welcome to bbc world news. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: tears ofjoy as relatives from north and south korea meet for the first time in more than 60 years. aid reaches more flood victims in the indian state of kerala. a million have now fled to relief camps. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: pope francis condemns sex abuse atrocities and cover—ups by the church, in an unprecedented letter to the world's catholics. and more details on the remarkable story of the british woman who fell off a cruise ship, and sang to stay alive. good morning.

it is 7:00am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00am on the korean peninsula, where after decades apart, dozens of people from south korea have been reunited with their relatives living across the border. a ballot was held to determine which families separated by the korean war would be allowed to meet, albeit forjust a few hours and under close supervision. from the south korean capital, seoul, laura bicker reports. a warning — this does contain flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find words. some just throw themselves in their brothers‘ arms. others offer a deep bow. "i remember how beautiful you were," says one sister to another,

as they try to recognise features not seen in decades. earlier, as she prepared to head north, this 92—year—old couldn't stop thinking about what she would do when she saw her son. he was only four years old when they were separated. translation: i'm hoping to throw my arms around my grown—up son. i think i would like to ask where and how were you? who did you live with? archive: more than 80,000 civilians have already left. mrs lee was one of thousands caught in the chaos as refugees tried to head south at the end of the war in 1953. she lost sight of her husband and son as she was put on a boat. within days, the border was closed.

she was trapped in the south, herfamily in the north. when the moment came, it took only one glance for her to break into a run. for now, all thoughts are on these first precious hours together. even though they both know they are also likely to be their last. this woman knows what these families are going through. this frail 83—year—old had her one chance three years ago. over 50,000 are still waiting to see their loved ones. translation: it was so good to meet them, but when i was separated from them, it was worse than not meeting them at all. my sisters kept saying how hard it was living in north korea. it broke my heart. these are the human faces of the korean conflict. a symbol of an enduring bond between the two nations, but also a reminder of the pain

of decades of division, with no end in sight. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. pope francis has told the world's roman catholics that no effort must be spared to prevent sexual abuse against children, and to ensure it is never covered up. in an unprecedented letter, the pope condemned what he called the atrocities involving hundreds of priests in the american state of pennsylvania. he also expressed his shame that the church had abandoned those he described as the little ones. from pennsylvania, nick bryant reports. the pennsylvania child abuse scandal has shocked and appalled. a report alleging that 301 priests preyed on as many as 1,000 children over a 70—year period, and that church leaders hid the allegations away in a secret archive. who'd have believed me — a priest?!

last week, the attorney general‘s office in pennsylvania released a video with testimony of three victims. i was groomed, starting young. the day i met him, i was around 18 months old. the pennsylvania report is deeply disturbing. it includes allegations that a ring of priests manufactured child pornography, and gave victims gold cross necklaces to identify them to other predators as optimal targets. pope francis didn't mention the pennsylvania allegations during his sermon yesterday at the vatican. but he did so today, in an unusually forthright letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. "with shame and repentance, we acknowledge, as an ecclesial community, that we were not where we should have been. that we did not act in a timely manner, realising the magnitude and the gravity of the damage done to so many lives.

we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them." i'd lost that trust. juliann bortz was abused by her priest as a child in the 1960s. the pope's letter offered her no comfort. i don't believe anything the pope has to say at this point. i've lost faith. i've lost faith in my religion, i haven't lost faith in god. big difference. i believed my religion all my life and they lied and they lied and they lied, so his statement today means nothing to me. the claims made in pennsylvania are just the latest in an ongoing worldwide scandal for the church. police in the vatican arrested a former papal diplomat earlier this year on suspicion of possessing child pornography. in australia, an archbishop has been convicted of concealing child abuse by another priest. in chile, all 31 of the country's bishops offered to resign over a child sex scandal and cover—up. and in ireland, historical abuse is reported to have been endemic. pope francis is expected to meet victims when he visits next week. it's just a ploy and a sham,

because he's coming to dublin at the weekend. if he's in any way genuine about this statement, and if he's sorry about all these atrocities, let him agree to an inquiry. this is thought to be the first time the pope has addressed sex abuse with the worldwide catholic community. maybe a belated acknowledgement of the full enormity of the crisis. nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: president donald trump has said he would most likely have a further meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. he said he believes north korea has taken specific steps towards denuclearisation, despite widespread doubts about kim's willingness to abandon his arsenal. mr trump also complained that china has not been helpful because of its trade dispute with the united states. also making news today: venezuelans are getting new banknotes

as inflation in the country is predicted to rise to a million percent by the end of the year. the new sovereign bolivar slashes five zeroes off the old currency. president maduro says the change will revitalise the venezuelan economy, but many economists believe his plan won't succeed. after eight years of tough austerity measures, greece has emerged from its bailout programme. the european union's economics commissioner has said greece's reforms lay the groundwork for an extensive recovery. the government says it can now stand on its own two feet. relief operations continue in indonesia after a series of powerful quakes rocked the island of lombok on sunday. it was a fresh blow just weeks after earlier tremors left hundreds dead and thousands more homeless. fourjapanese basketball players have been sent home from the asian games for allegedly paying women for sex injakarta. the games opened in the indonesian capital on saturday. the players have apologised

for bringing disgrace to their nation. a new study on global warming suggests that heatwaves and torrential downpours are likely to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere. european scientists say temperature rises in the arctic have already affected the behaviour of weather and wind systems further south. rescue efforts are being stepped up in the indian state of kerala, which has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. although the weather has improved, some areas remain underwater. more than 400 people have died in the floods and thousands more remain marooned. from the region's commercial capital, cochin, yogita limaye has sent this report. as the water recedes, people want to go back home.

but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen and his family left their house in thrissur five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look. but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you still find water. it is completely cut off from the mainstream. but then for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away. he is a tailor and struggles to make ends meet. "i don't know what to do," he says. more than 500,000 are in need,

and here, supplies are coming in that could help. bags of rice, clothes, water — it is all being stocked at this indoor stadium, where it is sorted and repacked before it is sent off. hundreds of people have volunteered, many of them students. people have just lost everything that they have earned over their whole entire lives. now this is going into a house, that they do not know if it'll stand, or it will crumble on their heads. ijust wanted to do something, do anything at all, rather than just sitting at home, watching the news. relief efforts are going on at a frantic pace. this lorry behind me has come in from the neighbouring state of karnata ka, bringing boxes of bottled water. they are taken to the centre, and from here, they will be dispatched to areas across kerala. where it is not possible by road, relief materials are placed on boats to be distributed. they need food here, shouts this man. they have to stock up when they can. they don't know when

the next boat will come. translation: we have nothing to eat, nothing to drink. we don't even have a bed. the water has destroyed everything. for those who had to flee from their houses, these supplies will help them get through the next few days. many of them are still to find out what is left of their homes and their belongings. yogita limaye, bbc news, kerala. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: wine, health warnings and a war of words. we report on a very french furore. also on the programme: forget the spaghetti western. we meet the indonesian director pioneering a new genre of film — the satay western. washington, the world's most political city,

is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "so you want me to desert rome?" this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. yes, thanks for watching. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: reunited after decades apart — emotional reunions for south koreans meeting their relatives in the north. and a break in the monsoon rains has allowed rescuers to step up their relief efforts in kerala where more than 400 people have died. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. one of the main stories in the south china morning post's business section is about plans to expand the mainland's biggest online health care platform, ping an good doctor, as demand for medical tourism continues to grow. the japan times features a report about the support among many companies to loosen the immigration

system in order to deal with the severe labour shortage there. most in favour of the idea say they'd prefer skilled workers over unskilled labourers. and in the philippine daily inquirer, liza maza has resigned from her position as the national anti—poverty commission secretary. ms maza said she's lost hope that the duterte administration can deliver genuine socioeconomic and political reforms, after it ended peace talks with communist insurgents. and with communist insurgents. those are the papers. if you buy a bottle of wine in france over the coming months, you might find it carries more prominant warnings discouraging alcohol consumption among pregnant women and underage drinkers. critics fear the measures could damage what they describe

as the soul of france. but with similar warnings on cigarette packets and sugary foods, does the approach work? earlier, i asked dr emma miller from the college of medicine and public health at flinders university in adelaide what her research shows. it depends how you frame the word effective. certainly from our work it clearly shows that the labels are very effective in increasing awareness and, very effective in increasing awareness and , you very effective in increasing awareness and, you know, fostering conversations about the dangers of alcohol and other products. you have really been an advocate of these health warnings on wine bottles for several years health warnings on wine bottles for several yea rs now, health warnings on wine bottles for several years now, and in australia it has already taken effect. you already have bottles of wine have a warning to pregnant women. has this been effective in your country? well, we have a voluntary code for

those labels, from about 2011 the industry entered a voluntary agreement to start putting warnings, particularly for pregnant mothers, on labels. but they are very small. they are about the size of a pea. they are about the size of a pea. they often very, very light in colour and obscured the bottom of the back label. and they are often actually not even seen by people, that that might be affected, according to my research. so how large, doctor miller, should these labels be to be effective, and for them to be seen by consumers?” think they at least have to be seen, because these labels are actually not noticed by most people. and in fa ct, not noticed by most people. and in fact, they are only on less than 50% of product anyway. and, as we know, we don't want people, or we make it seem like it is some sort of choice, and not something we should be paying attention to, then people think it is ok paying attention to, then people think it is 0kjust to do a paying attention to, then people think it is ok just to do a little

bit of drinking when they are pregnant and, as science tells us, it isn't safe to do any drinking. but is it fair that wine has health warnings, like cigarettes, because cigarettes are known to be bad for you as opposed to wine, which has health benefits in moderation?” think it depends also on how you frame moderation, so there has been a lot of research, or some research that demonstrates that a small amount of alcohol may be beneficial, particularly for some forms of cardiovascular disease or conditions, but what most people think, when you say moderate, is a lot more than what is actually safe. so even one glass of wine, as served bya bar, so even one glass of wine, as served by a bar, is about 1.6 or more even for a small serve of wine, standard drinks, whereas one standard drink is basically all that is safe. but here we are talking about labels for pregnant mothers. and we could argue

the toss about what is safe for most healthy people to drink every day, and at the moment that is about two standard drinks, but for pregnant mothers it is not safe to drink any alcohol. doctor miller, speaking to rico a little earlier. yesterday on newsday, we told you about a british woman who survived ten hours in the adriatic sea overnight after falling from a cruise ship. well, kay longstaff has now been released from hospital. she says she feels "lucky to be alive" after toppling into the water 60 miles off the coast of croatia. guy delaunay has more from pula in croatia. kay longstaff returning safely to dry land on a different sort of ship. the croatian coastguard rescued her from the adriatic after she spent a whole night treading water. i fell off the back of the norwegian star, and i was in the water for ten hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me. this is the moment she was pulled from the sea on sunday morning.

her rescuers said she was tired and a bit sunburnt, but remarkably well, considering her ordeal. translation: the person was exhausted and in shock. but soon after she was pulled on deck, and after liquids were offered to her, she was herself and we could see she had sustained no physical injuries and no scratches. kay spent the night here at pula general hospital. she was discharged this afternoon and left without making any further public statements. but her doctors say that her adriatic adventure doesn't appear to have caused her any physical harm. she is in good condition, probably because she is a young and healthy person. and nothing happened to her after ten hours in the croatian sea. kay was on board the norwegian star, filmed here on an earlier cruise. it is thought she was on the seventh deck, close to the back, when she fell. the ship had left the port of dubrovnik and was heading north. but roughly 60 miles out from the coast of croatia, kay longstaff went overboard.

the ship made several turns to try to find her. only later did it go on to its final cruise stop of venice. everyone is still asking how kay could have survived that long treading water. perhaps her previous experience as airline cabin crew may have helped, or her apparent dedication to yoga. the majorfactors in survival in this case are going to be in the warm water, which was about the same temperature as a swimming pool, the fact that it was calm, so there was not a great requirement to work hard to keep her airway clear of the water. that she was female, which helped her float, because females have more body fat than males. whatever happened, it seems like an incredibly lucky escape against the kind of odds which would have broken the bank at a cruise ship casino. guy de launey, bbc news, pula. when you sit down to watch a western, you'd probably expect to see gun—slinging cowboys, galloping on horseback through amercia's wild west.

but in marlina the murderer, indonesia offers a new take on the classic spaghetti western genre. and with a strong female lead, the film that's been dubbed a satay western has a feminist twist. let's take a look. it is about a widow. a robber came to her house and wanted to rape and robber. and she behead the guy and ta kes robber. and she behead the guy and takes the head to the police station. it is about a woman trying to survive, who follows her

instincts, she comes from this rule area in indonesia, but then it's very instinctive for her to fight back. it is a western set in indonesia, if that makes sense. i thought the western was actually a way of making the story more universal. because you felt it was more universal? telling a bouye's story in a girl's way. i am very interested as well in the western because i think it was made for me marlina the murderer —— i don't think it was made for me. a classic western is basically a lone man. usually someone is looking for him, he isa usually someone is looking for him, he is a wanted guy. in marlina, we have marlina and she is a lone ranger as well, trying to find her redemption, trying to find her way in the world. it isa

it is a very challenging topic. i mean, like, we are a country that even doesn't speak about sex openly. even though we have 250 million people. so, people have sex in indonesia! laughter. but the thing is, it is not... sexual abuse, we don't talk about that as well. up until the point that you should know that you have been abused. all of this catcalling that is done by men and all of that, people brush that aside, not knowing that that's not supposed to happen. i think it is too late to change the older generation, but then i think the next generation will change — films, arts, you know, other cultural

things that surrounds our lives, if that changes then our instinct changes as well. interesting film, babita, i will definitely watch it. me too. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. trade tensions and the global economy — how businesses in asia fear they'll get caught up in the us—china trade war. and before we go, this is what's known as the greasy pole competition. take a look. it's part of the 2018 asian games festivities, which are underway injakarta. the contestants compete for prizes, which are put at the top of the poles. the traditional activity dates back to dutch colonial days. i reckon rico and i, we are going to give it ago, we, rico? that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. well, tuesday is not looking too bad

across the uk. might start a little cloudy, murky, drizzly, that sort of thing, but eventually late in the morning and into the afternoon the grey layer of cloud will break up and we will see some sunshine. now, on the satellite image of the reindeer in cloud is to the north—west of us, in fact, between the uk and iceland. we are to the south and in this area here there is a gap, we have muggy, humid airfrom the southern climes, from the azores, so that's why it feels so warm outside. in fact, very early on tuesday morning temperatures in the south will be around about 17 celsius, 16, 15— 16 in yorkshire, evenin celsius, 16, 15— 16 in yorkshire, even in newcastle around 1a celsius, soa even in newcastle around 1a celsius, so a relatively warm start to the day and this is the humid air, you can see the arrows from the south—west here, streaming towards the uk. but when we see this weather pattern we often get a lot of cloud

that shrouds the coastlines, we get mist and that shrouds the coastlines, we get mistand murk that shrouds the coastlines, we get mist and murk and even drizzle in places as well. the real weather front is to the north of us, the north—west, but we are in the murky area. however, late in the morning the clouds will break up a little bit and we will get some sunshine. so if the second half of the day on tuesday, that's when we are going to get the best of the weather. very warm, hot in the south—east, 26, 2a expected in merseyside and into the 20s as far north as scotland. there isa 20s as far north as scotland. there is a change on the way. those weather fronts will reach us and we are expecting rain to fall in northern ireland and scotland by the time we get a wednesday. so here is wednesday's weather forecast, it is raining in belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, approaching the lake district, just about merseyside, nor the wales too but to the south of that we are still in the very warm air, very humid as well, so temperatures could shoot up to the high 20s, it will be very warm in east anglia and the south—east,

temperatures 26 or 27 degrees and for scotland and northern ireland we have the fresh air coming from the atlantic, around 17 celsius, so at 10 degrees different and the reason is because cold front will sweep across the uk and multiple cold front, which means that spells of rain on the way too. and behind it you can see the fresh air coming from iceland, there is iceland, that cooler air invading the uk by the time we get to thursday. right across the country by friday. you can see the temperatures dropping. in london, 26 on tuesday, by friday it is 19 in london and on friday it is only 1a degrees in belfast. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: dozens of families from north and south korea have been reunited for the first time in at least 65 years. a group of elderly south koreans travelled to a tourist resort in the north for the event.

the korean war in the 1950s left the peninsula divided, and many on the northern side were unable to leave. pope francis has written an unprecedented letter condemning child sex abuse and cover—ups in the catholic church. the 2,000—word letter is addressed to the world's1.2 billion roman catholics. and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport. staff had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved.