This discussion was held by videoconference. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening depending on where you are. Thank you for joining us. Im Vice President of the Global Economy and Development Programs at brookings Global Economy. Disrupting billions of life and jeopardizing progress. The Global Economic process which relates to todays conversation from a five of present and global gdp in 2020. This is the cheapest global recession since world war ii. Its a report defined by fundamental drivers of longterm growth including investment which would slow capital formation. Beyond the headline Economic Growth number, the pandemic is having a proportionate effect lower Income Countries in a way the economy isd dominated most limited ability to adjust to covid related measures such as confinement. Similarly, most vulnerable population in the economy are more exposed. The pandemic is likely to leave a legacy of water inequality between and within countries. Disruptive of the pandemic f
Pressure on the president. Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of brazil demanding the impeachment of president rousseff. Sanitation and education. Girls had to go home to use the toilet before. Thats why we needed one here. So they wouldnt have to leave school during the day. Indias Prime Minister makes good on a promise for separate toilets for boys and girls. This is al jazeera america. Im del walters in tonight for antonio mora. We begin tonight with the International Condemnation of those responsible for todays bombing in thailand. At least 19 people were killed, dozens more were injured after a blast erupted inside a shrine that is popular with tourists from all over the world. Police say the attackers packed tons of explosives in a pipe inside the shrine. The government is promising to avenge the deadly bombing. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Officials Say explosions have been common since a military coup there in may of 2014. U. N. Secretaryge
Investigators bordeaux with all the sophisticated cambodia for smuggling drugs between mexico and the us the government says it is willing to talk to the former Us Intelligence contractor edward snowed in but it will not likely involve the snowdon setting foot on german soil. On thursday in moscow with a german lawmaker he sent a letter to the German Government offering his help in investigating alleged nsa spying on german but coming to germany does not appear to be an option for snowden now over to get more on that from our chief Political Correspondent in just a moment but first this report dozens of journalists crowded and the press conference to hear what comes to stand some of them had to say about his meeting with Edward Snowdon and his letter to the German Government. Snowden potentially speak to german investigators or politicians or even travel to germany to be interviewed for stand up to envisage coming to gemini is a guaranteed he would often with the secure in germany or i
Real education reform means giving parents, teachers, and childrenmore options and empowering parents to make the decisions involvingtheir children's education.
Members of Congress will soon have the opportunity to grantlow-income District of Columbia families the chance to choose wheretheir children attend school. If every Member who uses privateschools votes to give disadvantaged D.C. families the same access,the legislation will pass. In the past three years, every piece ofparental choice legislation would have passed if those whoexercised choice in their own families had voted with supporters ofschool choice.