Amanpour and Company

March 15, 2021

Former Brazilian health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta discusses the COVID-19 crisis in his country. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss vaccines, taxing the rich and the future of work in the U.S. Filmmakers Waad Al-Kateab and Gianfranco Rosi reflect on 10 years of war in Syria.

Filmmakers Reflect on 10 Years of War in Syria

2m 46s

10 years ago today, the war in Syria erupted and calamity followed. As the world stood by and watched, the country faced a brutal crackdown under Bashar Al-Assad, a flourishing of extreme Islamic terrorists across the region, and foreign powers entering the fight to prop up Syria’s dictator. Filmmakers Waad Al-Kateab and Gianfranco Rosi join the program to reflect on the past decade of turmoil.

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  • Salesforce CEO Talks Vaccines, Taxing the Rich and More: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Salesforce CEO Talks Vaccines, Taxing the Rich and More

    S2021 E3184 - 18m 24s

    More than a fifth of Americans have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, with over two million people vaccinated each day. But getting all those shots into all those arms is a massive logistical challenge, and now Salesforce is using its vast computing resources to help health agencies around the world track vaccinations. CEO Marc Benioff discusses this endeavor with Hari Sreenivasan.

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    COVID-19 Ravages Brazil

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    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing total calamity, with the country's death toll at over 275,000 and nearly all ICUs at peak capacity. Luiz Henrique Mandetta was Brazil's health minister until he was fired by Bolsonaro at the height of the country's first wave. He joins the show from Sao Paulo to discuss how it all went so wrong, and where Brazil goes from here.

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