But never this kind of. The Award Winning journalist maria ressa failing to appeal her conviction of cyber liable by a court in the philippines she says the ruling is meant to silence critics of president. And funding the vaccine the German Government by 23 percent stake in the german biotech firm. Its the same company that the u. S. Government reportedly trying to buy. Our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we start tonight in the United States with a big victory for the community the Supreme Court in the u. S. Has ruled that it is. Legal to fire workers based on their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity the court said the nations landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex also protects gay and transgender people the vote was 6 to 3 with 2 of the courts conservative justices joining with the courts 4 liberal justices in that majority decision. And there have been reactions coming in on social media app
Also this hour the world of cricket mourns of loss of Philip Hughes. Im Andrew Thomas in sydney. Cricket is Australia National sport. Ill have the latest from a country in mourning Foreign Ministers from across europe are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian crisis caused by a rise in undocumented migrants. Its the latest image of a problem dominating the debate from london to athens. 700] wouldbe migrants towed to safety by the greek navy after this lost power and was found adraft. The migrants from from all over west africa and the middle east. The main points are morocco, tunisia and libya. They are trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampedusa. 165,000 migrants made it to europe. 300 wouldbe migrants are known to have drowned to make the crossing. That number may be higher. The Foreign Ministers are wheating. Phil lavelle is in the capital for us. Another meeting on migration, what is difficult about this one. What are they hoping to achieve. T