From this moment onwards dutch multinationals will be held accountable for their activities and their actions in developing countries and thats an enormous victory for for for that the rights of more globally. By degrees has been following proceedings from a boozer. This is not the only case in court either in the netherlands or in the u. K. Where hundreds of people have queued up to shell for contaminating the niger delta i spoke to an actor is a short while ago he said this is just the beginning and a lot of analysts also believe that it will open the floodgates into so many late editions against all producing Company Production companies that have been operating in nigeria some of these cases have been there for a very long time and they were unsuccessful similar communities up and successful to try call a shell in nigeria and courts for example in this particular case today in the netherlands 2 of the people who filed that case have died have already died but again activists are sa
Bradburn, traces the president s military career from french and indian war, through the American Revolution. Here we are again. Welcome back to mt. Vernon. My name is doug bradburn. Im the president and ceo of George Washingtons mt. Vernon. And its been my delight to have these opportunities to talk about the story of George Washington. Last wednesday we were in our museum, this is what we call our Education Center here at mt. Vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. Really, a grand sense of his biography and why he matters and how he impacted the age that he lived in and why his legacy Still Matters to us today. Last time we were looking at his youth, a youth that youll remember we said is oftentimes enwrapped in romance. Its wrapped in myth. Its hard to get at because its the period where its least documented. But it really is an interesting period to understand George Washington in the context of the 18th century. Of course, hes most known to americans and perhaps to fo
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And i do think unfortunately before we see february we could be close to form 50000 americans have died from this virus the u. K. Meanwhile has become the 1st western country to approve a covert 1000 vaccine for public use those most at risk including Health Workers and care home residents will get the inoculation from next week Prime Minister bars drugs and praise scientists for their work but also said people still need to be cautious Hong Kong Media tycoon and prodemocracy advocate jimmy lie has been refused bail on fraud charges this is seen as part of a growing crackdown on dissent its just a day after 3 prominent activists were jailed themselves. U. S. President giving a speech or cast on social media repeating his unfounded allegations of Election Fraud facebook and twitter post warnings on the video statement a day after trumps claims were contradicted by the attorney general himself from alan fischer. It was remarkable this may be the most important speech ive ever made more f
Away. Most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. Thats true of every law that we have out there. Reporter as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. This week the county submitted its covid19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for Community Engagement and Vaccine Distribution and management. Facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to Health Care Workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. The decision doesnt begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. Reporter dr. Grace lee from Stanford School of medicine serves on the Cdc Advisory Committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. Well continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure were protecting everybody. Reporter steps