From Oil Giant Shell of the environmental damage caused by will for this team deal they go back. A method he held welcome to the Program Germany is imposing a travel ban on countries most affected by new coronavirus variants the measure came into effect just alice ago and will remain until at least the 17th of february early and says the restrictions on necessary to prevent a surge in new infections. The fear of new coronavirus mutations is real in germany its also one of the main concerns for German Authorities to prevent them from spreading fast in the country the government has now announced a new travel restrictions the interior ministry has imposed an entry by until the 17th of february for travelers from countries that are particularly affected by them brazil ireland portugal south africa the u. K. List so 2 and a swat team. Mutations have not hit germany as hard as other countries but a radio hospital in berlin was forced to halt admissions after several cases were fond of the m
Lot and im just astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation and what were going to dog is have a hearing today about some solutions, and senator leahy and myself will sit down and find a way to create somee kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know theyre doing it at the world bank, that i like the fund idea where the world kd of comes together under amecan leadership to solve the problem. So too are two colleagues, thank you very much for your leadership and senator leahy. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. With all joking they goes back and forth, i think it safe to say that the chairman and i feel very strongly about this. We do wt to help. Senator whitehouse and i were in vietnam last year. We met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic poltion, had a great meeting. S. White house was a star at that, but heres a country with a 2000mile coastline, and when i say we, that means all huma
First families, 200 years of private life in the white house. He served as a consultant to the smithsonian, and was the National First ladys library historian until 2017. Hes currently writing camera girl for simon and schuster. So welcome, carl. Thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the White House Historical association today and very honored to give you a little bit of a back ground about Florence Harding and the book. I have to tell you, as is often said, a parent should not really have per se a favorite child, and, you know, i think an author shouldnt perhaps have a favorite book. But i will say that the research of this book, and then the unique promotion that i did for the book will always be a very important part of my life. I started writing this book, researching this book at a time when there was still the sun was just setting on the last generation of people who knew the hardings firsthand. Of course, they were Young Children and one or two had almost been teen
About 10 years ago. He came and visited the museum, gave a presentation on his book, and we have not managed to get him back here. We tried. He was going to come in april of this year, but of course things got out of hand, and we had to postpone that event indefinitely to talk on one of his other books. But im sure most of our viewers here today know many of johns books. Hell from the heavens, for crew and country, and tin can titans, which one the elliott won the Elliott Morrison naval literacy award. It was awarded regarded naval history. So congratulations on that. Many years belated. As i mentioned, john was supposed to come in april, and thankfully we were able to work in the Distance Learning team to bring these programs to you all. This one, specifically, has to do with our theme of the end of the war, specifically the 75th anniversary of the end of the war. We will get right do it so we can try to get as many of the audience questions, asked and answered by john. But im going t
A low and welcome to this special edition of conflict zone on the crisis in hong kong. Over the last year, weve interviewed several probate janan prodemocracy figures, and we challenge them all to justify what theyve done and said some of their arguments have clearly failed to stand the test of time. Make the law a leading prodemocracy activist fled to london in june after a warrant was issued for his arrest. This week i asked him if youd ever believed his movement could take on beijing. And when i think we have already achieved a lot of things with demonstrate the courage and bravery of how calm people and making sure the well knows that well received and collaborating in combating the authoritarian expansion of china. So i think we have awakened the world, but the result isnt in doubt, is it, china will get its way, bridging will get its way, wont it . Well, beijing has been suppressing hong kong people at the cost of our basic freedom. And as a matter of fact, the world has been rea