Today is november 11th, 2019, which marks the 100th anniversary of veterans day in america. Originally known as armsist day, this is a day when we recognize the service of all u. S. Military veterans. Were delighted to mark this important day with a special event designed to salute americas veterans. Im especially pleased that our guest this evening include a fellow north carolinian who is the nations secretary of veteran affairs, the honorable robert wilky. The society of the cincinnati was our countrys first veterans group. Its particularly fitting that the secretary will be providing remarks. Youll hear a little more about that in just a moment. Were gathered here tonight to listen to a distinguished panel of noted historians who will be discussing the experience of American Veterans since the revolutionary generation more than 240 years ago. I also want to encourage you to return to Anderson House and visit us again and look at our very special museum exhibition, americas first vet
Public spaces be closed to the public until they can be fully cleaned fully sanitized and more important when the number of cases of people with coronavirus starts to drop this is a 2 week long period it starts on thursday march 12th the National Guard will be delivering food and supplies to those people who have been diagnosed and who have been told that they need to stay home until their symptoms clear and they recover theres also the idea that theres not going to be any school certainly theres this is going to have an impact on Small Businesses in this community because theres going to be a real effort to try to dissuade people from going out in public unless they absolutely have to. European Union Leaders have precious set up a 20000000000. 00 Investment Fund to protect the bronx economy from the coronavirus a break its italy is at the forefront of the crisis and has its whole population of 60000000 on lockdown and a u. K. Health minister has tested positive for corona virus doris
Decided to go earlier. Prime minister just said picante has signed a decree to impose an unprecedented large scale quarantine in the long body region home to 10000000 people to limit the spread of covert 19 this invasion. Now we have restrictive measures for a much wider area because it wasnt making any sense to say a lot of small red zones while infections have spread all over a longer day and in the provinces we listed. The decree tells people not to enter or leave lamberty or 11 nearby provinces and tell at least april the 3rd including the countrys Financial Capital mainland and the city of venice theres going to be. Many things that again to be closed like jinns cultural centers. All sorts of areas where people get together in large groups restaurants and bars however appear it appears they will be kept. This comes after italy reported more than 1200 new infections in one day pope francis hes fighting the cold his Council Public appearances and will deliver his regular sunday pray
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A peaceful settlement of the syrian conflict. Tonight at midnight were going to declare a cease fire to make it sustainable all work will be done effectively and rapidly and i must to into the humanitarian crisis in the region all the Syrian People who need help without discrimination will be given i and all the displaced people in the country will be able to be repatriated to their harms meanwhile turkey has deployed a 1000 Police Officers to its border with greece to try to help push back of refugees and migrants into its territory tens of thousands of migrants have been massing on the turkish side of the borders since last week when anchor announced it would no longer stop them from crossing into the e. U. But greece says those trying to enter are doing so illegally turkey has accused greece of using live fire killing for migrants thats been rejected by athens. Nearly 300000000 students globally have been affected by School Closures as countries impose strict measures to contain the