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Of women and progress towards gender equality. Its ten years since a Malaysian Airliner carrying 239 people on a flight from kuala lumpur To Beijing Vanished we look back at one of the greatest aviation mysteries. Hello, im mark lobel. We start in the United States where in the past couple of hours President Biden has delivered his last state of the Union Address before the president ial election in november. In the speech he warned that the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than at any time since the presidency of abraham lincoln. He condemned donald trump and described his recent remarks about nato as unacceptable. Mr biden said he had inherited an economy on the brink after t ....
Also a Pivotal Moment for the republican contender nikki haley . It is. President biden will be the democratic nominee and donald trump is probably going to be the republican nominee. People are saying that this is nikki haleys last band. I dont think it is the end for her. For her it isnt about the maths and the electoral college, she is trying to make a statement. I think it is crazy that conservative republicans arent taking her seriously. But i think there is more in the future for her. I dont know if it is third party or the no labels party that has been backing her so far, but i think there is more to be heard from her. And im hoping for an upset, at least in one state, tomorrow. Just for fun. Upset, at least in one state, tomorrow. Just forfun. In tomorrow. Just for fun. In terms of tomorrow. Just for fun. In terms of Super Tuesday, i have seen a few elections, as im su ....
Women and girls were expected, by and large, to stay in the background. Now, you today have a very powerful, unique, creative voice. You use it loudly. How difficult was it to find that voice, to make that move away . Now, i should say, i do come from a traditional observant background. However, my father is a professor of history. So from that perspective, i came from an intellectually very open culture, even whilst, yes, i have been to a talk as a young woman on the subject, the beauty of a woman is in her silence. So, yes. And you were brought up in a religion and you talk about it quite openly in stuff youve written about your past, where at school, every morning, everybody said, thank you, god, for not making me a slave. And then the boys said, thank you, god, for not making me a woman. Yes. And the girls say, thank you, god, for making me according to your will. Yes, its, in some ways, quite a misogynist religion. I think that is a very misogynist type of prayer. I think i became ....
together, let s remember who we are. we are the united states of america, there is nothing beyond our capacity! netflix reverses a drop in customer numbers as a stream of new programmes helps it sign up almost 2.5 million new households. and as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. the head of the un children s agency, unicef, has warned that the drought currently gripping somalia could lead to the deaths of young people on a scale not seen for 50 years. climate change and conflict have contributed to severe food shortages across the horn of africa. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports from the border town of dolow where people walk for days to come in search of life saving help. we re heading out into somalia s drought lands, with an armed escort on the lookout for islamist militants, but all we encounter are dying villages. a solitary camel, too weak to stand, marks the entrance to a place called kaharai. a 56 ....