Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Life is better with a story. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Andrew Peach, and at 16 Hours GMT on Tuesday 4th November, we look back at the life of the former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who's died. Sudan's military reviews its security situation after its last stronghold in Darfur was seized by paramilitaries. And New York chooses a new mayor.
Also in this podcast, archaeologists in Kenya find evidence that the earliest humans passed down technology through thousands of generations. And... One day, these cubs will be able to leap six metres and ambush their prey. But that day is a long way into the future. Drama and predators at a watering hole in Zambia. The former United States Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
Mr. Cheney served two terms during the presidency of George W. Bush. Often described as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, he was a leading light of the so-called neocon conservatives who dominated U.S. politics at the start of the 21st century. He'll also be remembered for the role he played in orchestrating America's controversial war on terror.
In a statement, Mr Bush said Dick Cheney's death was a loss to the nation and he'd be remembered as one of the finest public servants of his generation. Our former Washington correspondent Paul Adams looks back at his life. And I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office. On which I'm about to enter, so help me God. On which I'm about to enter, so help me God. Congratulations.
Richard Bruce Cheney, sworn in as vice president in January 2001. A Washington veteran returning to the heart of power after almost a decade in business. But a man whose lasting reputation would be forged in a battle that began just a few months later. In some ways, Dick Cheney was an archetype of the American West, strong, silent, more interested in action than words.
He said his favourite virtue was integrity and his vision of happiness was fly-fishing on the Snake River in his home state of Wyoming. At the age of 34, after just five years in Washington, he became the country's youngest ever presidential chief of staff, serving Gerald Ford in the White House. He went on to represent Wyoming for a decade in the House of Representatives, before George Bush Sr.
appointed him Secretary of Defense in 1989. Dick Cheney oversaw the US invasion of Panama and successfully fought the first of his two wars against Saddam Hussein's Iraq. His twin associations with the Bush dynasty and Iraq would come to dominate the rest of his political career.
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Chapter 2: What were the significant contributions of Dick Cheney during his vice presidency?
They are coming to be treated as children, not going here and there and doing the chores.
The very hard chores that they have to do from getting water, from getting food for their families, from the public kitchens, etc.
So the children are coming to school to find it as another home, as a place they can play freely, feel comfortable and laugh. And are they turning up to school having had a meal that day? Yes, most of them don't have meal during the day. And this is why we are trying to focus more on bringing them a daily meals when it's available.
But because things here are really challenging, like regarding money, regarding the items on the market, etc. It's really hard to give a child what he really needs, his right to have a meal in the morning.
Most of our students are still suffering from starvation and famine, and they are still living in tents, living in the streets, living in a very dire situation, missing all things related to life.
So we are hoping through our organization to give them what they need or the minimum things that they need. And actually, we can do a lot because, you know, our resources are not that big, but We hope to get bigger and help more children. In Gaza, we're not just rebuilding homes. We need to rebuild their minds because those students are the future of Palestine.
And we believe that if we invest on children's minds, this will give peace and freedom to Palestine. Ahmad Abou-Riak from Gaza Great Mines Foundation. For five years, the cameras of the BBC's Natural History Unit have been focused on four animal families. Leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and lions.
Now we get the chance to see what they've been seeing in Kingdom, a major new wildlife series narrated by Sir David Attenborough. This is Nsefu, in the heart of Zambia. part of a national park on the banks of the Luangwa River. Here for five years, we've been following the remarkable story of four rival families. Matt Becker is chief executive of the Zambia Carnivore Programme in Nsefu.
He's been telling my colleague Nick Robinson about the value of studying animals over a long period like five years. These animals are really complex. They're the most social of all the carnivores. And they're highly intelligent, and they're also highly interactive, as anyone who watches the program will see.
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Chapter 3: How did Dick Cheney respond to the 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror?
They're standing in the way of common sense. And that's eroding confidence in politics and the law. The month after that, the UK effectively waded in, sending a minister to Strasbourg to deliver a speech saying you must evolve, otherwise this entire project could potentially one day die. So these messages have been sent very, very strongly to Strasbourg. So last week I went to see Alan Berset.
He's the head of the Council of Europe, effectively the political guardian of these human rights laws in Strasbourg. And he told me that countries shouldn't abandon this landmark agreement. I am ready, absolutely ready and really open to engage in all political discussions and let us engage on migration issues and to see what we need to address and maybe to change.
We have two major parties in the UK, the Conservatives and Reform, who say that they think the best thing to do is to pull out of the European Convention.
Why?
To achieve what? They say they can take control back. The opposite is true. And what I see is more the risk to be a bit isolated. The question is with UK or without. I prefer to have with UK because the experience that you have and the importance of the country would make us highly legitimate to be part of the discussion and to take an influence.
Alain Berset from the Council of Europe talking to Dominic Khashoggi. The very first humans may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers have found that primitive humans who lived millions of years ago used stone tools continuously for 300,000 years, as our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh told me. These tools were state-of-the-art devices.
They were specifically made, sought out and sharpened. They were so sharp that the scientists who discovered them cut their fingers on some of them by mistake. And so this discovery, this is not the first time that stone tools this age has been found. But the remarkable thing is that by examining different archaeological layers... they found that they've been used continuously for 300,000 years.
So that's thousands of generations. Now, what this means is that previously, we thought that our ancient ancestors, there was some genius that came up with the idea of using stone tools, and it was quickly forgotten in a generation. The fact that it was passed down through so many generations,
meant that it was a skill that was either learnt or observed, which changes the whole nature of our species. The fact that we were innovators, as you said, right from the very beginnings, because these were very 2.75 million years ago. These were tiny brained creatures, the very first humans.
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Chapter 4: What controversies surrounded Dick Cheney's decisions in Iraq?
You'd imagine a Battle of the Sexes style event would really fly on social media and get people engaged. But others believe it's a misguided idea. It's been organised by an agency which both players share, so that's why they've been brought together.
But people fear that it sets up an opportunity for women's sport to be belittled if Sabalenka, who is the outstanding player in the women's game and has been for the past 18 months, is beaten by a player who's been injured and some consider relatively washed up. That is the contrast, isn't it, with 1973 when the match was supposed to improve the credibility of the women's game.
Some say this could do the women's game untold damage. Yes, they do. There is a concern about how this will play out. I mean, it seems difficult to understand what Sabalenka gains, really. I mean, clearly there's going to be a financial reward and a boost to her profile. And the venue suggests that that might be an important factor too. Yes, that's correct. Yeah, it's going to be held in Dubai.
That's somewhere where Sabalenka lives, actually. And I think so from her perspective, she holds that place dear to her heart. But there is a financial impact and incentive there. What she stands to gain from an uncourt perspective is difficult to gather at the moment, especially if she does lose to a man who's not been fit for a long time. And, you know, given the differences in physiology and
and game style then there's a strong possibility she may do but we need to see what the format will be and if there's any kind of restricting factors put in place we don't know that at the moment but we're certainly trying to find out what they will be and eagerly anticipating to hear what they are Jonathan Yureko with Paul Henley. And that's all from us for now.
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And until next time, goodbye.
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