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Chiles camps and shanty towns the stock illustration of unocal the key driving mass protests against the government of president Sebastian Pinera. Im Anthony Howard welcome to the program we begin in washington where u. S. President donald trump has criticized the impeachment hearings calling them a disc rice and in the barracks mint is comments came as 2 senior officials who listened to trumps july phone call with these ukrainian counterpart a lot of missile lansky expressed their concerns about the conversation the former special envoy to ukraine could focus told the probe you should have realized that trump was holding up military aid to give to pressure the country to investigate political rival joe but. 1st to testify on tuesday 2 officials who listened in on that controversial phone call newton and Connell Alexander van man the Top White House expert on ukraine alongside Jennifer Williams an adviser to Vice President mike pence both told the panel they had concerns about the call
Also coming up the 1st comment from iran on last weeks massive antigovernment protests some of the largest in decades they wanted to use the opportunity to carry out this move which was an act of destruction and this move was destroyed by the people. Of European Unions Incoming Commission president as well the parliaments approval for her new team on the line is the 1st woman in the used top job and she has set out some vicious goals including turning the bloc into a green superpower on trying to boost Economic Growth as well as should also have to deal with deep divisions amongst the Member States. Resoundingly approval from the e. U. Parliament confirming the new team of Incoming Commission president lion. Lion is the 1st ever woman Commission President and her team of 26 dont differ too much in profile from the usual brussels career politicians but her ambitions are a marked change her ideas a forward thinking as is the gender balance of her team it is a team with almost. As many wo
For some of the countrys small catholic minority. And 30 years ago today nations around the world committed themselves to them proving the lives of children but despite the progress since then for millions of young people around the world live from aims a daily struggle. I brought in thomas great to have you with us and this the international saying that more than 100 people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in iran the unrest erupting after hikes and fuel prices and authorities responded by shutting down the internet Reigns Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described the protests as a security matter. Very Little Information reaches the outside world from iran authorities have shut down the internet whether there are still protests there and where they may be taking place is difficult to verify. Videos from monday evening show angry demonstrators some are demanding that the government step down the protests were sparked by a drastic increase in the price o
Phone call with his ukrainian counterpart call the conversation inappropriate and improper. And 30 years ago today states around the world committed themselves to improving the lives of children but despite progress since then for millions of young people life from aids a daily struggle. Like in chile the grinding poverty of daily life in chiles slums a stark illustration of the inequality driving mass protests against the government of president sebastian pinera. Im brian thomas great to have you with us and as the international is reporting that more than 100 people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests in iran the unrest rocking after hikes and fuel prices authorities responded by shutting down the internet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described the protest as a Security Matter. Very Little Information reaches the outside world from iran authorities have shut down the internet whether there are still protests there and where they may be taking place is