Keeping people safe in mogadishu. And a british street artist banksy it goes underground for his latest project a comment on the Current Crisis its message if you dont ask dont get. Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show u. S. President has made good on his threat to end hong kongs a special status trump has signed an executive order to strip the city of its trade privileges and to bring it in line with Mainland China he also announced sanctions against officials and banks involved in beijings crackdown on Civil Liberties in the territory. To their side legislation. And an executive order to hold china accountable for its oppressive actions against the people of hong kong. The hong kong or tanami act which i signed this afternoon passed unanimously through congress this law gives my administration powerful new tools to hold responsible the individuals and the entities involved in extinguishing hong kongs freedom weve all watch what happened not a good situation their freedoms been
A virus spread. Why do we have it and when well. Just through the topics and the weekly radio show its called spectrum if you like and the information on the front of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at the. Pressure is on the from a sector to find a Coronavirus Vaccine its a race for recognition and big bucks but also our lives who get the vaccine 1st world countries or the the after their own interests human else is the quintessential one. And today we face a good public enemy like know what. You need to connect with now nobodys safe and all of us are safe the virus is a global threat Global Cooperation is key but if Market Forces prevail. Any vaccine would reach poorest nations lust. And welcome governments around the world are throwing billions of dollars to be 1st to develop that elusive Coronavirus Vaccine its great the money is flowing what about pooling our resources are al
Morning but over a 1000000 people. So many people are over. There weve never had an empty seat and we certainly were. Also on the day of the uns high commissioner for Refugees Program and he talks about the need for a Global Response to global challenges and if we dont Work Together we wont be able to overcome them hes teaching a lesson every day not that were learning very much and hes teaching us this lesson. Welcome to the day we begin with a u. S. President ial campaign in a time after National Turmoil we know donald trump draws energy from big events and his adoring base but will saturdays comeback rally in tulsa cost him precious Political Capital Health Officials are warning that it has the potential to become a super spreader eventful coronavirus itll be doles in. Wearing of masts will not be compulsory and this in the state of oklahoma which this week has seen a Record Number of the number of new infections soul but critics also accuse the president of being at best deaf to th
Abide by these rules or this vote and to abide by this mechanism but it is not clear if this will work or whether countries will look to secure their own supply 1st a kind of vaccination nationalism. And im my guess really is that both donald trump and china might say at a crucial moment were just looking out for our people to strategically leverage political power. Which is another reason why the e. U. Is massively supporting research the us for its part provide substantial funding but this also helps secure access french pharma giant sun no fee recently announced that the u. S. Has priority in terms of supply but it back down after criticism the company said we are not going to prioritize one country over another but doubts still remain. It cannot be left to the absolute an exclusive control of companies as to who has access to an important drug and when. Doctors without borders welcomes the fact that germany is pumping money into research but its demanding that those who receive pub
A state based actor targeting Public Services government and businesses the Prime Minister is not naming the culprits but the speculation is its china. And as beijing says it has the latest drone a Virus Outbreak under control we have a report on how the Chinese Government is stifling voices criticize like this if theyre criticizing his handling of the panda. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today European Union leaders are preparing for whats expected to be difficult talks today on a future buzz budget and an unprecedented 750000000000 euro covert Recovery Fund theyre holding a Video Conference that they hope will pave the way to a plan to help the block bounce back from the crisis the chancellor merkel has called the biggest challenge in europes history but deep divisions remain over how the money should be paid out. Lets go straight to brussels now the mass is standing by for more on this good morning to you go argh can you tell us what are the fault lines on this budget bri