3rd highest coronavirus death toll and how a ban crops in lebannon is struggling to keep its children from going hungry. Thank you very much for joining us Hong Kong Police is demanding the arrests of 6 prodemocracy activists living in exile as china steps up in force meant of its new National Security now they include former u. K. Consulate work assignment chang who says he was tortured by chinese authorities for information about hong kongs antigovernment protests also on the wanted list is prominent opposition figure nathan in law who fled to london out of fear of persecution under the new Legislation Police havent commented but it would be the 1st time the last been used to target activists outside hong kong lets speak to diego patton in hong kong for us so davey exiled no protection against this National Security law what is the idea behind charging people who are out of the country the territory i should say. Well fully from the start china has asserted that hong kongs unrest dis
Disagreements of content by the Companies News outlets and other decisions. Thats in his letter that is submitted to the board included in the s. E. C. Filing disclosing this change to the companys board, prett notable move and speaks to the split within that Murdoch Family over some of the political content of news corp back over to you we know, julia, already theres a family rift of james and his wife and his brother lockland over Climate Change denialism that has been put forth by fox news and the other outlets and not entirely a surprise with the division perhaps not surprisingly james donated to Vice President bidens Campaign Fund and investigating in a number of startups around the world specifically in india an backing some Climate Change initiatives as you mentioned. Julia, thank you. Mike, comment on news corp yeah. So, you know, one of the things that news corp is contending with isnt just the News Department but obviously they have some challenges in other areas of their bus
And to spend that we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter on the phone to 0. Murdoch was allowed to get through. The answer because you know how koreans are you but i think that we talk on. The whole they can live you. Know. Hello im richard disparate and youre watching a special edition of the listening post this week we examine Rupert Murdoch one of the worlds biggest media empires and its coverage of coke at 90 were focusing on the 2 countries where murdochs Companies News corp and fox corp are most heavily invested and at their most influential astray and the United States on the american side fox news is reporting on the coronavirus has been politically partisan inaccurate to the point of being a legitimate danger to the health of its viewers sky news a stray leah as well as newspapers like the australian use a similar formula as fox whether its this pandemic or coverage of Climate Change a parade of right wing commentators reflecting the channels pol
People National Security will be speaking to one of the. Millions of americans left in limbo as politicians disagree over extending Unemployment Benefits for people who lost jobs because of it 90. 4 Major League Baseballs commissioner says. Down the warning comes as more games are. Positive. In the race to find a Coronavirus Vaccine just picked up pace with russia saying it will begin vaccinations as early as october but some countries already raising questions and concerns about the safety of vaccines that are rolled out just too quickly russias Health Minister hasnt given any details about the vaccine and its not clear if the treatment produces an immune response in germany the government is coming under pressure over its covert 19 restrictions protests are underway so far it has managed to keep infections down. Its now seeing a rise in cases because shes been easing its lot but social distancing rules are still in place and after whats being called an explosive spread in the region
A mixture of grief and rage also mexicos former president and 3 key opinion yetto is the latest to get sucked into a major bribery scandal. And the World Health Organization warns corona virus infections are spiking in latin america despite the months of lockdown. For the 1st time a woman of color will run for the office of Vice President of the United States after much anticipation Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden chose senator comma harris as his running mate for novembers election in a tweet confirming his pick biden praised harriss record on social justice he said i have the great honor to announce that ive picked. A fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the countrys finest Public Servants as my running mate. And this is what come harris tweeted in return joe biden can unify the American People because hes spent his life fighting for us and as president hell build an america that lives up to our ideals im honored to join him as our partys nominee for Vice President