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this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: protests continue into the night as german police clash with demonstrators, hours before the start of the 620 summit in hamburg. at least 28 inmates have been killed in a gang fight at a prison in acapulco. and china's first operational aircraft carrier docks in hong kong as part of events marking 20 years since beijing regained the territory from britain. and i'm rachel horne. reversing the exodus — pressure grows on the 620 to tackle the migration crisis, but is more investment in africa the answer? plus, making motorists out of millennials — how toyota plans to sell cars to the uber generation. hello, welcome.
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president trump and president putin will hold their first face—to—face talks today on the sidelines of the 620 summit in hamburg. the summit itself is expected to be divisive as world leaders discuss a wide range of issues, including trade, climate change, and north korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. here's james robbins. 6lobal summit automatically triggers protest from those who accuse the world's most powerful leaders of serving our interest. welcome to hell is one slogan to greet the presidents and prime ministers who are themselves divided over a huge range of issues. but most eyes are focused on the controversial figure of president donald trump. he and
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angela merkel facing elections showed her and go in the past over the president's denunciation of the paris climate change agreement. she is now hoping the combined toughness with a search for some common ground. the real prize fight here will be mr trump's first presidential bout with russia's vladimir putin. 0n presidential bout with russia's vladimir putin. on his way here, resident to acknowledge the possibility russia interfered with the american elections. at the centre of the accused russia of deliberate destabilisation through its actions in ukraine. these charges denied by vladimir putin and the kremlin. the presidents may find some common ground but this very personal contest symbolises deep divisions among the wider leadership of the most powerful economies in the world. disputes over trade and how to confront north korea are among other highly contentious issues. china with russia wants to keep the focus on dialogue. the
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prime minister theresa may has come to hamburg legend to continue her campaign to outlaw the financing of violent extremism. schipol presents a new ideas for international cooperation to try to identify and close down even small—scale channelling of funds to learn attackers. all summits through division into sharp relief but still, this one feels exceptional. let's stay with the 620, and a warning from the former prime minister of australia, who helped shape the summit into the gathering it is today. kevin rudd told the bbc the world is entering a dangerous phase. i think there are two levels of risk. one is the geopolitical risk level. we've seen what's unfolding on the korean peninsula, with the new environment, with the testing for the first time ofan icbm. in us—russia relations, there is now an increasing incidence of russian and us military aircraft having near misses or near incidents, either in the baltic or across the middle east.
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and then thirdly, uncertain trajectories now again from a different source of tension in the middle east. finally, geoeconomics. we now have the deep pressures which now exist on the future of free trade and if we end up in a trade war through tariff action and counter—tariff action, that's bad news for growth and bad news forjobs. the business team are keeping a close on what is discussed and agreed, if anything, the summit. rachel is here with all the business news. a lot could affect other markets behave and how business deals can be met. that's right, we are all over the 620 this morning. as you've been hearing, concerns over free trade and the environment are high on the agenda. but for europe, equally pressing is the migration crisis. record numbers of migrants from sub—saharan africa have been heading into the eu, increasingly across the mediterranean via italy,
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as this map shows. the final destination for many, though, is germany, where migration—related costs are projected to top $100 billion by 2020. chancellor angela merkel has made it clear that she thinks other countries must shoulder more of the burden. last year alone, 6ermany saw almost 750,000 people apply for asylum. there are fears that climate change and poverty could drive millions more africans, in particular, to make the dangerous journey to europe. look at these numbers and it's not hard to see why. according to the world bank, the average income in sub—saharan africa last year was $1,504 while in the eu, it was $33,248. on thursday, france's president emmanuel macron and the head of the world bank pledged to boost investment in africa to create morejobs. is it the answer?
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we'll be discussing that in 20 minutes time. we are also in the us where japanese car giant toyota is opening a new billion—dollar headquarters in dallas, texas. it is betting on young people in their 20s and early 30s — so—called ‘millennials‘ — to keep the car industry booming. it's long been feared that generation y, thanks to ride—sharing apps like uber, were simply going to buy fewer cars than their parents or older siblings, posing a long—term threat to the car industry. but toyota has other plans. we'll have a report on that also. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. authorities in mexico say at least 28 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in the coastal city of acapulco. three other people were wounded. security officials said the fight was between rival gangs. it's the latest example of an upsurge in violence that has made 2017 one of the bloodiest in mexico's recent history. 6reg dawson reports. as police prepared to enter
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the prison with protective clothing and riot shields, it provided a small clue as to the level of violence happening inside. it was in the early hours of thursday morning when some inmates on the maximum security wing broke out of their cells and began fighting. victims were stabbed and beaten to death. local reports claim some of the dead were decapitated. bodies were strewn around the kitchen, the prison yard, and the conjugal visits area. this most brutal attack in one of mexico's most violent cities. las cruces prison is supposed to be heavily overpopulated, with over 2,000 inmates. as relatives of the inmates got word of what was happening, some tore down the security fence to try and reach loved ones. a spokesman said the fighting was triggered by a permanent feud between rival gangs within the prison. acapulco used to be one of mexico's most popular beach resorts. but tourism has given way to vicious gang warfare,
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and it is now ranked one of the most murderous cities in the world. the timing of the riots has been particularly embarrassing for the mexican government, who are hosting the us department of homeland security secretary, john kelly, the same day. the trump administration has a ready made its concerns about violence security in mexico clear. this is likely to only add fuel to that debate. 6reg dawson, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the world health organization has issued a stark warning that the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea is rapidly developing resistance to antibiotics. in a study of 77 countries, the who found cases injapan, france and spain where the infection was completely untreatable. talks on the reunification of cyprus have ended without agreement. the end of the conference in switzerland was announced by the un secretary—6eneral antonio 6uterres.
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greek and turkish cypriot leaders were negotiating to end the partition of the island. the chinese hospital treating imprisoned nobel peace laureate, liu xiaobo, says his condition has worsened. the dissident was diagnosed with late—stage liver cancer in may. he was imprisoned in 2009 on charges of inciting subversion against the state after he helped to write a petition calling for political reform in china. 100 years ago today, women were allowed to join the armed forces in the uk, though it wasn't until five years ago that they were allowed in combat roles. how much has actually changed in that century, and what has remained the same? we arranged for a world war ii veteran to meet a new recruit to discuss their experiences of life in the british army. this is one of me when ijoined the
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army. wow! and this was me in italy. wow! so beautiful! ijoined the army when i was 17. and what did you end up when i was 17. and what did you end up doing as a job? they put me in the signals. the royal signals. dd, iwas dd, i was on night duty and the girls came and would be up and they said come and have a look at all of the blighters going over and it started. people have often said to me which you afraid? we weren't afraid. it was too much going on. how do you feel you were treated as a woman in the army during the war? i think we were treated rather well. mind you, some of our bags were
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ghastly and some of our food was pretty grotty. lovely to see you all! any signal girls? royal signals? hello! what made you decide tojoin the army? signals? hello! what made you decide to join the army? army was something i always wanted to do and i come from a health background so i'm going to be joining the royal army medical corps. how do you deal with conflict now because girls, i understand, are allowed to shoot and kill. males and females do nothing different. it means that if and when the time does become that if e—mail needs to pull the trigger in combat, she can have 100% confident in the training she has been given. exactly. and paddy think you would have felt about that, maybe having to pull the trigger?|j have felt about that, maybe having to pull the trigger? i don't think i'd any trouble. it's a wonderful life. i'd recommend any young girl have a go. even if you're unsure. what a shame. i want to give you a
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hug. is that allowed? of course! i'd love a hug. it was so nice to beat you. thank you, becky. it's been a real delight. thank you so much for taking the time, it's terrific. thank you. fascinating. stay with us. thank you. fascinating. stay with us. still to come this hour, living the high life, the restaurant in los angeles recreating the experience of aviation‘s 6olden age. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. 6ermany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they pipped the favourite south africa by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated. celebration parties planned in all the big cities were cancelled.
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the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. you with bbc news, let's have a look at the latest headlines. police in 6ermany have passed with protesters as world leaders gather in hamburg ahead the 620 summit. at least 28 inmates have been killed in a gang fight at a prison in acapulco. now,
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if you flown long haul over the past 40 yea rs, if you flown long haul over the past 40 years, chances are you have been ona 40 years, chances are you have been on a boeing 747, best—known as the jumbojet. on a boeing 747, best—known as the jumbo jet. the massive on a boeing 747, best—known as the jumbojet. the massive plane revolutionised air travel around the world, making it possible to travel longer distances for cheaper fares. but the era of big jets be coming to an end? we have more. boeing's 747 brought cheap flying to the masses. it nearly bankrupted the company but ended up saving it. this is the air plane that gave winds to the world. because of its size, because of its range and its economy. it made it possible for the
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airlines to fly economically anywhere in the world. but 50 years on airlines prefer smaller more fuel—efficient planes and boeing says it may finally stop making the jumbojet. says it may finally stop making the jumbo jet. and after all that hard work, all those miles, this is where 747 is come for a quiet retirement. in less than a day and entire jumbo jet has been reduced to that pile of rubble there, they're just smashing up rubble there, they're just smashing up the last piece of fuselage and all of that aluminium is going to be turned into beer cans. some of these seats are going back to the airline but others have been bought by private collectors and they're going to turn them into quirky office furniture. i can't get the films working, though. they've slightly
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different plans for this jumbo, a very rich person has bought the top half of it and apparently is going to turn it into some kind of social area, office. and if we actually go into the cockpit, we've got all the controls. apparently lots of enthusiasts from all over the world by this kind of stuff. 1970 and the very first 747 lands in britain. london's heathrow airport took the arrival of the world's first fully loaded jumbojet arrival of the world's first fully loaded jumbo jet with surprising ease. it made a big impression on one going fan that they. there was a huge thing in the press about the first aeroplane coming from across the atlantic in a pan am so i had to go and see it. there was a big cuddly aeroplane that did its best to look after you, it goes for miles, it never runs out of fuel, never gets close to running out of fuel, the systems on it, the 400 series, the last one, were modern
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systems with digital air plane, everything worked. what more could a pilot want? the only giant plane struggling for orders at the moment, archrivals airbus make the even bigger a 380 but sales have been poor and they've also slashed production. the jumbo isn't finished just yet, though. that iconic companies a reason, it let's them knows, to load freight. it might carry fewer passengers in future but jumbos‘ goods will be filling the sky for years to come. brazilian authorities have destroyed
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thousands of weapons seized from criminals or handed over by civilians. 6uns criminals or handed over by civilians. guns and ammunition were lined up by soldiers from the brazilian army and steamrolled at a depot. it's part of a police disarmament campaign in rio called 0peration steamroller. there was a big shock at wimbledon on thursday with a second round defeat for the women's third seed, karolina kliskova. no such problems for former champions novak djokovic and roger federer. they both played a full match for the first time at this year's championships, as john watson reports. day four of these championships and we've seen a real upset in the women's side of the draw. pliskova, who for many was a favourite to potentially go on and win the ladies title this year in what's a wide—open contest in the women's side of the draw, but he was beaten over three sets. 6—3, to—6 it
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finished and it means one of the highest seeds is out —— 6—3, 5—7, tosix. angelique kerber booked her place in the third round with a straight sets victory over kirsten flipkens, she will be delighted as she showed some signs of rediscovering form after a difficult yearfor her. in rediscovering form after a difficult year for her. in the rediscovering form after a difficult yearfor her. in the men's rediscovering form after a difficult year for her. in the men's side of the draw, no problems for federer after what was a walkover for him in his opening—round match when his opponent dolgopolov was forced to retire, he came through in straight sets 7—6, 6—3, 6—2. retire, he came through in straight sets 7-6, 6-3, 6-2. a retire, he came through in straight sets 7—6, 6—3, 6—2. a slightly tough workout in the second round but he was to conserve a little energy for tougher contests to come you imagine. djokovic also through in an impressive performance, another straight sets victory for him, 6—2, 6-1, 6-1 straight sets victory for him, 6—2, 6—1, 6—1 against the world number 136, their first meeting and djokovic delighted after what's been a difficult year already for him
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struggling with problems with form at the moment but he is safely through. tomorrow all eyes on andy murray, what can he produce? the defending champion will have huge support, you anticipate, on centre court as he looks to successfully defend his title at wimbledon this year. all set up beautifully going into day five of the championship. 6ermany‘s marcel kittel won thursday's sixth stage of tour de france. it was his second stage victory of this year's race. meanwhile, chris froome is still in the yellowjersey. he's 12 seconds ahead of his team sky team—mate 6eraint thomas. 0ur man with the tour is simon brotherton. while the team for sagan protested his exclusion, the tour rolls on and stage six in troye ended with a sprint for the line after 216 hot and sweaty kilometres. marcel kittel timed it beautiful to beat andre 6reipel to the line,
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with britain's mcklay in eighth. chris froome spent his first day in yellow and finished in the same time as the winner, retaining a 12 second lead over 6eraint thomas in the overall standings. cricket and joe root marked his first test as england captain by scoring an unbeaten 184 on the opening day against south africa at lord's. root‘s only the sixth englishman to score a century in his first test as skipper. his innings rescued england who were struggling on 76—4 at one stage. they closed the day on 357—5. really special day from start to finish, thoroughly enjoyed it. we are in a nice position now when we can hopefully kick on tomorrow and make a big first—innings lead. it's the highest score by an england captain on debut? well, that's nice, but it means nothing at the minute. it will mean a lot more if we get a result at the end of the game. to have two brilliant partnerships
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there toward the back end of the day proves how if you play positively it can bea proves how if you play positively it can be a good pitch to bat on. belly dancing may be a predominantly female art form, but that hasn't stopped one man in india from pursuing his passion. eshan hilal has been talking to us about the sacrifices he's had to make to become a professional dancer. belly dancing is something that is as good as, like, any other beautiful indian classical dance form. when it comes to your gender roles, when it comes to your individuality, when people talk about you're not man enough when you're doing dance, i refuse the statement of the people. i'm not on good talking turns with my father and even my siblings
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because they're kind of ashamed of me. there's a word i have always heard throughout my childhood, why you want to be a girl? i love dance, it doesn't mean i'm a girl. why are you seeing the belly part, why are you seeing that thing, why aren't you seeing the grace of the artform? i feel existence when i'm dancing, you know? if you can't appreciate something then don't demean that. for a lot of people air travel can be a bit of a chore. delays, queues, cramped conditions and food that often leaves a great deal to be desired. but once upon a time it was very different. travelling by air was exotic and exciting. now a restaurant in los angeles is trying to recreate that golden age, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports.
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ah, those were the days, luxury at 40,000 feet. smiling stewardesses, businessmen in suit and tie, a different age. which you can now relive the pan am experience in la — a restaurant designed to look like an airline. i actually had a lot of vintage menus from my days travelling pan am, so i picked my favourite one and i went to a caterer and got them to replicate the eact detail. that includes chateaubriand, carved at your table, chicken and peppercorn sauce, oh, and a vegetarian option — this is 2017, after all. and the chance to buy duty—free. it is the most brilliant experience, it really is.
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people of my age... 0ld.. we lived this, you know, we went through this. and it is gone. the airlines don't do what they used to do, pan am was the best and they always created the very best service. to operate the exit doors, simply push the door open. laughter mile—high entertainment, so to speak, at ground level. but it isn't cheap. their first—class tickets will set you back nearly $700. and, when you get out, you haven't travelled an inch. those were the days, when they? you can get in touch with me and all the tea m can get in touch with me and all the team on the with your views on what we're covering, maybe your own stories as well. we'll be back with the business and the latest
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headlines and the news review. don't go away. ijuande for central i juande for central and southern areas on thursday with a top temper -- it areas on thursday with a top temper —— it was a warm day. pretty warm as well further north and west, but the heat and humidity across northern england broke down in spectacular style with severe thunderstorms in yorkshire and lincolnshire with flash flooding reported and lightning damage. to start friday it looks like a much quieter note with sunshine around, a bit more cloud across the south—west of england into west and wales but a warm and muqqy into west and wales but a warm and muggy start to the day, top temperatures around 8am. in the north of england, for scotland and northern ireland, thicker cloud and outbreaks of light and patchy rain and temperatures here to begin the day around 15 for example in the
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6lasgow area, a bit more of a breeze across the north—west of scotland. through the day it looks like the sunshine across england and wales gradually fading, looks like sunny spells and patchy cloud, not quite as hot as a result. 0utbreaks spells and patchy cloud, not quite as hot as a result. outbreaks of rain in scotland and northern ireland fizzling out so many places turning dry. still a warm day in the south ease, 27 or 28, around the low 20s further north and high teens for scotla nd 20s further north and high teens for scotland and northern ireland. for the tennis at wimbledon, a co mforta ble the tennis at wimbledon, a comfortable day for the spectators and players as there will be some cloud with sunshine coming and going. afine cloud with sunshine coming and going. a fine end to the day on friday, this area of rain will push in from the west too affects parts of north—west england and western wales with low cloud, mist and murk. this low cloud bringing rain to central parts of the country on saturday but to the north of it it should stay dry with sunshine and dry weather with sunshine across the south. 6enerally dry weather with sunshine across the south. generally speaking a lot more cloud around so not quite as warm
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with a top temperature of 22 or 24 in the south—east and the mid—to—high teens in the north. into sunday and it looks like this area of low pressure moving up from the near continent could introduce warm and humid airto near continent could introduce warm and humid air to southern areas again, so potentially a bit warmer for england and wales and an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms in the south and south—east, rain in the far south—west as well and there's your temperatures, 14—12 six degrees. —— 14 to 26 degrees. this is bbc world news, the headlines. tight security is in place in the german city of hamburg for the start of the 620 summit after a night of violent clashes between police and anti—capitalist protesters. police say more than 70 officers were injured. president trump and president putin will hold their first face—to—face talks today on the sidelines of the summit. world leaders will discuss a wide range of issues, including trade, climate change and the threat posed by north korea. mexican authorities say 28 inmates
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have been killed in a fight in a prison in the coastal city of acapulco. three more were wounded. security officials in 6uerrero state say the fight was between rival gangs. talks on the reunification of cyprus have ended without agreement. the conference in switzerland was adjourned by the un
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