. >> next on lectures in history, university of north carolina at chapel hill professor william sturkey taught a class about expanding rights in the 1960's and 70's. looking at women's liberation and the gay rights movement. he covered topics such as birth control, the equal rights amendment and the stonewall riots.

at the university of north on bridge in the u.k. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the wall that this hour the u.s. military says that 2 american soldiers were killed and 6 others wounded when an afghan wearing an afghan on the uniform opened fire on the incident took place in and then go home province in eastern afghanistan a local official confirmed that the shooter was an afghan soldier. groups in switzerland all celebrating off to voters approved a bill that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation the measure passed with 63 percent of the vote part of a pos the nor 2 years ago but opponents forced a referendum on the issue. well out of thailand where security forces shot dead a soldier who killed at least 26 people in around page most of them at a shopping center police had stormed the center allowing shoppers to escape as they noticed a manhunt to find the gunman more than 40 people russo were injured in the attack which took place in the city of kut northeast of the capital bangkok. a

said yes of course there a doctor at the university of north on bridge there in the united kingdom let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world l.g.b. t. groups in switzerland are celebrating after voters approved a law that bans discrimination based on a sexual orientation the measure passed with 63 percent of the vote parliament passed a new 2 years ago but opponents forced a referendum on the issue. thousands of people have marched in support of congress to news in the moroccan capital over about as well as in the choosing capital tunis now the demonstrations were organized in response to a new american peace plan the palestinians say favors israel protesters have denounced the united states and calls for boycotts of american products. a boeing 737 operated by the russian low cost u.c.i. has been badly damaged and a hard landing in the city of new since none of the $94.00 passengers and crew on board were seriously hurt the airline blamed unpredictable winds to the incident. place in new york have arrested a suspect they say shot a blue did 2 offices

professor peter brock who is chair of the german ethics council a professor of theology at the university of north welcome to day w. professor do you think this change will benefit german society will this is a beneficial change. it is a change and i think this is what we have in mind this is a really fundamental change with regard to our. history of legal culture since we have had a commitment for combining and balancing on the one hand human dignity which means self-determination especially when it comes to end of life decision making and on the other hand also have had. a culture of life protecting and this is to my mind endangered by this judgment of the constitutional court why. since if you read the gist of cation of the verdict you get an impression that the caudal to my mind where very one sided lee interpret it self-determination just with we cart to those who want to commit suicide and do not freshen plea take into account also the misery of elderly persons who might come to that decision and think about why should we still live are we still. society like are still to be part in the soci

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myron cohen, the dreirector of the institute for global health for the university of north carolina at chapel hill. thank you so much for joining me. let's jump back to this concept of community spread, right? the question on so many minds is how could this patient -- how could you get coronavirus if you don't travel to a nation in which there is coronavirus and you presumably don't know anyone who's had it? >> i think the obvious suggestion is that there is someone in northern california with coronavirus, whether it's symptomatic or asymptomatic that was able to transmit the virus to what we're going to call the index case, the person with new infection in northern california. so there almost certainly have to be two people involved. it is possible, we think the coronavirus pri pamarily is thrh respiratory spread. a tremendous amount of work is looking at the efficiency of which it's spread. i heard one of your commentators talk about the contamination of an environmental servicurface. that's possible but much more likely with a respiratory spread. >> does this mean we're in a new pha

[applause] >> this weekend on american history tv, a lecture from the university of north carolina 1960's, theon the 1945 film to the shores of iwo jima, and i look at slavery in the nations capital. ,onight at 8:00 p.m. eastern equal rights in the 1960's. >> the 1960's were characterized by an incredible sense of optimism and hope. the sense of optimism in the 1960's is incredible. people from all walks of life, even the most downtrodden, disadvantaged people, poor black southerners who had never had voting rights, are so hopeful because of america's place in the world and the rhetoric of many of its leaders. eastern, at 2:30 p.m. lonnie bunch and david rubenstein take part in a white house historical association conversation on slavery in washington. >> nine of the first 12 presidents brought enslaved people, used enslaved labor at the white house. you are really trying to figure out, what do you need to get a building going, get a white house going? what do you need for the entertainment? thatthey realized was slave labor would provide the foundation for them to craft and create what

university of virginia. i was at the university of virginia in 1976. i was invited to the university of north carolina of chapel hill to give a guest lecturer at 10:00 in the morning. turned out gerald ford was lecturing on the campus at noon to the future homemakers of america. and so the liberal faculty turned to me. i consider myself a legitimate conservative. so rare these days. so we went and watched gerald ford's, and it was not good. so i went back to charlottesville and i couldn't sleep. i got up and wrote a singlespaced, 5-page letter. the next morning i mailed it off to the president, the white house, 1600 pennsylvania avenue. that i could sleep and didn't think anything more would come of it. a week later i was called by the director of white house personnel and was asked to come up for an interview. what had happened was when the letter came in someone in the mailroom remembered that they had just fired his speechwriter. my letter was sent up to white house personnel. i came up for the interview. i began my interview with him. he took me to the editor for the speechwriters. i real

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tonight and lectures in history we visit the university of north carolina and chapel hill classroom. about expanding rights in the 1960's and 1970's. here is a preview. >> it is sheer sexism. people believe women lack the intelligence, talent or emotional stability to perform many of the same jobs. women basically need a man to take care of them and manage the broader parts of their lives and also they do not have a broad role in society outside of bearing children. they have real consequences. it is not just a moderate inconvenience. it is real discrimination that limits freedom and affects the outcome of their lives. in 1960, a credit card company could refuse to give a woman a credit card because she was a woman. give a credit card in your pocket? that was not always the case. when they could not serve on juries in every state. you could not get birth control in every state. a woman could be fired for becoming pregnant. women could not go to ivy league law schools. yale and princeton did not admit women until 1969. consider the opportunities all the men get that women are instantl

there's a tremendous article in the current issue of the atlantic by a professor at university of northhe observes that it is entirely possible that the surveillance and manipulation in china blinded the government to the initial news about coronavirus, that essentially two things were going on. first, all of that data gave them a false sense of security. secondly, all of the people who were in a position to know about coronavirus were afraid. thathe result of this was weeks or lost and coronavirus got off to a start that past epidemics did not have. hypothesis is correct, that is a real condemnation of what google and facebook are doing. they are essentially trying to replicate china's information technology strategy outside of china. anothereantime, in reminder of how connected we all are, in the u.s. political election, you've got u.s. intelligence telling senator bernie sanders that the russians have been interfering in his campaign. vice president joe biden saying they are attacking him on facebook. you wrote the book on this. now innerable are we 2020 to russian interference in th

starting at san diego state, i wound up at the university of virginia and i was at the university of virginia in 1976 and i was invited to the university of northarolina chapel hill to give a guest lecture at 10:00 in the morning. it turned out gerald ford was lecturing on the campus at noon to the future homemakers of america. and so, the liberal faculty turned to me, and i consider myself a legitimate conservative, so rare these days, so we went and we watched gerald ford's speech and it was not good. [laughter] dr. smith: i went back to charlottesville and i could not sleep so i wrote a single space, five-page letter and the next morning i mailed it off to the president, the white house, 1600 pennsylvania avenue, then i could sleep and i did not think anything would come of it. one week later, i was called by the director of white house personnel and was asked to come up for interview. when the letter came in, someone in the mailroom remembered they just fired the speechwriter. my letter was sent up to white house personnel. i came up for the interview, i began my interview with him, he took me to the editor for the speechwriters, i realized

this weekend on "american lecture from the university of north carolina chapel hill on the 1960's. the 1945 film to the shores of iwo jima and a look at slavery in the nation's capital. tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern on "lectures in history", north carolina professor william starkey on equal rights in the 1960's. >> there was an incredible sense of optimism and hope. the sense of optimism of the 1960's was credible. people from all walks of life, even the most downtrodden people, for black southerners who never had voting rights, are so hopeful because of america's place in the world and the rhetoric of many of its leaders. announcer 1: sunday 2:30 p.m. eastern, the smithsonian institution secretary lonnie bunch and david rubenstein take part in a position on slavery in washington. >> nine of the first 12 presidents brought in slaved people, used in slaved labor at the white house, because you are trying to figure out, what do you need to get a building going, to get a white house going, what do you need for the entertainment? what they realized is it is slave labor that will provide the

next on lectures in history, university of north carolina at check hill professor teaches a class about expanding rights in the 1960's and 70's. looking at women's grecian and the gay rights movement. he covers birth control, the equal rights amendment and the stonewall riots. i want to start with a little story. woman sherry, which is a pseudonym, was featured in a life magazine article. the story was about a choice that her family was facing. she was pregnant. her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug called thought of mind. thalidomide had not been approved for use in the united states of america but it was approved in european countries. anxiety, insomnia, nausea. nausea is key. women began taking it to relieve morning sickness. her husband had been in europe. he acquired these pills and brought them back home for her. she was pregnant, she takes about 40 of them in her pregnancy. she and her husband did not know that thalidomide causes birth defects. then she read an article about the drug, found out more, and called the doctor. she wanted to learn more a

he is a professor emeritus of history at the university of north carolina at chapel hill. he is the author or editor of so many books and articles it is almost impossible to list them. we would be here until midnight. i wanted to say that i used his work when i was starting out as a historian and i have well-formed copies -- well-thumbed copies of his works on my bookshelf. just plucking one out of the blue, which is extraordinary and encapsulates his work because it brings his incredible life experience -- born in hamburg, working in japan after the war, and really understanding what -- and learning about the entire world. the history of world war ii as a -- is seen from a military perspective, social, economic, and many other perspectives. he manages to weave these things into this extraordinary international, global perspective, which is extremely rare. it is with great gratitude and honor that i welcome gerhard to the stand. thank you. [applause] dr. gerhard: thank you. can you hear me? that is a big help. for some time, there was a scholarly debate that attracted a goo

attorney for the southern district of new york and cnn senior analyst from the university of north carolina. let me begin with you if i can, pr pretty remarkable evidence tying this directly to the president and philbin, the time he laid out a couple of days ago, too late for the senate. what's the significance? >> the significance will mostly be nonlegal. it will be political. you had the proceeding, impeachment hearing and trial, where you will decide the issues of whether or not the president abused his power. the so the thing you mentioned this morning that are new is possibly one of the many things that will come out and have been coming out over the last couple weeks and coming weeks. not at least the john bolton battle, i believe he will win with respect to his book, he will be going on television talking about other things dr. generally relate and link drp to the key issues in the impeachment trial. i think every senator that voted against having witness testimony generally and witness testimony from john bolton specifically, will have to answer each time there's a revelation like t

[applause] americaneekend on history tv, a lecture from the university of north carolina at theel hill on the 1960's, 1945 film to the shores we would jim a, and a look at slavery -- look at, and a slavery in the nation's capital. a white house historical association conversation on slavery in washington. >> nine of the first 12 presidents brought in slave people -- enslaved people at the white house. you are really trying to figure out what do you need to get a building going, to get a white house going? what you need for the entertainment? what they have realized is that it is slave labor that was going to provide the foundation for them to craft and create what became the white house. -- reelilamerica at america, a 1945 film telling the story of a brutal battle were 7000 marines were killed. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look at lincoln, douglas, and emancipation. explore the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> tonight on q&a, we will discuss notable speakers of the house with a political science professor. >> we have come a long way from t

researchers at the university of north carolina took a close look at undergraduates and found that a iberals said they sometimes keep their opinions to themselves, but 68% of conservatives said they self censor in the classroom to miss the eye of the professor appears pearlescent two thirds of liberals said they would even be friends with a conservative. that's 92% of conservatives said they don't mind their lefty pals. so, is free speech finished on universities or our conservatives eventually come back loud and proud? robby, i almost did not have you on the panel because you know nothing about this. [laughter] you wrote about it i'm sure you aren't shocked to hear this what your thoughts? >> this survey actually helps confirm something of talked about a lot they fixate on the bias of the professors in the faculty. a little bit of a mistake because most of the professors they might be biased in leftist but they are perfectly happy to interact with conservative students and are not going to mistreat them for the most part. the problem is the other students, the leftist students there

new york university an a masters and doctorate degrees from educational leadership from the university of north florida with specializations and instructional leadership and post-secondary education and adult learning. e later completed an endowed post-doctoral fellowship and community -- in community college leadership with university of texas at austin while working as research associate for the community college survey of student engage. -- engagement. at a national level she served as deputy assistant to the assistant for community colleges in washington, d.c. prior to being named president to have polk state college where she now serves as vice president of institutional -- where she then served as vice president of institutional advancement at the virginia western community college and as executive director of the foundation. dr. falconetti continues to serve as a leader in national, skatewide and local organizations including the american association of commun colleges commission on institutional infrastructure and transformation, the florida college system council of present steering co

. >> this weekend on "american history tv," a lecture from the university of north carolina, chapel hillon the 1960's. the 1945 film "to the shores of iwo jima." a look at slavery in the nation's capital. 2:30, smithsonian secretary lonnie bunch and david rubenstein take part in a white house historical conversation on slavery in washington. >> nine of the first 12 presidents brought in slave labor in the white house. you are trying to figure out, what do you need to get a building going? what do you need for the entertainment? that slaveealized is labor is going to provide the foundation for them to craft and create what became the white house. railamerica, 4:00 p.m. eastern. "to the shores of iwo jima, co-telling the story of the brutal 36 day battle where 7000 marines were killed. presidency,"n "the a look at lincoln, douglas and emancipation. explore the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. announcer: in this national history center briefing, we hear about the role of middle east oil and american foreign policy since the end of world war ii, especially t

next on lectures in history, university of north carolina at check hill professor teaches a class about expanding rights in the 1960's and 70's. looking at women's grecian and the gay rights movement. he covers birth control, the equal rights amendment and the stonewall riots. i want to start with a little story. woman sherry, which is a pseudonym, was featured in a life magazine article. the story was about a choice that her family was facing. she was pregnant. her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug called thought of mind. thalidomide had not been approved for use in the united states of america but it was approved in european countries.

clearing from both sides of 101 north of university. they're getting done with their day. we're just getting started. we'll show you what else is going on for those slowdowns. >>> good morning. i'm rahel solomon and here are today's top business headlines. wall street set to open in the red this morning following loses in asia as the number of new coronavirus cases spike in china. stocks rallied yesterday as investors put aside worries about the impact the virus may have. quite a dins the day makes. today's report on unemployment and consumer prices. kellogg's incognito brand this summer following the lead of impossible foods and beyond meat. it is part of the company's morning star line. both will be available in grocery stores in june. others are creating their own products to reach consumers looking to reduce their meat intake. the market could be worth $85 billion by the end of the decade. and how much do you love amazon? apparently amazon is the most beloved brand by consumers. brand intimacy firm, the largest study based on emotions. disney and apple were second and

of your border security operations. >> i believe it was a test site and conduction with the north dakota state, university of north dakota. >> we've a very large school there -- >> we were there in late 2018, i believe. >> did you come with mcaleenan? >> with secretary nielsen. >> okay, well i'm sorry i forget you are with us, but i'm glad you saw it, it will continue to make progress and want you to come back. i want you to tell me about the surveillance towers. >> that's a piece of border patrol technology that is absolutely critical. we talk about securing the border, we do it through technology, through the physical infrastructure and people. so the autonomous surveillance towers are that other piece of critical technology, so we have up to 200 towers that we're looking to deploy. these are relocated will, so you can position. then they run off of sunlight, so they provided capabilities, a domain awareness capability for the border patrol that improves upon some of the towers that they previously have out there. we look forward, and excited about the capabilities they provide. >> you can't make it a program, or are y

. >> university of north dakota. >> yeah. >> we have a very large aviation school there. >> we were there, i believe in late 2018 i believe. >> fantastic. did you come with mcaleenan or -- >> secretary nielsen. >> absolutely. i remember that visit. sorry i forgot you were with us. i'm glad you've seen it. we continue to make progress and want you to come back. >> great. >> tell me a little bit about autonomous surveillance towers. >> piece of border control technology that's absolutely critical. we talk about securing the border. we do it through technology, physical infrastructure and, of course, people. autonomous surveillance towers are that other piece of technology, 200 towers we're looking to deploy. these are relocatable. you can position them. they run off of self supported power, mainly sunlight. so, they provide a capability, a domain awareness capability for the border patrol that improves upon some of the towers they previously have out there. we look forward -- we're very excited about the capabilities that that provides them. >> make a program of record and expand it or are

honorable wolf: i believe it was a test site in conjunction of university of north dakota there. we were there in late 2018 i believe. fantastic.ven: did you come with mac or -- wolf: with secretary nielsen. that r hoeven: i remember visit. forgot you were there. appreciate you've seen it. we continue to make progress and back.ou to come tell me a little bit about towers.us surveillance honorable wolf: that's a piece of technology that's critical. do it through technology, we do it through physical infrastructure and then, of course, people. autonomous surveillance towers are that other piece of critical technology. 200 believe we have up to towers we are looking to deploy. these are relocatable. so you can position them. run off of self-supported power. mainly sunlight. they provide a capability -- domain awareness capability for the border patrol that improves upon some of the towers they previously have out there. so we look forward. we're very excited about the capabilities that that provides them. program of en: a record and expand it or are you still going through that proc

affecting hundreds of students at six different schools we know of now but this number could certainly go up. we have elon university in north syracuse, of course in new york, fairfield university in connecticut, nyu, usc and florida international university taking this step. mainly it's dealing with the northern section of italy, taking their students out of florence. it's two-prong. one is the safety of the students but second they're worried a quarantine will go in place and it will be harder to extract their students and faculty from these areas. also let's think about these students. some of them might be seniors getting their last credits to graduate. you need those credits to stay on track for your curriculum so they want to get these students back and here for some time in the united states before they can go back to school after the spring break. so that's sort of the thinking that we're seeing with all of this. again, it's in the northern region of italy where we're seeing those numbers of coronavirus cases really go up. just 52 more just from yesterday. 374 confirmed cases in that area and 12 dead. so certainly th

t happened at a residence hall a&m university, about 60 les north of dallas.are investigating in mexico aat second death r to a world famous monarch butterfly sanctuary. the body of a tour guide at thes site w found two days after the burial of a well-known -- prosecutors believe both men were murdered. president erdogan says turkish - soldie turkey said it was responding to the death of four soldiers killed by syrian government forces. turkish reinforcements have been sent into syria and mr. erdogan has warned russia not to you're watching bbc world news america. still to comen tonight's program, we'll hav a special report from yemen, where the first medical aid flight has left the country to rescue patients from t w that's aimed >> parts of europe have beeng sufferrom poor air quality major issue in the western balkans. serbia has the highest rate of pollutio deaths, according the global alliance on health pollution. reporter: filthy weather has descended on the western balkans. pollution levels have soared ins city's acr the region. face masks may offer som

in parts of the north of the country, schools, universities and cinemas have been closed, with the venicebeing closed two days early. the italian government has announced strict controls on movement in 11 towns near venice and milan, with no one allowed in or out. from italy, mark lowen has more.. lockdown in northern italy. streets deserted, shops shut in the european country with the worst coronavirus outbreak. with towns in the affected area closed off, more than 50,000 people are under quarantine, an unprecedented step as italy scrambles to curb the outbreak. at supermarkets they waited to stock up, taking every precaution, unsure of how long the special measures will last. police were brought in to control the situation and limit numbers queueing. the region worst affected is lombardy around milan. its mayor said schools are closing as well as universities, libraries and museums. "it's just a precaution," he added. "we don't want to create panic." an armani fashion show in milan is going ahead without any buyers or press. the two regions worst hit make up 30% of the italian economy.

of disease there? schools, universities across the north of italy are remaining close and the authorities have also kept of towns in the north under quarantine. a cluster of towns where it is believed that the outbreak may have stemmed from. that is affecting about 50,000 people and there are still police roadblocks around the area making sure people do not come out and they face fines if they do. there is a great deal of concern within those communities and here in the big city, in milan, people are going about their work and it's a bit more subdued than usual with cafe is in restaurants more enmity and tourist attractions have been closed, including the cathedral behind me. it's an interesting thing. when you talk to people, some people are saying yes, we have to do as much as we possibly can to stop this and the government perhaps was too slow at the beginning. other people say, is this a bit of an overreaction? italy in general is a safe place to be and that europe health commissioner said it was a case for concern, not panic. the world health organization has said that while people are continuing t

it happened in a residence hall at the a&m university—commerce, about 60 miles north of dallas.hmen. an air canada plane with 128 passengers on board has made a successful emergency landing in madrid. the aircraft had to circle in spanish airspace to burn fuel after engine trouble just after ta ke—off. the flight was en route from madrid to toronto in canada. michael ‘mad mike' hoare, widely considered the world's best known mercenary, has died at the age of 100. he fought a series of campaigns in the congo and was later jailed for an unsuccessful coup in the seychelles. the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at his life and colourful career. the early 1960s, and a country that was tearing itself apart. following independence, the republic of the congo descended into a period of upheaval, u nrest into a period of upheaval, unrest and violence. playing no small part, this man, michael hoare. a former major in the british army, he was hired as a mercenary to take on a communist act of rebellion in the country. his methods were often extreme, earning him the nickname ‘mad mike', and he en

a growing numbers of infections in the north of lead to the closure of schools universities museums and other public places for at least a week reports from a lot. into your than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronavirus outbreak in europe landmarks like the cathedral and let's call the opera house have been closed temporarily. the headline screams out virus the great fear even though fear at least for now isn't all that apparent yes schools have been shut down but his vegetable market remains open. but i don't know i don't see any danger is we're looking a lot of the people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring their shopping t. them that's the way we're working at the moment the laws mayor says the main mission now is contain the possible further spread of the virus and that while numbers of those infected have indeed been going up that could be because health officials are proactively looking for new cases he also urged residents not to clear supermarket shelves but videos posted on social media like this one sug

university. elsewhere, 83 british nationals — evacuated from the chinese city of wuhan yesterday — are spending two weeks in quarantine at a hospital on the wirral. our northrrespondent, judith moritz reports. life on campus at york university has carried on as normal. but amongst the 18,000 students here, some are worried that one of their peers has tested positive for coronavirus. can you tell me why you're wearing a mask? are you worried? a little — a little nervous because of this. when did you start wearing it here? today. i'm not bothered because i feel like, given the number of students at university, i feel like it might not spread. i don't think there's many students, compared to bigger universities. the student was taken ill along with one of their relatives while staying at this hotel in york on wednesday. the university says they didn't come into contact with anyone on campus while they had symptoms but investigations are ongoing. we understand this will cause concern and anxiety. but i want to reassurance students, staff, and the wider community, that we are working closely with the lead agency, public health england, and other agencies to man

schools and universities in the north part of the country are closed until further notice.n fashion week saw many doors closed. even the armani collection was filmed in an empty theater and screened online. in venice the famous festival has also been suspended. >> translator: i will propose to the president of the region to enlarge the precaution to the entire metropolitan city area. it is just a precaution. we don't want to create panic. >> reporter: italy's prime minister perplexed by the sudden surge of the disease. >> translator: i've wondered myself why there are so many cases in italy, all of which are suddenly discovered. i confirm that we have adopted a guideline of utmost care from the start. among the western countries, where health protections standards are higher, we are the country that has adopted the most rigorous and meticulous measures. >> reporter: italy was the first country in europe to ban direct flights to and from china as the virus caused havoc in wuhan. now with the outbreak paralyzing the streets of italy, fear seems to be spreading faster than the

legislation bio laws, has come out with an article pointing out five years ago that north carolina university along with the institute of the military has sold china something that looks similar to the coronavirus. could you comment on that or please go find out? please get rid of all the surveillance on american people. it has done nothing and it never will. it is just for surveilling the people. thank you. guest: thanks for your comments. if you look at the exports to china, one big law that did get past is the reform to export controls to china and chinese investment in the united states there is a committee on foreign investment in the united states. there was concern in recent prosecution against some whoessors in massachusetts were cooperating to build biological facilities in china using sensitive american technology, so these technology transfers are getting attention at the highest levels down to doctoral and post-doctoral students with the intellectual property and the buildings, and using the i.t. structure to pull private, confidential, sometimes classified and certainly sometimes patented or patent pending,

is the state of north rhine-westphalia and his wife have both been hospitalized there in the city of. authorities transported the 47 year old man and his wife who would suit off university clinic early tuesday morning the man's condition is critical he tested positive for cope with 19 as the new coronaviruses named on wednesday officials confirmed both he and his wife were infected. the man is gravely ill he is suffering badly from pneumonia and is on ventilation. the good news is that his condition did not deteriorate overnight showing signs of improvement if the woman is also ill inflammation of the lungs and the fever but she is by no means in the same serious condition as her husband. the couple's 2 children have so far shown no symptoms of the virus and it being closely monitored. the couple has an active social life and as you might be aware as weekend there were carnival celebrations throughout the state of north rhine-westphalia. what's important is that the woman is a kindergarten teacher and of course was working in child care until the beginning of carnival celebrations. children enrolled in daycare centers and schools in the area as well as parents being tol

of britain shows thatjim is not alone. there's a very clear north—south divide. manchester universitys staying on the drugs often for way too long. we see an increasing amount of patients using opioids for long term. but using for long term, there is no evidence to prove they work. all i could think about was the pain and the medication and it consumes your life. jazz is 23 and already with a ten year history of using prescription painkillers. her hip dysplasia brought serious, chronic pain. her doctors knew that opioids, pregabalins and other drugs could relieve the agony. but forjazz, there was a heavy price to pay. i was a child that got put on this, through no fault of my own. and now i've got to go through all of this. coming off the medication was a million times harder than any of the surgery stuff. she'd become hooked, and with no nhs service available, the best on offer was a place at a centre for street drug heroin addicts. it was suggested for me to go on methadone, to get off my prescribed medication. what did you make of that? ijust thought it was a bit ridiculous, treati