And working on social welfare issues close to 30 years and those of you who have read my writings know that if you most traditional Welfare Programs have been selfdefeating and have done a great deal of harm that is intended to help i found it fascinating pp on people are happy to criticize but to do welfare for the wealthy and then to have less criticism and less disapproval than those that try to help those that most need the help. Then the freeways people that are millionaires or billionaires. One is wellintentioned although not very effective so with that said we have an interesting form today talking about a new book that is available on amazon called welfare for the rich. And that is on sale right now and amazon. And then beyond that i will turn it over to our guest and show harvey is the founder former ceo and a Charitable Group with familyplanning issues around the world and the head of d kt Liberty Project which is a prominent defender of free speech as an entrepreneur and phi
Politicians and activists are arrested in Hong Kong Well have a live report and wildfires rage near the site of the worlds Worst Nuclear Accident causing pollution levels to soar in ukraine. I am. The air. Thank you very much for joining us in many ways theyve been the forgotten victims of the corona virus pandemic but now the impact of the outbreak on elderly People Living in care homes is becoming painfully apparent and its fear many deaths are still going unreported a survey in new york state has found 90 Nursing Homes reported 20 or more deaths in recent weeks but the report only included a fraction of facilities in the states where the figure is believed to be in the thousands and much higher nationally in canada a nursing home in montreal is under investigation after 31. 00 desk. Uncovered the thought is found other residents dirty and unfed in their beds after some staff fled the facility in the u. K. Many deaths in care homes arent included in official figures its estimated the
President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization walled 300000 people could die across africa. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services they need. Welcome to the news hour its 1500 g. M. T. 6 oclock local here in doha welcome to the news hour we begin in china where the coronavirus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. In the 1st 3 months of this year shrank for the 1st time since records began on the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of where the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died than. Its the reported from beijing our correspondent katrina you reports. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the uninterrupted growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the
A leading Health Experts slams the governments pandemic response. Also the u. S. President unveils his plan for reviving the Worlds Largest economy but there are doubts about whether it will work. And the rush to make masks in kenya as the World Health Organization warns 300000 people could die across africa. Welcome to aljazeera because in china where the credit virus pandemic has stopped decades of Economic Growth the countrys g. D. P. Is in the 1st 3 months of this year that shrank for the 1st time since records began the news comes as the government revised the death toll in the city of new hardware the pandemic began officials now say 50 percent more people died there the previously reported from the Capital Beijing has katrina you. The coronavirus pandemic has Strained Health systems around the world and now its caused the growth of the worlds 2nd largest economy to falter for the 1st time in decades for the 1st quarter of 2020 chinas g. D. P. Contracted by 6. 8 percent that woul
About whether it will work. And canadians come together to help societies most vulnerable get the goods and services that they need. Hello welcome to the program the w hate show have just been giving of their Daily Press Conference from geneva and talking about the upcoming concert a global concert that will be that many will be participating in from the music world a world that continues james bays our diplomatic editor joins me now from the u. N. Of course a lot for the w. H. O. To talk about not just the Upcoming Events change and also their Daily Briefing along with the u. N. Lets just start with what the w. H. O. Had to say about the general pandemic news that were facing. Well all weve really had from the w. H. O. Of this briefing that happens 3 times a week is their latest figures 2100000 cases 140000 people dead around the world we know that the numbers that they publish are not going to be the complete numbers we know that many people are not being tested so certainly the numb