Customers are told to stay ahead. The. U. S. Warship cheer. For publicly calling for the vessel to be evacuated the navy sea change. Stories from the past 7 days on right up to the moment of well this is the weekly R T International hello and welcome. First the broader picture of where the world currently sits now with 19. Billions of people currently under some sort of luck but the number of coronavirus cases still rise theres no more than 1200000 registered infections more than 67. But over a quarter of a 1000000 people have recovered. Well lets touch in some of the many stories this week starting in israel which made sure all communities abided by Strict Lockdown rules but that proved difficult there are more than a fellows unknown infections there the spite intense Movement Restrictions one hot spot is an ultraorthodox tide where locals are ignoring social distancing advice paulus near discovered. Welcome to mastering one of the oldest jewish neighborhoods in jerusalem now were not
All im sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to our turn to more normal times i also want to thank those of you who was staying at home thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones together we are tackling this disease and i want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we would overcome it i hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge and those who come after us will say the britons of this generation were as strong as any. But the attributes of selfdiscipline of quite good humored resolve and a fellow feeling still characterize this country the pride in who we are is not a part of our past it defines our present and future. The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud it scared an essential workers will be remembered as an e
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This pandemic. As part of our Program Series in conjunction with our exhibit, my america, we welcome layla assad. [applause] her book, me and White Supremacy grew out of an online effort to get people to disassemble how they benefit, and people who leave liberation for others to follow. She is an author, she lived in doha, and theyre excited to announcement this new book has released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [cheers and applause] and number 88, number 88 on usa today. So, with that, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Not here. Oh. Here it comes. There it goes. Can you hear me . No. Can you hear me . No, will you grab the third mic . Sorry about that, a sudden technical that has never happened before. [laughter] its cause the tv is here. [laughte [laughter] you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this fascinating work book and book and re
Disassemble the way they benefit from whiteness and what she calls good ancestors. People who leave a legacy of liberation and others to follow. Shes a writer, speaker and podcast offer, she earned her bachelor of law degree from Lancaster University in the kingdom. Her husband and two children. We are excited to talk with her tonight. We also are excited to announce this new book has already released on the number one bestseller list. [cheering] number 88 on usa today. With that, layla, welcome. Thank you so much. Happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. There we go. Can you hear me . No. Sorry about that. That has never happened before. [laughter] i want to ask a question and hand the mic over to layla so she can hear your. Why do start with a fascinating book, a great exploration of a topic that we are all interested to talk about work tonight but in this book, youre asking white people, particularly quite people in the u. S. Like me to confront racism, you say outright this ca