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i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines the lion air crash in indonesia — lawyers say the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max have been cheated out of compensation the daily struggle for water. one of india's biggest cities continues to feel the effects of the worst drought in decades. this is one of ten i's largest lake. now parched and desperate for rain. —— chennai's largest lakes. also in the programme. president trump says he'll use an executive order to find out how many illegal immigrants
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there are in the united states. and england will face new zealand in the cricket world cup final after thrashing australia — the predictions are already coming live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6 o'clock in the morning injakarta where, according to their lawyers, relatives of people who died in the boeing 737 max crash in indonesia have been cheated out of compensation. many families who lost loved ones in the plane crash last october were persuaded to sign agreements that prevent them from taking legal action against boeing. the bbc has discovered relatives signed similar agreements following two previous crashes in indonesia — and the agreements prevented them from suing in the us courts.
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boeing declined to comment on the agreements. richard bilton reports. last october, a boeing 737 max crashed into the sea off indonesia. all 189 people onboard were killed. within weeks, relatives were offered compensation by insurance lawyers. but families who took up the offer had to sign agreements that would prevent them from taking legal action against boeing or the airline lion air. merdian agustin‘s husband ika was killed in the crash. they give me some document to sign, the document said you can have the money but you can't sue us, lion air, you can't sue boeing. merdian didn't sign, but it's believed around 50 families did. they will get compensation ofjust under £74,000 each. but under indonesian law, the families were entitled
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to £71,000 any way. the relatives of those who died in the crash had little to gain by signing these agreements. but they could be very valuable to boeing, because in signing them, the families have agreed never to take legal action over the crash. we asked boeing if they have had any communication with the insurance lawyers who helped organise the agreements. they didn't answer our question. they said the insurers for boeing are in discussions with other insurers round the world as is typical and customary in circumstances such as these. but we have discovered boeing has benefited from similar agreements following two earlier crashes. and each time, the same insurance lawyer was involved. boeing use the agreements to prevent families from suing in the us courts.
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now lawyers for the lion air families say they have lost out. the families who signed the releases and discharge have been cheated out of compensation, they have been preyed upon by insurance companies and by the council for those insurance companies, and ultimately to the benefit of boeing. boeing says it truly regrets the loss of life and will continue to help with the healing process. last week, the company said it would provide $100 million to help communities and families affected by two recent 737 max accidents. richard bilton, bbc news seattle. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president trump has announced an executive order requiring all government agencies and departments to immediately provide information to help determine who and who are not us citizens. his announcement comes following a legal battle over whether to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census. let's hear what he had to say.
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we will utilise these vast federal databases to gain a full complete and accurate count of the noncitizen population including data bases maintained by the department of homeland security and the social security administration. we have great knowledge in many of our agencies. we will leave no stone unturned. let's get more on this from our north america corrrespondent peter bowes. he did not get his way with the government but he is determined to circumnavigate, isn't he? why is this issue so important? it is important to the president because clearly illegal immigration and the number of people in this country without the relevant papers to make them legal citizens is a key issue for president trump and it has been since his campaign almost three yea rs since his campaign almost three years ago. that is why it is
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important to him and it would have been a political statement to get that question, is this person a citizen of the united states on the census love —— next year. he started his news conference by saying he was not backing down on the issue but he has conceded that various legal challenges make it difficult from a timing perspective to get that sense is ready for next year. he has a plan b, to use existing data from government departments that he mentioned, social security administration and the irs, data that exists on everyone in this country to try and collate information about who is a citizen and who is not. why is this issue so controversial? it seems to be a simple matter to see who was a legal citizen and who is not. it may seem so citizen and who is not. it may seem so to some people but if you are a person in this country who is without the official documentation, and undocumented resident of the united states and you are asked the
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question, are you a citizen of this country, considering the political atmosphere at the moment, many of those people will be inclined to not fill out a census form altogether. if people do that in large numbers it would skew the figures in the censusis it would skew the figures in the census is important for allocating funds to different areas and states in the country and allocating seats in the country and allocating seats in the house of representatives. so the figure could be actually quite inaccurate if some peoplejust the figure could be actually quite inaccurate if some people just opt out of filling out a form. also making news today. the uk has raised the security threat level to the maximum for ships sailing near iran after a british warship warned off three iranian gunboats. the ships were trying to intercept an oil tanker in the gulf. tehran denies involvement — but it had threatened retaliation after one of its tankers was seized last week, by british forces off gibraltar. police there have arrested the captain and searched the ship. prosecutors in italy have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that the league party sought millions of dollars
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in illegalfunding from russia. the case centres on a chief adviser to matteo salvini, who's italy's deputy prime minister — and leader of the league — which is a populist right wing party. it's against the law for political parties in italy to accept large foreign donations. the un human rights council has voted to set up an investigation into alleged crimes committed during president rodrigo duterte's waron drugs campaign. it will focus on reports of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances. the philippines government strongly opposes the resolution. forecasters in the united states expect a hurricane to hit the coast of louisiana early on saturday. the region has already been saturated by days of heavy rain. they warn that tropical storm barry will send a dangerous surge of seawater towards the city of new orleans. as the area braces for worsening conditions, a large waterspout was filmed on lake pontchartrain.
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one of india's largest cities is running out of water. millions of people in the southern city of chennai are struggling as taps run dry. monsoon rains — which the city relies on — were weak last year. environmentalists blame climate change, but urbanisation is also playing a part. and they're warning this is a problem which could affect all countries. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. scrambling for every last drop. they are running out of water and, also, out of patience. it is a daily desperate ritual. here, trucks have replaced perhaps is the only source of water. and yet this is chennai, one of india's largest and richest
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cities. we are only allowed five pockets of water a day from the laurie, this woman tells me. rack at her house she shows me how her family struggles. we have to use this for drinking, cooking, bathing and washing clothes. it is difficult. even more so because there has been a record heat wave here in india. a few houses away, a mother of two says she used to take water for granted. translation: water is more precious than food and gold she tells me. god has to bring the rain. only that can save us. for now, this landscape remains thirsty. it is hard to imagine that this is one of ten i's largest lakes. —— one of chennai's largest lakes now parched and desperate for rain. in better times, this reservoir is one
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of the city ‘s main suppliers of water. this satellite image shows just how the lake has vanished after a year of poor monsoon rain. almost all of the city's reservoirs have run dry. this one reduced to a mere puddle. chennai as a warning card to the global community. if it happens here it can happen anywhere. environmentalists blame climate change for the erratic weather pattern and drought but they also warned that the number of legs and pond that storing collect rainwater has dwindled. making these water bodies to build commercial and residential property has had an impact in regard to how much water we can conserve and how much water is therefore the population to depend on. when hollywood actor leonardo dicaprio shared this picture of a well in one town, the plight of chennai gained wider
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attention. when we visit the same well, it is almost empty. it is estimated that by 2025, half of the world's population will live in an area where demand for water exceeds supply. as the crisis in chennai continues, millions rely on these trucks. oh, lord, please fill the league, they chant. families keep praying for the rains but that alone cannot solve this city's water was. environmentalists warn this is a problem of our own making. england have secured their place in the final of the cricket world cup after thrashing australia by eight wickets. it's the first time in 27 years the side has made it to the final match, which will take place this weekend in london against new zealand. for more on how the match unfolded, here's our sports correspondent will perry.
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cricket is coming home was the chance from english fans after they watched their side thumb there old rivals by eight wickets and their place in the world cup final on sunday against new zealand. australia won the toss and a good one to win because they put themselves into bed but regrettably they may not think that was the white thing to do. they lost early wickets of aaron finch, the captain for a golden duck and david warner went cheaply and did peter hanson who was in for a world cup debut. and steve smith got them into a position to put up some sort of fight against england. he was the only australian batsmen to go past 50, eventually run out for 85 runs and the tail went cheaply as they both finished with three wickets and ethan bowling as well from archer. 224 was the target for england and they not it off very comfortably. their opening partnership was 124
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between jonny bairstow and jason roy. jonny bairstow going for lbw by mitchell starc which was reviewed and then england were out of reviews when jason roy and then england were out of reviews whenjason roy really needed one because he was caught behind with nothing on it, given out and he was back to the pavilion. eoin morgan, the one—day captain and joe root, the one—day captain and joe root, the test caption —— captain saw england over the line to put england into the showpiece finale against new zealand. england have reached a three finals before and lost all three, the last back in 1992 when they defeated south africa in sydney to get to the final against pakistan. 27 years on they have put the semi—final voodoo over england this summer and last summer to bed and england, can they go to lourdes and england, can they go to lourdes and get their hands on the world cup trophy? and that will be an epic match between england and new zealand. you're watching newsda on the bbc.
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still to come on the programme. some nations are putting too much salt in their food. how alarmed should they be? and also ahead, we will explain why half a million chinese people have taken a special interest in this tiny museum in nottinghamshire. 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. they pipped the favourites, 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.
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one child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. education is the only solution. applause welcome back. glad you are staying with us. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm samantha simmonds in london. our top stories. the lion air crash in indonesia — lawyers say the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max have been cheated out of compensation. one of india's largest cities is running out of water — millions of people in chennai are struggling as taps run dry.
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let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with the story of the spacecraft hayabusa2, which has successfully collected samples from a distant asteroid after a second touchdown. the newspaper has a picture of researchers at japan's aerospace exploration agency celebrating the news in its mission control room. the philippine star's front page examines the un human rights council's decision to investigate alleged crimes in the country's war on drugs. it says president duterte has expressed confidence that the un review will not prosper. and finally, the straits times runs this heartfelt story about two brothers who donated their organs to strangers. in may, hanwei, on the left, gave part of his liver to a critically ill patient.
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he was inspired by his younger brother dilun, who in 2012 donated a kidney to a six—year—old boy. very generous brothers. thank you, rico. the chinese are consuming more salt than almost another other nationality. that's according to a new study which has found people in china eat double the recommended limit each day. and in some parts of the country — the situation is showing no sign of getting better. joining me now here in the studio is lead author of the study, monique tan. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us newsday. tell us how bad it is and what impact it is having. so the amount of salt you eat is directly linked to your blood pressure. so the more salt you eat the higher the blood pressure, the higher the blood pressure the greater the strain on the organs, it these two attacks, strokes, kidney disease, all of which are increasing public health issues in china. nowadays,
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proximally 40% of deaths in china are cardiovascular disease. that is huge. what are the authorities doing about it? they have actions in place. but progression is still a bit slow. so we need to speed it up 110w. bit slow. so we need to speed it up now. this different in different parts of the country. the north have been reducing their intake but the south it is increasing. historically there have been some difference between north and south. so the claimant is different. in southern china it is warmer and rainy outcome in the northern parts it is cold and dryer, so the fresh produce was less available all year round the people had to rely on salt for preservation, actually, and they cut their habits over time stop now we have refrigeration in china is not needed for preservation but people still eat a very salty diet. and a lot of the salt they eat come from salt during cooking. now we see the north—south gap is closing over time. there is reduction all of the
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country, but it seems to have been mitigated in the south owing to the consumption of processed foods.“ this affecting the whole age range of the population or a particular sector? so everybody in china is eating too much salt. in children age 3— six they eat five g of salt per day, which is the upper limit for adults according to the world health organization. adults eat over twice the recommended amount of salt. is there something specific salt. is there something specific salt salters and they eat a lot of 01’ salt salters and they eat a lot of or is it across the ingredients that chinese people it on a daily basis? it is mostly little bay during cooking. there is also a lot from sources, especially soy sauce. —— the salt they are during cooking. it isa the salt they are during cooking. it is a behavioural change. first you can replace regular salt with potassium salt, which can be used in exactly the same way, it has less sodium and more potassium. it has
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been shown in controlled trials to lower blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality. we have to start early in life, that is the second point. because childhood and adolescence are key in taste preferences. and it tracks into adulthood, leading to cardiovascular disease later in life. finally, the third point, we need to anticipate for new sources of salt in china. i'm talking about processed food and out—of—home foods, street markets, restau ra nts, out—of—home foods, street markets, restaurants, fast food chains. if we set maximum targets for the salt content set maximum targets for the salt co nte nt of set maximum targets for the salt content of these foods we create a level playing field where salt is reduced across the board and we can help the entire population to get used to a less salty taste overtime. monique tan, thank you for coming in telling us about this report. after this interview i avoiding salt. since its opening in 1968, a small museum in the english village of ruddington has had 75,000 visitors through its doors. until last month —
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when almost half a million virtual tourists from china tuned in live to take a virtual tour. let's take a look at the video that was broadcast by feixue huangdu, a chinese student in museum development, who visited the ruddington museum as part of a series of heritage—themed webcasts. here's feixue from nottingham explaining why she chose to feature ruddington village museum. actually, it is part of my project, my final essay combines my project together to finish my masters degree. i'd chose a big museum like the british museum to research and a chose a tiny museum like the ruddington village museum to research will stop is great research for you and for the ruddington village museum. how did you feel,
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feixue, when you saw the viewing figures, more than 430,000 virtual visitors from china? actually, first i was shocked. and i've felt excited. it is proof that what i'm doing is valuable. a chinese audience likes the british culture. it is about the local people, their life and how they go to school. even top museums, feixue, in london don't get these many views. what is it about your video and the village museum ruddington that captured 70 people's imaginations? --so many people's imaginations? --so many people's imaginations. for most of the chinese people, although life, they have hardly had the chance to travel to the uk to see these objects by themselves. we now have
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this live stream to have them to see a professional interpretation. i think a good chance for them to see the charm of the british culture. indeed, the time of the british culture. instead dead a virtual tour of the hundred 34,000, i'm sure many of the hundred 34,000, i'm sure many of them will start visiting the museum. what could be your next web cast? i think i want to do notjust nottinghamshire, but the whole uk. they also want to broadcast chinese museums to the whole world and to a british audience. i think it is an exchange culture. all the people like the museum of cultural things and the objects are interesting.
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feixue huangdu. we will have to give ita feixue huangdu. we will have to give it a visit. youanmi together, rico, when you are over in a few weeks i'm —— you and me. when you are over in a few weeks i'm -- you and me. when i'd go to the uk it is my bucket list. we will get our tickets. you have been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. the world's biggest brewer raises a glass to asia. we'll find out why beer consumption is frothing in the region. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of the last edition of the volkswagen beetle being rolled out in style with the help of a mariachi band in the central mexican city of puebla. this edition will be the last of an iconic model first manufactured in the late 1930s in germany and 1954 in puebla. i have always wanted a beetle. maybe you can get me one when you come over next time. i will! i will. and the mariachi band as well. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news.
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hello. thursday brought us a warm and humid day across many parts of the country but we also had some heavy showers and some thunderstorms. friday won't be quite as warm or quite as humid, there will be a mix of sunny spells and just a few showers around, many across eastern england and eastern scotla nd across eastern england and eastern scotland stop at many of us will avoid the showers was that we have an area of low pressure pushing up towards the east. higher pressure waiting in the west, that will dominate more as we had on through the weekend. friday morning a
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reasonably started the day, drier most places. macarthur northern ireland and north—west of scotland it will bring a few spots ofjustly ran, mist the around the coast. the bulk of england, wales, southern scotla nd bulk of england, wales, southern scotland will be dry with some sunshine. my finisher charles bolling up anywhere from east anglia and lincolnshire through north—west england towards eastern scotland. any sunny spells, top temperatures will reach around 25 degrees towards the south—east, a small chance of catching a passing showers at wimbledon. in general, for the final three days of the championships we are expecting a lot of dry, settled weather with sunshine. not quite as hot and weather with sunshine. not quite as hotand humid weather with sunshine. not quite as hot and humid for the plays of the spectators compared to the last couple of days. but we couldn't rule out one or two passing jobs at wimbledon during friday afternoon or saturday afternoon. as we had three friday night into the early hours of saturday a lot of dry settled weather with clear spells. the overnight temperatures will be a little lower than recent notes. not quite as warm and humid as we start of the weekend. through the day on saturday, the chance of one or two showers lingering, particularly in
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the east. this area of high pressure will be building in from the west as we move through saturday and into sunday. bit of a change in wind direction. when is coming in from more of a westerly direction. on into saturday the winstone more north—westerly, bringing spots of rain initially to the north—west of scotla nd rain initially to the north—west of scotland and then it is parts of eastern scotland, north—east england, down the spine of england we will start to see isolated showers cropping up. most places will avoid them. some non— spells of sunshine and temperatures between 17- 23 sunshine and temperatures between 17— 23 degrees. not as hot or humid as it has in recent days. into sunday, as high pressure built it is looking dry and subtle. not many jobs around. a little cooler with the breeze coming in of the sea around the east coast —— showers. top temperatures in cardiff around 25 degrees. the odd chance of a passing shower but most places will avoid them. it's a slightly dry and settled into the start of the new working week. a chance of things turning more unsettled with further showers cropping up during the
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middle part of the week. thus's it for now. bye—bye. —— that's it.
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hello. this is bbc news. our top story — the lion air crash in indonesia. lawyers for the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max say they have been cheated out of compensation. it's after the bbc discovers many families who lost loved ones were persuaded to sign agreements that prevent them from taking legal action against boeing. one of india's largest cities is running out of water. millions of people in chennai are struggling as taps run dry. a lack of monsoon rains last year — which the city relies on — is one of the causes. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a waterspout spins over lake pontchartrain in new orleans as the city braces for a hurricane. tropical storm barry is forecast to hit on friday. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

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