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welcome to newsday. the headlines: the president of the united states! president trump's address to congress goes down well. the dow jones closes at a record high as it promises a massive infrastructure project. the last major road out of mosul is captured. civilians are still trapped. some of the people i have spoken to today say other civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the front line and act as human shields. these people in some ways are the lucky ones and have been able to escape the war. after the assassination of the war. after the assassination of the half brother of the north korean leader, we report of the ups and downs of being a member of that dynasty. and the discovery of what
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scientists say could be the earliest life on earth. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. in singapore and london, this is bbc world news - it's newsday. good morning. it is a stadium in singapore, midnight in london and seven in the evening in washington. president trump has promised massive infrastructure investment and a renewal of the american spirit and the tone was more measured and there was condemnation of recent hate crimes and a call the democrats and republicans to work together. but how much can he get through congress and how we would all be paid for? they say that practice makes perfect. and when you're singing a new tune,
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probably best to give it the full rehearsal. the president of the united states! donald trump's tone couldn't have been more different — warm, inclusive, unifying and optimistic. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. our allies will find that america's once again ready to lead. applause and for anxious european nations, supportive words on nato. were strongly support nato, and alliance forged with the bombs of two world wars that dethroned fascism, and a cold war, and defeated communism. not everything was from the new album, there were the greatest hits, too. tonight i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. we will soon begin the construction of
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a great, great wall along our southern border. but on immigration there was also a suggestion there could be reform. and there were other measures that should have pleased democrats, like paid maternity leave and a massive infrastructure programme. but mostly they sat stony faced. the most moving part of the night came when he spoke to the widow of navy seal ryan owens, killed in yemen in the first combat operation ordered by the new commander in chief. ryan's legacy is etched into eternity. thank you. and then an appeal for america to seize the moment. believe in your future and believe once more in america. thank you, god bless you and god bless the united states. there is no doubt that donald trump is enjoying the rave reviews he's getting from last night'sjoint address.
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the white house today is a basking in the warm glow. it was well structured and delivered with discipline. you might almost say, it was a conventional political speech from this most unconventional politician. the president restricted his comments tojust the president restricted his comments to just one tweet saying thank you. the financial markets seem to approve. we will have more on that in half an hour ‘s time and asia business report. iraqi soldiers say they have taken control of the
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last major roll out of mosul. government forces already control the western half. more than 25,000 people have fled the fighting. we report from a newly established refugee camp. 0ne aid agency has described this as the world ‘s worst humanitarian crisis in the last decade and it does not seem to be an over exaggeration. this was set up two days ago yet the un and other agencies say it will be full in just five days—30,000 people and steel thatis five days—30,000 people and steel that is not enough. 750,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped inside mosul. 300,000 of those are expected to come to these camps as the fighting intensifies.
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here people are queueing for food and water. the psychological impact of the war is almost unbelievable. these children have not read the school for two or three years. they have seen some terrible things, people executed fraught trying to live the city. —— for trying. 0ther civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the front line and act as human shields. these people in some ways are the lucky ones. they've been able to escape the wars, the brutality of the islamic state but these camps began to fill up islamic state but these camps began to fillup in islamic state but these camps began to fill up in a few days. more help is needed as more people tried to escape from western mosul. also making news: i walk —— hayball
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crime has been pointed at by its syrian forces. they concluded the syrian forces. they concluded the syrian air force dropped weapons on the eastern part of a aleppo. the evacuation amounted to forced displacement. rebel groups are accused of crimes including shelling western aleppo, withholding aid and using civilians as human shields. they say there is no evidence linking russia to crimes involving chemical weapons despite being closely involved with bombing campaigns. another key finding concerns of this fatal attack on an aid convoy last september. after reviewing evidence including witness evidence and satellite images, it has been concluded the syrian government was responsible. what happened in aleppo shows how much the warring parties disregarded
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international law and our little they fear a counter the tip. we hope oui’ they fear a counter the tip. we hope our report not only documents the events in aleppo but also that it helps to show that those responsible for this situation one day are brought tojustice. palmyra has been entered by the syrian army. pro—government forces on the outskirts of the city two days ago are shown in these images. it is understood the army has taken control of the western neighbourhood of the city. the french presidential candidate francois fillon has suffered another blow after the small centrist party udi said it was suspending its support for his campaign. mr fillon is refusing to quit the race, despite now facing a formal investigation over alleged fraud. he denies any wrongdoing. the zimbabwean president,
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robert mugabe has travelled to singapore for a medical check—up, days after celebrating his 93rd birthday. his spokesman said the check—up was routine and the 93—year old president was expected back in zimbabwe next week. but it is somewhat unusual for his medical trips to be made public. the upper house of the british parliament, the house of lords, has voted to require the government to protect the right of more than three million europeans living in britain to stay in the country — when the uk leaves the european union. it's the first defeat for the government in the passage of a bill to start the leaving process. the company which owns the messaging service snapchat has been valued at twenty—four billion dollars. that's after it successfully sold 200 million of its shares to big investors in new york. those investment funds and banks will be able to start trading snap incorporated shares on thursday. it's the biggest wall street debut of a tech company since facebook in 2012.
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deadly storms — like this one in illinois in the us — have killed three people after pounding through several states in the mid—west. packed with hailstones the size of baseballs, winds above a hundred miles per hour and torrential rain, they've destroyed homes, leaving thousands without power. and one item of sports news — barcelona football club have confirmed that their manager, luis enrique, will be leaving at the end of this season. he's led the team to two la liga titles, the copa del rey twice, and the champions league since taking over in 2015. no reason has been given, but barcelona say it's mr enique's decision, and that he has proven himself to be a great coach who brought great success. and there'll be more on that in sport today, in half an hour's time. as we know, two women have been charged with the murder of kimjong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader.
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malaysian police believe they wiped the deadly nerve agent vx on his face at kuala lumpur airport, just over a fortnight ago. the women claim they thought they were taking part in a prank. but behind all the speculation and extraordinary twists is another story — that of the kim dynasty itself. rupert wingfield—hayes has been looking at the family and why kimjong nam was never going to escape the dangerous attention of his brother. why would the young dictator want to kill his brother? to understand north korea you have to think of it as an absolute monarchy. the qin dynasty. it was founded by kim young song after the second world war and when the old man died, his son kim jong—un ascended the throne. he became the new young king. but he is
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a very young, very inexperienced and very insecure and since he came to power, he has been killing lots of people. the people that kim jong—un feels morse most threatened by ari ‘s family and there are several key figures in the story. the most in most powerful was his uncle. at the time he came to power, he was the most powerful man in north korea with a network of allies across the country and throughout the region stop one of them was his nephew who was the ambassador here in malaysia and threw him, he was able to keep
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in touch with his other nephew kim jong—nam. but there was a purge in more than 50 years and it began with his uncle who was arrested and executed by firing squad. 0ver his uncle who was arrested and executed by firing squad. over the next month, his family was rounded up, including his nephew, at the ambassador who was also executed. that left kim jong—nam isolated and alone. without any support. as the body, kim jong—nam was
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as the body, kimjong—nam was his father ‘s favourite son and heir but it isa father ‘s favourite son and heir but it is a chilling story. his cousin shotin it is a chilling story. his cousin shot in the head. his aunt and daughter in hiding. and now kim jong—nam with a nerve agent. it is a guarantee of a long and happy life. life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought — that's according to researchers who have discovered fossils of one of the earliest living organisms. the creature — half the width of a human hair — lived more than 4 billion years ago — not long after the formation of the earth. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. how did life begin? it is one of humanity's biggest questions. the discovery of some of the first lifeforms to have ever existed on
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earth may begin to provide some a nswe rs. earth may begin to provide some answers. they were discovered in these rocks, which were found in canada. and here it is, one of the planet's first inhabitants. it was less tha n planet's first inhabitants. it was less than the width of a human hair, and very simple, but it ate and consumed oxygen, like we do. and to the shock of the scientist who discovered it, the light forms exist to make existed hundreds of —— hundreds of millions of years before anyone expected. —— lifeforms. hundreds of millions of years before anyone expected. -- lifeforms. we have got it. the oldest fossils on the planet. this is exciting. this relates to our origin. this is one of the reasons for intelligent life to evolve. so where's the lifeforms fit in any story of life on earth? the earth formed just over 4.5 billion years ago, a molten mass of rock that began to cool. not long
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after that came the first oceans, which spread all across the planet. it was right at the bottom of this planet's oceans that the first lifeforms. cracks began to form on the service, spring of warm water and minerals. i billion years ago, life got started. all sorts of new types of organism exploded on the scene over the next few billion yea rs. scene over the next few billion years. —— organisms. the first humans evolved around 2.5 million yea rs humans evolved around 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans arrived very recently, by comparison, just over 200,000 years ago. the claim that living organisms emerge on earth so early is controversial, but if confirmed, indicates that life is an unstoppable force, and suggest that the universe is teeming with it. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme...
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does this look like a familiar sight? so, which city has the worst traffic jams in asia? sight? so, which city has the worst trafficjams in asia? we took to the streets to find out. first the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds before the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry
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you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. but everything will be all right in the end as they say. welcome back to newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, and i'm tanner nouni in london. our top stories: president trump promises a renewal of the american spirit in his first address to congress. and iraqi forces are said to have caught the last major road at mosul, preventing islamic state militants from fleeing. thousands of civilians trapped in the city. let's take a look at some of the front pages from around the world. we'll start with the front page of the japan times. it reports on donald trump's speech and says that although he had
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a domestic agenda, he used the speech to remind security allies, including japan, that they must "pay theirfair share" of the alliances' costs. the front page of the straits times gave further reaction. it is reporting that the dow hit new highs and that the markets seemed to embrace the softer tone that mr trump struck in his first address to congress. and the china daily has a picture of the vietnamese citizen doan thi huong leaving a courtroom in malaysia after she and an indonesian woman were charged with the murder of kimjong—nam. and that brings woman were charged with the murder of kim jong—nam. and that brings you up—to—date with the papers. karen, what is causing a buzz online? —— karin. well here's something that's trending right now. the two accountants responsible for the best picture award mix—up at this year's 0scars have been banished from the red carpet. the president of the american film academy has
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said they will never work on the awards again. the error happened because one of the two accountants, employed to organise the envelopes, had been distracted before the announcement, by a tweet. pricewaterhousecoopers, which counts the votes and organises the envelopes, has apologised for the mix—up. it has been described as the biggest mistake in the 89 years of academy awards history. now, on his first day as president, donald trump signed a ban on us government money going to international groups that perform or even provide information on abortions. many global charities are worried this order will hit healthcare for women, particularly in poor and developing countries. to try to counter this, a special fund—raising conference is taking place in belgium called she decides. the bbc‘s yogita limaye has been to nepal, a nation that depends heavily on international aid. she has come here to get an
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abortion. it is not illegal in nepal, but there is extreme social stigma around it. and so she does not want to show her face. for women like her, a proper medicalfacility like her, a proper medicalfacility like this one, run by a global charity, is a refuge. many end up going to illegal clinics. this man lost a loved one to an unsafe abortion. masoe from his village, he agrees to me is that et shock. his wife's sister died after taking pills she was given two and have pregnancy. —— miles away from his village. translation: it did not even have a psion, nobody that look like a nurse, let alone medicines. they said she would be fine in another couple of days. —— have a sign. we try to rush to a proper hospital,
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but she bled to death on the way. nearly half of all pregnancies in nepal are unintended, which means that safe abortion services are crucial. this country heavily depends on charities to provide them. but now, those organisations will no longer be able to get any money from america, if they continue to perform abortions. the us government does directly fund abortion services in any country. here in nepal, a lot of theirfunds go towards family planning activities, provided by ngos. typically, large charities offer both. and now they stand to lose us aid money which could leave a big hole in their finances. aid money which could leave a big hole in theirfinances. president donald trump's order goes one step further than previous republican governments. organisations will not even be able to tell women that abortion is an option. —— republican. the woman who runs the centre says they cannot agree to
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those terms. and so the family planning services they provide with us money could be severely impacted. if we lose that funding, then there is one in four women who want family—planning and cannot access it. the reality is those women who cannot get access that funding will need abortion services at some point in their life. we estimate that 80,000 women will try to access this, and half of these, through no fault of their own, will go to announce a provider. it is a move thatis announce a provider. it is a move that is meant to be anti—abortion. but they would won't end in countries like this one. they could become more and safe. here is a question for many of you who live in this region: which city has the busiest roads? believe it or
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not, bangkok was voted the city with the worst traffic jams not, bangkok was voted the city with the worst trafficjams of not, bangkok was voted the city with the worst traffic jams of 2016. not, bangkok was voted the city with the worst trafficjams of 2016. but iam not the worst trafficjams of 2016. but i am not sure if that is accurate. we took to the streets to find out if they were worse cities across asia. i think manila traffic is worse than bangkok, because the drivers have no discipline at all. so they don't follow rules or laws on traffic, so they just do whatever they want. follow rules or laws on traffic, so theyjust do whatever they want.|j have never been to bangkok. but the traffic in jakarta is very bad. have never been to bangkok. but the traffic injakarta is very bad. i
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always assumed that traffic here is the worst in the world. the traffic in mumbai is totally crazy. it takes me over an in mumbai is totally crazy. it takes me overan hourto in mumbai is totally crazy. it takes me over an hour to cover the shortest distances, and you get super aggravated because people drive half an inch away from you. i will not even mention the central london traffic. but we leave with these images from rio in brazil. here at the world—famous carnival, it has come to an end. and a rapid up, it was the turn of the children to have a go at showing us that this samba lose. it is notjust the fun. this june junior carnival is a junejunior carnival is a serious condition. it last three nights out
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there for some of us, the degree across southern parts of the uk. really, the weather is good to be u nsettled really, the weather is good to be unsettled over the next few days. lots of klaosen weather fronts out there in the atlantic, ready to come our way. this is what we have through the early hours. here are the winners, quite strong in the south. —— winds. we have temperatures near freezing across the north with some showers as well. the good news is that the winds will ease, eventually, throughout the morning. it will stay breezy. there is cloud and renegade across parts of the midlands and northern wales, towards the end of the morning. by lunchtime, most of the uk should be enjoying fine weather. this is a snapshot of thursday at 3pm in the afternoon. predominantly sunny. a pleasa nt afternoon. predominantly sunny. a pleasant day. quite breezy, though, especially across the south—eastern portion of the uk. nice weather through yorkshire and not too bad
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through yorkshire and not too bad through the north—west. through northern ireland in scotland, there are quitea northern ireland in scotland, there are quite a few showers around, and it feels on the chilly side as well. there is a rain on the way for northern ireland. that won't arrive until thursday evening. cliff retirement evening across the rest of the country before more rain. this is low pressure here spiralling away. this will be unsettled period throughout friday and that will take us throughout friday and that will take us right into sunday as well. rain around on friday, at least in some of us. not necessarily there is gotten, it could be set in the afternoon. by the time we get to saturday, low pressures with us and the cloud and rain will spiral around, leaving a breezy as well. wherever that rain occurs, it will feel on the chilly side. probably no higher than six or seven degrees across some of these more northern air is, barely touching double figures in the south. that takes us across saturday into europe, then. what is it look like in there? ——
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what is it look like they're? some snow on the alps, and settle for spain, unsettled across the uk, as we have established, and into france, as well, so a large chunk of western europe experiencing that very changeable weather on saturday. into sunday, the same thing continues, with lots of fronts here across the uk. keep your umbrella to hand. some breaks in the weather. it will not cool the time. here is this a river the weekend if you think about it already. whether times. the winds will be strong, and it will feel on the chilly side. i'm karin giannone with bbc world news. our top story: president trump strikes an unusually optimistic tone in his first address to congress vowing a renewal of the american spirit. but top democrats say the speech is "detached from reality" accusing donald trump of preaching a message of unity but failing to back that up with action. iraqi forces are reported to have captured the last major road out of western mosul preventing islamic state militants fleeing but hundreds of thousands
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of civilians are trapped in the city. and this story is trending on bbc.com scientists have discovered that life on earth began hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought. that's because they found this fossil of a creature that lived more than 4 billion years ago. that's all from me now — stay with bbc world news. now its time for hardtalk.
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