2020 has been quite a challenging and tumultuous year across the globe. Especially, weve seen some devastating effects. Coronavirus across the world and in our region in latin america and in venezuela. In venezuela, as well, we have an internationally recognized interim government that marked its first year, we have a growing humanitarian crisis that entered a new phase and the pandemic with a crippling Health Care System that has already been unable to provide even the most basic medicine to venezuelan people and at the same time an economy thats in hyper inflationary collapse and social unrest across the country. And we also have, as we look to the end of this year, an election in venezuela, in december, that theyre all set to be a sham parliamentary election among increasing opposition. A top priority for International Allies of venezuelan Democratic Forces should be deterring the global web list of activities and external and nonstate partners that help to sustain maduro and his ba
Climate change is an existential threat to life on. The World Health Organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over 250000. 00 people each year. Many fewer governments the failing to respond and its unlikely that the Paris Agreement targets of keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time it pressure groups believe change is possible theyre seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im sure all tore in the us workers are dying activists pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i make them a carbon in the u. K. And ive come to. C known as extinction with these members believe that the only way to environmental chain. Peoples rights. Fearful for the planet they all inherit young people around the world are standing up and demanding a Better Future in the us a growing and passion
Fallout. Also a scare in the skies over syria passengers injured on an israeli in the plane as it tailed by a u. S. Fighter jet. Welcome to the program trying is being accused of using its Diplomatic Missions for widespread spying across the United States and the u. S. Justice Department Says the Consular Office in houston was one of the worst offenders chinese staff and are moving out of that Consular Office after washington told beijing to shut it down the u. S. Says its to protect American Intellectual property Chinas Foreign Ministry called it unjustified in retaliation beijing has ordered the american Consular Office in the southwestern city of chengdu to close and chinas most senior diplomat has blamed. U. S. For all of the current tension he says he still hopes that china and the u. S. Can reach a solution which benefits both countries well for the very latest join kimberly hellcats our White House Correspondent and kimberly breaking news coming out of some francisco this last f
Brian congressman john lewis, why did you name your book across that bridge . Rep. Lewis well, during the past few years, ive been crossing bridges, rivers, mini bridges, bridges of understanding, building bridges, trying to bring people together to create what i like to call the beloved community. Brian where does the Edmond Pettus bridge come into that picture . Rep. Lewis well, the Edmond Pettus bridge is symbolic of so many bridges, but in 1965, when i was much younger, and head of an Organization Called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a group of young people, students, and others, attempted to cross the Edmond Pettus bridge in selma, alabama to march 50 miles from selma to montgomery to dramatize to the nation and to the world that people wanted simply to register to vote. We were walking in twos. And when we arrive at the apex of the bridge down below, we saw a sea of blue, Alabama State troopers. And we continued to walk. And we came within hearing distance of the
Could cause blowback Economic Growth by 700000000000. 00 we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in the government has shifted focus from saving lives to saving the economy. Counting the cost on aljazeera. Climate change is an existential threat to life on. The World Health Organization predicts that in 30 years it will be directly responsible for the deaths of over 250000. 00 people each year. Many fewer governments the failing to respond and its unlikely that the Paris Agreement targets of keeping the global temperature rise below 2 degrees centigrade will be met. But to time and pressure groups believe change is possible this seeking to push urgent Environmental Action to the top of the political agenda. And these movements gathering momentum. Im sure all tore in the u. S. Workers are dying activists pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a Climate Crisis and i know from the carbon in the u. K. And ive come to