From this moment onwards dutch multinationals will be held accountable for their activities and their actions in developing countries and thats an enormous victory for for for that the rights of more globally. By degrees has been following proceedings from a boozer. This is not the only case in court either in the netherlands or in the u. K. Where hundreds of people have queued up to shell for contaminating the niger delta i spoke to an actor is a short while ago he said this is just the beginning and a lot of analysts also believe that it will open the floodgates into so many late editions against all producing Company Production companies that have been operating in nigeria some of these cases have been there for a very long time and they were unsuccessful similar communities up and successful to try call a shell in nigeria and courts for example in this particular case today in the netherlands 2 of the people who filed that case have died have already died but again activists are sa
These children are dying because society has yet to decide that their lives are worth saving. Woodruff and, its friday. Mark shields and david brooks analyze the president s refusal to concede, and what a Joe Biden Administration could look like. All that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Fidelity wealth management. Consumer cellular. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff covid19 set all kinds of records in the u. S. This week, and none was good. Just days after passing 100,000 new cases a day, the u. S. R
Judy and its friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze the president s refusal to concede. And what a Joe Biden Administration could look like. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Announcer major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by [music] moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf. The engine that connects us. Consumer cellular. Financial Services Firm raymond james. Johnson johnson. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. Announcer and with the ongoing support of these institutions. Announcer and friends of the newshour. Announcer this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Judy covid19 set all kinds of recordin the u. S. This week and none was good. Just days after passing 100,000 new cases a day, the u. S. Reported 153,000 yesterday, more than 67,000 people are hospitalized. A record for a third raight day. The country has averaged near
Get you more now on these developments is standing by new not 1st of all talk to us about this meeting that is about to get away or is already underway what can we expect from that. Well its going to take place tomorrow angle america is going to try and press the country 16 state premiers to agree on new restrictions on whats been dubbed a lock down lights and that strategy would basically work with 2 tools one would be to continue to have strict lock downs in districts where of the infection rates are skyrocketing currently in germany we have 2 districts in the varia that are experiencing that life is standing still that because of high infection rates and too nationwide some new restrictions will be implemented in concrete terms pubs and restaurants will close again much like in the spring events will be cancelled and any time some shops will be limited the government has so far always said that theyre going to try and avoid to close schools and kindergartens at all cost but of cours
A large number of nurses in france are ready to quit. While telephone guys ation ses lock downs are not the best way to find covert 19 if they cause significant Collateral Damage secularly among poor populations. Dont use it down to your brand will make the knock down its just one consequence that you never ever belittle and that is making poor people for. A very warm welcome youre watching R T International with me carrying. Our top story the faltering ceasefire in nagornokarabakh as entities 4th day as armenia and azerbaijan again accuse each other of violating the truce amid a series of shelling attacks saturday those are the 2 nations which border asia and europe agree to lay. Down their weapons to Exchange Prisoners and those killed in the fighting meanwhile nearly 700 unexploded munitions have been found in the disputed enclaves and the armenian Prime Minister has warned of a potential humanitarian catastrophe because very government for its part reported several of its own regio