a whole lot these are just one of more than 2015 species facing extinction according to the world wildlife fund latest living planet index report which outlines widespread declines in biodiversity pointing to a loss of wetlands as being among the key drivers of this decline. for many in this region saving the whole lot they also means preserving what remains of the centuries old way of life. the absolute there is a cultural emblem of the searching and conservation of the species is an important part of their identity and their history according to the world wildlife fund over the past 40 years more than 85 percent of the world's wetlands have been lost threatening the existence not only of the whole lot but of countless plant and animal species madrid up below al jazeera mexico city rebecca shaw is chief scientist of the world wildlife fund she explains more about the factors causing the destruction. the biggest drivers right now are habitat destruction and primarily for expansion of agricultural lands to feed a growing population on the planet. we also see indicators that climate change is shi

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according to the world wildlife fund over the past 40 years more than 85 percent of the world went lands have been lost threatening the existence not only of the but of countless plant in animal species madrid up a little al-jazeera mexico city well we can now speak to rebecca shaw she's a chief scientist at the world wildlife fund and she joins us now from san francisco rebecca thank you for being with us that the numbers that i'm looking at in this report are enormous and terrifying you've been working on these issues for years let me ask you for you personally what was the scariest part of this report. the scariest part is even with all our efforts across the world to try to protect habitats and ecosystems we're still seeing severe declines that is the scariest part for me and rebecca can you talk us through the biggest drivers here they are shifting yeah the biggest drivers right now are habitat destruction and primarily for expansion of agricultural land to feed a growing population on the planet. we also see indicators that climate change is shifting populations of species and driv

and the world wildlife fund is warning of the devastating effect humans are having on animal and plant life and a new report says nature is being destroyed at an extraordinary raise this year's global living index report says wildlife populations have declined by 68 percent in the last 50 years wildlife in latin america in the caribbean up in the hardest hit with numbers they're dropping on average by 94 percent and freshwater species seem particularly vulnerable their numbers have declined globally by 4 percent the report claims climate change and human activity which has led to a loss of habitats its people to make immediate drastic changes to trying to reverse the trends when we travel to the last surviving what tens of mexico city where conservationists are racing to save one endangered species they believe is vital to the region's biodiversity manowar power has been. these are the canals. of mexico city they're all that's left vast wetland indigenous american settlers and a newborn. since of driving plant and animal life. much of that life has disappeared but the wetlands are stil

a devastating effect on global wildlife with many species now in freefall research from the world wildlife fund suggests wanted to populations of wildlife have plummeted by an average of more than 2 thirds over the past half century species are shrunk by 94 percent in latin america and the caribbean the worst hit region in the world freshwater species have suffered the worst decline with 84 percent disappearing and conservationists a human actions to blame including climate change and the destruction of wild areas immediate changes to daily life such as meat free diets are needed they say to stop the declines continuing or back to shore as chief scientist at the world wildlife fund she says human behavior must change the kinds of things were seen happening on the planet that seem callously cataclysmic many of them have their roots in the destruction of nature but we're seeing with these dramatic fire fires in california and australia even covertly team and its release from the wild has everything to do do with the way we're destroying nature listen we need to pendar nature for clean air clean w

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plus animals under threat the world's fund says wildlife populations of plummeted by 2 thirds in the last 50 years we asked an expert from the governator what can be done to save the world's wildlife. i'm told me a lot of good to have you with us european governments are racing against the clock and the weather to find shelter for thousands of displaced migrants from greece's morea com a massive fire destroyed the camp on tuesday night leaving some 12000 people homeless greasers sending 3 ships to house thousands of refugees for the past 2 nights most have slept in the open and are struggling to get enough food and water . turned 100 wins a 2nd night of fires burned the more you refugee camp beyond all recognition. leaving behind a human catastrophe which is now unfolding on the streets of los banos. among the homeless thousands of exhausted men women and children some of whom were born in the now destroyed morea camp we do it every 3. i'm definitely you know i've no doing nothing really and yet we do the world with a big noble. goal but. no money put up that lets us. know we will sl

twice the number registered in the same period last year and thought to be a 10 year high the world wildlife fund is warning of the devastating effect humans are having on the animal and plant life its global living planet index report shows wildlife populations have declined by 68 percent in the last 50 years it blames climate change and human activity which is led to a loss of habitat the w w f is edging people to make immediate drastic changes. newly released audio recordings reveal u.s. president donald trump admitting he downplayed the threat from covert 19 in public even though he knew how contagious and deadly was in them trump says i want to always play it down referring to the outbreak the recordings are from interviews he gave the journalist bob woodward early this year woodward is releasing a book next week trump says it's another political hit show. us secretary of state might pompei o has accused beijing of not respecting democratic values and urged nations to act against its influence in the region foreign ministers in the 10 nation block have been holding a delayed summit on line t

in the early 1960's he was a founding member of the world wildlife fund, but in his films, he rarelyr habitat or climate change. you were skeptical of-- of climate change and i think that's-- that's interesting, because i think it makes your warnings now all the more powerful. >> attenborough: yeah, yeah, certainly so. and if you're going to make a statement about the world, you better make sure that it isn't just your own personal reaction. and the only way you can do it, do that, is to see the-- the work of scientists around the world who are taking observation as to what's happening. as to what's happening to temperature, what's happening to humidity, what's happening to radioactivity, and what's happening ecologically? >> cooper: you've said that-- that "climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet for thousands of years." >> attenborough: yes. even the biggest and most awful things that humanity has done, civili-- so-called civilizations have done, pale to significance, when you think of what could be around the corner, unless we pull ourselves together. deserts in af

immediate drastic changes to reverse the trends rebecca shaw is the chief scientist at the world wildlife fund she explains more about the factors causing the destruction. the biggest drivers right now are habitat destruction and primarily for expansion of agricultural lands to feed a growing population on the planet we also see indicators that climate change is shifting populations of species and driving some species extinct and we'll see that play a bigger role in the future. the kinds of things we're seeing happening on the planet that seem callous but cataclysmic many of them have their roots in the destruction of nature what we're seeing with these dramatic fire fires in california and australia even covered 19 and its release from the wild has everything to do with the with the way we're destroying nature listen we depend on nature for clean air clean water a stable climate and things we don't think about every day like pollination of our for most nutritious food crops so we really need to pay attention to this and we really we have we know what to do and because of it more people are pa

research from the world wildlife fund suggests monitored populations have plummeted by an average ofer the past half-century. species have shrunk by 94% in latin america and the caribbean, the worst hit region and the world. freshwater species have suffered the worst decline with 84% declining. blame changes -- me to free diets are needed to stop the declines continuing. matter sure that human -- behavior matter changes. >> the kinds of things we are seeing>> that are cataclysmic, many of them have their roots in the destruction of nature. fires seeing the dramatic in california and australia and covid-19 and its relief for the wild has everything to do with the way we are destroying nature . we depend on nature for clean climatean water, stable , and the things we don't think about like pollination of our most nutritious food crops. we need to pay attention. we have, we know what to do. because of it more people are paying attention. we are at a turning point and it is really time to take action. lauren: the waters are beginning to recede after sudan's worst flooding in a century, b

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations of shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 due to forests being cleared for food the group's living planet report warns that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals. a new exhibition featuring the anonymous street artist banksy has opened a rome it showcases more than 90 office prova over his provocative works including paintings sculptures and prints the exhibition titled a visual protest stays open until next april. in a prominent opposition leader has accused of origins of threatening to kill her if she refused to leave the country maria kolesnik over who is behind bars has filed a criminal complaint against security agents who told her they would expel her quote alive or in pieces the threats of part of a widening crackdown on opposition activists who have been leading protests against authoritarian president alexander lukashenko. this is the moment masked men broke into the offices of jailed opposition politician viktor baba rico. the belorussian banker was put

still have intact in all of us so if you look at the stem from firstly the report from the world wildlife fund a couple of weeks ago found that 2 thirds of the world's populations of wild mammals fibula fish reptiles followed by truth since 1977 space the 50th and i mean the scientists last year when they released this big global assessment of the state of life when i found i mean we need for because the transformative changes and this really goes into every aspect of society so we're not just talking about individual conservation efforts but i mean they require basically the required steering away from the current limited paradigm of economic growth that we're really talking much changing concepts like g.d.p. maybe the world leaders today at this meeting off the light on this believing this so i mean it talks about changes that are at a much bigger scale and what's currently being discussed are asking for a model home or for some of the things that clearly the world economy is it's in there and john of thank you so much thank you appreciate it. authorities in belarus have suspended the countr

the world wildlife fund is warning of the devastating effect people are having on animal and plant life and how nature is being destroyed at an extraordinary rate this year's global living planet index says the wildlife population has declined by 68 percent in the last 50 years like america and the caribbean are the hardest hit with a 94 percent wipeout freshwater species seem particularly vulnerable with an 84 percent decline globally climate change and human activity are blamed the w w f is urging us all to make immediate drastic changes to reverse the trends rebecca shaw is chief scientist of the world wildlife fund and she explains more about the factors causing the destruction. the biggest drivers right now are habitat destruction and primarily for expansion of agricultural lands to feed a growing population on the planet. we also see indicators that climate change is shifting populations of species and driving some species extinct and we'll see that play a bigger role in the future. the kinds of things we're seeing happening on the planet that seem callous but cataclysmic many of

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 said since 1970 due to forests being cleared for food the group's living planet report warns that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals. a new exhibition featuring the anonymous street artist banksy has opened in rome it showcases more than 90 of his provocative works including paintings sculptures and prints the exhibition titled a visual protest stays open until next april. the images are forgettable is not the theater all in paris was engulfed in flames a lot in april last year fire had broken out on the roof of the 850 year old monument the flames were extinguished but not before the building spire had collapsed and most of the roof roof was completely destroyed and the restoration work is underway and it's archaeological crypt has just reopened but the work has been tricky as the mongol scaffolding installed for renovations prior to the fire is carefully removed. restoration work on the roof of the dart at dizzying heights climbers

have a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world to the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 due to force being cleared for agriculture and food groups living planet reports warns that continued natural habitat waltz increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence ever closer to wild animals. at least 7 people are dead and hundreds injured after violent protests erupted in the colombian capital bogota the unrest follows the death of a man in police custody a video of officers holding down and teasing the man went viral on social media. in the u.s. at least 7 people have died in wildfires in west coast states of california oregon and washington hundreds of homes in oregon have been destroyed the governor there is warning that it could be the biggest loss of life in property that the state has ever seen. south african anti-apartheid activist and human rights lawyer george bizos has died at the age of 92 he played a key role in ending apartheid is represented nelson mandela at his treason trial in

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 journey to forests being cleared for food the groups living planet report ones that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals this is deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the news or visit our website good of you dot com. in early february us president trump knew how deadly the coronavirus was yet in public he downplayed the dangers saying he didn't want anyone to panic 190000 people in the u.s. have died from the virus and the pandemic reaches on in america tonight reaction to trump's revelations republicans are reserved others are not some accusing the president of putting his political interests 1st the people last a man campaigning to win reelection even if it meant life or death i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. it's also for good leverage your you know your even your secret us this is at least it's a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for haven't looked at the web that's a

have a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world the world wildlife fund says that wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1070 due to force being cleared for farming and food the groups living planet report warns that continued natural habitat waltz increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence and become closer to wild animals at least 7 people are dead and hundreds injured after violent protests erupted in the colombian capital bogota the unrest follows the death of a man in police custody a video of officers holding down and tasered the man went viral on social media. in the united states at least 6 people have died in wildfires in california oregon and washington hundreds of homes in oregon have been destroyed the governor there is warning it could be the biggest loss of life and property that the state has ever seen. south african anti-apartheid activists and human rights lawyer george bizos has died at the age of 92 he played a key role in ending apartheid presented nelson mandela at his treason trial in 1964 and he

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 journey to forests being cleared for food the group's living planet report warns that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals this is deja news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the news or visit our website dot com. in early february us president trump knew how deadly the corona virus was yet in public he downplayed the dangers saying he didn't want anyone to panic 190000 people in the u.s. have died from the virus and the pandemic rages on in america tonight reaction to trump's revelations republicans are reserved others are not some accusing the president of putting his political interests 1st the people last a man campaigning to win reelection even if it meant life or death i'm bringing off in berlin this is the day. it's also for good leverage your you know your even your secret u.s. visit at least it's a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for haven't looked at the web the pope that's

china govern edwards is the global coordinator for the new deal for nature and people at the world wildlife fund he joins us over skype from london thanks very much for being with us so what do you make of the potential effectiveness of this pledge. i think this is a landmark moment for nature a few years ago we had the harris climate accord which really set the direction for what will need to do to avert dangerous climate change in the next few months we have the same opportunity to negotiate a special treaty for nature a special occasion a nature which will be implemented over the next decade the pledge just signed by more than 60 world leaders and counting will set the direction for it will step to the idea that nature can be recovered by that we're going to decade we can reverse nature lost and see more nature also did well so i think this is a seminal moment so the set the stage in my writing the new binding targets but those will come later as i write exactly at this s. a direction that sets the tone for the negotiations come under the un convention on biological diversity which needs to p

. joining me now is mike barrett, the executive director of science and conservation at the world wildlife fundl report, so how bleak is the situation you're in the uk? i think we should not be too surprised that the current set of political targets have failed to be met. the report we saw earlier showed the population across the world, including the uk, ft is in freefall. across the west coast of the usa, we've got fires and the frustration in the amazons for the second year in a row that this has happened. so what is clear is that we essentially of a failed model. we had a set of targets beneath which they haven't actually had any severe progress from government to change the way that we behave to take the pressure off nature and so far this relates to our food and agriculture system which the primary driver of the laws of nature across the world serious commitment, to change the way that we produce food, i fear that we will miss any sort of target over first the laws of nature, but does not have to be like that, it is possible to reverse these trends. by farmers will feel rather offended bec

have intact in the us so if you look at the scale of the problem firstly a report from the world wildlife fund a couple of weeks ago found that 2 thirds of the world's populations of wild mammals. fish reptiles is full of by truth since 1977 space of 50 years and i mean the scientists last year when they released this big global assessment of the state of life or not found i mean we need for they call it the transformative changes and this really goes into every aspect of society so we're not just talking about individual conservation efforts but i mean they they quote very very favorably for quite steering away from the current limited paradigm of economic growth that we're really talking about changing concepts like g.d.p. maybe the world leaders today at this meeting often rely on this believing that i mean it talks about changes that are at a much bigger scale and what's currently being discussed asking for among the whole more for some of the glee over the world economy right there on john of thank you so much thank you appreciate it. and so sports for you now in tennis are in a way as ha

the world wildlife fund says the average size of wildlife populations has tumbled by 2 thirds since 1970 the group's living planet report reveals the decline is because of the clearing of forests for food production and the destruction is rapidly accelerating the conservation group ones that continued loss of natural habitat increases the risk of more endemic as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals for more let's bring in fran price in new jersey she's the global forest practice lead a w w f international from what are the main findings of the report in use on this up for us absolutely well sadly our planet is in real trouble as used at the average size of the animal populations that we and our partners and tracking over decades has declined by 68 percent in less than 50 years that's about my lifetime which in evolutionary terms is the blink of an eye. and this is due to habitat loss and the tradition including deforestation which is driven by how we produce fruit that's the that's the chief driver here and it's the same environmental destruction that's contributing to the

have a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world the world wildlife fund says that wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 due to force being cleared for agriculture in food groups living planet report warns that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals at least 7 people are dead and hundreds injured after violent protests erupted in the colombian capital bogota the unrest follows the death of a man in police custody a video of officers holding down in tasing the man went viral on social media. in the u.s. at least 7 people have died in wildfires in the west coast states of california oregon and washington hundreds of homes in oregon have been destroyed the governor there is warning that it could be the biggest loss of life in property that the state has ever seen. listing in the u.s. president donald trump is under fire again for his handling of the corona virus caught pandemic in a new book veteran journalist bob woodward says that trump deliberately downpla

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations of declined by 68 percent in the last 50 years itsglobal living planet index blames climate change and human activity the u.s. has announced the withdrawal of more troops from iraq its head of central command says the number of soldiers will be reduced to 3000 this month that's in keeping with president obama's promise to bring troops home. well there is in the headlines now it's back to al-jazeera while. you. live. in. born in amsterdam from brooklyn father mother. my father was an artist and yeah he just tried to find a better life in europe and also he was very free spirits so he could not really live in this moral can political climates a lot of things were like forbidden for for people to talk about to write about and he just wanted to be free and yeah he just tried to search is his life somewhere else then yeah he heard of amsterdam that it's like a city and where a lot of different people live and yet also open minded culture so i have to try to dare them by accident he came here. and he states till he died. and born and raised

the world wildlife fund says wildlife populations have shrunk by 2 thirds since 1970 journey to forests being cleared for food the group's living planet report warns that continued natural habitat loss increases the risk of more pandemics as humans expand their presence closer to wild animals this is d.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the top news or visit our website dot com. in early february us president trump knew how deadly the coronavirus was yet in public he downplayed the dangers saying he didn't want anyone to panic 190000 people in the u.s. have died from the virus and the pandemic rages on in america tonight reaction to trump's revelations republicans are reserved others are not some accusing the president of putting his political interests 1st the people last a man campaigning to win reelection even if it meant life or death i'm bringing off in berlin this is the day. it's all so fortunately that you're you know you're here but you're so good to us. it's a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for haven't looked at the web that's a good

the world wildlife fund released a report about the decline in wildlife across the globe. the sea, the world's wildlife is under threat. everything from big-game animals and birds to our favorite fish have well their populations decline nearly 70% in the past 50 years. the world wildlife fund released the report. >> when we see this decline in wildlife, that we're really seeing an indicator of decline in the overall planet that we call home. >> reporter: the organization monitored nearly 21,000 different species. it says the destruction of habitats like rain forests is one of the biggest culprits. >> how we grow food around the world is the biggest driver of decline for terrestrial species. species that lived in forests or grassland. >> reporter: agriculture is to blame for up to 80% of the global deforestation. to help stop the trend, experts say we only need look as far as our kitchen. >> there are clearly decisions that we each can make in terms of what we eat, what we buy, how we use energy. a lot of choices that we make that do ripple through the system. >> reporter: b

yeah they get they have friends there so is so cute that day was announced by the world wildlife fundat it intends to celebrate rhinos across the world in unique ways the day also encourages people to take steps for conservation purposes, one of the 5 rhinoceros species living in africa in asia have been declared critically endangered. >>food insecurity has become a growing problem all over the bay area during the pandemic since the start of september volunteers with the nonprofit organization richmond main street initiative, another community-based groups have been winding up in the richmond police activities league parking lot. every tuesday and thursday they are bagging up and passing out free restaurant made meals to families were struggling to put food on the table during the pandemic started with 500 meals and is now up to 2000 per day. >>with unemployment running people are really up against you how to pay for and how to pay for child care. team indigo distance-learning with their children and putting food on the table. >>the drive-thru or walk-up meal giveaway program is avail

a devastating effect on global wildlife with many species now in freefall research from the world wildlife fund suggests monitored populations of wildlife have plummeted by an average of more than 2 thirds over the past half century the number of species has shrunk by 94 percent in latin america and the caribbean the worst hit region in the world freshwater species have suffered the worst decline with 84 percent disappearing conservationists a human actions are to blame including climate change and the destruction of wild areas they say immediate changes to daily life such as meat free diets and needed to stop the declines continuing or sharon george is a senior lecturer in environment and sustainability at kiel university she joins me now from newcastle on the line thanks very much for being with us or one of one of the areas that was mentioned there was it was latin america in the caribbean and that huge figure of 94 percent decline in in species what why is that area particularly hard hit and therefore since different depending the way you are around the world and what the ecosystem lukes pa

the world wildlife fund points to human population growth and resource consumption as causes.shour" interview, fam naturalist sir david attenborough said nais study and ongoing u.s. ral disasters are a wake-up call. sir attenborough: you've got rising sea levels. you had the cyclones, hurricanes moving through with greater ferocity ande. frequency than ever bef we see on our television, newsreel coverage of appalling things that happened in your country, devastation. stephanie:he study says the loss of biodiversity directly threatens the g.bal food supp actress diana riggie has in london after fighting cancer. tv series "the avengers,"960's playing secret agent emma peel. d later she playee only woman ever to marry james bond. mo rently, rigg had a recurring role on "game of thrones," getting a new generation of fans dianyerigg was 8s old. still to come, congress remains stalemate over and economic relief package for covid-19. alexion security remains in question as multiple countries target both campaigns. we examine the u.s.' unevensp reonse to the pandemic and much more. ♪

in its biennial living planet report, the world wildlife fund warns -- "biodiversity is fundamental to human life on earth, and the evidence is unequivocal -- it is being destroyed by us at a rate unprecedented in history." president donald trump acknowledged he publicly wednesday downplayed the threat of covid-19 for weeks as the coronavirus spread across the globe, even after he received briefings early this year about the severity of the looming pandemic. trump was responding to a reporter who asked if he misled the public in order to reduce panic. pres. trump: well, i think if you set in order to reduce panic, perhaps that is so. i am a cheerleader for this country. i love our country. i don't want people to be frightened. i don't want to create panic. amy: trump's admission came hours after "washington post" journalist bob woodward published bombshell excerpts from his forthcoming book about trump titled "rage," along with taped conversations with the president. in a february 7 phone call, trump told woodward about what he learned about the novel coronavirus from chinese president

the world wildlife fund points resource consumption as causes. a newshour interview today, famed naturalist sir davidor attegh said this study and ongoing, u.s. natural disastersc are a wakel. es you've got rising sea levels. you had the cyclhurricanes moving through with greater ferocity and frequency than ever before. we see on our television, newsreel coverage of appallinggs thhat happened in your country, devastation. >>eoodruff: the study says loss of bio-diversity directly threatens e global food supply. citigroup today became the first major wall street bank to name a woman as c.e.o. jane fraser is currently head of citi's global consumer banking division. and, on wall street, wednesday's rally evaporated today, as tech stocks sank again. the dow jones industrial average lost 405 points to close at 27,534. the nasdaq fell 222 points-- 2%. and, the s&p 500 dropped 59. and, actress diana rigg died today in london, after fighting cancer. she came to fame on the 1960's tv series "the avengers" playing secret agent emma peel. later, she played

nature around us in freefall due to human activity marco lambertini is director general of world wildlife fundgland in switzerland. thanks very much forjoining us, and obviously the headline is dramatic, and hits alarm bells. it feels a little bit like stuff we have heard before, how much worse is the situation? well, yes. we have heard before that wildlife declining. the report this time is even more daunting because one, it continues to decline. two—thirds of wildlife has declined in less than 50 years is the blink of an i compared to the many millions of years since many of these creatures appeared on the planet, so that's a really warning sign, because wildlife is an indicator of the overall health of the environment so it signals a much deeper ecological crisis the planet is suffering. we are showing pictures at the moment of elephants, i think we have got quite a lot of ocean life as well. is this across the piece? yes. this is an issue u nfortu nately yes. this is an issue unfortunately that happens around the world. there are places where it happens in a more steep way, other places it

usaid has programs with the world wildlife fund to work on national resource strengthening programs. that enables local groups to fight back when you see chinese fishing ships come back to the region. in terms of digital authoritarianism, there is no better example in the region authoritarian regime and working in close concert with china. has long had a relationship with the maduro regime, which spies on civil society and opposition leaders and determines who gets what food allocations within that country. inht now we are not engaging dfc, but in a democratic future when we have a transition in that country, we would love to bring dfc in to it and help rebuild. >> senator cruz. cruz: thank you mr. chairman. welcome to each of you. the deputys ago, secretary testified before this committee and we talked about reviewing the obama administration's 2015 guidelines for diplomatic relations with taiwan, which prohibit our partners from displaying their flags and insignia. as you know, i have filed legislation to change those guidelines. the state department does not need that legislation

wildlife populations are plummeting across the world — according to a stark new report from the world wide fundature. hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. britain's plans for a huge increase in coronavirus testing could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to leaked official documents. the papers set out how borisjohnson's so—called "moonshot" programme could work, with an aim of 3 million coronavirus tests per day available by december, and up to 10 million early next year. the details of the project emerged yesterday, as the prime minister set out a ban on gatherings of more than six people in england. speaking this morning, the transport secretary grant shapps admitted this type of test didn't exist at the moment but claimed it could have the power to revolutionise the way testing is done. we'll have a moonshot attempt, in other words, something which doesn't exist at the moment. we are going to have to work on the science and technology, but the idea is to have a test which could be carried out at the

wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the world wide fundor nature. tax frequent flyers and ban cars from city centres. just two ideas from the public to tackle climate change in the uk's first citizen's assembly on the environment. government plans for a huge increase in coronavirus testing could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to leaked whitehall documents. the papers set out how borisjohnson‘s so—called "moonshot" programme could work — with an aim of 3 million coronavirus tests per day available by december, and up to 10 million early next year. the details of the project emerged yesterday — as the prime minister set out a ban on gatherings of more than six people in england. the restrictions, he says, break his heart to enforce, but insisted they were necessary to avoid a second lockdown. back at the downing street podium to announce new restrictions for england because of real concern in government about the rising number of coronavirus cases. we are introducing the rule of six. you must not meet socially in groups of more t

and wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in human history — according to a stark new report from the world wide fund coming up in sport on bbc news — with doncaster races ordered behind closed doors, there are concerns the sport faces a loss of £300 million if fans can't return. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary matt hancock has been defending the government's pledge to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. his comments in parliament brought laughter from the opposition benches, as leaked official documents show that the prime minister's so—called "moonshot" programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. experts have expressed concerns about laboratory capacity, and say the technology for rapid tests doesn't yet exist. it comes as the number of positive tests jumped 43% in one week, at the end of last month. dominic hughes reports. is mass testing for coronavirus the key to opening up the economy, and is it even possible? these are the questions being asked in the wake of borisjohnson‘s plan

and wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in human history according to a stark new report from the world wide fund nature. hello. good afternoon. the health secretary matt hancock has defended the government's ambition to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. leaked official documents show that the prime minister's so—called "moonshot" programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. experts have expressed concerns about laboratory capacity and say the technology for rapid tests doesn't yet exist. it comes as the number of positive tests jumped 43% in one week, at the end of last month. dominic hughes reports. is mass testing for coronavirus the key to opening up the economy, and is it even possible? these are the questions being asked in the wake of borisjohnson‘s plan that would see perhaps 10 million tests per day by next spring, with results delivered in minutes. we are developing new types of tests which are simple, quick and scalable. they use swabs or saliva. they can be turned round in 90 minutes, or even 20 minutes. the

the world's largest hedge fund has set up shop in the woods near its headquarters. it has webcams and even software to cut out the sounds of wildlife zoom calls, mike, which is my favorite part. we're talking about china. usually you see photos like this and i think, yeah, if they came up with something crazy or paternalistic, it's probably china or bridgewater >> essentially really trying to elevate what the project of the firm is, you know, and saying it's so essential we have to essentially create this encampment in order for people to pursue this work. it's always amazing. i know it's not for a tremendous number of employees that are in this mode right now. there are thousands of bridgewater employees. a lot of people wonder why are there so many thousands of bridgewater employees because it is a relatively small number of products, macro box type strategies but it is sort of fascinating and shows you how much kind of money is in the firm, is in the business that they can just backstop whatever they feel they need to do to stay in power. >> let me go backwards for a second because i would like your take on this carvana move tod

wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in human history — according to a stark new report from the world wide fundure you are full of surprises, contests. so are you, mr bond. the actress dame diana rigg — famous for her roles injames bond and the avengers — has died at the age of 82. tributes have been pouring in for the star. the eu has demanded the government withdraw its plan to override parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement, calling it an extremely serious violation of international law. the european commission warned it was ready to take legal action against the uk, and said the government's internal market bill had damaged trust between them. in a statement issued, the european commission said.. if the bill were to be adopted, it would constitute an extremely serious violation of the withdrawal agreement and of international law. the eu does not accept the argument that the aim of the draft bill is to protect the good friday agreement. in fact, it is of the view that it does the opposite. in response, the uk attorney general said, in the difficult and highly exceptional circumstances, it