are reported since the gang rape of a woman on a bus shocked the world in december of 2012. women are being oppressed, subjected to genital mutilation, sentenced to death by stoning. in many places, they are considered near possessions as fathers of the fathers, husbands, and brothers. why do women not have the same rights as men? your host this week, melinda crane. hello and welcome to quadriga . became themalalal youngest person ever to receive a nobel peace prize. she nearly paid with her life for insisting as a girl, i m ok going to school. what is gender-based violence so prevalent? that is what we want to talk about today with three women who are following the situation of women in regions around the world. it is a pleasure to welcome martina sombra. she has worked as a journalist in the middle east and north africa for more than 20 years. she primarily covers migration and human rights. our next guest is a professor at the university of southern denmark. she is of
by filmmaker woody allen after its staff protest. us vice president mike pence has announced plans to deal with a cruise ship that s moored off san francisco with passengers infected with coronavirus. mr pence said 21 passengers and crew have tested positive on board the grand princess and says the vessel will be brought into a non commercial port where all 3,500 people will be tested and treated if necessary. we are taking all measures necessary to see to the health of the americans and those involved on the grand princess, and just as importantly, to protect the health of the american public and prevent the spread of the disease through communities in this country. it is.we are instituting the strongest testing protocols to ensure that not only those on board receive the treatment that they need, but that the american people can be confident that there will be no erosion in our preventative measures and efforts to keep the coronavirus from spreading throughout our country.
us vice president mike pence has announced plans to deal with a cruise ship that s moored off san francisco with passengers infected with coronavirus. mr pence said 21 passengers and crew have tested positive on board the grand princess and says the vessel will be brought into a non commercial port where all 3,500 people will be tested and treated if necessary. we are taking all measures necessary to see to the health of the americans and those involved on the grand princess, and just as importantly, to protect the health of the american public and prevent the spread of the disease through communities in this country. we are instituting the strongest testing protocols to ensure that not only those on board receive the treatment that they need, but that the american people can be confident that there will be no erosion in our preventative measures and efforts to keep the coronavirus from spreading throughout our country. north america correspondent peter bowes has more on what
our breaking news this hour: iran has launched a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing us forces in iraq. tehran says the attack was carried out in revenge for the us assassination of the iranian general, qasem soleimani. oil prices have risen sharply on asian markets in response. the pentagon says at least two sites were hit in irbil and al asad west of baghdad. president trump has tweeted he ll make a statement on wednesday morning local time. it s believed the missiles were launched from iran itself. these are thought to be pictures of the attacks taking place. there s no word yet on any casualties or damage. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, joins me now. peter, peter bowes, joins me now. how is all this looking there? peter, how is all this looking from there? well, the indications. inaudible that, as president donald trump himself has tweeted in the last few moments, he says all is well. it is, in fact, quite an upbeat tweet. he s been huddled with h
School board members voted unenthusiastically to adopt the budget, while community members once again voiced concerns over cuts to arts and library programming.