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tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this is the latest high level meeting between washington and beijing, officials. and one of the things he did raise concerns is about some of china's business practices, nonmarket practices as well as manufacturing capacities. 0ne manufacturing capacities. one of the things that washington is toying with is the idea of imposing tariffs on products such as electric vehicles which china makes many many of them and their prices are exceedingly low. so having them flood the market would really hinder american car—makers. now, mr blinken met with leaders, business leaders that are par
tensions over economic ties have been a flash point between washington and beijing. antony blinken has called for a level playing field for american companies doing business in china. our business reporter this morning monica millerjoins us live from the newsroom. explain to us what mr blinken means by fair treatment for american companies? yeah, well this is the latest _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high _ american companies? yeah, well this is the latest high level - this...
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china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre stage. both beat expectations on earnings and revenue, thanks in no small part to investments in artificial intelligence. one stand—out spot for alphabet was google cloud revenue, whichjumped 28% in 01. a lot of generative ai tools that rely on the cloud to reach customers. alphabet announced some good news for investors, its first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and first—ever dividend of 20 cents pershare, and an first—ever dividend of 20 cents per share, and an additional $70 billion buy—back. that initially sent shares into double digits after the bell. and for microsoft's part,
china kicks off its biggest showcase of cars as electric vehicles take centre stage at the beijing auto show. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm mariko oi. we begin in the us, where two tech giants, microsoft and google parent alphabet, have reported strong first quarter results, with the artificial intelligence boom at the center of it all. erin delmore has the details. among the dozens of companies reporting first—quarter earnings on thursday, alphabet and microsoft took centre...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states could do? it is interesting. when _ united states could do? it 3 interesting. when we look united states could do? it 1 interesting. when we look at the russia trade data, what we see since the beginning of that war of aggression against ukraine is a sharp increase in the share of russian imports that are coming from china. now, we can go a bit into the details there and see what type of goods they are, and these aren't military goods, but by providing the imports which keeps russia's economy going, china is indirectly supporting
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. to understand the potential economic risks between the us and china if the us were to act, i spoke to tom orlik, chief economist, bloomberg economics and author of �*china: the bubble that never pops'. we've heard that warning from the us secretary of state antony blinken, saying that it beijing does not stop helping russia in its war with ukraine, that there will be measures. have any idea what the united states could do? it is interesting. _ united states...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. and we'll have plenty more on the meeting in beijing all across our platforms — do check our bbc website for the latest. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rw
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thank you very much for essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming _ essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming on _ essential to beijing. thank you very much for coming on the _ essential to beijing. thank you very l much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. just bring you some breaking news from wales here in the uk three people — two teachers and a teenage pupil — have been taken to hospital after a stabbing at a secondary school in south—west wales. one line coming to us from bbc wales - bbc one line coming to us from bbc wales — bbc wales understands that one of the injured teachers, fiona elias, her injuries are not life—threatening. so our colleagues at bbc wales understand that one of the injured teachers is fiona elias, her injuries are not life—threatening. we will have plenty more coverage on that story in just plenty more coverage on that story injust a plenty more coverage on that story in just a few moments time. still to come on the world today — could tiktok soon van
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you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, — perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, but it is also creating a growing — ukraine, but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russi6's— growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. i am hearing from _ russia's aggression. i am hearing from you — russia's agg
you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad...
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we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest election gets under way today in india. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. 2024 is notjust an election year.
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what do you think beijing - go. what do you think beijing is hoping to get out of this visit? �* , , , , visit? bei'ing will express its concerns visit? beijing will express its concerns about _ visit? beijing will express its concerns about things - visit? beijing will express its concerns about things like i visit? beijing will express its i concerns about things like time one and the assistance package that the congress recently passed, and the president was signed, providing some military assistance to taiwan, but it is long—standing, we have done it for many decades, even since the normalization of relations between united states and china. of course, we want the future of taiwan to be settled by the chinese people and the people of taiwan without force or military threat, but we wanted to be done peacefully. so the united states is continuing with its supply of defensive weapons to taiwan to ensure that there is no military action taken by the men and against taiwan, and that the future of time one would be settled peacefully. gary locke —— gary locke, former us
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that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they remain in a serious condition. chi chi izundu has this update. this is the event the bolted horses were being exercised for, the major general�*s inspection, which is an annual test of the household cavalry�*s ability to conduct state ceremonial duties for the year. the horses, quaker, tennyson, and both vida and trojan, seen here running through central london, were spooked after building materials were dropped from a height next to them. four soldiers were thrown, and while three needed hospital treatment, it is confirmed one h
that was steven mcdonnell in beijing. still to come on the world today — an update on the military horses injured when they bolted through london. and will a tourism tax deter crowds from venice? around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. now to one of the most read stories on our website. more than two million people have read this article about two military horses undergoing surgery, after throwing off their riders and racing through london on wednesday. they...
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regardless of who is wrong and who is right about beijing's control over bytedance, tiktok is all the rage right now, one of the world's most downloaded apps and its viral videos have captured the short attention span of an entire generation. it's no wonder then that its owners are fighting tooth and nail against breaking up the tech giant. a key member of the federal reserve which says interest rates in america has told the bbc that the us is in no hurry to cut interest rates. the rafael bostic, the president of the atlanta fed, explained explained why to our editor. i've been saying for a long time that i expect the us economy to be strong, to continue to be strong but not quite this strong. it is much stronger and resilient and i've had expected. the one thing that i would add on this is that inflation is still higher than i would like and we need to get inflation all the way down to 2% target. i'm comfortable to taking a little longer for inflation to come all the way down, if we were doing to create a lot ofjobs and i'm not in a rush to get to 2%. the thing that i have to make su
regardless of who is wrong and who is right about beijing's control over bytedance, tiktok is all the rage right now, one of the world's most downloaded apps and its viral videos have captured the short attention span of an entire generation. it's no wonder then that its owners are fighting tooth and nail against breaking up the tech giant. a key member of the federal reserve which says interest rates in america has told the bbc that the us is in no hurry to cut interest rates. the rafael...
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there has been reaction here in beijing. they strongly oppose the united states aid package to taiwan, and they say that this will encourage separatists on the island. now, china believes that the self—governing island is part of the mainland. it is one of china's red lines that they believe america should not cross. so antony blinken should expect some strong reaction from his counterparts when he meets them over the coming days. when it comes to ukraine, the united states believes that china is supplying russia with components that could be used for weapons. now, beijing has not supplied moscow with any arms since the start of russia's invasion in ukraine. however, the us believes that china is supplying moscow with components that can be used for weapons. they want those supplies to stop, and that is something that antony blinken is here to say. now, when it comes to that accusation, beijing says it is preposterous and they oppose that also. but they have also got a part to play when president putin is expected to visit
there has been reaction here in beijing. they strongly oppose the united states aid package to taiwan, and they say that this will encourage separatists on the island. now, china believes that the self—governing island is part of the mainland. it is one of china's red lines that they believe america should not cross. so antony blinken should expect some strong reaction from his counterparts when he meets them over the coming days. when it comes to ukraine, the united states believes that...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the bigger picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the republican party's policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. trump has been the main man in the republican party for some time now and republican congress people have just danced to his tune but whatjust happened was the speaker of the house of representatives just broke with trump and moved to advance legislation forward to resume aid to ukraine. this is very big news b
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this...
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. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the issues that they will not budge on. they believe the self—governing island is part of the mainland and they will not be pushed as they say by the united states of that. they also say the united states is building an alliance in the region to try and counter china. that's another area where the two sides completely differ. ., ~' , ., , . let's speak to william courtney — a former us ambassador — who is an adjunct senior fellow at the rand think—tank. good to have you on the programme. listening in there, there's an awful l
. 0ne between moscow and beijing. one of the things we are hearing is certainly there are reports that the us is getting ready, some trade sanctions that could be put in place to prevent that trade if china does not stop it of its own accord. china will see that as being tactics. it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to assist a foreign intelligence service. he is also accused of fraudulent activity and aggravated arson. the other man is also accused of arson, and of accepting money in the knowledge that it was from a foreign intelligence service.>public records show the businesses prosecutors claim the russian private military group, wagner, are involved. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. this was the fire in east london last month that started what the head of scotland yard's counterterrorism command called a "h
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to...
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., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's largest election gets under way today in india. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. 2024 is notjust an election year. it's perhaps the election year. globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls. at least 64 countries, containing just under half of the world's total population, are expected to hold nationwide polls. the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. the biggest parliamentary vote is being held in india — an operat
., in beijing. we continue to communicate _ in beijing. we continue to communicate clearly - in beijing. we continue to| communicate clearly about in beijing. we continue to - communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimise the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer — hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment — is being tested on british patients. the second phase of the world's...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive at the post office, who's been giving evidence for a second day at the public inquiry into the horizon it scandal, has been accused of "deliberately suppressing the truth", and letting wrongful convictions stand. angela van den bogerd, was questioned by lawyers representing wrongly convicted sub—postmasters. she dismissed the accusations, but confirmed that in the same year she was accused of misleading a high courtjudge she still received a bonus. emma simpson has that story. martin griffiths was facing financial ruin by the post off
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two teachers who were injured in a stabbing at a school in south wales this week say it's "difficult to comprehend" what happened. fiona elias and liz hopkin were attacked at amman valley school in carmarthenshire, along with one of their pupils. it comes as a 13—year—old girl appeared in court charged with three counts of attempted murder. she cannot be named for legal reasons, and was remanded in youth custody until may. a former senior executive...
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let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they already cooperating, military to military cooperation, on al, the environment, narcotics. then he said we also have to be very clear about the significant areas where we disagree, and that is to avoid a miscalculation, which in the words of wang yi, said it could slide into conflict. everybody on the planet needs these governments to start talking to one another and get on, and they know it. that is why it is important they hash it out in an open and honest way. at one point we had wang yi sa the giant ship of the us and china relationship has been through these rough waters b
let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. high—level talks will be held today. what can we expect? it is interesting and crucial that these meetings can make some sort of breakthrough in terms of stopping the relationship from sliding further. the reason i say that is because antony blinken mediapoint this is the most consequential relationship in the world, and i don't think many people would disagree with him on that. he spoke about areas where they...
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stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old remains in prison. he was separately convicted of rape in los angeles. the 2020 case was a landmark in the me too movement and many activists, complainants, and lawyers say the overturning of his conviction as a setback for abuse survivors. ashleyjudd called the overturning "an act of institutional betrayal". she's been speaking to my colleague caitriona perry, who asked whether she would like to see weinstein re—tried. you know, what's important to know is that a courtroom is not a safe environment for survivors of male sexual violence. they can be very traumati
stephen mcdonell in beijing, _ economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank— economy are also important. stephen mcdonell in beijing, thank you. - hollywood actress ashleyjudd says the overturning of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction is a "hard day for survivors". she was the first woman to go public with the allegations against weinstein. new york's highest court has ruled that he didn't get a fair trial, although the 72—year—old...
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relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation: the two countries should be partners, not rivals. i they should achieve mutual success, not harm each other. they should seek common ground while reserving differences instead of vicious competition for that they should honour their words rather than say one thing and doing another. on their words rather than doing one thing and doing the other. let's speak to danny russel, vice president at the asia society policy institute. he's also the former assistant secretary of state for asia under the obama administration. danny, good to have you on the programme tonight. what did you make of that meeting,
relations between washington and beijing have been strained by china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, as well as us export bans on advanced tech. they were further damaged by a row over a spy balloon in february last year. and in recent days, the us passed a law that would force chinese—owned tiktok to sell the hugely popular video app orface being banned in america. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. translation:...
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this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more about _ secretary blinken's trip? this is more about america - secretary blinken's trip? ti 3 is more about america than china and it isn't for nothing that both janet yellen and blinken have come to china and not visits on the other direction. the americans really want from china some kind of win, something they can credibly sell, as it were, back home, in america, in the run—up to the elections in november. and the chinese actually do not have very much that they want from the americans that the americans are possibly willing to give. so i think we will
this was the moment mr blinken arrived in beijing from shanghai. a full day of talks with china's political leadership is planned for friday, including a possible meeting with president xijinping. it's bring in a visiting professor from the east asian institute. thank you for joining us. there is a lot to discuss, isn't there, from china's assistance to russia, taiwan, tiktok — in your view, what is the main objective of secretary blinken�*s trip? this secretary blinken's trip? this is more...
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against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the se
against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died....
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we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish conservatives tabling a vote of confidence. that's likely to take place at holyrood next week. 0ur scottish political correspondent david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i guess we've had a minority government before, so i guess it's going to happen again. yeah, like, ivote green most of th
we will be back live in beijing as soon as he appears at the podium. this is bbc news. we are expecting a news conference by the us secretary of state, antony blinken after his talks with the chinese president. there is the podium waiting for that news conference. we will go to it as soon as he appears at that podium. some of the news. first minister, humza yousaf is preparing to give a speech in dundee. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite the scottish...
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the diplomatic row between beijing and canberra cost australia its biggest overseas wine market. the value of its exports to china fell from more than $600 million at their peak to just under $7 million last year. but here in the hunter valley, there is a determination to try to claw back much of what was lost. a consequence of china's restrictions is a huge glut of wine in australia, estimated to be the equivalent of more than 850 olympic swimming pools. growers have had to look elsewhere. we've put a bit of effort and time into exploring newer markets such as vietnam, south korea, india and japan. and i think that's been a welcome, i guess a silver lining from the i guess the stress that these tariffs have put on the australian wine industry. despite the tariffs, overall trade has been growing. china has, for example, still relied on australia for iron ore that's used in steel—making. those diplomatic tensions appear to be easing. the chinese foreign minister, - when he came, said that the parties should be able to rise - above their disagreements. so i think that's i really
the diplomatic row between beijing and canberra cost australia its biggest overseas wine market. the value of its exports to china fell from more than $600 million at their peak to just under $7 million last year. but here in the hunter valley, there is a determination to try to claw back much of what was lost. a consequence of china's restrictions is a huge glut of wine in australia, estimated to be the equivalent of more than 850 olympic swimming pools. growers have had to look elsewhere....
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it was created in beijing in 2012 and since then, it's become one of the fastest growing companies out of china. and it's precisely bytedance as 0rigin that has us lawmakers worried. they say bytedance is a chinese company and as such, it could be compelled by the chinese government to either give up the data it is on american users or to conduct influence operations among the american public. according to tiktok, it is a myth that bytedance is a chinese company. the company says 6% of bytedance is owned by global edition investors like kialoa group, generalatlantic and group, general atlantic and international group. group, generalatlantic and international group. another 20% is owned by tiktok employees around the world while only the remaining 20% is owned by bytedance chinese founder. still, that has been enough to convince lawmakers and they have at least two other reasons for that. under chinese law, chinese companies, bytedance included, must have an in—house group of employees who are communist party members and there is also a golden share system in place whereby the chinese
it was created in beijing in 2012 and since then, it's become one of the fastest growing companies out of china. and it's precisely bytedance as 0rigin that has us lawmakers worried. they say bytedance is a chinese company and as such, it could be compelled by the chinese government to either give up the data it is on american users or to conduct influence operations among the american public. according to tiktok, it is a myth that bytedance is a chinese company. the company says 6% of...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that british forces could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver humanitarian assistance via a new sea route. they could be used to drive aid trucks along a floating causeway and onto the beach because the united states has decided not to put american boots on the ground. let's get more on all of this with our diplomatic correspondent james landale who's injerusalem. james, what more can you tell us about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza? weill. about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza?— to
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas with both sides continuing to review proposals. egyptian mediators have arrived in israel and local media are reporting there's been "notable progress" in finding common ground. in gaza itself, the hamas—run health agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. this was the scene in rafah on friday night. the bbc has learnt that...
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stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. the 72—year—old will remain in prison, serving a 16—year sentence for rape in a separate case in la — that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. emma vardy has more from los angeles. when harvey weinstein — one of the most powerful men in hollywood — was accused of rape, it led to an outpouring about a culture of sexual assault and misogyny experienced by women around the world — what became known as the #metoo movement. many women
stephen mcdonell therefore us in beijing, thank you. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in what was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement...
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america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st century economy. solar panels, electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. china alone is producing more than 100% of global demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at risk livelihoods and businesses around the world. now, this is a movie that we've seen before, and we know how it ends, with american businesses shuttered and american jobs lost. president biden will not let this happen on his watch. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent, erin delmore. in the background to this meeting was a warning we heard from president biden recen
america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries. president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be partners rather than rivals. mr blinken for his part raised concerns over china's support for russia in its invasion of ukraine. he also raised what he described as china's unfair trade practices in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st...
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beijing's at the is protected and would oppose any forced sale of tiktok. thank will take all necessary measures to protect chinese companies. thank you very much indeed. finally, this year is set to be the biggest election year in history. around half the world, some four billion people, will go to the polls during 2024 to vote in elections in 76 different countries. but it's going to be an election year like no, because of advances in technology. social media is now an established part of the campaigning process, but there is growing concern about misinformation, that could be supercharged by ever more powerful artificial intelligence. the bbc�*s been speaking to canadian computer scientist yoshua bengio, whose work on al has won him the nobel and turing prizes, and earned him the nickname godfather of ai. he told us he's concerned about its role in elections this year. the technology is changing and these ai systems are becoming more capable and one of the things i am worried about especially in the context of political disinformation is when i have ai
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you asked beijing to stop providing components to russia in its invasion of ukraine. what makes you think this time they will listen to you? 70% of the machine tools russia is getting are coming from china, 90% of them are microelectronics. we have been clear this is doing two things, helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine but also presenting a growing threat to europe. was hearing from europeans is their concern about this. for china, if you want is better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the cold war. we have taken action against chinese engaged in this and what made clear today is if china won't act, we will. let's speak to robert daly, director of the wilson center's kissinger institute on china and the us. thank you for your time. i don't know if you could hear the interview we were just playing with antony blinken but what is your overall sense of what this visit has achieved?— sense of what this visit has achieved? .,
you asked beijing to stop providing components to russia in its invasion of ukraine. what makes you think this time they will listen to you? 70% of the machine tools russia is getting are coming from china, 90% of them are microelectronics. we have been clear this is doing two things, helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine but also presenting a growing threat to europe. was hearing from europeans is their concern about this. for china, if you want is better relations not only...
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the diplomatic row between beijing and canberra cost australia its biggest overseas wine market. the value of its exports to china fell from more than $600 million at their peak to just under $7 million last year. but here in the hunter valley, there is a determination to try to claw back much of what was lost. a consequence of china's restrictions is a huge glut of wine in australia, estimated to be the equivalent of more than 850 0lympic swimming pools. growers have had to look elsewhere. we've put a bit of effort and time into exploring newer markets such as vietnam, south korea, india and japan. and i think that's been a welcome... i guess a silver lining from the i guess the stress that these tariffs have put on the australian wine industry. despite the tariffs, overall trade has been growing. china has, for example, still relied on australia for iron ore that's used in steel—making. those diplomatic tensions appear to be easing. the chinese foreign minister, when he came, said that the parties should be able to rise above their disagreements. so i think that's really sign
the diplomatic row between beijing and canberra cost australia its biggest overseas wine market. the value of its exports to china fell from more than $600 million at their peak to just under $7 million last year. but here in the hunter valley, there is a determination to try to claw back much of what was lost. a consequence of china's restrictions is a huge glut of wine in australia, estimated to be the equivalent of more than 850 0lympic swimming pools. growers have had to look elsewhere....
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mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia�*s war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london, gave us her analysis of the talks. i think it is a very tense time between the us and china. thejoe biden administration said they did not want to have a second cold war with china, but what we are actually seeing between the two superpowers now is that there is very tense relations. joe biden is sending antony blinken over now, given that we are actually seeing possibly china exporting things to russia that would help in the war effort with ukraine, we are also seeing the us just pass something in the senate that allows for aid to taiwan. putting together taiwan with ukraine and gaza, which is kind of an interesting... with israel, and that is an interesting development because of the current policy. it is a very tense time and i think it is going to be a very challenging discussion that anto
mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia�*s war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london, gave us her analysis of the talks. i think it is a very tense time between the us and china. thejoe biden administration said they did not want to have a second cold war with china, but what we are...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
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so they know and you see the metro in delhi, in beijing. they know that the key to their prosperity is including people. it is true these are very divided societies. you've reported on, you know well. but i want to say to them, "do not make the mistakes we made." that phrase that you've now used twice implies that actually in some ways the approach to disability and people with disability is actually a more negative experience in the developed west than it is in some of the other societies you have worked in. ironically, most of the charities or ways of dealing with and supporting disabled people grew up in the 19th century. they were perfected with the welfare state in the 20th century. some are great and i am not knocking them, but overall... for example, mostly we go out to work and we depend on a transport system. we depend on workplaces. they are not accessible. the transport system has to be, as it were, retrofitted to be accessible. if we got it right from the start then why would there be a problem? in our conversation at the beginn
so they know and you see the metro in delhi, in beijing. they know that the key to their prosperity is including people. it is true these are very divided societies. you've reported on, you know well. but i want to say to them, "do not make the mistakes we made." that phrase that you've now used twice implies that actually in some ways the approach to disability and people with disability is actually a more negative experience in the developed west than it is in some of the other...
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against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. hello, i'm samantha simmonds.
against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died....
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it seems to me that beijing is trying to have it both ways, it is saying no, we are not chinese, but it is also saying the chinese government will not let themselves. which is it? if it is not a chinese company, if it isjust it? if it is not a chinese company, if it is just an it? if it is not a chinese company, if it isjust an ordinary it? if it is not a chinese company, if it is just an ordinary global media business, then there is no political reason why bytedance should not divest, and if that were to happen, tiktok could continue to be used happily by its 170 million american users. be used happily by its170 million american users.— be used happily by its 170 million american users. tiktok says given the number _ american users. tiktok says given the number of _ american users. tiktok says given the number of users, _ american users. tiktok says given the number of users, those - american users. tiktok says given the number of users, those 170 i the number of users, those 170 million, if it was banned, it would trample on free speech. is that an adamant that is relevant? hat a
it seems to me that beijing is trying to have it both ways, it is saying no, we are not chinese, but it is also saying the chinese government will not let themselves. which is it? if it is not a chinese company, if it isjust it? if it is not a chinese company, if it is just an it? if it is not a chinese company, if it isjust an ordinary it? if it is not a chinese company, if it is just an ordinary global media business, then there is no political reason why bytedance should not divest, and if...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship. and besieged by tourists — venice starts charging day—trippers to visit. is this the way forward for overwhelmed cities?
top us diplomat antony blinken is in beijing as the two superpowers attempt to repair their relationship. and besieged by tourists — venice starts charging day—trippers to visit. is this the way forward for overwhelmed cities?
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the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, during a trip to beijing. in an interview with the bbc, mr blinken said that he'd made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or there would be consequences. (sot thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china after my trip and president biden and xi meeting in san francisco last year. they agreed it was very important to sustain this diplomatic dialogue and communication because we have an obligation to manage the relationship between our countries sustainably given the importance it has notjust for our people but around the world. that has two aspects. one is making sure we communicate clearly in areas where we have differences, to avoid miscalculations and misunderstandings. the other is to see if
the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, during a trip to beijing. in an interview with the bbc, mr blinken said that he'd made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or there would be consequences. (sot thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager 0ne probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information to earth again — after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012, and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth — but it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. actually, drjenifer millard is an astronomer at fifth star labs. she'sjoining us from barry, wales to tell us more. talk us through what was going wrong? talk us through what was going wron: ? , , . talk us through what was going wron. ? , , ., ., , wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not — wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not sending _ wrong? these began in november, when the craft was not sending back— the craft was not sending back anything that we could unravel on earth, it was all nonsense. it seems to have been a hardware problem, one of the chips on board, part of the fight data system, one
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager 0ne probe, the most distant man—made object in the universe, is sending usable information to earth again — after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012, and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth — but it can still send data back. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. actually, drjenifer millard is an astronomer at fifth star labs. she'sjoining us from barry, wales to tell us...
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mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. let's get more from yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london. thank you very much forjoining us. there is a lot for them to discuss. we can go through each individual topic in a moment but let's talk generally about how things are, relations between them and what both sides might be hoping to get out of this. i sides might be hoping to get out of this. ~ , . , sides might be hoping to get out of this. ,, , ., , , this. i think it is a very tense time between _ this. i think it is a very tense time between the _ this. i think it is a very tense time between the us - this. i think it is a very tense time between the us and - this. i think it is a very tense . time between the us and china. this. i think it is a very tense - time between the us and china. the joe biden administration said they did not want to have a second cold war with
mr blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. let's get more from yuka kobayashi, lecturer in china and international politics at soas, university of london. thank you very much forjoining us. there is a lot for them to discuss. we can go through each individual topic in a moment but let's talk generally about how things are, relations...
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us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his remarks followed washington's announcement that it had resumed the sanctions earlier this week. the people of the maldives are voting today in parliamentary elections just months after presidential polls put a pro—china politician in office as head of state. the archipelago's current parliament is dominated by a pro—india party, whose legislators have tried to thwart some of president mohamed muizzu's efforts to realign the country's diplomacy in beijing's direction. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many visitors
us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his...
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and laura joins us now from beijing. it's great to see you and in your peace be touched on competition between china and other global economic superpowers like the us. we just had yesterday president biden proposed tripling tariffs on chinese steel. he says china is, quote, not competing. they are cheating. how that being received in china? it are cheating. how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was strong words from - received in china? it was strong words from the i received in china? it was - strong words from the campaign podium from joe biden by the foreign ministry here have responded and in the press conference yesterday what they turned around and said was is the us talking about china or is it talking about itself? he added that the urge the us to play by the rules and play competitively when it came to world trade and that china would do what it could to protect its own interests. at the heart of this is subsidies, who
and laura joins us now from beijing. it's great to see you and in your peace be touched on competition between china and other global economic superpowers like the us. we just had yesterday president biden proposed tripling tariffs on chinese steel. he says china is, quote, not competing. they are cheating. how that being received in china? it are cheating. how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire communities to disappear across africa and latin america. experts have told the bbc that gully erosion is advancing at a worrying speed, because of deforestation and the extreme weather caused by climate change, and a lack of urban planning. our population correspondent stephanie hegarty has this report. this city in brazil is at risk of falling apart. translation: this thing has taken away my life. l joao batista is a mechanic and his workshop is on the edge of a giant ravine. translation: it got risky after it started raining
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. two helicopters from the malaysian military have crashed in mid—air — killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. online video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. —— and plummeted to the ground. an extreme form of soil erosion is causing entire...
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top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition with the greens. the bbc understands he will not be announcing his resignation despite a conservative confidence vote in his leadership of the scottish government, likely to be scheduled for holyrood next week. our scotland local correspondent david henderson has the story. the bute house agreement lasted less than 1,000 days, but it brought green ministers into government for the first time anywhere in the uk — and with them came a raft of green policies. so what do voters think now they're gone? i think it's sad because i think the greens are a good influence on the snp, but i
top us diplomat antony blinken meets with china's president xi in beijing. actress ashleyjudd calls the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions an act of "institutional betrayal". ahead of the 80th anniversary of d—day, school children in london speak to veterans about what it was really like on the beaches of normandy. humza yousaf�*s future as scotland's first minister is hanging in the balance as he faces a no confidence vote. after ending his coalition...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates following the passing of the uk government pubs �*s rwanda bill last night, the plan designed to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats announced in 2022. no flights have set off yet. the government now says they hope they will set off in the next ten to 12 weeks. in the past few hours we have seen boats with migrants leaving calais, heading towards the uk. at the same time as we saw those pictures, french police say that at around 5am a different small boat to this one set sail from a german beach, wimereux, after
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyageri probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than 15 billion miles from earth, but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. quite incredible. a reminder of our latest updates...
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laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn't save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was not my home. translation: it was my home. everything is gone or the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars.
laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the...
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laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager one probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than fifteen billion miles from earth but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. thank goodness for that! donating an organ to save a friend or relative's life is one of the most special and selfless decisions that anyone can make, but it only works if the tissue types match up. however, there is another way to help. it's called a paired or pooled donation, and it involves finding some other people who are in the same predicament, and swapping. our health correspondent michelle roberts has been to see how it can work. looks like a microphone. a microphone? destiny raises five. she loves plato, singing and her mum, maria. but she doesn't like broccoli or di
laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. nasa says its voyager one probe — the most distant man—made object in the universe — has started sending usable information back to earth again after months of spouting gibberish. the spaceship left the solar system in 2012 and is currently more than fifteen billion miles from earth but still sends data back to nasa. engineers say a malfunctioning chip was to blame, which has now been fixed through coding. thank goodness for that! donating an organ to save...