Rain forest, paraguays guerrilla insurgency and the shifting politics of antarctica. He was also the New York Times bureau chief until then, covering issues including president hugo chavezs political movement, columbias long internal war and indigenous politics. Please give a warm welcome to mister simon romero. [applause] thank you for the very kind introduction. I will move on and introduce this wonderful panel i have the privilege of moderating. We have cecilia balli, cultural and apologist and writer at large on texas monthly. Her work focuses on the usmexico border and the history and culture of south texas. Her writing has appeared in harpers magazine and the New York Times. [applause] Angela Kocherga is a multimedia journalist to cover the usmexico border and mexicos interior for television, newspapers, and radio and mexicos border chief for a major broadcasting group. C is the Southern New Mexico border reporter for a special contributor for public radio and television. [applau
U. S. Mexico border. It is my great pleasure to introduce our moderator. Simone romero as a correspondent the New York Times. He covered brazil and other parts of south america and is written on a broad range of issues including river pirates in the amazon, paraguays insurgency and the shifting politics of antarctica. He was based in caracas venezuela for the New York Times as bureau chief where he covered colombian warhe and politics in bolivia. Give a warm welcome to simon romero. [applause] mr. Romero thanks for the kind introduction. I will introduce this wonderful panel i have the pleasure of moderating. Is a journalist and cultural anthropologist and writer at texas monthly. Thework focuses on u. S. Mexico border in the history and culture of south texas. Her writing has appeared in harpers magazine and the New York Times. [applause] angela is a multimedia journalist who has covered the u. S. Mexico border in mexicos interior for television, newspapers and radio and was muska and
A rescue ship to dock at one of its board softer change of policy by the new Coalition Government with more on this heres my london you send my. Yes thats right farley the ocean viking has rescued 82 people who were attempting the dangerous mediterranean crossing from north africa 6 days ago they are now heading to the island of lampedusa after the new Italian Government came to an agreement with some fairly European Union Member States on this matter paul brennan brings us the latest now. The news brought tangible relief to ocean viking after nearly a week in limburg. Place some say he was. The year. That sparked a spontaneous celebration among the rescued migrants in what it is we are very happy about the news it is amazing we are going to arrive in a place where people understand and listen to us very happy to learn that we have some backing and. Its a new Prime Minister just set the context has been in power just a week the Contest Center left Coalition Government supports a more h
Of the redistributions in europe are just words because i am still waiting for the other European Countries that take a few 1000 of those they have already promised to take so this is a surrender obviously one of contest promises to europe was that it really would return to being a refugee camp. Back onboard the migrants are already planning where they might be sent germany has promised to take 25 percent of any refugees rescued in the mediterranean but the rest of the distribution is less clear the subject will certainly come up when e. U. Interior ministers meet in malta on september the 23rd paul brennan aljazeera. Having lost so i had for you here a scuffle between rival protesters in hong kong as they clash over the citys democratic future well have that story and also looking at the top secret u. S. Immigration hearings being held in these tents just across the river from mexico. How i well im pleased to say weve got some welcome rainfall coming into eastern parts of victoria ove
South africa is holding an extraordinary session of its parliament on how to tackle gender based violence president s are around opposer has admitted theres a crisis after growing protests over rape and murder figures show sexual offenses in general murder rates have been rising significantly in south africa over the last decade in 2018 police recorded an average of 58 murders every day while sexual offenses including rape have risen almost 5 percent this year and according to w. H. O. Estimates the famine side rate in south africa is almost 5 times the global average one woman is murdered every 3 hours. For me the middle joins us now live from cape town understand that session is still ongoing in parliament hows it shaping up for me for. The semi president began the session by addressing parliament in acknowledging what he says is a serious crisis of violence and intolerance in south africa used his address to give South Africans an idea of just how bad the situation is with regard to