Chlorine gas attack. Its time to stop these tell. The u. N. Chief. Calls for an end to attacks on the rebel held syrian district of east and. South korean protesters rally against the north this pressure builds for concessions from washington. For talks. More than half of south sudans people are worried about where their next meal is coming from a stark warning from the United Nations plus. Reviving an industry crippled by civil war the first time film made in sri lanka in four decades its the scream the. Opposition medics in syria say a child has died and a dozen more are being treated after another suspected chlorine gas attack witnesses reported smelling the gas after an explosion in the rebel held on klav of eastern well this video is said to show victims struggling to breathe the Syrian Government has denied using chemical weapons in the war government airstrikes continue in eastern guta despite a cease fire resolution passed by the Un Security Council on saturday. I dont and that
Cornhusks are being turned into kilowatts of electricity, which are going to the National Power grid. We begin this news our in china, where the government has abolished its decades old one child policy. The government has said all couples will be allowed to have two children. China is calling it a proactive response to the countrys aging population. Lets have a look at the impact of chinas onechild policy. In 15 years, china will have the oldest population on the plan net with more than 400 Million People over the age of 60, burdening health care and social services. The government fears the economy will struggle to maintain growth, especially since chinas working age population is drastically shrinking. The United Nations projects it will lose 67 million workers over the next decade. After altering birth rates, china has create a gender gap with more men than women. Chain he in as Health Ministry believes the onechild policy has led to 336 million abortions and nearly 200 million ste
Oak. Reporter hopes fade for finding refugees missing off the coast of greece. The Kansas City Royals go 20 up in baseballs world series. China has announced the end of its onechild policy. The government says all couples will be allowed two children. As bob mcbride reports, it could take years to address the imbalance. The announcement came at the end of the communist partys fourday gathering of its leadership. The strategy sets brood economic goals for chinas developments. It had already been partially relaxed, allowing families where at least one parent is from a onechild family themselves to have two children. Now that is being extended to all couples. The importance of the measure is not so much demographic in terms of encouraging vast new numbers of children to be born, but it is the lifting of a highly restrictive and at times coercive policy. Reporter a number of couples like this couple, havent decided to have another child. For them careers and living costs in beijing are the
Failed. We ask, whether you support continued u. S. Military efforts in syria. If you do, give us a call. Tell us why. If not, give us a call. Also tell us why. You can catch up with us on social media, twitter, facebook or email. A good saturday morning to you. We are talking about the shift in strategy in syria, taking up headlines around the country today. Here is the front page of the financial times. U. S. Abandons project to create syrian rebels. Obamas options narrow in syria. The New York Times, the u. S. Ends effort, admission of failure, plan to provide weapons to groups fighting isis. The decision to scuttle a central piece of the strategy to confront extremists was made after mounting evidence of the Training Mission had resulted in no more than a handful of american coached fighters and comes amidst russias fourfold forceful entry into the syrian conflict, a move president Vladimir Putin we will be talking about it for the first 45 minutes of todays program. For more on th
Good evening, in a surprise move the Supreme Court expanding gay harge in the u. S. , ending delays in five sex unions, several more states are bound by the order, making marriage legal in 30 dates. Randall pinkston joins us from washington. What does this mean for samesex couples . For samesex couples it good news. For others it is open. The Supreme Court had seven petitions on samesex marriage, where the justices could decide whether all americans had a constitutional right to same text marriage. Nor now it extents only to people in certain extend only to people in certain jurisdictions. Reporter the wait is over. Samesex couples in virginia rush to get married hours after a surprise move which the Supreme Court. In indiana. We never expected this day to come. Reporter in utah and beyond, samesex couples expecting a battle were shocked when the justices refused to review several case, effectively upholding law Court Rulings which overturned bans on samesex marriage. It means families