Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. My guest today has made a unique contribution to our understanding of humankinds closest relatives the primates. In particular, the chimpanzee. Jane goodall was in her 20s when she began her meticulous observation of chimpanzee behaviour in africa. Now, shes in her mid 80s, a world famous conservation activist. So what hope is there for saving the primates and so many other species from mass extinction . Jane goodall, welcome to hardtalk. Well, thank you. Thank you for inviting me to hardtalk. It is a pleasure having you on the programme, and it strikes me this year is a rather remarkable anniversary for you. It is 60 years from the beginning of your work in what we now call tanzania, your observation of the chimpanzees in the forest. When you consider the 60 year span of time, what is your overriding feeling when you reflect on what has happened in those six decades . Well, the world has changed, there is no question. It has changed rather drama
Its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. My guest today has made a unique contribution to our understanding of humankinds closest relatives the primates. In particular, the chimpanzee. Jane goodall was in her 20s when she began her meticulous observation of chimpanzee behaviour in africa. Now, shes in her mid 80s, a world famous conservation activist. So what hope is there for saving the primates and so many other species from mass extinction . Jane goodall, welcome to hardtalk. Well, thank you. Thank you for inviting me to hardtalk. It is a pleasure having you on the programme, and it strikes me this year is a rather remarkable anniversary for you. It is 60 years from the beginning of your work in what we now call tanzania, your observation of the chimpanzees in the forest. When you consider the 60 year span of time, what is your overriding feeling when you reflect on what has happened in those six decades . Well, the world has changed, there is no que
Agents. Plus. Im in brazil, the capitol of brazil where the biggest staterun company here is facing corruption allegations at the highest levels. Starting the news hour with these pictures from Eastern Ukraine, showing how potentially come busable the situation has become and these prorussia gunman have continued to ignore orders to leave a government building which they seized over the weekend, barricades there as weapons have been stockpiled and although it looks pretty quiet right now ukrainian soldiers we understand are massing on the outskirts of the city. And the ukrainian crisis straining further relations between the u. S. And russia, a phone call between president s president obama and putin has been described as frank. Obama accusing putin government of supporting armed groups in Eastern Ukraine and asked him once again to withdraw Russian Troops from close to ukraines border, 40,000 are thought to be stationed there. And obama warned putin that russia would incur further cos
For targeted killing overseas. It was one year ago today that two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, survivors First Responders and family members of the four People Killed that week gathered this afternoon to mark the solemn anniversary at the exact moment the bombs went off a flag was raised at the site of the attack. What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars. And john terrett joins us now from bostons fenway park in boston. John, if you would, walk us through todays events. It was really well done by the city. Reporter it was very well done. And i think, tony, this is a day that the city of boston has been seeking, as a cathartic moment to try to begin the healing process proper. After the bombings of a year ago. Now, of course the healing process will truly begin if they can get away with a clean marathon next monday, which everybody here is working hard to try to achieve. But the process began this mornin
Is bren a tension easter in ukraine after 10 people are dead after a gunfire broke out in the east. They denied they attacked a checkpoint in slovyansk. Th Al Jazeera Jackie Roland has more reporter the circumstances surrounding this incident remain extremely unclear. Local people here in the village to the east of slovyansk say the early hours of the morning, a number of vehicles drove up to this checkpoint, which was manned by local people, and there was an exchange of fire. The villagers and the people to the checkpoint were prorussian sympathizers. They say three of their men were killed. Another was injured, they say, also, casualties on the side of the attackers. They said the attackers were able to flee in another two vehicles. Its not clear who these alleged attackers were. I have to say having examined the two vehicles, there are a lot of questions that remain unanswered. In particular, if there was a shooto shootout, why is the car undamaged in terms of bullet holes whereas t