At how a figurehead of the opposition honed his skills abroad. Also pakistans Prime Minister warns of a looming direct military confrontation with india over kashmir it comes as india says its ready for talks with pakistan but only in an atmosphere for you violence. Hello youre watching r. T. International im rosana locoed welcome to the program. Recently unsealed Court Documents reveal that a Us Pharmaceutical Company conspired to aggressively push its opioid painkillers screenshots of email correspondence published in a multi district opioid lawsuit have led to accusations that purge you pharma calls americas biggest drug epidemic the company is also accused of downplaying the risks of addiction this led to doctors prescribing its pills to patients even with only minor pains with further details his kelly. The usa is in the midst of an ongoing Opioid Epidemic. With the. In response to the Opioid Epidemic 48 different us states have taken action against produce pharma a drug manufactu
Livingstone, Deputy Director in our Global Energy center where i need to work on climate and advanced energy. Thank you very much for joining us here today. Its a terrific to see a full room, particularly amid the dark days of august when so many folks in dc leave for cooler or at the very least, less humid climates. It is surely a traffic registration of interest in this topic and before we get started let me give a big thanks to zach strauss and are Global Energy and art interns who are instruments and making today happen along with our talented medications and events team. They are truly a testament to the assets and professionalism of the Atlantic Council. Dive in to todays discussion by noting that not only are you here because youre fascinated by the narrative that surround the climate challenge in the Energy Transition but you are likely also very interested in the narrators that help us to understand the complexities, ambiguities, leading characters in the emerging solutions at
The Brookings Institution hosted this 90 minute forum. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. Thank you for making some time for discussions on africa issues. Coming to brookings and coming to brookings on this day right smack in the middle when many people are at the beach. We would like to welcome you. By ae joined as well professor at st. Lawrence university, the university of which we frequently Work Together on africa issues, which also runs an Excellent Program and nairobi that just celebrated its 45th anniversary. Matt was there doing research and bringing some alumni along on a trip. Finally, joining the panel is john from freedom house. Africas with their program and previously worked in the Obama Administrations policy planning staff. I would like to thank john for an article he coauthored in the Current Issue of Foreign Affairs on some of the promising Democratic Movement in africa. We added kenya and tanzania to the list, along with south africa demo cap africa,
Life, being in the drivers seat. This civil act of disobedience. Wash sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. House oversight subcommittee on operations held a hearing on federal agencies compliance with congressional information request. Some members of the subcommittee said the Trump Administration has withheld documents that have been requested. Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess to the committee at any time. The subcommittee is convening a hearing on the document production efforts on the office of personnel management, the federal bureau of investigation and the General Services administration in response to various committees and subcommittee document request. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. I want to thank the witnesses for being here. Although i know there could be more comfortable hearings to attend. I regret we need to have this hearing. Were here because they have not substantially complied with
Heavy monsoon rains. As we count down to the moon landing 50 years ago, we talk live to a former nasa astronaut. Whats it really like to be up in space . Announcer live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello and a warm welcome. Its 1am in the morning here in london, 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where the four Democratic Congress women told to go back to where from they came from by President Trump have accused him of violating his oaths and american values. The four women said mr trump had been openly racist towards them and that his attacks were the agenda of white nationalists. Despite the occupant of the white houses attempts to marginalise us and to silence us, please know that we are more than four people. We ran on a mandate to advocate for and represent those ignored, left out and left behind. Our squad is big. Our squad includes any person committed to build a more equitable and just world, and that is the world we want t