female presidents one from africa and one from europe who ve both been trailblazers for women s rights for decades. hello, and welcome to global questions. with me, zeinab badawi. thousands of women all over the world are protesting against gender violence and sexism, and are demanding an end to the violation of their right. this week, we have two distinguished former female presidents, one from africa and one from europe, answering questions about why women still have to endure discrimination. that is global questions sexism and violence against women in a patriarchal world. to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and specialists are joining us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. well, we have two leading global stateswomen who were co chairs of the women s leaders network of the africa europe foundation. mary robinson was the first female president in the republic of ire
welcome to a special hour of american voices. hate on the rise. the brutal murders in atlanta, the latest in an unrelenting cycle of violence against asian-americans and other marginalized communities. with this lethal combination of racism, misogynymisogyny, an enr dedicated to addressing why this is happening, what is fueling it and how we fix it. margaret cho, amanda wynn are here. and we are congressmen here with what washington can do. and we have expert advice on what you can do to counter hate in your community. american voices hate on the rise starts now. it is the question we ll work to answer over the next hour. how do you solve a problem as big and complex and deeply rooted as hate in america? just this week a new report from the intelligence community warned of the growing threat of homegrown extremism in our country. saying specifically that racially motivated extremists are those most likely to carry out a mass casualty attack. and in 2019, the fbi reported 7300
that he can to escape justice, actually. and he will take 9 million citizens, israeli citizens, down the drain, only to escape justice. but his supporters claim legal proceedings are a political witchhunt. now they re trying to do a governmental coup, and we are against it. because benjamin netanyahu is the one and only leader. he has no faults, maybe he s not perfect, but he didn t do anything, he didn t do any of what they re saying. leaving court, mr netanyahu, the defendant, is quick to return to business as prime minister. but it won t be easy to keep public attention where he wants it. his trial could last for years and looks set to decide his legacy. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. the cold arctic air has arrived now, but many places will be dry today, with some sunshine. temperatures much lower than they were yesterday, and it feels colder because the winds are strong and gusty. gusts of 50 o
lasted 25 hours and 20 minutes, the senate narrowly passed president biden s $1.9 trillion covid relief package. not a single republican voted for the legislation. now the bill goes back to the house for one final vote and will likely be on the president s desk before march 14th. when unemployment benefits lapse. the landmark legislation provides relief for working americans in the form of $1400 stimulus checks. $300 per week federal unemployment benefits through the summer. and $14 billion for vaccine distribution among other things. it s the first major victory for the administration and doesn t come a moment too soon as the world marks the one-year anniversary of the official declaration of the pandemic and more than $525,000 americans have succumbed to the virus. this bill would not only make it easy to cheat. it would effectively make it legal to cheat. t. would destroy the integrity of our elections in this country forever. it will institutionalize and pretty much gua
morning. don t blow it now health secretary matt hancock s message as crowds of people enjoy the hottest march temperatures for more than 50 years. germany suspends the astrazeneca covid vaccine for the under 60s. it s the final day of shielding for millions of clinically vulnerable people in england and wales. and glastonbury the organisers of the festival announce a global virtual event to be held at worthy farm in may this year. and speaking out for the first time in years britney spears said she cried for two weeks after being embarrassed by a high profile documentary that explored her career. good morning. inequalities in the uk are as much to do with class as they are to do with race, according to a new report published today by the comission on race and ethnic disparities. it was set up last year in the wake of the black lives matter protests to investigate the extent of racism in the uk. the report found that while there is still overt racism throughout the uk