This event. Dr. Smith dir. Markert good evening and welcome. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my markert and i am the executive director here. Smith,ome back douglas longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book, the russian job. You may have noticed that the theater looks a little different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum Youtube Channel so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next. Make sure you have silenced anything that chirps, barks, or beeps. You may know that marjorie post again her russian collection began her russian collection while she was posted to moscow in 1937 and 1938. She was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of buildin
Also coming up Italian Police and soldiers enforcing a quarantine order on 60000000 people to prevent the spread of the corona virus the World Health Organization applauding what he calls italys aggressive policy and its good to talk to the European Union in turkey trying to find a way out of the standoff at the border between turkey and greece. To find out if they can find Common Ground and as germany contemplates professional soccer games without spectators. A step closer to retaining their bundesliga title reign champions recorded. In front of a packed crowd in the. Viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome it has been a day of high drama on Global Financial markets fears. The coronavirus have left a trail of losses across the world share prices plunged with billions being wiped off the value of global indices the Dow Jones Industrial average took a nose dive at the start of trading more than 7 percent of its value was wiped off in just the 1st minute
In as president in separate ceremonies was neither recognizing the others claim to victory in last septembers contested election. Im nick spicer thanks for joining us italy has extended its ante coronavirus measures with a lockdown of the entire country and talian Prime Minister just says that from choose day morning travel restrictions will apply to the whole of italy not just the north as before he said as people need to simply stay at home all sporting events are also to be called off the corona virus has killed more than 460 people across the country. And for the latest were joined from the lead by journalist sylvia bacardi sylvia is this a surprise. Well it is a surprise of course its shocking but at the same time many people were calling for Something Like this so the regents all the president s of their regions in and in agent were asking for an entire closure say has been a surprise but at the same time it was kind of expected and how are telling people reacting in there well i
Femicide clashes erupt at a march in chile Marking International womens day its one of many rallies across latin america in other countries demanding equality and an end to the killing of women by men. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us more than 16000000 people are in northern italy are now sealed off from the rest of the country the government isnt forcing major restrictions on movement to try to control the spread of the corona virus with no one allowed to leave or enter certain areas without good reason to quarantine effects the region of lombardy and other northern provinces and including the cities of milan and venice it. He has the most infections outside of china now recent figures show 7375 confirmed cases there 366 people have died tourists have been told to leave the affected regions immediately for residents daily life will be severely restricted for nearly a month. Roadblocks like these could become a familiar sight across northern italy travelers are asked to
To the killing of women by me. I feel welcome to the program. Global stock markets have plunged over fears about a coronavirus and a conflict among major all producing nations a spark to crushing oil prices collapsed 31. 00 and a half percent at the start of trading brant crude now only costs 31. 00 a barrel thats the lowest price since january 991. 00 of the start of the 1st gulf war so this contributed to a collapse in asian stock markets on monday on the leading Stock Exchange in tokyo the nikkei fell by more than 5 percent while the hang seng in hong kong lost almost 4 meanwhile here in germany the dax has tumbled almost 8 percent at the start of trading though it has since recovered a little bit. They believe financial correspondent chelsea delayed joins us from Frankfurt Germany Financial Capital welcome chelsea how nervous are the markets. I think weve really moved beyond nervousness to real fear driven trading one investor described waking up to the markets this morning as as w