struggling good to contain the flames. argentina has experienced 3 consecutive years of severe drought and heat waves. ah, is al jazeera, these are the top stories. a court in the philippines is acquitted nobel prize winning journalist, maria reserve, all 4 charges of tax evasion, rights group say the legal cases, a part of a larger crackdown or media freedom that began under former president rodrigo to tirty. maria theresa told al jazeera how she felt after the verdict. i m cautiously optimistic. look these for tax evasion, charges where exactly we re business. so look, and nomics rule of law and press freedom meet our president. president mark last is in douglas switzerland right now, trying to get investors to come look at the philippines. this is a good 1st step forward to restoring that. i think we have to still wait and see. i m optimistic. there s a ray of light. i hope it widens and it becomes a sunny day. the un, her centered, top ranked women as part of its highest
Former Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa told a Japanese court Wednesday he believed the compensation for his predecessor Carlos Ghosn was too low by international standards, and so he supported Ghosn s retirement packages to prevent him from leaving. Mr. Ghosn had outstanding abilities and achievements, Saikawa said, testifying in Tokyo District Court in the criminal trial of Greg Kelly, a former senior executive at Nissan Motor Co. We needed to prepare for Mr. Ghosn s eventual retirement to keep him motivated and to have him continue to work for Nissan, he said in answer to a prosecutor s questioning. Saikawa worked closely with Ghosn and succeeded Ghosn as CEO in 2017. After Ghosn was arrested in November 2018, he denounced Ghosn.
we have cutting health care costs while boosting the productivity and value. several people came to us about solving the cost equation. we spend about twice per person as other rich nations but with better results. we need open patient access for medical data. why? what you and i spend on health care each year is faster than the rise of inflation. the nation spent 2.5 trillion on health care in 2010. that s trillion with a t. nearly a third of that is wasted on unnecessary tests and medications. another 56 billion is spent on medical liability, mostly defensive medicine, as doctors run up the tab to cover their you-know-what. no wonder we ranked third in cost but number 27 in quality of care. and remember, 56 million americans are still uninsured, and every dollar of health care waste is someone s dollar of income. they won t give it up without a fight. a task force organizer. welcome, bob. it s great to see you. great to see you, matt. it s great that they re weighing in
why? what you and i spend on health care each year is faster than the rise of inflation. the nation spent 2.5 trillion on health care in 2010. that s trillion with a t. nearly a third of that is wasted on unnecessary tests and medications. another 56 billion is spent on medical liability, mostly defensive medicine, as doctors run up the tab to cover their you-know-what. no wonder we ranked third in cost but number 27 in quality of care. and remember, 56 million americans are still uninsured, and every dollar of health care waste is someone s dollar of income. they won t give it up without a fight. a task force organizer. welcome, bob. it s great to see you. great to see you, matt. it s great that they re weighing in with this new report. give us the headlines. what s new here in terms of what people need to know about how we can get a handle on these surging health costs? we have a lot of recommendations and people can go to our web site and they ll see the recommendati