To the uns highest human rights body. And amid warnings of more weather disasters every year but talk to a scientist whos just returned from the arctic with a wealth of data that will help predict Climate Change in the decades ahead. I will begin in cyprus where the government has scrapped its lucrative passports for Investment Scheme following an aljazeera expose the president of the parliament is also stepping down our Investigative Unit found senior politicians willing to help a foreign criminal by a cypriot passport and access to e. U. Citizenship are Investigative Reporter David Harrison reports from nicosia. An emergency meeting of the cypriot cabinet was held at the president ial palace following the release of the aljazeera investigation. Of the some. Bar on bush program. But if you go to the ball room. As a flurry of developments followed the cyprus attorney general said he was launching a full investigation into the evidence gathered by aljazeera. What has been published in t
Confirmation hearings in washington d. C. She said the president had not sought her views on any case challenging the result of next months election democrats have criticized the unusual speed of the hearings with time running out before the poll. Theres been a number of questions from republican senators who have talked about her background talked about her family the fact that she has 2 adopted children that she is a family of 7. And also i think theyve tried to drill down on what she thinks about key issues democrats have tried that particularly on issues that are really cultural touchstones here in the United States that could well come before the court in the next few months youre talking about next months next few years youre talking about possibility of abortion raising its head again there is same sex marriage there is also the possibility of money in politics. Saudi arabia has failed to win reelection to the Un Human Rights Council attempted faced criticism due to allegations
Before the u. S. Election. Cyprus scraps its controversial citizenship for Investment Program after an undercover investigation by aljazeera. And the netherlands becomes the latest european country to ramp up its coronavirus restrictions as infections keep rising. Abortion abomb acad guns and gay marriage some of the topics featuring on day 2 of the confirmation hearings of President Trumps u. S. Supreme Court Nominee Amy Kearney Barret republican and Democratic Senators each have 30 minutes to ask her about subjects that a touch points to Many Americans the full senate could vote by the end of the month on whether to appoint her just ahead of the u. S. Poll on the vendor the 3rd that barack declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any cases related to next months president ial election. She also sidestepped questions on abortion by Dianne Feinstein the most senior democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee its a contentious issue which is a no one reason why it would be c
Under pressure to step down mollys president is accused of failing to improve the economy and deal with threats from groups hes dissolved the Constitutional Court but controversially overturned Election Results in march but is that enough of what if turmoil spirals out of control this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program Adrian Finnegan its been described as the worst civil unrest in mali has seen in decades violent antigovernment protests this week left several people dead president abraham. Has promised to form a National Unity government the country has been without one since elections earlier this year hes dissolved the constitutional course thats faced controversy since it overturned provisional results from parliamentary elections in march but will not be enough to restore peace protesters say that the government is corrupt and that the economy is failing and they want president catered to resign now to serious shelagh bellis reports. In bamako a solemn feel well for pro
A looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Under pressure to step down malise president is accused of failing to improve the economy and deal with threats from groups hes dissolved the Constitutional Court but controversially overturned Election Results in march but is that enough of what if turmoil spirals out of control this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan its been described as the worst civil unrest in mali has seen in decades violent antigovernment protests this week left several people dead president abraham. Has promised to form a National Unity government the country has been without one since elections earlier this year hes dissolved the constitutional course thats faced controversy since it overturned provisional results from parliamentary elections in march but will not be enough to restore peace protesters say that the government