about $17400000000.00 in debt as well and it is a similar situation happening in ecuador and in fact the leadership of ecuador is very similar in terms of mentality and thought process as the leadership of argentina wanting to go out and borrow these massive amounts of money restructuring debt but i think something the professor said is is true you know in the u.s. we have a tendency to look at latin american countries especially countries that have seen socialist revolutions in those countries nations like venezuela and will say well how could this possibly happen how could the people ever fall in to socialism without recognizing that exactly what's happening right now in argentina and ecuador are pushing the people towards that kind of revolution because as he said you get a small group of people who dominate the country control the population and ng game the economy for their own benefit and the only answer to that is some kind of revolution robust co-host bents want to professor rolf thank you both for breaking that down for us and you thanks. time now for a quick break here beca

still ahead an hour to international a huge relief package for ecuador as it strikes a deal with the international monetary fund we'll look into whether it really is a relief after the break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic developments only mostly exist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. to sit down and talk. 21 minutes into the program welcome back let's start back inside america where ecuador has struck a deal with the international monetary fund on a $6500000000.00 relief package the lifeline comes with strings attached including spending cuts tax reform ecuador is in the grip of a long running economic crisis on the i.m.f. has already provided several loans to secure them. slush funding for vital public services including health care and critics say bounce left the country defenseless in the face of the coronavirus ecuador in fact is among the hardest hit nations by 1000 in latin america. and i think the everyone in the entire population had this corona virus but we di

the pandemic has also shaken ecuador's neighbor peru. there has been a strict curfew here right from the start. in the capital lima the traffic that has not stopped is that of hearses. this hearses driver is venezuelan she won for nighter. i'm constantly afraid of getting infected or affecting my family when i come home. but i have to take the risk so that we have an income and food on the table. around 20 venezuelan refugees work with a show on for peruvian undertakers they collect the bodies of those who have died of covert 19 a job with high risk. the deceased in this house was also infected with the virus in the middle of the when the doctor came did a blood test and confirmed that it was the virus. that. more and more venezuelans are caring for victims like this because peruvians are afraid of catching the virus. at the height of the refugee crisis hundreds of thousands of venezuelans left their crisis ridden country for peru they were quickly integrated as cheap laborers and the economy which was running well at the time now many a

restructuring which actually advanced also this week the whole oil price it in the cold it hit to ecuador and so i think it's certainly we take a number of rating actions it certainly put it in if it can strengthen other starborn downgrade and some defaults are right lisa schneller with standard imports thank you very much. thank you and now to some of the other business stories making headlines around the world. jim farley will be the new c.e.o. of ford motor company effective october 1st jim packet is set to retire after 3 years at the wheel of the american automaker to change up at ford comes as the company's looking to update its aging model line with a new line of vehicles including electric and autonomous vehicles. the e.u. is launching an investigation into google's proposed takeover of u.s. firm fitbit and that's due to the amount of personal data the wearable devices can collect about the use or the european commission worries data could be used to entrench google's position and personalized advertising. or gold continue to surge in value briefly touching an all time record of mo

international still to come in the program of the people of ecuador rise up in protest of the country's economic collapse as it agrees to a huge relief package that story and much more pro but this is our view. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. thinks . we ask. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy one sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race in this very dramatic development only. i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and. talk about this is r t international now ecuador has struck a deal with the international monetary fund on a $6500000000.00 relief package the lifeline comes with strings attached though including spending cuts and tax reform ecuador is in the grips of a long running economic crisis and the i.m.f. has already provided several loans to secure them quito has had to slash funding for vital public services including health care and critics say that it left the country defenseless in the face of the coronavirus adores among the hardest hit nations bike over 1000 in latin america.

a unique kid endangered biodiversity lies in the heart of one of ecuador's tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the animals of a half year and now the probability is becoming by so their stuff conservation their communities al-jazeera journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist and had teams effort to save the flora and fauna so precious in the region women make science ecuador's hidden treasure on al-jazeera. donald trump has failed at the most basic and important job of a president of the united states. he failed to protect the american people democratic vice presidential nominee carla harris attacks donald trump's conduct out of his address to the republican convention. hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from coming up nato warns russia against meddling in better routes as president putin promises troop support.

ecuador's hidden treasure on al-jazeera the deadline it's drawing near the ivory coast his rival parties to nominate their presidential candidates. october's election is likely to be a major test for the country's security who will face the people in a run for the highest office i recall as presidential candidates on al-jazeera. tensions continue to escalation in the eastern mediterranean as turkey says its repelled greek fighter jets trying to enter its airspace and. other in can but al this is al jazeera live from dot com also coming up the blurry those what. we are. hundreds of migrants stuck in bosnia describe the abuse that faced by local authorities. hopefully we can really make some legislative change hopefully we can make some political change and hopefully we can really. make tens of thousands of people rally in washington d.c. calling again for racial equality reform. and there's a real life i saw of a virtual battle apple bans the makers of the game fortnight from accessing its app store. turkey says it stopped an attempt to buy 6 fighter jets from greece from entering its asp

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let's move from north to south america where ecuador has struck a deal with the international monetary fund on a $6500000000.00 relief package a lifetime comes however with strings attached spending cuts tax reform to name a few ecuador is in the grip of a long running economic crisis and the i.m.f. has already provided several loans to secure them kito as how to slash funding for vital public services including health care and critics say that's left the country defenseless in the face of a coronavirus it's among the hardest hit nations by covert 19 in latin america. i think the everyone in the entire population had this corona virus but we did not have medical help because the doctors did not come here they are only in the city and we had to go and look for them so people use home remedies. like. in the hope you can you can't imagine how bad the hospitals were they didn't want to admit anyone else so instead they took my parents to kill me my father and my mother both died there. in brain simple receiving that sum of money for a country in crisis sounds like good news well did they b

a unique endangered biodiversity lies in the heart of one of ecuador's tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the animals that we have here and now the probability is becoming by their self gutter mission their communities al-jazeera journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist and her team's effort to save the flora and fauna so precious in the region women make science ecuador's hidden treasure on al-jazeera the deadline it's drawing near ivory coast his rival parties to nominate their presidential candidates. october's election is likely to be a major test for the country security who will face the people in a run for the highest office i recall as presidential candidates on al-jazeera. the. tensions continue to escalation in the eastern mediterranean as turkey says it's repelled greek fighter jets trying to enter its airspace. the. other i'm compelled this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the blurry those what we are not human here we are. hundreds of migrants stuck in bosnia describe the abuse that faced.

relations in april an oil spill in ecuador contaminated hundreds of miles of 2 rivers affecting some 35000 people in the local communities are the steelers using u.s. information administration as well as. the amount of oil in dollars and. your i mean. this equates to over $115000000.00 barrels of oil worth about $10000000000.00 u.s. the report says these banks are skirting a thin line instead of financing projects to develop oil wells and extract fossil fuels they are instead trade financing this means putting up the capital to move the oil gas from where it's for do use to refineries rather than the work of actually drilling but one goes hand in hand with the other but foreigners think of as a crude oil commodity trades the banks provide their clients with in-depth knowledge and expertise of the supply chains and liabilities and a proven track record of supplying the credit needed to get to u.s. refineries some of the banks named in this report say that trade financing doesn't fall under that standard pledges in regards to sustainability essentially meaning that while they are happ

provided trade financing for approximately 155 minute barrels of oil from the amazon rain forest in ecuador to refineries in the united states worth about $10000000000.00 they say expansion of fossil fuel production means more drilling that not only impacts the bio diversity of the rain forest but also indigenous populations in april an oil spill in ecuador contaminated hundreds of miles of 2 rivers affecting some 35000 people in the local communities are the steelers easy u.s. huge information administration. as well as. i think there is the amount of oil in dollars and these your bases i mean it's a little less this equates to over on this $11000000.00 barrels of oil worth about $10000000000.00 u.s. the report says these banks are skirting a thin line instead of financing projects to develop oil wells and extract fossil fuels they are instead trade financing this means putting up the capital to move the oil gas from where it's produced to refineries rather than the dirty work of actually drilling but one. goes hand in hand with the other but foreigners think of as a crude oil commodity tr

has prompted fears of more painful austerity measures ecuador has been in the grip of an economic crisis for years now i mean i am half has helped prop it up financially with loans to secure them kido has had to slash funding for the public and health care sectors that critics say has left the country vulnerable during the pandemic is among the hardest hit by coping 1000 in latin america. am. less than the everyone in the entire population had this corona virus but we did not have medical help because the doctors did not come here they are only in the city and we have to go and look for them so people use home remedies. like. in the can you can't imagine how bad the hospitals were didn't want to admit anyone else so instead they took my parents to work you'll be ok my father and my mother both died there. in principle but receiving that sum of money for a country in crisis sounds like good news well did they believe that detail these agreements is not a free lunch for whether it comes with the start on this or not these imposed by the i.m.f. which continues to promote these astra's the s

a couple in ecuador new record holders as the oldest man and wife in the world who are more than 110 and while that i mean a contest or standard for got married almost 18 years ago on the 7th of february 941 it was a secret ceremony because neither of their families agreed with the marriage both are retired teachers on leave in quito ecuador the capital city. time for a quick check of the headlines here on the al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump is back on the campaign trail in new hampshire which he now in the last in 2016 he used his speech since accepting the republican nomination to attack opposition protesters describing them as thugs and also criticized his democratic rival joe biden and a week guy named joe biden each week is weak as hell a weak guy like joe biden didn't even bring law and order up as a subject for discussion in the entire democrat national convention now they're all of a sudden. now they realize because they've gone down like a rock in water they've gone down in the polls or now all of a sudden the talk you know when we have to talk about drunk tens of tho

about $17400000000.00 in debt as well and it is a similar situation happening in ecuador and in fact the leadership of ecuador is very similar in terms of mentality and thought process as the leadership of argentina wanting to go out and borrow these massive amounts of money restructuring debt but i think something the professor said is is true you know in the u.s. we have a tendency to look at latin american countries especially countries that have seen socialist revolutions in those countries nations like venezuela and will say well how could this possibly happen how could the people ever fall in to socialism without recognizing that exactly what's happening right now in argentina and ecuador are pushing the people towards that kind of revolution because as he said you get a small group of people who dominate the country control the population and ng game the economy for their own benefit and the only answer to that is some kind of revolution robust co-host bents want to professor rolf thank you both for breaking that down for us and you thanks. time now for a quick break here beca

galapagos marine reserve for 3 months starting next month the move comes a week off to ecuador said large fleet of chinese boats is threatening the ecologically sensitive archipelago china's foreign ministry insists it's maintained friendly communication with ecuador they go after the the galactica says the unesco heritage site and its home to a large number of rare animal species $25.00 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been charged for taking part in a band vigil marking the 50 fast anniversary of the chinaman square massacre the list includes prominent opposition figures joshua wang as well as media tycoon jimmy lai police banned the event for the france time in 3 decades citing coronavirus restrictions on their facebook has objected to illegal request by gambia to release posts and communications by members of myanmar's military and police and again his request is related to its case accusing me of genocide against the muslim hinges at the international court of justice but the social media giant says disclosing news is communication violates us. still ahead here on al-j

wilfredo: la verdad, estÁbamos equivocados, porque realmente fue imposible pasar por ecuador.fiando su destino continuaron. marleny: esa semana desgraciadamente nos lloviÓ toda la semana. la trocha estaba muy fea. yezid: quiÑonez, quien se habÍa convertido en lÍder de su grupo, debiÓ enfrentar su temor mÁs grande. wilfredo: al cruzar los rÍos la incertidumbre de perder algÚn amigo, perder algÚn familiar. yezid: su suegra, doÑa marleny polo, reconoce que no tenÍan otra alternativa. marleny: salimos por agua y tierra. por el rÍo nos encontrÁbamos el ejÉrcito. sÍ, nos mandaron para el monte porque supuestamente estaba prohibido. no podÍamos salir. wilfredo: se estÁ moviendo. yezid: los peligros empezaron a acecharlos. wilfredo: se estÁ moviendo. yezid: uno de los viajeros, con un niÑo en brazos, tuvo que hacer malabares para no caer. el cansancio empezÓ a sentirse no solo en el cuerpo, tambiÉn en los zapatos. mujer: con el zapato daÑado ya de tanto caminar. yezid: las condiciones empeoraban a medida que se adentraban en la espesura de la selva. wilfredo: los dÍas eran interminabl

i was in peru in chile argentina ecuador and of course all over the livia on the high plains and in the valleys and i wanted to learn as much as possible about these. techniques and this expertise together with weavers we want to experiment with various techniques and combine them with modern contemporary techniques. in 2013. was appointed director of the national museum of ethnology and folklore in la crosse as expected she gave an extensive revamp displaying traditional art from various countries in a contemporary framework today the museum is widely seen as one of the most important cultural centers in bolivia it came as a shock when in spring this year it was announced that she would be giving up her position after president evo morales resigned and 2019 and bolivia fear that the current government will reverse the country's controversial opening up its ambassadors of art and culture including s.p.f. r i can see ongoing exchange with the garter institute as more important than ever . and congratulations to everyone who hopes to keep up those relations between bolivia and germany goi

vonnie: you also reached an agreement with ecuador. you had a great two days. how has this changed the landscape for this kind of restructuring? will there be the same appetite for funds like yours, other , for of distressed funds these countries, if restructuring has changed things forever? robert: i think restructurings have changed for the positive. ecuador andof argentina, although there was focus on the differences in the process, at the end of the day, both were able to reach reasonable debt restructurings in a reasonable time. that is a win for the country, for the citizens, and bondholders. beador and argentina will important parts of emerging market investor portfolios. the fact that they were able to execute these preemptive restructurings will be a positive for them and their citizens. vonnie: another round of calls now, you mentioned the imf. you have to get international support. how long will it take to get the imf and other international bodies on board? robert: again, this was a necessary first step to be able to have a reasonable debt structuri

of the marine reserve that surrounds those islands saying there's little ecuador to stop china froming marine life and international waters. well, there's something the united states and united nations can do and something that the united nations should be doing but no one, no one i assure you is holding their breath about that and the department of agriculture says chinese seeds that were mailed may be a marketing scheme and suspect artificially boost sales by sending free seeds to all 50 states. there's no word yet on who mailed the seeds, whether they are harmful nor how that particular scam works but that's what we are getting, just we wanted to bring you up to date. now you know what we do which is not enough about this sorry business that mystery batch of seeds mailed all over the country. christopher steele secret exposed, congressman devin nunes after the break. stay with us. safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! he's here. he's right here. - hi! - hi. hey! - that's totally him. - it's him!

and we should recognize those that have welcomed 5 million specialty colombia peru, ecuador for their continued support as well. criminal dictatorships like maduro are hard to defeat. the maduro regime's relentless attacks on dissidents and again venezuela's democratic institutions and national assembly demonstrated succession regardless of the cost of the nation and its people. in july, the un high commissioner for human rights released two reports on human rights violations in venezuela. they continued intimidation oppression, arbitrary detention, torture and murder. this includes 1,324 extrajudicial killings from january to may of this year. for more than two and a half years that regime has unlawfully detained six u.s. oil executiv executives. we were relieved to hear july 30 that two were moved to house arrest. this is a positive first step and of course we hope for more. the regime also continues to detain nearly 400 political prisoners including military officers, medical professionals, journalists. national assembly deputies and labor rights activists. we remain concerned over

and the short term what we need to do is probably work with ecuador and other countries to develop theire them the support of the u.s. navy when necessary. lou: well, it looks like it may be necessary because they're just brazenly sending those ships there. they were sent there. they didn't just drift across the southern pacific to the galapagos. it's outrageous. their outrages are many, as you point out, around the world. whether it is the theft of assets, natural resources through the belt and road program, whatever it may be, the aggression of the chinese is egregious. do you think anything short of war stop them? will stop them? >> well, i think that what we have on the part of the administration right now, the trump administration, is actually deterring china. there's a number of actions which we haven't seep for more than half a century. you'd have to go back at least to the eisenhower administration to see an american president who is standing up for the american people rather than putting the interests of the chinese communist party first. we've had a series of presidents who act

. ♪ ♪ lou: ecuador's military says nearly half of the chinese fishing fleet near the galapagos islandsd detection. half the fleet, apparently, has done that, threatening the waters, the pristine waters around the world would live reserve. -- wildlife reserve. this comes weeks another report that some of the ships were falsifying locations as well. we talked with both the pentagon and state department and asked whether they need or intend to assist ecuador in the encroachment by china in the western hemisphere, in the galapagos specifically. neither department has responded to our questions. we'll keep you updated as soon as they do. meanwhile, china's commerce minister today announced the trade talks between the united states will take place in coming days. the announcement coming two days of after president trump said he had postponed a review of the phase one trade deal last week because he doesn't want to do anything about trade with them right now because of china's handling of the china virus. so what is going on? let's turn to dr. michael pillsbury, director of the center for chi

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ecuador's navy says that fleet is now made up of 340 commercial fishing vessels.y aggressive amid talks in taipei today between health and human services secretary alex azar and the president of taiwan. azar leading a delegation ordered there by president trump, and chinese fighter jets today briefly crossed into taiwanese air pace as they frequently do. satellite images also reportedly show china's pla deploying amphibious with armoredded vehicles and mobile missile launches in, near the south china sea. joining us tonight is dr. michael pillsbury, director of the center for chinese strategy at the hudson institute. mike, we're going to be cramped, as always, for time. i want to go, first, to what you make of the increasing military activity by the pla in the south china sea. >> lou, i think it's a mistake for some people to dismiss the chinese activities as just bluff or rhetoric. china has a long history, about 50, 60 years of using force for psychological shock effect on their neighbors. if they try that on president trump and on american units, i think it cou