Necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter to 0. I have the ok youre watching the stream home edition today well its happened i still clips around the world while the world has been tackling a Global Pandemic are they making a resurgence you can weigh in on the conversation via each in the comments section we would love to hear from you your we can put your takes your questions your concerns drive very expert panel and you can be in the street. Im going to say hello to the guests the guests will introduce themselves to you yogi it is good to see you can you tell everybody who you are. Hi good evening from manila philippines my name is gary engels breasts and i am Senior Analyst for the International Crisis group been working in the southern philippines and mindanao for the last 7 years started my assignment was c
Government has shifted focus from saving lives to saving the economy. Counting the cost on aljazeera. I am fairly ok you are watching the stream home edition today or this happens i still groups around the world while the world has been tackling a Global Pandemic are they making a resurgence you can weigh in on the conversation via each in the comments section we would love to hear from war we can put your takes your questions your concerns very expert panel and you can be in the screen. Im going to say hello to the guess the guests will introduce themselves to you yogi it is good to see you can you tell everybody who you are. Hi good evening from manila philippines my name is curity ng abreast and i am Senior Analyst for the International Crisis group life in working in the southern philippines and mindanao for the last 7 years started my assignment was crisis group end of last year and im now very happy to be here with you and thanks for having happened to have you feel im welcome to
Youre watching our to International Coming to live from the russian capital where its just turned 9 pm welcome to the program we start with breaking news this hour as the iraqi army says 10 rockets have hit a base housing u. S. Military personnel near baghdad its unknown if there are any casualties at this time the attack is the latest on u. S. And coalition facilities in iraq and well be bringing you more on this story as it develops. And other news the World Health Organization has declared that the corona virus can now be labeled as a pandemic. In the ponds 2 weeks the number of cases 90 you know. Increases so as to unfold. And the number of affected countries has 3 people we have that for many of the us system and that quoted 19 can be. Used as a pandemic. The number of infections has now topped more than 118000 across the globe with more than 4000 deaths the corona virus has spread to 114 countries with numbers growing by the day in the race to find a vaccine for the virus scienti
The broadcasting studios in moscow this is r. T. International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Now former Army Intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has attempted suicide in her jail so her lawyers say now according to the reports she was found still breathing by a guard and rushed to the hospital she is now said to be fighting for her life Chelsea Manning was being held in detention for refusing to testify before a grand jury regarding wiki leaks and Julian Assange she leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wiki leaks while serving in the u. S. Army and spent 7 years in prison manning said last may that she would rather starve to death and then give testimony in the investigation of course were following the situation and well keep you posted as we get more information on. We spoke to journalist daniel pearl as are about the possible repercussions. That Chelsea Manning attempted suicide shows a highly punitive nature of this entire u. S. Investigatio
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 with the recognition u. S. Leadership might not really return in the way it has been in the past. This is where i think it would be interesting to see where japan would head. Ill collect a question or two and let the panel respond and turn over to matt. If you have questions for the panel, now is your chance. Youll get another shot with matts panel and then over coffee. We have mics. I teach at American University and used to be an american diplomat. Listening to the presentation of japans interests and objectives in this situation, one cant help thinking that there is tremendous value to japan in having a close, cooperative relationship with south korea in the region and in these multilateral organizations and yet theres some obvious tensions in that relationship. I would love to hear from our japanese intellects why you think the japanese elite are prioritizing other issues instead of getting long with south korea and what y