A perfect cocktail for street protests speak to the Vice President of ecuador plus kenyas cash crunch the competition lining up to take netflix is. Counting the cost on aljazeera. The explosion of Plastic Waste across the world threatens the very survival of the light on our planet. Every year up to 12000000. 00 metric tons of plastic and oceans. From poisoning marine life to littering landscapes and cloaking waterways Plastic Waste and the environment is set to trickle in the next decades the problem is so vast it can seem overwhelming by reimagining this waste as a result we can begin to redress the balance im tony kenya in cameroon where a young entrepreneur is turning the tide on Plastic Waste by building boats out of bottles and on the back of a cop in the u. K. Well one company is tackling a really sticky plastic problem also making unique and sustainable products in the process. Here in cameroons economic capital while the scale of the countrys plastic problem is painfully clear
Faithful around the globe celebrate christmas. Pope francis delivering his traditional Christmas Day blessing. He prayed for comfort for the syrian people. President trump attended services in west palm beach, florida, near his maralago estate. The queen will deliver the message. From the small steps, not the giant leaps that bring about the most lasting change. After north korea said it was planning a Christmas Gift for the u. S. , President Trump downplayed the threat. Maybe its a present where he sends me a beautiful vase as opposed to a missile test. Bethlehem hosted the annual christmas celebration. Bethlehem said to be the birth place of jesus christ. All that. Last minute shopping paid off. A person in a grinch suit showed up with bags of cash. And made it rain. A all that matters. Time to check santa in north america air Space Defense command or nor add. Follow santas trip around the globe every Christmas Eve. The International Space station is teaming up with norad to track sa
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
Prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] will be er the house in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Pray. In conroy let us god of the ages, we give you hanks for giving us another day. We continue to ask you to be peoples re in the house. Olitical energy is high, yet, we ask that you bless the members with wisdom and as they continue toward the end of the first session. Work to be completed result in blessings for our the funding of the government for the next year. Send a healing pirit upon this assembly, upon our nation. Much harsh language and have been heard in the chamber. Ambassadors of peace and reconciliation so that hope inicans might have a united future. May all that is done be for your honor and glory. Amen. Speaker pursuant to Section House resolution 758, the days of the last proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be ed by the gentlewoman from california, mrs. Torres. Mrs. Torres please join after me. I pledge alle
Courts. And in the spirit of christmas volunteers in lebanon feed those struggling in the economic crisis sparked by political chaos. Hello its being called a mockery and anything but justice the end result of a saudi trial into the killing of a journalist. As both criticism from the u. N. Special investigator and condemnation from Rights Groups where 5 people have been sentenced to death but their identities havent been revealed after the closed door trial in riyadh it cleared former royal aide Southall Khatami widely suspected of being a ringleader and that mohammed. Was a saudi consul general in istanbul where the Washington Post columnist was murdered former deputy intelligence chief. Was released for insufficient evidence 3 other people received jail terms totaling 24 years when the kingdom has denied any links to the hit squad killing but some of the team work for the Saudi Crown Prince has more. 14 months after Jamal Khashoggi was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in is