Hilary and for now i am pleased to introduce tonights author and his new book the fever of 1721. Stephen coss has a bachelors degree in journalism. He has worked as an Advertising Agency copywriter and served wisconsin Election Officials when he is not working or writing. The fever of 1721 tells the history of the worst smallpox epidemic to hit boston. It set the stage for scientific advancement including the controversial but effective smallpox inoculation. The pittsburgh gazette calls this book solidly told and the wall street journal called it a deeply researched account. Please join me in welcoming stephen coss. [applause] stephen i am a wisconsin election official. I am not in wisconsin. They are having an election. I had to vote absentee. I would rather be here right now. The line of fire. Stephen exactly. That is a nonpartisan position. It is a fancy phrase for poll worker. I get to register new voters. Firsttime voters, naturalized citizens. I like it a lot. Thank you very much
Its military to enforce the coronavirus lock down nations. So the news out of iran is that the government says it has launched its 1st military satellite into orbit that is on the likely to increase tension with the u. S. In the past washington has blamed iran. Of using its or to sort of using its Space Program as a cover for Missile Development though iran denies that weve got same bus ravi with us in teheran to the talks are now actually saying that the moving pictures we saw still pictures but actually this launch happening tell us what will you know about it. Well what we know is that iranians in the world this morning woke up to news of what was essentially a secret operation carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps from a location in iran central desert this morning the i. R. G. C. Say that they have successfully used a 2 stage rocket to launch a military satellite into earths orbit now we do know that above us at around 400 kilometers in thermosphere the nur of the n
A moment. Where retreat from the world. Every generation has its moment. Is ours. Hello im Darren Jordan this is counting the cost on aljazeera you look at the world of business and economics this week the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc across Subsaharan Africa nations turn to the i. M. F. And world bank to see them through the crisis the biggest Oil Production cuts in history but album on a case of the persian gulf about to blow their wealth and just how low will oil prices go. A union divided on sharing the Economic Cost of the pandemic why france and italy are lining up against germany and the netherlands debt. Now Subsaharan Africa could be plunged into its 1st recession in 25 years as the Global Health crisis brought about by the corona virus wreaks havoc many nations like nigeria south africa are dependent on commodities for a large chunk of trade and revenues all have been decimated as economies have ground to a halt well the World Bank Estimates growth could tumble to minus
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