as late on tuesday drawing International Condemnation the Rights Group Amnesty International says at least 12 people were killed that night but i mean the violence on the military the government has not confirmed that but the Nigerian Parliament speaker says its clear that there were casualties its been more than 2 weeks since young people began demonstrating against Police Brutality after a video of a man being beaten by offices allegedly from the special anti robbery squad known as saws went viral repo
We meet with newsmakers and the stories that matter. Welcome to the stream im femi oke a the Global Climate emergency is our holding fast and its taking a toll and some Peoples Mental Health as we start an entire week of shows tied to the covering climate now initiative today we look at a condition known as climate grief one of the symptoms stay with us to find out. Seems like every day brings headlines about catastrophic events tied to Climate Change whether it is storms arctic ice melt or rising sea levels and the impact of Climate Change is a challenge for Mental Health professionals who are now seeing patients with a whole range of illnesses people in communities directly affected by ecological changes are at risk of posttraumatic stress and depression but even those whose lives have not yet been profoundly ordered by Climate Change events may feel deeply about the future for humankind for more we are joined from the costa rican capital san jose by christiana forget as she is found