VOA [Voice of America] Africa : March 01, 2018 07:00PM-08:00PM EST

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 President Vladimir Putin grabbing u.s. 00:00:02 Attention after his annual State of the Nation address the Russian leader boasted 00:00:07 of an 00:00:07 a ray of new strategic nuclear weapons that can hit almost any target in the world 00:00:13 Senator Ben Cardin serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee carries the 00:00:17 post about their military there's 00:00:20 a reason why because they know that. Far less than what they claim. 00:00:28 How much military strength they have is how they use it both the White House and 00:00:32 the Pentagon dismissed the talk as rhetoric Thursday saying Russia's attempts to 00:00:37 modernize its nuclear force come as no surprise and would do little to rattle the 00:00:42 u.s. 00:00:44 President Donald Trump announced Thursday the United States will impose steep tariffs 00:00:48 on steel and aluminum inboards the president said the tariffs of 25 percent on 00:00:53 steel and 10 percent on aluminum will be in effect for 00:00:57 a long period of time he hosted steel and aluminum company officials at the White 00:01:02 House you will have protection for the 1st time and. We grow your industry. 00:01:09 We grow your industry he said the measure will be signed sometime next week the 00:01:15 u.s. 00:01:16 Oil and gas industry slammed the plan for terror of saying the move would kill energy 00:01:20 jobs by raising costs for big infrastructure projects and President Trump also held 00:01:26 another school safety meeting Thursday he continues his push for gun control 00:01:32 legislation in the aftermath of the deadly shooting attack at 00:01:35 a Florida high school where 17 people were killed we have much more on this school 00:01:41 safety meeting today on v.o.a. News dot com This is v.o.a. News. U.n. 00:01:48 Humanitarian aid convoys have yet to get access to beasts besieged Eastern in Syria 00:01:54 hundreds of thousands of residents have been without significant aid for months as 00:01:59 leashes. Reports for v.o.a. From Geneva u.n. 00:02:02 Special envoy for Syria John Egeland believes the impasse could change soon he says 00:02:08 an international task force in Syria wasn't formed Tuesday the United Nations may 00:02:14 receive 00:02:14 a permit to enter the besieged town of Duma in eastern Guta in the next 2 days we 00:02:21 have $43.00 trucks standing by to go there and 00:02:28 full warehouses. Into the trucks as soon as we get the permit Egeland says he 00:02:35 will ask Russia the United States and other countries of influence to push for 00:02:39 several un aid deliveries into eastern Ghouta every week Lisa shrine for v.o.a. 00:02:45 News Geneva a un Security Council resolution on Saturday demanded 00:02:49 a month long cessation of hostilities the International Committee of the Red Cross 00:02:54 said on Thursday an aid convoy carrying humanitarian supplies for 50000 displaced 00:03:01 people has arrived in our friend in Syria as Turkey wages in offensive in the area 00:03:07 i.c.r.c. Said in 00:03:08 a statement that the situation for an in other areas along the Syria Turkish border 00:03:13 is alarming with the majority of people living in dire conditions 00:03:17 a severe drought afflicting South Africa's Western Cape Province is expected to cut 00:03:22 agricultural output by 20 percent this year that will decimate the wheat crop and 00:03:27 reducing Apple grape and pear exports to Europe South Africa has to clarity 00:03:33 national disaster in its southern and western regions including Cape Town freeing 00:03:39 extra funds to tackle the crisis Cape Town itself faces 00:03:43 a day 0 on July 9th when its taps could run dry Venice whale as the election 00:03:50 board said on Thursday it was postponing an upcoming Presidential vote from April 00:03:54 April 22nd to the 2nd half of May following an agreement between the government and 00:03:59 some. Opposition parties say to has more presidential elections in Venezuela are 00:04:04 normally held at the end of the year and critics have accused authorities of moving 00:04:08 the vote forward to hamper the opposition and benefit President Nicolas Maduro 00:04:13 reelection bid the leading opposition coalition is boycotting the poll but one 00:04:17 presidential hopeful Henry has already launched his candidacy but my door is too 00:04:22 strong as opposition rivals are both barred from standing that was Neil Our say God 00:04:28 reporting. Filling us in with what the goof Japanese chief cabinet secretary 00:04:34 condemns South Korean president more on the. Latest world 00:04:41 news. A. 00:07:13 Mr. Truly. Is. A few months. 00:07:22 Old money and. Teach him in. The. 00:07:33 Most chilling me. To finish. 00:08:27 Let's not let. 00:08:35 That. Sophie Tucker on the his best friend. 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