Land and sea but the key for the call to not use. You can always go to the big danger would have been too much water with just a little bit more water wed have had deeper oceans maybe tens of thousands of meters deeper and wed have had no land just one big ocean when it was no surface no interaction and no possibility of environments favorable to life itself we can wonder if the fact that earth had just the right amount of water to have 70 percent oceans continents and then interactions was what made life possible i mean that in. The palms of hydrothermal springs provide an ideal environment in which the chemistry of life can get started water heat and chemical elements rising from under the surface that teardrop you need to be primitive earth was definitely chemistry and level a dirty Chemistry Lab where you have a beer with. Lots of components all mixed up with a lot of changing of parameters and condition its a metal book will take on the shop. For several hundreds of millions of ye
A massive jump takes the german new coronavirus caseload to over 4000 thats the highest number in a single day since early april. And chinas race against a possible 2nd wave of beijing says a vaccine could be ready by the end of the year but experts say the return of the pandemic could come sooner. I brought thomas good to have you with us today in the United States the 2 candidates vying for the vice presidency have sparred over the coronavirus and other contentious issues republican Vice President mike pence and his democratic challenger come on harris clashing over the trumpet monistic astray sions response to the pandemic with paris. Hammering there Coronavirus Task force working in the white house other hot bush button issues the president s choice for the open seat on the Supreme Court abortion and the ongoing unrest in american cities. Joining us now for analysis is our correspondent stuff and simons in washington good to see you stefan what was your impression of the candidates
Currently on trial in germany these are some of the victims families in front of a court in court lins a visual to remember those who were disappeared or killed in syria its the 1st time suspected perpetrators are standing trial to face charges of crimes against humanity the principle of universal jurisdiction allows prosecution to take place in germany even though the crimes against humanity were committed in syria. Mahmud is one of those who are closely following the Court Proceedings she is one of the countless syrians whose families have fallen victim to the civil war thats why she left her home country and fled to germany and now she has hope for long awaited justice. Mahmud in her apartment in the german capital of berlin the opponent of the regime in syria lives here on her own in exile isnt she this is my husband. Says 2012 hes been missing disappearing in a prison run by the syrian secret service. Just like her son my here. Theyve been mediators for the opposition and had been
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia tensions between china and taiwan have hit a high not seen in years most recently chinese warplanes crossed to the median line the Narrow Strait separating the 2 sides over the past week thats according to taiwans president high in one the United States plays a role in all this says taiwans main supporter the trumpet administration plans to sell taiwan billions of dollars in weapons from missiles to Surveillance Drones in order to shore up its defenses against any potential attack by beijing taiwan is a democracy with a separate government but president xi jinping considers it a part of his peoples republic of china. Over ousting reception for taiwans leader as she meets air force offices at one of the territories most important to military bases. President sighing when he was there to deliver a special message following a spike in tensions between time in china so were thinking of as a commander in chief of our National Armed forces i want to assur
Hello its good to have your Company African leaders say it is time for the continent to be given a greater role at the United Nations now in the un was formed 75 years ago only 4 african countries were part of the Organization Today all 54. 00 countries are among the 193. 00 Member States off which only russia the u. S. China and the United Kingdom and france all permanent members of the Security Council that is the uns highest Decision Making body. Now in their addresses to this years General Assembly which was moved mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic the president s off south africa and nigeria called for africa to be given permanent seats on the Security Council on the 75th anniversary of the u. And we repeat our core for greater representation of african countries on the Security Council and that this be taken up with urgency and that intergovernmental negotiations it is only through every form and inclusive you and Security Council that we will be able to collect to