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05/03/2020

DW - China is allegedly forcing ethnic Uighurs to work in factories supplying Nike, Apple and Volkswagen - 7:39

China has allegedly moved thousands of Uighurs into factories that supply major brands including Volkswagen, Nike, Apple and BMW. A new report says the facto...

05/03/2020

Channel 4 - British airline 'flybe' collapses, as coronavirus affects businesses - 11:57

Belfast. Exeter. Southampton. Newcastle. Flybe planes provided a network linking up cities across the UK. But no more. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Sub...

05/03/2020

Secular Talk - Biden may be suffering from mental decline due to dementia - 10:30

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02/03/2020

CNN - difficulties in testing for coronavirus could mean that infection numbers in the US are much higher than currently stated - 7:18

Officials in Washington discuss the first death from coronavirus in the United States.

02/03/2020

DW - Greek authorities stop over 10’000 migrants at the Turkish border - 4:47

Greece said it blocked nearly 10,000 migrants from entering the European Union on Sunday. Greek police have deployed tear gas against hundreds of migrants tr...

01/03/2020

France 24 - two Syrian jets shot down by Turkey in recent escalation - 1:35

Turkey said Sunday it was continuing a military operation against the Russian-backed Syrian regime in Syria's northwestern Idlib region but insisted it did n...

01/03/2020

Secular Talk - big win for Joe Biden in the South Carolina primary with him getting 48% of the vote - 11:29

01/03/2020

Al Jazeera - US and Taliban sign a truce, paving way for a peace deal - 13:43

The US and the Taliban have signed an historic deal, aimed at paving the way for peace and the exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan. The ceremony in Doha ...

29/02/2020

Vice - a fungus could threaten the existence of the Cavendish banana - 14:17

There are thousands of types of bananas but Americans have eyes for only one kind -- the very marketable yellow Cavendish, which accounts for 95% of global b...

29/02/2020

DW - Greek police fire tear gas on migrants at Turkish border - 5:36

Migrants in Turkey have rushed to borders with the European Union, after Ankara signaled it was lifting crossing restrictions in a move to pressure NATO into...

29/02/2020

CNBC - Fed Chairman Powell says he will use all tools to at his disposal support the economy - 3:21

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell just released a statement on how the Fed will respond if the coronavirus outbreak worsens. CNBC's Steve Liesman reports.

29/02/2020

France 24 - controversy and protests at the Cesar awards, after Polanski wins best director - 6:33

The Cesar Awards are France's equivalent to the Oscars, but they're mired in controversy this year. Roman Polanski's latest film has received 12 nominations,...

28/02/2020

Al Jazeera - Greenpeace investigation uncovers illegal fishing in the Atlantic - 2:32

It is estimated one in five fish brought to markets is illegally caught, often by a so-called “dark” fishing fleet. This refers to vessels that switch off th...

28/02/2020

Bloomberg - Guggenheim Investment Chief says "this is possibly the worst thing I've ever seen" on the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy - 2:55

Feb.27 -- Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Partners co-founder and Guggenheim Global chief investment officer, admits the economic shock caused by the coronavirus ou...

28/02/2020

Al Jazeera - 33 Turkish troops killed in Syrian air raid in Idlib - 5:32

Turkey says it is attacking “all known targets of the Syrian regime” following a dramatic escalation in the battle for Idlib province. At least 33 Turkish tr...

28/02/2020

Bloomberg - analyst predicts recession will begin in mid-2020 - 2:36

Feb.27 -- Komal Sri-Kumar, president and founder of Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, discusses the stock market sell-off and his forecast for a U.S. recession in...

27/02/2020

Channel 4 - Boris Johnson sets out Brexit demands, saying Britain could walk away from negotiations - 4:26

If there's no progress - we could just walk away. There's certainly no mood for compromise from Britain - as the government set out its plan for the Brexit t...

27/02/2020

BBC - people are being reinfected, Japan closes schools and Saudi Arabia stops pilgrimages - 14:38

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has called for all schools to close from 2 March for several weeks. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Two more patients have...

27/02/2020

France 24 - people from Hubei province are being treated as outcasts in China - 4:12

With more than 2400 deaths and 77000 infections, the coronavirus epidemic has been tormenting China for over a month. And because it all started in Wuhan, th...

27/02/2020

BBC - violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave 27 dead in New Delhi - 3:41

Delhi remains on edge after three nights of rioting, with reports of Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent mobs. Twenty-seven people have been kil...

27/02/2020

ABC - Julian Assange complains about a lack of access to his legal team - 2:03

Julian Assange has expressed frustration over a lack of access to his legal team during a dramatic day in his extradition trial. The 48-year-old's lawyer ind...

26/02/2020

Channel 4 - coronavirus is now spreading faster outside of China than within, with large outbreaks in Iran, Italy and South Korea - 17:02

The coronavirus is spreading - Pakistan being the latest to declare its first cases - and so is fear of the unknown. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subsc...

26/02/2020

Bloomberg - Moody's finds that a global recession is likely, if the coronavirus becomes a pandemic - 3:55

Feb.26 -- Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, discusses the likelihood of a global recession as he raises the odds of the coronavirus developin...

26/02/2020

BBC - interview with Harvey Weinstein’s female lawyer - 15:57

The lawyer for Harvey Weinstein, nicknamed ‘The Rottweiler,’ reacts to her client’s conviction and says men and women have equal power and responsibility soc...

26/02/2020

DW - Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president, dies at 91 - 3:11

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died aged 91. Mubarak came to power in the early 1980s and ruled Egypt for three decades. During that time he for...

30/01/2020

BBC : Discussion on the Brexit deal and what happens next

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK's departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 6...

30/01/2020

The Economist : Critical investigation into charitable giving

Today’s super-rich are putting record sums into tackling the world’s most pressing problems. But how altruistic is this golden age of charitable giving? Read...

29/01/2020

Trump unveils his long awaited Middle East peace plan. See the different perspectives :

- Summary (BBC) :
https://www.youtube.com/embed/doErmRbxLfY

- Palestinian Perspective (Al Jazeera) : “This plan is a new Balfour” :

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1nqpX0oxSKE

- Republican Perspective (Fox News) : “Palestinians must come to the table” :

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KqtuyJyv8HU

US President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital. He proposed an in...

29/01/2020

BBC : Investigating the melting of the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica.

Glaciologists have described Thwaites Glacier as the "most important" glacier in the world, the "riskiest" glacier, even the "doomsday" glacier. A team of 40...

28/01/2020

Channel 4 : UK approves a limited role for Huawei in developing the country's 5G network, going against US pressure.

So the Chinese telecoms giant is safe enough to be given a role in the new 5G network. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) But not safe enough to b...

28/01/2020

Vox : A look at the work of Qassem Soleimani and Iran's covert operations force.

He commanded an army of militias across the Middle East. Correction: At 6:09 and 7:33, we mistakenly labelled Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Ayatollah Khom...

28/01/2020

BBC : people infected by Wuhan virus may not display symptoms for up to two weeks.

According to the World Health Organization and national authorities, there have been more than 50 confirmed cases outside China - but no deaths. Eight cases:...