welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: a blow for families of those missing on an argentine submarine — the navy says it believes there was an explosion at the time the vessel disappeared. a new era set to begin for zimbabwe with just hours before emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president. i'm kasia madira in london. also in the programme: hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees — might be able to return home — after a deal is signed by bangladesh and myanmar. and, if you're just waking up, go ahead, help yourself to another cup of coffee — new research suggests it can seriously benefit your health. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore,

midnight in london and 9 o'clock in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say they've lost any hope of seeing them alive again. earlier, the argentine navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off the coast of patagonia. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has the latest. it's known as the silent service. but there's been no communication from the ‘sanjuan‘ and her 44 crew for more than a week. the search had already reached a critical phase, with fears this submarine would soon be running out of air. now, more worrying news — scientists confirm they've detected an abnormal sound underwater near her last known location. an argentine navy spokesman

said it was a short, single, violent event, consistent with an explosion. it's a bitter blow for relatives. just a few days ago they'd been wrongly told there may have been attempts by the submarine to make contact. now they feel betrayed. translation: i feel cheated. they are swines. they manipulated us. translation: we have no more saints left to pray for, no more saints to ask. aircraft and ships from more than half a dozen nations have been involved in what is still officially a search and rescue mission, at times in heavy seas. this, the view from the royal navy ship hms ‘protector‘, earlier this week. but so far, nothing. the ‘sanjuan‘ left the southern tip of argentina almost two weeks ago. she was on a 2000 mile journey back

to mar del plata when she reported an electrical failure. her last communication, halfway home, was last wednesday — the same day they have now identified that sound like an explosion. if it was to be an explosion, or an implosion, more correctly, it's very likely to have come from the submarine. there's nothing else in that area which could have caused that sort of noise. it now seems unlikely their prayers will be answered. for the families of the 44 crew, hopes of a miraculous rescue have all but disappeared. jonathan beale, bbc news. for the latest on the missing submarine, i spoke to veronica smink from bbc mundo, who is in buenos aires. while, the latest news we have this morning is they have been able to

locate the ship in a radius of 100 kilometres in a depth of between 203,000 metres below the ocean. despite that, they have not managed to locate the submarine. just a few minutes ago, the navy spokesman confirmed they still do not know where the submarine was. what about the possibility of an explosion? they maintain they have two different sources — from the us and austria— that confirm in the same area and three hours after the submarine's last contact on the 15th of november, they confirm it there was a sound, they call it a hydra could stick anomalous ——

hydrocustic. it must be absolutely desperate for the families? yes, it is. a number of the families are now very angry which is a natural reaction, really. not all of them. some family members said they have understood the navy has done its best and have been kept informed but obviously some family members are angry as well. i spoke to the father ofa angry as well. i spoke to the father of a crew member and he spoke of false hope. about reports of noises from the submarine, mainly reported in the press. this makes this news even harderfor them. in the press. this makes this news even harder for them. in terms of the actual search operation, tell us a little bit more about it? or a six ships currently circulating the

area, looking in the area where this noise was reported. this is a massive, unprecedented international effort. 0ver massive, unprecedented international effort. over 30 ships and planes working together from 12 different countries so it is expected the submarine will be located shortly. of course, this is what we have been expecting for the last eight days. at one point they were talking about a search area of 300,000 square kilometres, the size of the province of britain's —— the cd. it can be make it very hard to detect. we will continue to monitor that story. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a new era is set

to begin in zababwe with emmerson m—nan—gagwa, due to be sworn in as the next president. he's warned people not to engage in acts of revenge on supporters of robert mugabe and his wife, grace. in a statement, he said the country is witnessing a "new and unfolding democracy". the bbc‘s ben brown is in the capital, harare. he told us what we can expect from the new leader. zimbabweans are preparing for their inauguration of emmerson mnangagwa, the next president. 0nly inauguration of emmerson mnangagwa, the next president. only the country's second ruler in 37 in yea rs. country's second ruler in 37 in years. emmerson mnangagwa will be inaugurated, sworn in, and a big stadium in harare. thousands of people let watching. he has promised economic reform. when he arrived backin economic reform. when he arrived back in harare his head economic reform would be at the heart of what

it does. he promised, jobs, jobs jobs. 0ne it does. he promised, jobs, jobs jobs. one in ten people has a job. extraordinary statistics. that is what people here are looking to him for, and economic improvement and a turnaround but also political reform. they want him to guarantee there will be free and fair elections next year and also that they will be an end to political repression and human rights abuses here. it was a henchman of mr mugabe and not everybody here trust him. people will be keeping a very beady eye on this president. also making news today: european frustration with britain's approach to brexit has been revealed in a leaked irish government paper. the document, seen by the irish broadcaster rte, quoted european officials and ministers criticising what they saw as the british government's inability to agree a coherent policy. the former brazilian international football player, robinho, has been found guilty of rape by a court in italy and sentenced to nine years in jail.

the court said the assault happened four years ago, when he played for ac milan. the victim is a 22—year—old albanian woman. one of pakistan's most high—profile islamist leaders, hafiz saeed, has been released from house arrest following a court order. mr saeed is accused of helping to plan the 2008 mumbai terror attacks in which more than a hundred and sixty people died. mr saeed says the accusations are false. if you've heard of the film, snakes on a plane, well this could be the sequel? snakes on a train. see what we did that? some unlucky passengers came face to face with this unexpected stowaway aboard a commuter train injakarta. thankfully one brave passenger was prepared to take it on, swiftly grabbing it, then throwing it out since august more than 600,000

rohingya muslims have been forced to flee from their homes in myanmar, after a military crackdown. crossing the border into neighbouring bangladesh, they've been living in vast makeshift refugee camps. now thousands may be able to return home, under a deal signed between the two countries but aid agencies say their safety must be guaranteed. reeta chakra barti reports from cox's bazaar in bangladesh. amass of humanity has made it home here, city made up entirely of people who fled. they arrived with stories that they had been shot had, raped and their children killed.

would they, could stake returned to myanmar? translation: we will not go back. we were originally tortured. young men were put in prison and houses were set on fire. this woman and her husband lost a son when they escaped. here, at his grave, she brea ks escaped. here, at his grave, she breaks down. we saw her with her son two months ago. the 15—year—old had trodden on a landmine at the border where they crossed into bangladesh. two days after these pictures were filmed, her son died. then she told us filmed, her son died. then she told us she could not bear to even say the word myanmar. here in the shelter she shares with her husband and six other family

shelter she shares with her husband and six otherfamily members, she says she will not return. translation: our hearts were broken in myanmar. i have two sons injail in myanmar. i have two sons injail in myanmar. will we get peace there? if everybody goes back we will but oui’ if everybody goes back we will but our hearts don't tell us to go back, they don't, they don't. but according to the agreement between bangladesh and myanmar, some of these people could start to return injust two months these people could start to return in just two months time yet their renee details about how their safety would the guaranteed nor of any international monetary making of service cautious. one thing is sure, full refugees to be able to exercise theirfundamental full refugees to be able to exercise their fundamental right to return home, the conditions that made them cleaner of those that need to be addressed. refugees need to be able to decide voluntarily return in a safe and dignified manner. bangladesh is under immense strain with this huge influx of refugees so

it is understandable they are looking for a deal. myanmar‘s motives are less clear. the pope is making a visit and many eyes will be on them. but many will have serious doubts about today's announcement. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: good news for your morning routine. by good news for your morning routine. by drinking coffee might actually be good for your health. this christmas -it good for your health. this christmas —itis good for your health. this christmas — it is not too early to say it — new zealand's prime minister will be swapping political papers for wrapping papers as she takes part in the annual secret santa. president kennedy was shot down, and died almost immediately. the murder ofjfk is a disaster

for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world, the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hotair balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, but hard cash." when bob geldof of the boomtown rats saw the tv pictures from ethiopia, he decided he had to do something. and he found his rock music friends felt the same. this is newsday on the bbc.

welcome back, everyone. i'm in singapore. i'm in london. our top stories: prayers for the crew of a missing argentine submarine, but hopes fade as the navy says there may have been an explosion at the vessel's last—known location. zimbabwe prepares for the post—mugabe era. the incoming president, emmerson mnangagwa, is to be sworn in later. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with this. the philippine star is headlining president duterte trying to step up the government's war on illegal drugs by bring the police back into the fight. well, the philippine drug enforcement agency had been in charge of the violent crackdown, but the paper reports that duterte is not satisfied with its performance. and now we shift our attention.

the financial times from the uk, reports on a booming eurozone economy, saying that the region's jobs growth and factory orders are at a 17—year high. exports are powering the surge and the zone's business performance is at its best for more than six years this november, according to one index. and finally, the china daily has a heartwarming tale, two young pandas being released into the wild. ying xue and ba xi were released at the liziping nature reserve in sichuan province after spending more than two years in training for independent survival in the great outdoors. in trending, a bollywood star is sparking discussions on line? yes, rico, thousands of people are reacting to this tweet by the mumbai police, which shows bollywood actor, varun dhawan, breaking traffic rules. varun was taking a selfie with a fan in a trafficjam, while both were in their vehicles.

officials have told the actor off, adding that what works on the silver screen is not appropriate on the roads of mumbai. varun has since apologised. police in papua new guinea have returned to a closed australian—run detention centre on the second day of a major operation to clear out more than 300 asylum seekers who've been refusing to leave. the manus island centre has been sealed off after a three—week standoff, with buses now carting asylum seekers to transit centres elsewhere on the island. the un has urged both the australian and papua new guinea governments to exercise caution, but this is what australia's prime minister, malcolm turnbull, had to say earlier. they think this is some way to

pressure the australian government to let them come to australia, well, we will not be pressured. i am very clear about this. our border security, the integrity of our borders, is maintained by my government, it is maintained by my government, it is maintained by my government, and we will not outsource our migration policy to people smugglers. now, if it's morning where you are and you'd like some more coffee, here's some advice: go right ahead. it turns out that coffee may actually be good for you. drinking up to three or four cups a day can lower the risk of liver disease, heart problems, and cancer. that's according to new research published in the british medical journal. helen briggs has more. a daily caffeine fix. for many of us, the only way to start the day. but it has long been debated whether that cup of coffee is good or bad for you. i think any more than two cups of coffee kind of accelerates

the stress a bit more, so i draw the line at two. i feel like most things are good in moderation, and if you drink good coffee, then it should be good for your health. i can sometimes drink about six cups, and then i can't sleep at night. so, it's learning what that balance is. to try to find the answer, doctors at the university of southampton analysed 200 studies looking at how coffee affects the body. they say the benefits of drinking 3—4 cups a day outweigh the risks for most people. pregnant women and those at risk of fractures are still advised to steer clear. and researchers say further studies are required before drinking coffee to fight disease can be recommended, not least because it's often accompanied by cream, sugary syrup or cake. this doctor says on balance, coffee moderation is likely to be beneficial. most of the studies have been on caffeinated coffee. there is

less evidence on the decaffeinated. it is more than just caffeine, it has other substances that can be good for our health. and experts say further studies are needed before drinking coffee to prevent disease can be recommended, not least because it is often accompanied by cream, she agreed syrup, or cake. —— sugary. this year, one lucky person in new zealand will have as secret santa none other than prime ministerjacinda ardern. ms ardern has announced she will take part to the nationwide secret santa organised every christmas. part of the presents will be sent to a charity that helps young people with cancer. with me is sam elton walters, the man who started secret santa new zealand, and who at present is devoted to growing giant pumpkins. thank you forjoining us, mr pumpkin

grower. why did you start this secret santa in new zealand? grower. why did you start this secret santa in new zealand ?|j grower. why did you start this secret santa in new zealand? i had a conversation with someone on twitter. we both agreed it was a cool thing to do in a workplace setting. i thought about it. i thought, why not do it around the country on twitter? the next day i started asking people if they wanted to ta ke started asking people if they wanted to take part and many people said yes. congratulations. it has gone national. i do my own secret santa in the bbc newsroom. i want tojoin. how do ijoin? i have signed on twitter. unfortunately, itjust finished for this year. normally, you sign on the website. you have to be in new zealand. how many have

joined the secret santa giftgiving in new zealand? just under 3900 people this year, i think. 3900 people! and, of course, the prime minister is part of the secret santa activity! who was the lucky person who will be given a gift by her?|j am who will be given a gift by her?” am not sure. people are keeping tightlipped on who got to this year, which is good. you don't want to give it away. you want a surprise.” am also looking forward to the secret santa activity in the newsroom. tell us some of the heartfelt tweets you received when heartfelt tweets you received when he started this activity. some people have said this has made their christmas, it is the only gift they we re christmas, it is the only gift they were getting this year. it has helped make people feel more at home, especially if they are from another country. it has helped bring together a whole bunch of people that would not normally talk to each other. so, it is sort of like a big

community. absolutely. have they been able to share with you as well what great christmas gifts they have received from secret santas?‘ what great christmas gifts they have received from secret santas? a lot of stuff. custom—made calendar is. 0ne of stuff. custom—made calendar is. one person got a pair of soldered in the wings. his father passed away and was not able to make up for his granddaughter. so someone made it for him. promise me i will be part of it next year. thank you for joining us. sounds good. from new zealand. it's known as one of the most closed, and secretive, societies in the world. but each year, hundreds of people defect from north korea. they're often a source of fascination, but some of the questions they're asked can be a bit daft. the bbc gathered three north korean defectors together, to tell us about some of the strangest questions they've been asked. you have been watching newsday.

iam rico i am rico hizon in singapore. 30 days until christmas. my gift is ready for you, kasia madera. days until christmas. my gift is ready foryou, kasia madera. it days until christmas. my gift is ready for you, kasia madera. it is on the way to london. if it does not come, i will remind you. this was the 91st annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. that is in new york. no sign of the mild air returning anytime soon. it will stay cold during the week into the weekend and the start of next week as well. 0vernight, more cloud and rain in southern and south—eastern areas. less cold on friday. the north of the uk, lengthy clear spells and cold and frosty. wintry showers affecting north and west scotland. ice patches to greet us first thing on friday morning. the best of the

sunshine in sheltered and eastern parts of scotland. north and west, plenty of showers. wintry in nature. snow on the high ground. a few showers in north—west england. east of the pennines and south, a largely dry start. some sunshine. chilly in southern britain. more cloud. 0ne dry start. some sunshine. chilly in southern britain. more cloud. one or two showers. less cold. temperatures, 7—8 degrees around eight o'clock in the morning. that is how it is looking to start on friday. through the day, we lose the showers for many southern areas. a good part of england and wales, a fine afternoon. sunny spells and sunshine. that is in the south—east. for much of scotland, especially the north and west, the north of ireland, the far north—west of england, wintry showers and windy, especially in the far north—west. 3— 10 in the south—east. that leads leads to a chilly weekend. 0vernight frost as well. further wintry

showers, especially on saturday in the north and the west. the emphasis on dry and bright and sunny weather. theseis on dry and bright and sunny weather. these is that today. strong north—westerly winds. —— this is that today. wintry in nature. the best of the sunshine in central and eastern parts. staying dry all day. 7-8 eastern parts. staying dry all day. 7—8 across the south—east. wrap up if you are heading out. this is the area of low pressure bringing multiple winds. low pressure on sunday. that will kill off some off of the showers. fewer showers on sunday. slightly lighter winds. a fair feature. sunday. slightly lighter winds. a fairfeature. 0ne sunday. slightly lighter winds. a fair feature. one or two showers sunday. slightly lighter winds. a fairfeature. one or two showers in northern and western areas. another cold day again on the cards. a weather system pushing in off the atla ntic weather system pushing in off the atlantic on sunday night sweeping across the country bringing wet and windy weather. eventually clearing from southern and eastern parts on

monday. back into the cold north—westerly winds with some sunny spells and showers. this bbc world news. our top story: hopes are fading as argentina's navy says a sound like an explosion was detected near the last—known location of their submarine. the noise sounded at the time the vessel disappeared. relatives of the 44 crew members have accused the navy of raising false hopes with its earlier comments. emmerson mnangagwa, the man who's to replace robert mugabe as zimbabwe's new president, has warned people not to carry out acts of revenge. and this story is trending on bbc.com... a specially commissioned train to take farmer home travelled 160km in the wrong direction — the indian train was taking hundreds of farmers to maharshtra — they protested that the train's route had been changed without their knowledge. the railway firm denies the allegation. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news.

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