Now on bbc news, Kenneth Kaunda, zambias founding president , has died at the age of 97. In 2014, my colleague Zeinab Badawi travelled to the Zambian Capital on the 50th Anniversary of the countrys independence. Hardtalk asked him what 50 years of freedom had brought the People Of Zambia. Welcome to hardtalk. With me, they know badawi. With me, Zeinab Badawi. I am here in the Zambian Capital, lusaka. Today ill speak to Kenneth Kaunda, leader of the struggle for independence. He was sentenced to Hard Labour in prison by the british before he went on to become zambias first president of the post colonial era. It is a landmark year for zambia the 50th Anniversary of its independence and Kenneth Kaunda himself turns 90. What has 50 years of freedom brought the People Of Zambia and elsewhere on the continent . Kenneth kaunda, welcome to hardtalk. For those of us who dont remember, just give us an idea of what it was really like to live under colonial rule in africa. Hmm. It was a terrible e
they are. or that i m not focused on inflation. malarkey. coronavirus meanwhile fueled by the omicron variant continue to soar as former biden health advisers argue the administration must embrace a new normal. not a pandemic. the president telling reporters in answer to a question he doesn t think covid is here to stay as we re now dealing with it. the leader of california speedway cdc is playing defense. how serious is that in the midst of a pandemic? we are at the cdc are 12,000 people working 24/7 following the science with ever evolving nature in the midst of a fast moving pandemic. we ll continue to update. we ll continue to improve how we communicate to the american public. that was dr. walensky with savannah guthrie. as washington moves on from the comment rations of the first attack on the capitol those on the front line that day especially the police who battled the mob are still waiting for accountability. tell me how you feel when you think back to wha
reinforced it. white house correspondent peter doocy has our lead story tonight. good evening, peter. shannon, good evening. officials here are telling us the mistakes we have seen president biden make this week on camera are normal, and they have nothing to do with the special counsel s findings of a president with a poor memory. no one in this building would say that what we saw in this report about his memory. peter: just days after mistaking him with a now dead predecessor, president biden met with the german chancellor olaf sholls swing and miss leaving it up to the vice president to clean up a special counsel report that challenges president biden s mental acuity. the comments that were made by that prosecutor gratuitous, inaccurate, and inappropriate. white house officials believe the special counsel was pressured to be tough. republicans in congress and elsewhere have been attacking prosecutors who aren t doing what republicans want politically. democrat
russia. we will look at how the vote could have a real impact on the war. canadians now are preparing for what could be the strongest storm ever to hit the eastern coast of nova scotia. we are tracking hurricane fiona at the cnn weather center. plus. walking out on court. having the chance to play with the likes of raf or novak in the past has been an amazing experience for me. tennis great roger federer gets ready to say good-bye to the sport. we have a look at the final match today. it s 10:00 a.m. across ukraine where occupied parts of the country are voting today on whether to become a part of russia. ukraine and the west call the referendums a sham. but, the votes could result in russia annexing about 15% of ukraine s territory already controlled by russian armed forces. vladimir putin s mobilization of 300,000 russians to join the fight is already underway across the country. video from social media shows families in the country s far east saying tearful good-byes