this is the briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: the american government shutdown is over for now. republicans and democrats have three weeks to find agreement on immigration. on trial for reporting the rohingya crisis. two reuters journalists face court in myanmar later. a war on the predatory starfish, but will australia's multi—million dollar campaign do anything to save the barrier reef? in his first trade move against asia, president trump slaps tariffs on solar panels and washing machines. i'm sally bundock at the world economic forum in davos where official proceedings get under way today and it all kicks off with indian prime minister narendra modi, the first indian prime minister to be here for some 20 years. a warm welcome to the programme.

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. today we're asking, what's the biggest rip off you've ever suffered? this after fourjapanese students were charged over $1,300 for a meal in venice. just use #bbcthebriefing. there is a last—minute deal to keep the us government in business, but not for long. congress has approved a temporary spending measure to fund the federal government, ending an acrimonious debate and a three—day shutdown. it's now been signed by president trump to allow government to function for another two and a half weeks. david willis reports from washington.

the vote brought a high—stakes game of political brinkmanship to an end and will keep the american government open for 2.5 weeks. i know there's great relief that this episode is coming to an end. this shutdown did not need to happen. however brief, it inflicted needless costs on the country. there are no winners here today, i want to make that clear. democrats had insisted on tying a budget deal to what they see as the leading civil rights issue of our time, the plight of the so—called dreamers, young people brought to this country illegally who are now facing deportation.

after several days of deadlock, the said it majority leader mitch mcconnell offered a concession, a pledge to debate their situation before the deportations are due to begin. the republican leader and i have come to an arrangement... it was enough to get the democrats to sign off on the spending bill, but whether it will be enough to protect the dreamers is another question. despite bipartisan sympathy for their plight, there are also those that want to see legislation that will deter others from following their example. a wall along the mexican border is one plan, a project many democrats find unpalatable but which president trump has made the centrepiece of his immigration policy. before signing the spending bill into law the night, he issued a statement saying his administration would make a long—term deal on immigration if and only if it's good for our country. the government will be open... but so are the government will be open... but so are the wounds. after several days of feuding,

lawmakers now have 2.5 weeks in which to come up with an immigration bill which both congress and the president agree on. given the diverging of is opinions on the issue, some say this latest government shutdown might not be the last. david willis, bbc news, washington. two reuters journalists are back in court in myanmar to face charges under the official secrets act. wa lone and chaw soe oo were detained last month after a dinner meeting with police officers. the two had been working on coverage of the rohingya refugee crisis in western rakhine state. let's go now tojonathan head at the court in insein, north of yangon jonathan, welcome to you, what is expected to happen there today? it's an important hearing because the defence lawyers are pushing for these two reporters to get bail, they've been held in detention in a high security prison awaiting very serious charges that can carry up to 14 years in prison. given they were

in effect in trap, they simply went to do what manyjournalists do in search of documents because there's so search of documents because there's so little information coming out of rakhine state and were arrested the moment the documents were handed over to them by police, defence lawyers are saying they aren't a flight lawyers are saying they aren't a flight risk, they should be injail but we don't know how it will go and we don't know who in the government oi’ we don't know who in the government or military is pushing this case, which has had an incredibly chilling effect on the media community here and on those who want to dig to find out more on what's happening in rakhine state. there's been a huge international response, calling for these journalists to be freed, including from a former us president? yes, bill clinton hasjoined his voice to many others, horrified not just by the number of times that really harsh laws are used against journalists here, but expressing extreme disappointment. this is a country that five years ago opened up country that five years ago opened up after 50 years of military role and for the first time there was a

proliferation of media, of information, debate and discussion and recently we've seen a number of journalists, really quite large numbers, dozens, who had credible charges filed against them often by the military for trying to investigation. it's a feeling that the climate of openness is shutting down now, most particularly over rakhine state and its an irony because huge amounts of information are coming to international journalists from bangladesh, giving harrowing accounts of the most appalling human rights abuses but there's a conflict its storage in rakhine state, a bit of context, they aren't allowing any journalists in at all so it's a complete black hole, we don't know what's going on and that of course is one of the reasons why this talked of repatriation, this need to get these hundreds of thousands of people back, just can't happen, it's not going to happen as scheduled this week because nobody knows what kind of arrangements are being made for

the safety of them after what they suffered in rakhine state after they left. as you said, difficult to get information out of rakhine state, but are people still fleeing in the same numbers as they were to bangladesh? no, they're not, but the fa ct bangladesh? no, they're not, but the fact they're fleeing at all tells you things are unsettled there. there's all sorts of reasons for that, there is such a climate of fear that certainly the rohingya population, even those who may not have been attacked or might have been some way away from the border, have in many cases been making their ways towards the border, sometimes driven by fear rather than real events. it's an ongoing process and that's why this talk of repatriation isa that's why this talk of repatriation is a front in a way. bangladesh once the myanmar government publicly to admit in front of the international community that these people, were talking 750,000 in the last year, nearly 800,000 in the last year and a half, must eventually come back

knowing the conditions aren't right. myanmar recognising the severity of the regional crisis caused by the refugees wants to be seen to be cooperative but in reality as long as there is zero access to rakhine state, we're not talking aboutjust jealous but all international organisations, very little india, it's not even realistic to talk about bringing people back —— little indeed. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the sentencing takes place later of the former doctor to usa gymnastics larry nasa. more than 130 women have filed civil lawsuits against him alleging abuse. the 54—year—old is already serving a prison sentence for possessing child sex abuse images. on monday three top officials fom usa gymnastics resigned from their posts turkey has urged the united states to end its support for the kurdish ypg militia in syria and take back arms it has given the group. a spokesman for president erdogan told the bbc that kurdish fighters were using us—supplied weapons against turkish troops who are trying to oust them from the afrin region. the ypg have been a key ally of the us in the fight

against the islamic state group in syria but turkey says that cooperation must end now thejihadists had been defeated. a brawl has broken out at hannover airport in germany. it happened as a group of kurds were holding a demonstration over turkey's military operation in syria alongside a pro—turkish group in the check—in area in front of the counter of turkish airlines. nearly 200 people were involved in the incident. the prospects for the global economy are at their brightest in almost decade, that's according to both business leaders and the international monetary fund, who have launched their latest forecasts as the world economic forum gets under way in the swiss resort of davos. let's cross live now to sally bundock, who's at the summit. good morning to you, sally. good morning to you, sally. good morning, some answer, and good morning to all of you from the world

economic forum in davos —— samantha. as you can see behind me, it is snowing heavily and has been ever since i arrived on sunday, which in itself brings a lot of challenges, but we are in switzerland, there used to it, but it's more snow than they've had for many years so the ploughs are out in force, we've all been given crampons and i've nearly fallen over a few times but i'm in one piece and there's plenty to do here —— they are used to it. we have so here —— they are used to it. we have so many political leaders here this year. it's at the ruby packed in terms of world leaders who are coming —— it's absolutely packed. including us president donald trump at the end of the week. there's huge anticipation here in terms of what the discussions will be, the speeches, what will be tackled, but also of course, as you said, some answer, this whole event has started with a very optimistic report coming from the international monetary fund

that was released here yesterday. —— samantha. they talked about the global economy being in a sweet spot right now, 2018 is expected to be a better year than many believed. let's hear some more from the founding fathers of this event, this is klaus scwab, the executive chairman of the world economic forum, and he is talking about some of the key themes they're trying to tackle this year and also the issue of globalisation because of course right now in what they're calling a fractured world, trade and globalisation to some is a bit of a dirty word and of course trade is a hot topic right now, especially with trump's policy of america first seemingly going against many other policies of world leaders who will all be here to talk. let's hear from klaus schwab, who is talking about the new thinking when it comes to globalisation. the question is not globalisation or anti—globalisation, the question is what type of globalisation do we want?

i'm arguing for smart globalisation, which means globalisation which keeps global cooperation, which keeps markets open but at the same time which also respects the need to preserve social cohesion on a national and an international level. so social cohesion, that's very much a buzzword here this year, because the theme of this whole event is creating a shared future in a fractured world. of course that does imply, how do we go forward when we have a president like donald trump, who is pulling out of a lot of trade agreements, and other governments who are pushing up walls and barriers and protectionism is coming to the fore again. how do we try to move forward in that environment and

share more? again klaus schwab tries to clarify that point too. we definitely live, and nobody would dispute it, in a fractured, socially fractured, and politically divided world. but at the end we need shared solutions because we live also in an interdependent world and everyone would be better off if we have collaboration and we address jointly issues such as the environment, terrorism and i could go on and on. so that's klaus schwab, the chairman and founder... executive chairman and founder... executive chairman and founder... executive chairman and founder of the world economic forum. today narendra modi, the prime minister of india, officially kicks things off with his speech in a few hours. he's the first indian prime minister to come here for a couple of decades. there's huge anticipation about what he's going to say and his agenda while he is here. he's closely followed by the

prime minister of canada, justin trudeau, who will also be giving a speech later today. that's just the beginning. we've got theresa may, we've got all sorts of leaders, including donald trump of course, as the week progresses. i'll be back for business briefing shortly on the briefing and i'll be talking to the global chairman of pwc, they also have a very optimistic view about what the world's bosses, company chief executives, are thinking right now in this environment. samantha kerr, back to you. we will see you later, thank you —— samantha, back to you. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: a small step towards cartoon gender equality. a0 years after micky mouse got his, minnie mouse finally gets a star on the hollywood walk of fame. the people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire.

the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home, i'm going home. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. you're watching the briefing.

0ur headlines... the us government shutdown is ending after democrats and republicans voted to approve a temporary funding bill. two reuters journalists are reappearing in court in myanmar to face charges under the official secrets act. they were arrested while covering the rohingya crisis in rakhine state. australia has announced a mass cull of coral—eating starfish that have been destroying the great barrier reef, as part of a $50 million rescue package for the 1500 mile stretch of coast. the great barrier reef, off the north—east coast of queensland, has suffered from bleaching as the water temperature warms, killing an estimated 50% of the coral. and the starfish, as well as agricultural water pollution, make the problem worse. as andrew plant reports. it covers an area bigger than italy. beneath the waves of the south pacific, australia's great barrier reef,

home to countless species, but warming oceans have caused bleaching, a once rare event which has now happened two years in a row and is expected this year too. now, new plans, a pledge of almost $50 million us, much of it to tackle agricultural water pollution and this, the crown of thorns starfish, a creature which destroys the coral. but many say the funds won't go far enough and the government needs to tackle the climate change that's causing the warmer water. what we are seeing from this government is shutting down of all of the really good options that we would have had to tackle climate change, and instead they put this paltry amount of money on the table. let's not forget the great barrier reef is the size of italy and 50% of the remaining coral cover of the reef has died in the last two years. the scale of this announcement frankly is insulting to those of us who love the reef.

it's estimated half the coral has been lost to bleaching. lastjuly, this unesco site was almost placed on the danger list, the organisation warning the australian government's plans to tackle water quality didn't go far enough. it's now hoped the new funding will start major research into preventing the impact of global warming and helping to repair the damage that's already occurred. andrew plant, bbc news. in a moment, we'll have the full sports briefing. but first, let's give you some tennis news. the first men's quarter—final is taking place in the australian open between britain's kyle edmund and bulgaria's grigor dimitrov. and it was the british player who started the stronger — taking the first set 6—4. but dimitrov came back in the second — winning it 6—3. they're now into the third set, and you can follow live coverage of that match on the bbc sport website. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre.

the. this is your sport briefing the tuesday and the night session at the australian open is soon under way, whether swans won't be ugly duckling is and where one player is said to earn $700,000 a week. —— ducklings. the action is already well under way. the main events still to come, the world number one will be on court. rafael nadal ready for his quarter—final with us open champion, marin cilic. he beat his opponents infourtough marin cilic. he beat his opponents in four tough sets, it was his trickiest match so far as the number one seed dropped a set or the first time in melbourne. all the matches i have done, you can expect in this match. against marin cilic, it will

bea match. against marin cilic, it will be a tough one but at the same time, it isa be a tough one but at the same time, it is a tough one to play. to say that it it is a tough one to play. to say thatitis it is a tough one to play. to say that it is a favourite on tuesday is a big understatement. the americans in the hunt for her 41st world cup victory. she will be hitting the slopes later in italy in the giant slalom and when you look at her list of achievements, it is hard to imagine she is still only 22 and with the olympics just around the corner, she is tipped by many to win another gold medal. the brooklyn nets are just two places off the bottom of the nba's eastern conference. a mini revival, they have won their last two matches and out to make it a hat—trick against the oklahoma city thunder. last time, theyjust edged passed the detroit pistons by one point. ajump shot with less than a second on the clock gave detroit their fifth

straight defeat. did you miss the celebrations from swansea after they beat liverpool in the premier league? embracing, like they have just won the premier league. the manager there, a big sigh of relief. this was a brilliant win. 0ur theme wasn't scoring for the swans. i did not use the word that too often because it is a little bit different in the english—language and the german language. it was not necessary , german language. it was not necessary, obviously. it was not a good game for us. especially offensively, it was not good enough, we lost the game in the first half. the only shop in italy was perhaps that champions did not beat genoa by more. they did not manage a shot on target or game. alexis sanchez is swimming in money, he is the richest

premier league player in history, after leaving arsenal to simon manchester united, he will pocket $700,000 a week. henrikh mkhitaryan went to arsenal in a straight swap deal. alexis sanchez is said to be thrilled to bejoining deal. alexis sanchez is said to be thrilled to be joining the deal. alexis sanchez is said to be thrilled to bejoining the biggest clu b thrilled to bejoining the biggest club in the world and is likely to make his debut in the fa cup on friday. henrikh mkhitaryan meanwhile, ends an underwhelming speu meanwhile, ends an underwhelming spell at old trafford but said it was a dream come true to join arsenal. they always say that, don't they? here is a good news story for you from social media. you might remember the boston celtics's horden hayward suffered a gruesome broken leg during theirfirst hayward suffered a gruesome broken leg during their first match of the nba season against the cleveland cavaliers. he is now back on his feet and certainly has not lost his touch. his wife said this video, as he continued to just drill 3—pointer

after three pointer. we won't make it back —— he won't make it back this season but his game is ready for a big comeback when he does. beautiful, nothing but net. you can get all the latest sports news on our website. that was your sport briefing the tuesday. the american singer neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring, after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the musician, who's 76, said he'd made the decision with great reluctance, and apologised to fans who'd already bought tickets for his 50th anniversary tour. neil diamond said he'd continue writing and recording. if you've ever strolled down hollywood's walk of fame, you'll have no doubt seen some very big names. hundreds of actors, pop stars and celebrities have been honoured with a star. the latest recipient is a ninety—year—old lady who certainly doesn't look her age — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. a warning — his report contains some flash photography. for minnie mouse, it was most certainly a case of better

late than never. oh, it's beautiful! thank you, everyone. thank you so much. 90 years after making her film debut and a0 years after mickey was given his own star, minnie mouse got her moment in the spotlight. you are an icon and an inspiration and the best leading lady in the business, and after 90 years in showbiz, it's certainly about time you got your star. also there to celebrate minnie's special day, mickey, of course, and pop star katy perry, dressed in matching polkadots. she paid tribute to america's sweetheart. seeing minnie is like returning home. it's a special skill to bring joy to so many and she does it with an effortless bat of a lash, don't you, girl? there were plenty of fans in attendance, some of them pointing out that this was a moment

of female empowerment. i'm finally glad that she finally got it. it took her so many years, but she's definitely shown all of her hard work throughout the years. it's a slow progress but we're getting there, to get equality in hollywood, and it starts with minnie, i guess! so, minnie mouse — film star, entertainment and feminist icon. —— entertainer. tim allman, bbc news. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we'll be live at the world economic forum in davos. don't forget to get in touch, let us know what your thoughts are about our talking point today. we're asking you what the biggest rip—off you have ever suffered is, after fourjapanese travellers were overcharged for a meal in venice. use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. we're sticking with a mild theme

for the next couple of days, and if anything, today looks very mild in places. we import that air from the south—west. it's going to bring about a considerable fall of any lying snow across central and northern areas, too, and with weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain and the thawing snow, we could see standing water around. those are the temperatures we're expecting this morning. but it's going to be a breezy one, a lot of cloud through tuesday, a couple of weather fronts straddling the country. we start off with rain in england and wales and another one pushing into northern ireland and scotland. this is going to produce some heavy bursts of rain. it's going to be quite persistent across western parts of scotland. add on to the snowmelt, with temperatures between 9 and 11 degrees, like i mentioned, a lot of standing water around. a warm weather front across the eastern side of england gradually clearing away. a little bit drier in between, pushing into wales and the south—west of england.

there's going to be a lot of low cloud, mist and murk. a bit of brightness at times across central, southern and eastern areas. that will really push the temperatures up, but there'll be more rain into western areas, and some heavy showers into scotland and northern ireland. look at these temperatures, though, into the afternoon — double—figure values for most. we could even make 1a in one or two places. becoming very windy, with gales across western areas. an area of persistent rain moving in. this area of low pressure will move through on wednesday, could cause some disruption. it's going to deepen and bring about some severe gales to scotland. maybe gusts of 70mph here. but it's going to be a very windy day elsewhere, widespread gales, a band of heavy, squally rain spreading southwards and eastwards through the day. and then on into thursday, we're all into this cooler air mass.

a blustery day again on thursday. perhaps some sunshine, though, for england and wales, before some showers. so, to end the week, we're back into the cooler air briefly. there'll be sunshine and showers, and it will be quite windy. it looks like things are set to turn milder once again. this is business briefing. i'm samantha simmons. in his first trade move against asia, president trump slaps tariffs on solar panels and washing machines. and i'm sally bundock in davos. business and political leaders are gathered to try to talk about a shared future in a fractured world. and on the markets, it's very upbeat mood in asia as you can see and on the markets, it's very upbeat mood in asia as you can see and the dow once again closed at a record high.