u. s. around 18 percent in china. now in emerging and developing, developing economies, rather it's much higher, almost a quarter of brazil's young people are out of the labor market. india, nigeria, and south africa all have youth joblessness hovering around 30 percent. of those are all younger countries as well. and that makes that unemployment even more palpable. now, addressing use unemployment is critical, is a critical need for a full pandemic recovery. that's the message from europe and commission chief ursula underline, she's currently on a tour of european countries as she helped use historic recovery package. here she is of denmark. borderline has also made stops in greece, spain and portugal. some of those countries hardest hit by the pandemic. and again, those with some of the highest youth unemployment rates in europe might have listened to what find a lie and said about spain's plan for use recovery funds. the plan puts forward crucially forms to modernize to modernize the labor market. it will boost you

u. s. so around 21 percent. but this is, that is the deal which takes into account the fact that there's a low pressure from tax savings to a lower minimum tax. and 2.5 percent is a tax rate. island. switzerland has a similar effect the tax rate. so the reasonably that deal with the low around 15, the in line with carbon toxeme and right so naturally will be a favor to them. so it's really will be important individual countries will do because they still allows all countries around the table to sign up to least 15 percent because it is a least which means that the country's leaders can do more. and that's the hope that we have. all right, so in your opinion, this doesn't go far enough because the 15 percent is only slightly higher than some of the countries that are considered tax havens. so who exactly is going to benefit from this idea most is going to be lower income countries or the big wealthy ones. so the wealthy countries are the ones we currently lose more in absolute numbers. and so the us will benefits

u. s. so around 21 percent, but this is that is the deal which takes into account the fact that there's a lot of pressure from tax savings to a lower minimum tax to help with 5 percent due to tax rate island. switzerland has a similar effect. the tax rate. so the, the reason we deal with these low, it's around 15. these is in line with carbon tax saving, right? so naturally will be a favor to them. so it's really will be important individual countries will do because they still allows all countries around the table to sign up to at least 15 percent because it is a lease which means other countries leaders can do more. and that's the hope that we have. all right, so in your opinion, this doesn't go far enough because the 15 percent is only slightly higher than some of the countries that are considered tax havens. so who exactly is going to benefit from this idea most is going to be lower income countries or the big wealthy ones. so the wealthy countries are the ones the currently lose more in absolute numbers. and so the u. s. will benefits initially from this measure. so we'll germany, france

u. s. around 18 percent in china. now in emerging and developing, developing economies, rather it's much higher, almost a quarter of brazil's young people are out of the labor market. india, nigeria, and south africa all have youth joblessness hovering around 30 percent. of those are all younger countries as well. and that makes that unemployment even more palpable. now, addressing use unemployment is critical, is a critical need for a full pandemic recovery. that's the message from european commission chief ursula underline. she's currently on a tour of european countries as she tells the use historic recovery package. the history of denmark funded line has also made stops in greece, spain and portugal. some of those countries hardest hit by the pandemic. and again, those with some of the highest youth unemployment rates in europe. i have a listen to what find a lie and said about spain plan for use recovery funds. the plan puts forward crucial reforms to modernize to modernize the labor market. it will boost youth e

u. s. labs around the world, bio labs regarding cove its root causes, the who and china joint research concluded just in march that the will hon. lab league theory lacks credibility, but that won't stop it from gaining atlanta's propaganda mileage in china's english language press c, g t. n is loud about it, but it's verboten territory anywhere in corporate press. in the u. s. u. k, or certainly other 5 ice nations. why even i can follow up. i'm just some guy that i could follow up on a, c, g, t, n, piece in english, and think for myself as kind of millions of others. hence, this latest distraction with team player found she in order to shift narratives. i mean, who writes these scripts for the press to that and recite some neo con hacks with heidegger fetishes who never finished film school. i me, interesting. and in my introduction, i gave all of the, the, the ridiculous fiasco, you know, these people, it was orchestrated where people that are not very bright. ok, it's that is obviously that's why they fall apart. and these and these new quote, new stories are for other news people to believe

u. s. in the u. k, around the world in china, the have the people who are close to the paper, money creators and central banks. and that's all they're interested in, in assa price, assuming higher based on 0 percent loans and free money. and now they're all this empire. it's a global empire collapse of paper. money. and all sovereign do are now is set to absolutely crush it, which is amazing. but again, you know, comparing the mindset of the 2 cultures of, in the good money and the bad money. most people live in the bad money culture that, that, that their society, they haven't found bitcoin, they're not hopeful for a future. they're not actually not even just hopeful they're building a future, like obama, with hope you're hoping this guy maybe prints enough money for you, helps you out so you could just lie flat at home. but this, this notion of just like flock lie flat and shrugging your shoulders and saying, well, i'm not going to participate what, why bother building? we don't know what we're missing with

u. s. which spends around $20000000.00 a year on so called democracy promotion efforts seen by havana as a push for regime change. joke organ, when know me or not, but it's when you're bein or not. but i don't think demonstrating peacefully to express an opinion if the same thing is receiving logistical support from the u. s . embassy or verbal support from us institutions. those people who are acting against the constitutional order of cuba with us backing deserve to be prosecuted in the same way as if it was an attack with a terrorist or otherwise against the independent seal. and what's the issue of i know louis manuel or canada since last october, the sanity drug movements leader us manuel. a terror alcantara has either been in jail on the house arrest or confined to a hospital and security forces have disrupted several attempted hunger strikes the rules one and then there's the other weapon in the government, sauce, and old state media out. i don't see, what can you show not worry about, well, what do you want to do on the weekend, but i am off the can any door lovely? she'll discredi

u. s. in the west around that because china is everywhere. ok, thank you so much need clements for speaking to us from washington. thank you. what speaking of china, the u. s. president joe biden says that he will revoke an executive order that sought to ban the popular chinese owned apps, tick talk, and we chat. so biden's administration says it will now conduct its own review of several foreign controlled apps and see if they posed a security risk to americans. the previous president, donald trump issued the series of orders over concerns on how us data was being collected from its users. rosalyn jordan is joining us from washington d. c. for more on this developing story browser, what more we learning about why this decision was made now? well this was signaled back and february when the administration 1st indicated that it was not going to try to pressure the sale of tick, talk to us companies or us owners instead of having it owned by the chinese. that is what the previous administration had wanted. this revocation is now in effect, and t

u. s. previously sanctioned around revolutionary god and state media outlets, making it illegal for them to do business with americans. the department of justice has accused iranian media of spreading disinformation. now it's not the 1st time this has happened. back in october, the u. s. also took down about a 100 websites that were linked to iran. and this all comes as a crucial time for the new care talks in vienna. the u. s. and iran have not yet met face to face, but to pronounce the saying they've made progress and that the governments involved should make a final decision soon. well, let speak to dawson jabari. she is in tehran, forth, dorothy, nice. 33 websites being seized. i imagine terrans, not particularly happy, can you talk us through some of the reaction you've been hearing that certainly, and absolutely nobody here is happy about what's taking place. the head of baron's mission to the united nation says that iran will pursue this matter through all legal channels that is available to them. we've also heard from the foreign ministry who is issued a statement saying that thi

u. s. so around 21 percent. but this is, that is the deal which takes into account the fact that there's a low pressure from tax savings to a lower minimum tax and 12.5 percent to the tax rate island switzerland has a similar effect the tax rate. so the reasonably that these deal with is low is around 15, that these is in line with carbon tax 7, right? so naturally will be a favor to them. so it's really will be important when the visual countries will do because they still allows all countries around the table to sign up to at least 15 percent because it is a lease, which means that the country's leaders can do more. and that's the hope that we have to myself such here from the u. k. university of nazi i'm speaking that now here in germany. voting is underway and regional elections in the eastern german status. saxony, unhide the far right. se policy is posing a tough challenge to the american conservatives and the final major test the for september general election. now that will be the 1st national vote in 16

u. s. re entry with around over the jcp away. but it's, it's a, it's gotta be a complicated, very complicated situation right now. we have canister, as recorded another 92 corona virus deaths in the past 24 hours. infections have been rising fast since march, with 10000 cases counted in just the past week. not even half a percent of afghanistan's population is fully vaccinated. oxygen manufacturing is at full capacity that hospitals still don't have enough. in protests across brazil, which is recorded more than 500000 covert deaths. as a 3rd wave hits demonstrate to say the president giant bowls and wrote is responsible because he continues to down play the outbreak orca. yeah, kid reports from rio down who's rallied across dozens of cities in brazil to denounce president jadem ball. so not as handling of the pandemic marching through the streets of rio de janeiro to the sound of the drum beat. into the chant of indigenous try in the capital, brazilian. this is called triple sonata impeachment, accusing him a still downplaying th

and also it did not have as many military bases around the world, which was clearly a comment aimed at the u. s. it also address concerns around its nuclear capabilities. nate, i mentioned that china was not transparent in terms of its nuclear stockpile. there were no details mentioned, but the statement mentioned that china was simply not in the same league in terms of its nuclear capacity as other nato countries. it also mentioned that china would always abide by the no 1st use principle when it came to nuclear weapons. now, beijing is under enormous pressure following both the nation n g 7. summit was 1st time that these true blocks portrayed china in such a confrontational manner. now here in china, state media is trying to downplay these 2 meetings, saying that really there is no sense of unity as it is being portrayed. this is just an appearance. these countries are paying lip service to joe biden, but they do differ and their approaches to china is what many newspapers and outlets are saying here, and china's aren't foreign ministry spokesperson during the press conference on tuesday thi

u. s. re entry with around over the jcp away. but it's, it's a, it's gotta be a complicated, very complicated situation right now. supporters of both of peruse, political rivals have been out in huge numbers, as tension rises over this month, selection socialist contender federal castillo to narrowly lead the official count as victory. but right when candidate keiko for jewelry says that there's been fraud at his seeking to get boats an old not an essential as reports from lima. the nearly 2 weeks after boulders went to the poles, thousands of the look of your supporters marched claiming victory. his rival kiko for he, marty says the election was rigged, casting a shadow over the result. 7 0, the fool he morning has run a dirty campaign. the number show that castillo one. what else does she want? i for he murray. contest the results. the base lucas. these are more than 44000 votes. 2 on saturday electoral officials rejected with questions to another vote. they said there's no proof of fraud. kimori supporters claim, otherwise the

u. s. and really all around the world in a way that previous cases, simply haven't i mean, a lot of people credit the pandemic. i think people were paused for a minute. and i think that people have time to look at something in a world where they might otherwise pass this footage by. i think that we even have footage is remarkable that this young woman who had the courage to keep the camera on their children for those 9 minutes is, is one of the most courageous things i can ever think of. in fact, she was cited by the pulitzer prize foundation for her courageous film work. so that to me, i think has allowed people to really see what happened and edited unfiltered. and that sparked a lot of people to pay attention. and i want to get a so it's a professor, ronald sullivan. obviously he is very good to have stayed with us and been following his story. what do you, what are your thoughts on that video footage? how i mean, i suppose, impossible to emphasize the, the significance i had in this case made it impossible to ignore the disproportionate use of violence. but i'm curious have, has there

let's get around it now of some other stories from around the world. the u. s. congress has voted overwhelmingly to create a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the country. june 18th marked the day on june 19th, 1865. when the last enslaved african americans learned that they have been free. it's the 1st new federal holiday in 38 years. numerous airlines and major banks have experience website and app outages and multiple countries. among the companies affected our delta american airlines, commonwealth bank, southwest airlines, and the hong kong stock exchange. it's not yet clear if the outages are related or what has caused that german biomedical company to evac has suffered a setback in its attempt to develop a covert. 19 vaccine interim testing data suggests that the company's shot may only have an efficacy of 47 percent true of x. that, that the study has been hampered by the broad range of corona virus variance china spaceship carrying a 3 person crew has docked successfully with the countries. new space station 3 astronauts blasted off ab

u. s. is responsible for around $420000000000.00 of europe. 250000000000. and china is one of the fastest growing markets, make it more of a difference. and with last decades analysis the, our, to the goal of the sport market seem to be only going upwards until the pandemic head, then 2020 was canceled literally in all sports a scratch. now, a great example for the 1st time in the history of the modern olympics and one of the world's most watch sporting broadcast, the 2020, tokyo lympics for postponed an entire year new to the pandemic. now a quick reminder, a tokyo to invest had $26000000000.00 to prepare for the olympics and without doubt, hope to get its return on investment. now. likewise, usa euro soccer match, which was to be held across europe in 2020 was also postponed. and although they're playing right now, as we speak, they still last about $2000000000.00 from sponsors and broadcasters in 2020. now take a look of the list of all the other sports that were cancelled for the 2020 year. all of which costs the industry millions, if not billions in lo

and it also said that china did not have as many military bases around the world as other countries, which was a comment pointed at the u. s. secondly, it also address concerns around china is nuclear capabilities. it's simply mentioned that china is not in the same league as other nato countries when it comes to its own stockpile. and also that china will continue to abide by the no 1st use principle when it comes to the use of nuclear weapons. now china is under enormous pressure. we've had the nato summit communicate also the g 7 communicate before that. and it's the 1st time that both of these blocks have mentioned china in such confrontational terms. now karen, beijing here in china state media has been trying to down play both of these meetings saying that these blocks are certainly not as unified as they appear, that many of them must simply ping lip service to joe biden and his administration . and they have differing approaches to china when a day out of the navy. some it's off to china's pushback. taiwan has reported the largest incursion of chinese military jets. and it's as base government says 20 a chinese pla

u. s. under joe biden, defending democracy against autocrat around the world. right, well, there is a very different approach to president putin and under the trump administration. how does this new stance towards russia being received in the united states? well, if we talk about foreign policy, then joe biden was elected by the american voters for exactly 2 reasons. and that is number one, reviving the transatlantic partnership. and we have seen that in recent days, at the g 7 and natal summit and number 2 is dealing with the american adversaries. and that is particular china that has to be mentioned here, which is high up on number one of the diplomatic agenda if you will. but russia also is a very important topic because of its aggressive behavior in recent years. cyber attacks election meddling. we've talked about it a lot in the program and what joe biden bowed before meeting president of letting me putin is that he wants to draw some red lines that will no longer be the cause bloss. otherwise, he will, russia will face consequences of the likes of the san

around 20000000 people in the u. s. alone took to the streets last summer, $550.00 places of protest a year on where all day. while around 13 percent of them have put down that i can't breathe pack cards. that's how much support to be. alarm has dropped in a year, according to a recent poll. and i'll be true, seems to be that b l m itself might be to blame. black communities were told a resolution on its way. but now, many of them feel like horns in a politicized media, soccer se, then benefiting from the blood apollo loved ones, and won't even talk to us. we don't want to need your parade in the streets accumulate and the nations platforms mover deals, et cetera, over the death fall loved ones. while the families and communities left clueless and broken and grieving parents for comfort in the racial justice group. the promise to honor those who died at the hands of police realized that there was no comfort to be found. i could walk in a room full of people who claimed to be here for bro, on a family who don't even kno

u. s. biden administration against chinese companies based on national security concerns, surveillance concerns and also around issues of strategic competition. the u. s. has about 4 different blacklist against chinese companies, and these have significantly impacted the performance of those companies. most notably, qual way the chinese tech giant has seen its revenues dropped the 2 years in a row because of restrictions put on it by the u. s. government. but on the other hand, china doesn't have really an equivalent mechanism. it has what it's called, the unreliable entity list, but this just acts as a warning to chinese businesses against dealing with these u. s. companies. it doesn't really have any teeth. so it's hope that this new law will change that. katrina, thanks very much. indeed. katrina, you in beijing said i had a knowledge. is it a modest whereas in its new interim president, i seem, as always, is the colonel who led to cruise in less than a year. schools and mexico have finally been allowed to reopen. after closing, during the pandemic, but many of the doors named shot ah hello, we've been deal

insurrection, the terms domestic terrorism and its kid, brother, domestic extremism, have been bouncing around the u. s. news rooms capitol hill, echo chamber on a pretty consistent basis. it almost feels like you can't go single day without seeing every talking head from jake tapper to nicole wallace, wrinkling their foreheads and clutching their very.

insurrection, the terms domestic terrorism and its kid, brother, domestic extremism, have been bouncing around the u. s. news rooms capitol hill, echo chamber on a pretty consistent basis. it almost feels like you can't go a single day without seeing every talking head from jake tapper to nicole wallace, wrinkling their foreheads and clutching their very high priced pearls. in fevered worry over the potential terroristic tendencies of all the unwashed masses, living outside the halls of power in new york city, beverly hills, and capital hill. but thankfully, the by the administration is coming to their rescue. this week, the administration unveiled at 32 page national strategy to combat domestic extremism that the new york times reports quote, outlines for priorities, improving information sharing among law enforcement agencies, preventing recruitment by extremist groups investigating such groups and confronting the long standing drivers of domestic terrorism. racism and of course, bigotry, the strategy also calls for aggression aggressive steps such as hiring more intelligence analysts and screening g

u. s. in an industry, generating around $2000000000.00 a year. but the producers are under threats from criminal gangs. john holeman reports from pentagon in the state of miss your con, green goal. that's what they call this fruit, mitchell county. southwest mexico. recent is some have given the crop a different name blood because those both are partly true. the industry here is worth billions exporting to the us, but it's so lucrative, the criminal groups a trying to muscle in we he impair rebundle with the called the foam as a fighting back. the town has set up its own self defense flores. this is a drill session before they head out on patrol. some of these 3 brothers, a part of the force and own this grow. they don't want us to show their identity. they say they're up against one of the most powerful groups in mexico. in 2008 years ago, the lisco new generation cartel came in here and wanted to take our land. so we had to take up arms and defend our home. there were places close to our village where they took groves and they killed the family

u. s, but definitely in china and other places around germany as well in the u. k. for example, at the moment with a current technology, we see that nuclear power, it's very expensive. we have not solved the final storage situation. so for the time being for the next years, it's clearly not an option. we. we have seen that nuclear renewables prices have come down substantially. and i think for the next used to come, this is the way to go. of course that does not preclude thinking about other options and they are a lot of these options and thought about. but they are not something that that will happen in the upcoming years. and this is where we actually solutions such as a german government on energy transition. thank you very much for your thoughts. thanks a lot us president joe biden will arrive in europe tomorrow for a series of summit meetings with western allies on the eve of the visit, the munich security conference as release the new report saying, the west must get ready for a period of quote, systemic competition. with author, with terry and powers, present

it also mentioned that it's military bases around the world did not reach the number of military bases held by some other countries in nature, pointedly the u. s. i would also address concerns around china is nuclear stockpile . many states and including the nato countries have raised concerns around the lack of transparency around china is nuclear capabilities. china did not mention any details there, but it said that it simply was not in the same league as other nato countries when it came to its nuclear stockpiles and said that it would always abide by the no 1st use principle. now, china is under enormous pressure following the nato summit, and the g 7 summit is the 1st time that both of these blocks mention china in such a confrontational manner. now state media here was trying to downplay the results of those meetings, saying that both of these blocks are not as unified as they may seem that many of these countries assembly, they say, paying lip service the door biden. and china's foreign ministry. spokes person gave a press conference today and started by actually mentioning china's orn allegiances, or it's, or an allies in close relati

around the world. u s.l for the first time in nearly three years. industry analysts say the rising price of oil is tied to a growing demand for gas and jet fuel as the pandemic winds down in more americans are traveling. that demand is also pushed us gas prices to a seven year high. bay area drivers continue to pay the highest gas prices in the country, with an average of $4.40 a gallon still to come. at noon, amazon's founder jeff bezos, heading off to space next week, is expected to bring with him and how one person from the general public also has a chance to join. this has a chance to join. this mission. after my car accident, wondnder whahatmy c cas. has a chance to join. this mission. so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. youour cidedentase e woh than insurance offered? call the barnes firm now to find out. yoyou ght t beurprpris call the barnes firm now tafter my car accident, did you know that geico's whole 15 minutes thing... that came from me. really. my first idea was “in one quarter of a

u. s. biden administration. last week and this blacklist comes as a result of national security concerns and concerns around surveillance as well. but the u. s. has about 4 of these different blacklist and they have slightly different penalties, but they do punish chinese companies and they have had real, real significant results. for example, we've had the chinese tech joint qual way they've seen their revenue dropped 2 years in a row because of restrictions imposed by the u. s. government. but on the other hand, china doesn't have an equivalent mechanism, what it has its own unreliable entities list. but this list doesn't really have any significant chief to affect these u. s. companies. so the chinese government is hoping that once this law is put into play, it will change that. katrina, thank you very much. that's katrina you envision start ahead and order us regulators approved the 1st new alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years. but critics don't play its benefits. a mexican schools can reopen off to pandemic restrictions for lifted bugs. many of their doors remain shot. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter spo

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u. s. city of portland is around the pressure is defund, the police protest and vandalism forces the union to move headquarters. but it's big news and will tell you why. after the break. ah ah with me ah ah, i use join me every thursday on the alex salmon show and i'll be speaking to guests in the world, the politics sport, business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. me the the me ah, good morning, toby european medicines, agency official suggest ditching the astrazeneca cove, a job. no for all age groups despite worries of blood, clothing, some european countries already suspended the use of the know can nation for the same reason shallow davinsky reports? well, this is the latest below, 2 astrazeneca and confidence perhaps in the drug. this is a senior official at the europe medicines agency who is now suggesting it should be ditched for all age groups that many you countries, as you mentioned that have put restrictions on the use of astrazeneca, many only giving it to old age groups after those links with possible, very rare, but free to blood clots. now, this warning comes from mar

insurrection, the term domestic terrorism and its kid, brother, domestic extremism, have been bouncing around the u. s. news rooms capitol hill, echo chamber on a pretty consistent basis. it almost feels like you can't go single day without seeing every talking head from jake tapper to nicole wallace, wrinkling their foreheads and clutching their very high priced pearls. in fevered worry over the potential terroristic tendencies of all the unwashed masses living outside the halls of power in new york city, beverly hills, and capitol hill. but thankfully, the by did ministration is coming to their rescue. this week, the administration unveiled at 32 page national strategy to combat domestic extremism that the new york times reports quote, outlines for priorities, improving information sharing among law enforcement agencies, preventing recruitment by extremis groups investigating such groups and confronting the long standing drivers of domestic terrorism. racism and of course, bigotry strategy also calls for aggression aggressive steps such as hiring more intelligence analysts and screening government e

around europe at all few days. he's been talking reaffirming the u. s. commitment to human rights to protecting liberalism, globalism, and multilateral cooperation. democracies all across the world. everything seems to be on the table for that summit will certainly be following everything. i decided to have a quick little p got some of the 20th issue, some of the biggest stumbling blocks. it is a bit tongue in cheek, but you know, was going to be so much serious business tomorrow we might have with this didn't have some fun. let's have a listen the behind this son pendant bite and we'll meet face to face. and if you're lost in the sea of what to expect, i made it easy because here are a few of that favorite thing. just weeks before the summit, americans were in crisis. no gas, no grass fed piece. ransomware tax left people queueing hours to refuel the tanks. anything beacon vargas to tase on. you'd never guess who is to blame. i'm going to be meeting with president putin, and so far there is no evidence based on from our intelligence people that russia

u. s. the dozens of media webs domains linked to around claiming they are behind a quote, this information campaign. and criminal or victim a french woman who say she lives in terrorist decade don't trial, murdering her husband. that is, campaign is worn. there is little protection in cases of domestic violence. and the report revealed suicide for us veterans at the war on terror, a full time higher than death in calling back. we hear from a former soldier. ah, good evening. you're watching ortiz, she's gone 10 o'clock here in the russian capital. now the russian defense ministry says it's 5 warning shots after a british destroyer entered its waters with more details. he is our senior correspondent, murdered guest. the the british worship was detectives as it was approaching russia's territorial waters, just off the coast of crimea. it was warned repeatedly to change its course. the british. they're apparently refused to heed those schools and eventually entered russia's territory waters. a patrol boat russian patrol boat apparently fought warding shots according to the russian ministry of

around the world. a comment which was clearly pointed at the u . s. secondly, it went on to address concerns around tron is nuclear stockpile. many of many states and many international organizations have raised concerns in addition to nato, around the lack of transparency around china's capacity. now this statement did not provide any details, unsurprisingly about that, but it just said that trying to simply is not at the moment, even in the same league as other nato countries when it comes to its nuclear weaponry. it also said that china would always abide by the no 1st use principle in terms of nuclear weapons. now, beijing is under enormous pressure. this is the 1st time that both the nato and the g 7 summit have portrayed china in such a confrontational manner earlier on the weekend just after the g 7 meeting, china's embassy in london released a statement, pricing words saying that while long gone other days, when a small number of countries dictates the decisions of the world. and chinese state media here have been trying to down play the commun