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this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: california braces itself for aftershocks after the most powerful earthquake to hit the state in 20 years. iran gives europe one day to save the international nuclear deal, warning it's ready to enrich more uranium. docking despite the warnings — a boat carrying migrants arrives on the island of lampedusa but no—one is allowed to disembark. and joao gilberto, who brought bossa nova to the world and helped redefine brazil, has died aged 88. hello and welcome to bbc world news.
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emergency officials in southern california say they're still assessing the damage caused by friday's major earthquake. it's the biggest earthquake in the region for more than 20 years. the epicentre was near the city of ridgecrest, north—east of los angeles. this report from sophie long contains some flashing images. oh, my god... it created waves in family swimming pools and in communities across southern california. oh, my god... evacuate! two earthquakes in two days... let's go, let's go, let's go! ..spread panic. it continues to rattle... this is a very strong earthquake. the tremor so strong... we're experiencing very strong shaking... ..even some who didn't feel it, watched it. we're gonna go to a break, we'll be right back after this. we'll be right back, we'll be right back. wow. business owners looked on as potential profits were shaken from shelves and crashed
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to the ground. we felt around ten or 11 after—shocks. they've been coming pretty frequently and each one, they're still scary, because you almost don't know, is this going to be a full earthquake? that the epicentre was near the desert town of ridgecrest may have prevented immediate fatalities. oh, my gosh... but landslides littered roads with new danger. no serious injuries have been reported but broken gas pipes caused fires that engulfed homes in flames, left thousands without power and fear this is not yet over. it's just devastating. as people assess the damage, they brace themselves for more. the largest earthquake in california for 20 years, a stark reminder that millions here are living along a fault line that could claim many lives at any time. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.
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president hassan rouhani of iran says he's urged european countries to save the international nuclear agreement, during a phone call with the french president emmanuel macron. iran says it will start to enrich uranium closer to a weapons grade level, if european countries don't find a way to save the nuclear deal by sunday. kia atri, is with bbc monitoring and explained what tehran is trying to achieve. they have adopted a graduated approach since last year when the americans pulled out of the nuclear deal and this is their way of saying that when the other side is not acting on their obligations, then, you know, this is our way of reversing that pressure, in order to be able to reap the benefits, the economic benefits, of these nuclear deal. that's the official line. they
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are deal. that's the official line. they a re really deal. that's the official line. they are really struggling under the sanctions at the moment. the sanctions at the moment. the sanctions are really biting hard, it is affecting their oil exports adversely, they have no international banking link so that's making the repatriation of oil reve nu es very making the repatriation of oil revenues very difficult, and their oil is dwindling over the last few months. this is what president trump wanted, tighten the news, get them back to the table to renegotiate. president trump didn't believe the nuclear deal signed in 2014—15, the joint of of action, didn't go far enough to address the nuclear concerns of the west and therefore he said that he will continue to exert these pressures to bring iran back to the negotiating table. we know the iranians president hassan rouhani has spoken to the french president emmanuel akron in the past few hours, how did it go? --
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emmanuel macron. it is the same as before. the french have said the europeans are committed to preserving the deal and president rouhani has repeated the same old line that this is economic terrorism against iran and iran is not benefiting from the economic fruits of this deal and the french have said that the european union is going to do its best to preserve the deal. a charity boat carrying 41 rescued migrants defied a ban from the country's far right interior minister, matteo salvini, on docking at italian ports. the captain of the italian—registered ship, the alex, said he had to come into the port of lampedusa because of intolerable hygiene conditions aboard. the authorities have not allowed the migrants to disembark, although they have sent food, water and medicines on board. amien essif is a reporter with the german broadcaster deutsche welle and is at lampedusa port. he told me the latest on the migrants.
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well, we know that they are still on board. i talked to somebody from the italian ngo in charge of the ship. she told me they are working, trying to get people off the ship, cooperating with the italian coastguard at this point, and she said the people that were rasco —— rescued, they don't know why they are still in the boat was about to be difficult to explain to them that they have not been able to come onto dry land. do you know what conditions they are in? she said they are extremely exhausted. just yesterday, the italian coastguard went out to that ship, the small sailboat which was not equipped to deal with so many people, went out there and picked up women, children and people who had some kind of medical condition. they were brought to this same portjust yesterday. the people that were on board were
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deemed more healthy and more fit she said that they are exhausted. we have seen people holding reflective bla nkets have seen people holding reflective blankets over their head to protect themselves from the sun. the sun has gone down, its cool down a little bit but she said they need to get off the boat as soon as possible. we know the government and in particular the interior minister, matteo salvini, has taken a hard—line approach against the ships carrying these migrants, saying, they are illegal, they are not allowed on land in italy. this is an italian registered boat, though, change anything? -- does it change anything to mark it could change something. the german boat is still out at sea. this boat, unlike the sea watch that had a stand—off with the italian government last week, did not bump any patrol boats, police boats, they said they were given permission to come into port, nor did the coastguard tried to stop them when they came in for some it is unclear what matteo salvini will say about this, what the italian government cosmic response will be, but so far they haven't been any
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arrests and they are just waiting to find out what happens next. as you said, the sea watch was involved in an incident with the police patrol boat and the captain of that boat has been arrested, but the migrants we re has been arrested, but the migrants were allowed off that boat, won't they? what is the difference, do you think? you mean they were allowed into port in lampedusa? well, the difference is they came to port in lampedusa. the ci is still out there and waiting for some sort of signal from the government. they haven't ignored warnings from lampedusa to come into the port like this both dead. they have a lot of supplies so they can't declare a state of emergency like this shipped it right now. it seems the italian coastguard is required to take people off the ship and take them to the immigration centre here, once they come in. so this boat will most
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likely be disembarked shortly. there have already been ambulances that have already been ambulances that have come in and other vans to take them away to the immigration zone later. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a powerful explosion has ripped through a shopping mall in florida, injuring about 20 people, two of them seriously. the fire department in the town of plantation said it was a gas explosion. the blast sent large pieces of debris across the street, blew out windows and left some buildings badly damaged. the funerals of fourteen russian navy officers who were killed in a fire on a nuclear—powered submarine in the barrent sea have been held in saint petersburg. all fourteen officers were posthumously awarded state honours. the details of the tragedy have not been fully revealed as the deep—diving vessel is among russia's most secret military projects. the us envoy leading bilateral peace talks with the afghan taliban, zalmay khalilzad, says the current round of negotiations have been the "most productive yet". a spokesman for the afghan taliban also said the talks were progressing well. the dialogue is expected to resume on tuesday after a separate two day
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meeting dubbed the ‘intra—afghan dialogue' between the taliban and about 50 afghans. the bbc‘sjill mcgivering says the talks appear to be going very well. i think ithink in i think in terms of the bilateral talks between the us and the taliban, extremely positive. the mood music all the way through has been very strong that we are now into the seventh round was up some people have even been saying we might see an agreement today. we haven't quite got there. we have a d raft haven't quite got there. we have a draft framework in place and what they are doing now is really getting down to the nitty—gritty details. issues like looking at us withdrawal of troops. they are now focusing on the timetable. tough issues still to deal with but very positive. i think this is something they can deliver on. several thousand people have marched to a police station in myanmar‘s biggest city, yangon, demanding a quick resolution to a child rape case that's sparked nationwide anger. many believe there was a slow official response to the attack
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on the girl, who was two years old, at a nursery in the capital, naypyidaw, in may. 0ur asia pacific editor, michael bristow has more. wright the the protesters in yangon are protesting against a young girl who was raised at the kindergarten she was raised at the kindergarten she was being cared for. many believe the police reacted too slowly and they want justice for victoria. the name they have chosen for the young victim. iama victim. i am a mother with my own daughter, says this woman, i want to find out the truth. this man thinks the real culprit it has vanished and the authorities are trying to cover it up. the suspect has been charged but some wonder whether is the right man. the girl was raped in the capital naypyidaw, home to the
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country cosmic leaders. aung san suu kyi is said to be following it closely. —— country cosmic leaders. the campaign for justice the campaign forjustice is also broadened as anger at sexual violence in general, much of which goes unreported, unsold, the case of one young girl in a shocking crime has proven a touchstone for much wider issues in myanmar. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: a private ceremony and a special moment. the duke and duchess of sussex's son is christened at windsor castle. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup, and they pipped the favourites,
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south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing hadn't even been contemplated, and celebration parties were cancelled. the man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen's private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette, and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, she summoned a footman on duty, who took the man away. one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: officials say the damage from california's huge earthquake is not as bad as they'd feared,
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but the risk of aftershocks remains. iran has given europe one day to save the international nuclear deal, but warned it's ready to enrich more uranium. the brazilian singer and guitarist, joao gilberto has died aged 88. he is considered to have revolutionised brazilian music and was best known as a pioneer of bossa nova, derived from samba and jazz, which found international popularity in the 1960s. reports say gilberto died at home in rio dejaneiro after a period of illness. julia caneiro joins us from rio de janeiro. welcome. tell us more about this world—renowned musician. welcome. tell us more about this world-renowned musician. joao
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gilberto was the most of brazilian music. he appeared in the 1950s and forged the rhythm that spread brazilian music across the world, and he was pretty much the inventor ofa and he was pretty much the inventor of a new guitar bait that was incorporated that mixed elements of samba and jazz and made the bait a bit more... it was very complex but it sounded very simple, and this was mixed with his style of singing. a very soft voice, almost as if he was whispering into someone's here, singing to someone by that area, and very much revolutionised the style of singing in the style of music in brazil at the time, in the late 19505, brazil at the time, in the late 1950s, and influenced generations of brazilians after that, and generations of musicians around the world as well. he recorded songs that became standard across the
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world alongside saxophone player sta n g etz world alongside saxophone player stan getz inversions that people often hear until now, and perhaps even the next elevator that will be the song playing. and how has his death been recognised in his home country of brazil? well, it is a moment of morning. sadly over the past year, his life in brazil, he had been living pretty much in seclusion in his apartment in rio, barely leaving his apartment, and his life plagued by debt and court disputes with his children, the last concert he gave was in 2008, so there was lots of mystery about where he was. he was never giving any interviews, no—one had any access to him. now that he has died, however, it is a period of acclamation and salutes to the giant musician that he was, the master of
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resilient music, and he is being saluted as the father of music and the immense legacy, the loss to brazilian culture and the world as well. thank you for telling us more aboutjoao gilberto has died at the age of 88. the 0rkney islands off scotland's mainland contain archaeological treasures of global significance, but their world heritage status could soon be under threat because of climate change. experts say rising seas and higher rainfall mean popular sites like the ancient village of skara brae are "extremely vulnerable." the bbc‘s james cook reports from 0rkney. skara brae is important to me because it's part of 0rkney‘s history. they taught us about skara brae at school and it was a really interesting to learn about. it brings a lot of people into orkney and into the surrounding areas, and personally, for me, i had a lot of great experiences there when i was younger.
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it brings tourists then. it generates a lot of interest, which everybody benefits from. everywhere where you go in 0rkney, you meet history. but now, that history is under threat. skara brae is onlyjust clinging on. for years, ewan hyslop has been watching nervously as the sea advances on the village. this has been here for, what, 5,000 years, this site. is there really that severe a threat from the way the climate's just changing in the last few years? the threat here is very real, in terms of the survival of this site. the global projections for sea—level rise are quite astonishing, in that by the end of this century, by 2100, sea level around most of the planet could be one metre higher than it is now. if these defences were not here, what would have happened to the site? if these defences were not here,
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we certainly would have lost parts of the site and possibly up to two—thirds of the site would have gone. two—thirds of skara brae would have been washed away? yeah, yeah, so, these defences are absolutely essential. and it's notjust skara brae. access to the ancient ring of brodgar is also threatened by climate change say conservationists. the treasures of 0rkney have weathered the elements for thousands of years, and so it's tempting to think of them as robust, but scientists say they're actually more fragile than that, and they are now extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. but there is some good news. this report also finds the community here is tough enough to respond to the challenge. this was the main place in the world for wind power and wind tied power to be tested. we just make the most of what has come along.
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so, there are grounds for optimism. after all, 0rkney‘s been adapting to the climate for thousands of years and 0rcadians say this time too, their island heritage will endure. james cook, bbc news, 0rkney. here in the uk, the duke and duchess of sussex have released two photographs to mark the christening of their baby boy. archie harrison mountbatten—windsor was baptised by the archbishop of canterbury in front of close friends and family in a private ceremony at windsor castle. here's our royal correspondent nick witchell. so, here it is, the photographic record of a private family christening at windsor castle. and there he is, archie harrison mountbatten—windsor, two months old now, in the clearest image we have seen of him. sitting on his mother's lap in a replica of the royal christening robe, with his immediate family around him. in the row behind the sussexes
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were meghan's mother, doria ragland, and diana princess of wales's sisters jane fellowes and sarah mccorquodale. a second black—and—white photograph was also issued showing archie with his parents. in the words of a statement, the couple were happy to share the joy of the day with members of the public. however, the sharing was limited at the couple's insistence. despite all the perks that go with the job, harry and meghan want archie to have as private a life as possible. it has irritated some who say a publicly funded monarchy and royal family should be accessible. we want to see them together, meeting the people in great britain and, of course, around the world. i think it is a private thing with the family, but it would be nice if they were to come out afterwards and just sort of maybe show the public that the baby has been christened. archie mountbatten—windsor on the day of his christening, oblivious to the kind of debate that's part and parcel of being royal. nicholas witchell, bbc news. britain's biggest ever pride has been taking place in london with an all—singing,
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all—dancing carnival of colour. 0rganisers say up to 1.5 million people attended. this year's event celebrated 50 years since the first stonewall uprising in new york where a series of violent confrontations took place between police and gay rights activists. here's our lgbt correspondent ben hunte. and just a warning — this report contains some flashing images. politics, protest and one big party. pride came to london today and for many here, it was a saturday like no other. this is believed to be the country's biggest pride event ever with diversity the central theme. it's an opportunity for us to stand in solidarity and show that no matter what race, religion, sexuality, we belong, we are londoners, we have a place here. everyone is equal. everyone can be whatever they want to be, whatever they do, it's up to them, and i think it's really important for, straight, gay, transgender, whatever it is, to come out and support.
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more than 30,000 people from across the lgbtq community have marched through the streets today. they've come from over 600 organisations and corporations with many of them marching for the very first time. 0rganisers estimate that more than 1.5 million people were on the streets of the capital to watch the parade today. with homophobic and transphobic attacks on the increase across the uk, some activists had called for this year's flagship pride event to return to its roots as a protest. whilst we're living in a time where there's so much polarising and toxic debate over our trans siblings, we've got to always go back to our history, our herstory and our theirstory. however, for many of the attendees we spoke to today, they were just grateful to have the opportunity to be so visible and so proud. ben hunte, bbc news. it's been an action—packed day at wimbledon, bringing the first week of the tennis championships to a close.
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john watson has been watching. what a date has been once again wimbledon. roger federer is through, as is rafael nadal. the defending champion novak djokovic is also into the fourth round. in the women's draw, it appears wide open once again this year. serena williams made it through to another fourth round here at wimbledon. plenty of support for the british number one, joanna kaunda who is also through. keep your eyes peeled for ash barty who booked her place in the fourth round as well. it is seeming to be a fascinating competition again this year. —— konta. plenty of support for serena williams alongside andy murray, the much anticipated matchup in the mixed doubles. if andy murray is to win another piece of silverware at wimbledon, a place where he feels at home, it is going
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to come in the mixed doubles after going out in the men's doubles. huge support for them as you can imagine, and it really does set up a scintillating contest to come heading into the second week with those fourth—round tires, which will be played on monday. they call it manic monday as a tournament organise hoping to get to all those matches in the men's and women's draw. the annual bull—running festival in pamplona in northern spain has gone off with a bang. a firework traditionally marks the start of the san fermin festival, in which specially—bred bulls chase runners through an 800—metre stretch of narrow streets each morning. more than 1 million people attend each year. it's a boost to the local economy, but is criticised for the way the animals are treated. there were protests before the start of the festival. let's hope there's no injuries. is
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it for me —— from me for now. thank you for watching. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @samanthatvnews. hello. saturday with a sunniest weather. sunshine should return for many. these views looking out from yesterday afternoon. it was sitting under this bank of cloud. the warm airwas maintained so under this bank of cloud. the warm air was maintained so we had 26 degrees in hampshire. the showers just 11 degrees. no showers have continued through the night, will continued through the night, will continue through the scotland. rather warm air and patchy rain still with us in the south, even if you heavier bursts. quite close for sleeping, but for most, much fresher
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as we had toward sunday morning. they could be some misty low cloud around the coast for the weather front in the south, and even a few splashes of rain. hopefully we will see sunshine coming through. then we have more cloud in the north with showers in the north—east of scotland, for many of us, it is a dry, bright picture with lengthy spells of sunshine and light wind foremost at least, so it feel pleasa ntly foremost at least, so it feel pleasantly warm. very much like it should do forjuly. it will be quite a stifling afternoon or the women's world cup final. 29 degrees. still the heat across france. we see the heat ebbing away in the uk, through the coming night it will be fresh, we could have a touch of grass frost into monday morning and it should freshen up as well in the south. monday is looking like a day of sunny spells and showers, mostly dry under this area of high pressure,
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but we have the weather front starting to stack up from the atla ntic starting to stack up from the atlantic and it looks as if it will bea atlantic and it looks as if it will be a different week, in the south we will see some showers. monday, we have a lovely start for the day although it is a rather chilly picture. we will see cloud rolling in later in the day, but fairweather cloud, the odd shower, mostly light wind and some good spells of sunshine, it will feel pleasant enough. by tuesday, that weather front is bringing some more significant rain across scotland between monday night and to the north—west of england as well. we see temperatures recover because we lose the north—westerly and pick up the atlantic south—westerly instead. later in the week we might start to see something a bit more settled as well further south. temperatures are starting to recover a little bit. very pleasant weather for this time of year, but slightly unsettled next week.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: emergency officials in california are warning of more aftershocks following the biggest earthquake in the us state for 20 years. the 7.1 magnitude quake was felt as far away as las vegas and over the border in mexico. emergency officials say the damage is not as bad as they initially feared, with power restored to most areas. iran's president has given european countries one day to save the international nuclear agreement — warning that otherwise it will start to enrich uranium closer to a weapons grade level. the agreements been injeopardy since the us pulled out last year. tehran also wants europe to ease the impact of sweeping us economic sanctions. a charity boat carrying 41 rescued migrants defied a ban on docking at italian ports. they said the desision was made because of intolerable hygienic conditions aboard.

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