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And im going to be talking to you about my book today, the esthetic cold war, decolonization and, global literature. I want to thank the Commonwealth Institute of black studies for this event. Possible today. My project is about effect of the cold war, especially the effect of the competition between the United States and the soviet union on the literatures and the intellectual development of writing in the decolonizing world what was then called the third world is now called sometimes the devel...

Literature. I want to thank the Commonwealth Institute of black studies for this event. Possible today. My project is about effect of the cold war, especially the effect of the competition between the United States and the soviet union on the literatures and the intellectual development of writing in the decolonizing world what was then called the third world is now called sometimes the developing world or the global south. So there have been lots of studies of cold war literature, most of them ...

And im going to be talking to you about my book today, the esthetic cold war, decolonization and, global literature. I want to thank the Commonwealth Institute of black studies for this event. Possible today. My project is about effect of the cold war, especially the effect of the competition between the United States and the soviet union on the literatures and the intellectual development of writing in the decolonizing world what was then called the third world is now called sometimes the devel...

And im going to be talking to you about my book today, the esthetic cold war, decolonization and, global literature. I want to thank the Commonwealth Institute of black studies for this event. Possible today. My project is about effect of the cold war, especially the effect of the competition between the United States and the soviet union on the literatures and the intellectual development of writing in the decolonizing world what was then called the third world is now called sometimes the devel...

Ambassador to afghanistan. After grenfell tonight we are finally getting some clarity on how big a safety problem has been uncovered in englands Tall Buildings. The government now knows of more than 200 high rises fitted with cladding that does not meet ourfire rules. And we return to mosul. A pulverised city, isis fighters still hiding out in pockets. Can traumatised residents, and returning refugees remake their lives . This is what liberation looks like. Iraqs second largest city, just ruins....

With ebola dice. Dice. They are almost 140 years old. The cave paintings in indonesia could change what we know about ancient art. Breaking news out of yemen. A suicide bombing kills 20 people in yemens capital sanaa. The attack happened in the center of the city in tar here square. No one claimed responsibility, and well bring you more on the circumstances. We can speak to our correspondent in sanaa, who we are not naming for security reasons. What more do we know about the explosion . Yes, we ...

Welcome Uhuru Kenyattas president home. We look ahead to 2016 as roy hodges england prepares to face the worse team in football. Kurdish forces are engaged in a battle to defend kobane, in northern syria. They are fighting street by streeght, and house by house to stop i. S. I. L. Occupying the town on the turkeysyria border. Fresh air strikes have been carried out against i. S. I. L. Positions. Thats offered respite to some, but it is not safe. There has been calls for an internationally enforc...

Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen Stephen stephen thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thai so much. Welcome to the report, heroes. cheers and applause thank you so much. Its good to have you with us. Always a pleasure. Always a joy. cheers folks, you know, if you watch this show, you know that i love coming to you every night of the week, monday through thursday. laughter but broadcasting legend isnt my most important job. Im also a dad. That i know of. laughter thats why i have the r...

That i know of. laughter thats why i have the right to judge todays overinvolved helicopter parents. If youre that neurotic about your kids safety, why did you give them a helicopter in the first place . laughter they have created these parents have create aid generation of scaredy kids who quiver at the slightest armed invasion. Now to florida tonight where parentparents are outraged after police entered a middle School Without warning with what looked like guns drawn. But what they found out n...