now on bbc news, zeinab badawi presents global questions. hello, and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. are people becoming intimidated into not expressing their opinions freely in public? many have been de—platformed or boycotted because of their views. has cancel culture gone too far? we hear both sides of the debate. well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. billy bragg is a british singer—songwriter and campaigner. his music blends folk and punk rock with lyrics that are often political. billy's world of music focuses on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. he says cancel culture does not stifle debate, but it does challenge the old order. and sarah haider is a pakistani—american writer and political activist. she created an advocacy group, ex muslims of north america, which aims to promote dissenting voices within

hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi.9 lockdowns have wreaked havoc on our economies, and one area that's been knocked sideways is the travel and tourism industry. one in ten people around the world work in the sector, and it accounts for $9 trillion of global gdp. has the travel industry been transformed for ever? and could some of the changes actually be good for us and the planet? that's global questions: travel in a post—covid world. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us live via video link. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. paul theroux is an internationally—acclaimed american author and explorer who's been described as the world's most perceptive travel writer. he has a new novel set in hawaii called under the wave at waimea out in april. and gloria guevara is ceo and president of the world travel and tourism council, which represents the travel and tourism private sector globally, so she's deeply involved in all the curr

hello, and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi.ming intimidated into not expressing their opinions freely in public? many have been de—platformed or boycotted because of their views. has cancel culture gone too far? we hear both sides of the debate. well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. billy bragg is a british singer—songwriter and campaigner. his music blends folk and punk rock with lyrics that are often political. billy's world of music focuses on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. he says cancel culture does not stifle debate, but it does challenge the old order. and sarah haider is a pakistani american writer and political activist. she created an advocacy group, ex muslims of north america, which aims to promote dissenting voices within this community. she's a critic of what some describe as "wokeism" or "political

hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. leaders are constantly saying that covid—19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that's global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co—chair of the european council on foreign relations. he's been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia. and john nkengasong is one of the world's leading scientists. he's director of the africa centres for disease co

now on bbc news, zeinab badawi presents global questions.timidated into not expressing their opinions freely in public? many have been de—platformed or boycotted because of their views. has cancel culture gone too far? we hear both sides of the debate. well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week giving the answers. billy bragg is a british singer—songwriter

hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid—19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that's global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co—chair of the european council on foreign relations. he's been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia. and john nkengasong is one of the world's leading scientists. he's director of the africa centres for dise

welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. he began life as an armenian refugee in lebanon. he spent his early years in an orphanage outside beirut, and then at the age of eight, he had to leave it and so he lived rough on the streets. fleeing the start of the civil war in lebanon, he made his way to the united kingdom in 1972 and went on to become a world—class music conductor. my guest today is vartan melkonian. what does his life story tell us about human nature and the common challenges we face today? sir vartan melkonian, welcome to hardtalk. now, did you ever believe that a "street slug", as you used to be described, living in the slums of beirut on the streets would then become knighted by prince charles and become a world—class conductor? you know, when you live in the sewers, in the city sewers, when raw sewage is running by you barefoot, you have little choice but to enter the realm of incredible imagination. and in that dark sewer, you would imagine, i sat with queens and kings and had counsel with them and had received enormous amounts of accolades in that world

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until the next time, from me, zeinab badawi, and the rest of the global questions team, goodbye.least some spring sunshine during this weekend, although cloud amounts have varied. so, this is the earlier satellite picture. you can say was a little bit cloudy across parts of south—west england earlier today. it did brighten up. north—east scotland, very similarly, brightened up through the day. now, as we go through the evening and night, where we do have clear skies, that's where temperatures are going to drop. parts of eastern scotland, northern england, the midlands, wales, particularly prone to touch of frost. towards the south—east of england, north—west of scotland not as cold where we keep more cloud, perhaps towards the south—east of england, north—west of scotland and northern ireland. now, as we head into tomorrow, northern ireland and scotland can expect a lot of cloud feeding in on these south—westerly wind and the odd spot of drizzle possibly as well. eastern scotland down across england and wales will see some spots of sunshine, , large areas of cloud too, temperatur