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this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: one person dies as a car ploughs into a crowd of people in virginia after a day of racial violence. our message is plain and simple, go home. you are not wanted in this great commonwealth. the attack followed earlier clashes between far right and anti—fascist protestors, president trump calls for calm. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta leaves at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. and disasterfor usain bolt as his final race before retirement ends with an injury. a danish inventor appears in court charged with killing a journalist
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he took on board his submarine. hello. one person has died and at least 19 people injured when a car was driven into a crowd in charlottesville, in the us state of virginia. a twenty year—old man has been arrested and charged with murder. two police officers died in a helicopter crash outside the town, but it's not clear whether that was linked to the violence. brawls erupted between counter—protesters and white nationalists attending a march against plans to remove a statue of a general who had fought for the pro—slavery confederacy during the us civil war. the governor of virginia said his only message for the white supremacists was to go home. you are not wanted in this
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great commonwealth. shame on you. you pretended you're patriots but you are anything but a patriot. you want to talk about patriots, talk about thomas jefferson and george washington, who brought our country together. you think about the patriots today, the young men and women who are wearing the cloth of our country, somewhere around the globe they're putting their life in danger. they're patriots, you are not. you came here today to hurt people and you did hurt people. but my message is clear, we are stronger than you. president trump condemned what he called the hatred and bigotry on many sides and state officials declared a state of emergency. our correspondent, laura bicker, has been monitoring the clashes from washington. hate has come to the streets
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of the southern american city. an explosion of violence sparked after a planned protest by white nationalists. the so—called alt—right, including figures from the ku klux klan and saluting neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving and outright brawling. this event has been declared an unlawful assembly. the rally was cancelled before it even began. as the turmoil subsided, police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this... tyres screech a car, at speed, ploughs through protesters. a state of emergency has now been declared in cha rlottesville. many fear what is known
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as the alt—right have become emboldened by donald trump's ascent to the white house. the us president said the violence was notjust one—sided. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. it's been going on for a long time in our country. amidst the hate, there was some hope. this ain't going to solve nothing when you're out here beating each other up! a rare and brief moment for division to be set aside. as the mayor now calls for calm to be restored. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. earlier i spoke to local reporter, michael bragg, about the latest developments in charlottesville. a lot of it has cleared out at this time.
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i walked around downtown area just a few moments ago, and it's mostly state and local police at this point. so not much going on right now. michael, this has been brewing as an issue for a long time, but were people there really expecting violence like this? i don't think people were expecting violence like this. people were definitely concerned, and afraid of what was going to happen, but i don't think anybody expected, you know, what happened today to actually happen, a car running through people in the downtown mall. in terms of the groups making up what we believe are white nationalists, what more do we know about them, in terms of where they have come from and what you know about them? to our understanding, they have come from all over the country. last night at the university of virginia, they met for a torch rally. we counted, or guessed, at least 700 were out there.
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there were several thousand people out there today, so it's hard to say exactly where they came from. now, we heard very strong words from governor mcauliffe. you know the local area very well. what do you think will happen in the coming hours and coming days? well, i know tomorrow there will be a lot of different events for people to kind of process what has happened. three people have died this weekend, one on the downtown mall, and two police officers, in a helicopter crash. so a lot of people are going to take time to think, regroup and reassess, and as the week goes on, it will be brought up several times, and i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for public input, and really the community coming together. can i pick up on the two police officers. do you know any more about that?
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sure, we were released information a little while ago, the names were released. i can pull up the e—mail now. the cause of the crash is still unknown. at this time, they are saying there's no foul play is suspected. but, as far as the names, they are both state police officers from virginia. that's really all we have at this moment in time. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the chief of a hospital in the indian state of uttar pradesh has been suspended in connection with the deaths of 64 children in six days. many of the victims were newborn babies. there are allegations that oxygen shortages caused the deaths in the town of gorakhpur because suppliers‘ bills went unpaid. authorities deny this and have ordered an investigation. venezuelan opposition protesters are again on the streets of caracas. the government has described comments by president trump
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about military options against venezuela as a "reckless threat", aiming to drag latin america and the caribbean into conflict. the aid agency msf says it's suspending the deployment of its largest migrant rescue ship in the mediterranean. the charity has blamed the decision on libya for imposing new access restrictions on large stretches of its coastal waters that traffickers use to smuggle migrants to europe. msf said it would now assist another rescue team instead. spain is the latest country to be affected by the scare about eggs contaminated with insecticide. liquid eggs tainted with fipronil were found at a food company, but had not yet been used, according to health authorities in the basque region. when eaten in large quantities, the chemical can harm people's kidneys, liver and thyroid glands. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has killed at least 15 people and left a0 others injured. authorities believe a security
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forces vehicle was targeted. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. laura westbrook reports. flames engulf a crowded market in the city of quetta. the aftermath of a suicide attack. the bomb rammed a motorcycle into a military truck which set fire to nearby vehicles. the local bomb disposal squad said at least 25 kilos of explosives was used. translation: a vehicle belonging to our security forces was targeted. according to the information we have received so far there are around 15 casualties. dozens of the injured were brought to hospital. the attack happened when people were out celebrating the 70th anniversary of pakistan's independence. is said they carried out the attack.
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security forces have been targeted by both separatists and various islamist factions for decades. but a series of attacks late last year, like this one on a police training college that killed 61 cadets, has raised concerns about a growing militant presence. laura westbrook, bbc news. the pakistani politician, imran khan, says the situation between india and pakistan is the worst it's ever been. speaking exclusively to the bbc as the two countries commemorate 70 years of partition, pakistan's opposition leader criticises india's prime minister, narendra modi, for his association with hindu extremists and for letting down muslims in india. india has a prime minister who has not risen above what we... ..his communal thinking, his association with extremists, his background where there was this massacre,
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in gujarat, of muslims when he was the chief minister. somehow we expected that when narendra modi would became the prime minister he would rise above this but i have to say we are all so disappointed because narendra modi has not just disappointed pakistanis, he's disappointed muslims in india, he's disppointed all the liberal section in india which... ..which enjoyed the fact that india had this multicultural society. he's taken india to a society where a lot of people, when i was growing up, used to say, they were worried that in india they would not be treated properly, they would not be treated as equal citizens. narendra modi has taken india right there. where my parents‘ generation used to fear that the reason there needs to be a partition is because muslims would not be treated fairly in india
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and that is what narendra modi has proved. next week, we'll have a special coverage to mark 70 years of partition and the independence of india and pakistan here on bbc news. and you can get more information on the dedicated partition page on our website. that's at bbc.com/partition. an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 has struck close to the indonesian island of sumatra. authorities say there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake. the united states geological survey says it hit at a depth of 67 kilometres and a distance of 81 kilometres west of the city of bengkulu. the kenyan human rights commission has blamed police for using excessive force on protestors after results of the presidential election were announced. they claim 2a people have
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died in election—related violence since tuesday. leaders of the opposition have appealed for calm, but say they still don't recognise the outcome of the election. alistair leithead reports. after a night of violence, the ambulances brought out the injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bullet wounds, others machete cuts and head injuries. it is hard to know how many people have been killed or injured in the police crackdown in these opposition strongholds. the clashes continued throughout the day, rock—throwing youths confronting tear gas—firing police. they‘ re dramatic images, and they were intense, but this was largely contained to small areas. well, there have certainly been violent clashes. we've seen people who have been killed and injured. but it is very much just back and forth between local youths and these special units you can see, who are quite well—armed.
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much of what was fired was tear gas, but there is plenty of evidence live bullets were used. monica atieno lost her nephew, thomas, this morning. i heard that he was shot dead by the police officers. was it a bullet wound in his body? yes, there is a wound, a bullet wound in the chest. kenya's human rights commission said the police were using excessive force, despite a denial from the government. people who break into shops are not peaceful protesters. so you cannot say the police used live bullets on peaceful protesters. it is not true. the opposition national super alliance again rejected what they called a sham election, but theirsenior leaders were absent. stealing elections with impunity, in every five years, must come to an end. this is nothing like the level of anger or violence that sparked the killings ten years ago,
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but it is a test of leadership over the angry opposition supporters and overzealous police, and it is a test for kenyan democracy. alistair leithead, bbc news, nairobi. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: glory for the british quartet at the world athletics championships in london, but usain bolt‘s final race before retiring ends in disaster. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile
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since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: one person has died after a car was driven into a crowd in the us state of virginia, during clashes between white nationalists and anti—racist protestors. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left
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at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. despite the tensions in the korean peninsula, some south koreans say that the war of words between president trump and pyongyang makes them laugh and they don't feel particularly under threat. this weekend, thousands of people attend a "peace concert" right next to the north korean border, which is regarded as the most dangerous border in the world. the bbc‘s yogita limaye sent this report. (music playing). this is a peace concert being held in south korea, barely five kilometres from the border with north korea which is perhaps one of the most militarised borders in the world. it has been
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organised every year since 2011 but in light of recent tensions and heightened hostilities, it would seem absurd government would allow such an event and that thousands of people would come out to attend it and bring families and children along. but that is the thing about south korea. the people here have gotten so used to hearing those harsh words from their northern neighbours that it has almost become a part of normal life. korean pop music has often been used asa korean pop music has often been used as a propaganda tool with speakers on the there blaring and into north korea. this country says it is open for dialogue with its neighbour but this music is unlikely to be broadcast and south korean message at the moment seems to be falling on deaf yea rs. yogita limaye reporting there from south korea. seven members of the white helmets in syria — the emergency service
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in rebel areas — have been buried after they were shot dead at one of their centres. the attack happened in the early hours of saturday in the town of sarmin, nine kilometres east of the city of idlib. their bodies were discovered when volunteers arrived to start a shift. sebastian usher reports. the white helmets have lost many of their rescue workers in bomb blasts and gunfire, but this is the first time so many have been killed in cold blood. they were shot in the head as they worked the night shift. as the seven were being buried in the fields outside sarmin, a host of tributes were being paid to them online. the head of the white helmets posted the group's symbol stained with blood. others uploaded video of a man in tears after he rescued a child after an air strike. the white helmets have been celebrated as heroes by many. they have been nominated for the nobel peace prize, and their exploits documented in an oscar—winning film. but not everyone sees the group as whiter than white. they have been attacked as frauds,
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a western—backed pr stunt, and far too close for comfort tojihadists fighters. the group acknowledges that it receives a financial backing from the west, that some of its members were once fighters, and that, by necessity, they can only work in rebel—held areas. now it is unclear why seven of its members were killed, but the deaths bring another bleak and brutal twist to the syrian conflict. gay rights activists have been assaulted after taking part in a pride event in russia. dozens of people held flags and banners in a peaceful parade in a park in st petersburg. while leaving the event a number of the activists were targeted with pepper spray by unidentified men. at least one of the victims was treated in hospital. a danish inventor, who designed the world's biggest privately—built submarine, has been detained on suspicion of manslaughter. the 46—year—old denies killing a swedishjournalist who had
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been travelling with him. 30—year—old kim vall was last seen on the submarine before it sank. our europe regional editor, danny aber—hard reports. kim wall and peter madsen, looking out from the home—built nautilus on thursday evening, as it leaves copenhagen. ms wall, apparently seen here, was the only passenger. that much is clear. what happened next is not. the freelance journalist's boyfriend reported her missing, and a huge search was launched. mr madsen was spotted by witnesses on friday, aboard the nautilus. but soon after, it sank — fast. it was located at a depth of seven metres, and efforts to recover it are underway. woman: peter, are you ok? are you ok? mr madsen was rescued, reportedly as the sub went down, by a private boat. he said he was fine,
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although a little sad, seeing the nautilus go down. peter madsen had hit the headlines in 2008, when he managed to build the nearly—80—metre—long vessel using online crowdfunding. he was arrested when he returned to shore. the inventor says he dropped ms wall off on one of copenhagen‘s islands on thursday night. police are examining cctv footage to try to verify this. he has appeared in court in a closed hearing. prosecutors said it was needed to shield relatives from emerging details, and to give space for the ongoing police investigation, one that could have stepped from the pages of even the most imaginative danish crime thriller. there was disappointment at the world athletics championships in london for the man considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time —jamaica's usain bolt. he failed to finish in the men's 100
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metre relay, which was eventually won by great britain. also leaving the track for good was britain's mo farah in the 5000 metres. parvin kumar ramchurn rounds up the action. in a career decorated in glory, there wasn't a golden ending for usain bolt in the 100m relay. the 30—year—old jamaican and eight—time olympic gold medallist pulled up injured in the men's relay final, whilst running the final leg forjamaica. the race unexpectedly won by great britain, much to the excitement of the home crowd in london. the united states finished second, with japan taking an excellent bronze medal. meanwhile, in the women's100m relay, there was gold for the united states, with the british team taking silver in a close and exciting race. one of the greatest distance runners of all time, britain's mo farah, also bowed out of track competition at a major championship. the home favourite had been hoping to complete an historic double in the 5,000m, after already securing gold in the 10,000m.
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however, the british athlete was pushed into second place by ethiopian muktar edris. farah, a four—time olympic gold medallist, will now concentrate on the marathon. in the women's100m hurdles, there was a triumphant return to london for former olympic champion sally pearson. after two years plagued by injury, the australian produced a time of 12.59 seconds to finish first. and, in the men's decathlon, french athlete kevin mayer emerged with the gold medal. the 25—year—old, who finished second at the rio olympics last year, finished on 8,768 points. parvin kumar ramchurn, bbc news. it does not seem like the right ending for the usain bolt, does it?
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people in dagestan have been fighting off an invasion of locusts. swarms of the pests have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland. the insects can consume their own body weight in vegetation every day. locals try to use loud noises to scare away the pests, banging pots and pans and removing mufflers from cars. that's all for this half—hour on bbc world news. good morning. well, despite a few nuisance showers across north—east england, for many of us, saturday was a promising day. and a ridge of high pressure continues to build through the night, so clear skies here, withjust a little bit more in the way of cloud across the essex and kent coasts, with the legacy of those saturday showers. but, generally speaking, it is quiet start to sunday. it will be a chilly one, not necessarily in towns and city centres, but in rural spots, expect low single figures to greet you first thing this morning.
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but there will be a light breeze, and with those clear skies comes lots of pleasant sunshine. so not a bad start to the day. as we go through the afternoon, cloud will start to bubble up, and we'll see a few isolated showers, but hopefully they'll be few and far between. favoured spots likely across scotland and northern ireland. if you dodge the showers, with light winds, 17 or 18 degrees will feel quite pleasant. certainly a better day through the borders, north—east england, down into lincolnshire, in comparison to yesterday. fine, dry and sunny. yes, the risk of an isolated shower further west, into wales and south—west england. but again, you'll be unlikely to catch those, so highs of 19 to 20 degrees here, and low 20s quite possibly, again if we get the sunshine continuing. so, if you're heading off for the final day of the world athletics championships, whether it is the morning or the evening session, perfect weather conditions for those spectators, and for the athletes. and a similar story, as well, for the premiership matches taking place today. very nice indeed, largely dry here. now, as we move out of sunday,
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into monday, a change to come. a weather front moves in from the west. it'll bring the heaviest of the rain through scotland, in particular, and north—west england. light and patchy into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. the best of the sunshine, really, through east anglia, the east midlands, down into the south—east corner. here, we could see highest values around 22 or 23. but, even in the cloud and the rain, we're looking at around 15 to 19 degrees. so once the rain clears through and the brightness returns, not too bad an affair. that front will still clear away. it is not going to bring that much in the way of persistent rain across the east, but it will do so through tuesday night, into the start of the day. so on tuesday it looks as though we'll see a scattering of showers, but not a bad affair. 17 to 23 degrees the overall high. that front still to clear away, and then another waits in the wings for wednesday. but, ahead of it, it stays relatively quiet, so not a bad day on wednesday. it will cloud over from the west with that rain arriving, but that is going to be the story this week.
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there will be some spells of sunshine from time to time, but also, we can't rule out spells of rain. this is bbc news, the headlines: one person has died and at least nineteen others were injured when a car was driven into a crowd in the american city of charlottesville, where demonstrations were being held against a far—right march. officials say there have been another two deaths linked to clashes. an explosion in the pakistani city of quetta has left at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. the pakistani military said the explosion targeted an army vehicle and several vehicles were set alight. the biggest star in world athletics, usain bolt of jamaica, has competed in his last major championship. bolt led his team in the ax100m sprint relay in london but he pulled up injured in the final straight. great britain won the gold and silver went to the united states. coming up at 6am, breakfast withjohn maguire and sian lloyd.
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