To filipino seafarers facing an uncertain future. The u. N. Is warning the pandemic is having an a devastating impact on Indigenous People well beyond that the immediate threat to their health. And research is Prime Minister stepped down after months of pressure related to the killing of his exwife. In School Professional rugby players in new zealand on the Training Field we report on the countrys efforts to secure its National Schools financial future. Now there will be an independent investigation into the World Health Organizations handling of the current virus pandemic the move by Member States comes as economic powers the u. S. And china continue to engage in a war of words over the outbreak thats now killed more than 300. 00. 1000 people china accuses the u. S. Of avoiding responsibility and shifting the blame for its mishandling of the crisis to present on trump threaten to permanently hope funding to the w. H. O. That means the agency would lose its single largest contributor t
Now on bbc news, hardtalk with shaun ley, and he speaks to who advisor david heymann. Hello and welcome to hardtalk, im shaun ley. Get ready is the message from the Health Experts fighting the coronavirus, covid 19. At least 80,000 people are already infected in more than a0 countries, and that number is expected to rise. My guest today is david heymann, professor of Infectious Disease epidemiology at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine. Hes among those advising the World Health Organization on its response to the coronavirus. Is the organisation moving quickly enough or are powerful countries are slowing the whos response this time . Professor david heymann, welcome to hardtalk. Do you think it is on the point of becoming a pandemic . The word pandemic is really a distracting word because it means Different Things to different people. What needs to be done is countries need to do their own Risk Assessment and decide what they can do best, whether its to lock down the vi
All over africa and europe will show you many good ideas and how to protect the environment lets start with giving you a line up or hint of what we have lined up for today. We visit the National Park of two males in Southern China z. A home to wrap animal species that can survive in a very arid environment. In the netherlands we visit a floating park that tackles plastic pollution. And we have a look at how windmills can change the Energy Situation in tanzania all this and more coming up on eco africa. Natural habitats incidents in asia have been threatened by deforestation lifestyle grazing and Climate Change but theres hope for this i would region in two thousand and ten its a nation state made eight thousand hectors east of us to go to nationals. Talk since theyre considerable reforestation and remit so is asian efforts have been made the promise of once again home to ostriches gazelles and a variety of reptiles lets go there and see whats been done so far. Hes been a ranger into ma
Nigeria hi andy. I fairly sure i know one welcome to all of you our viewers out there we do have some new and exciting environmental stories from africa and europe to share with you today such as how people in rwanda are dealing with recycling since the country banned single use plastic bags but thats not all. We also have a company included was that ease producing what its called environmentally friendly like. With discover how it works and vegetables are being grown in the middle of the gyptian desert. And plastic green living we see how some european supermarkets are trying to do away with plastic packaging. In kind of wa more than half of the population makes a living from agriculture the country is the worlds biggest cocoa producer and also grows coffee and fruit most farmers use chemical fertilizers on their fields because its quick and easy but one companys leading the way in making organic fertilizer and its proving to be a big success we want to find out why its making such a
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