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hello. this is bbc world news today. i'm krupa padhy. our top stories: final details of the next steps in tackling the climate crisis are hammered out by negotiators in madrid, but the disagreement continues. it is very important for most of the parties of the convention, the importance of including "ocean". we are terribly sorry, madam chair, but we can't accept this paragraph. thank you very much. indian police fight running battles with demonstrators in delhi as protests continue over a new immigration law. after last week's shattering election defeat, the leadership of the uk's labour party is called into question. and later, we'll take a look at the life and career of french
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actress anna karina, who's died at the age of 79. hello and welcome to world news today. the longest session of un climate talks ever held has come to an end in madrid. after long delays, all countries agreed to develop new, tougher carbon—cutting plans in time for another major conference in the uk next year. the deal is being criticised by some as a compromise. negotiators spent an extra two days and nights in talks, trying to resolve differences. our science editor, david shukman, has the details. we are starting to get a little lost. we are kind of lost. 0k. confusion and fatigue after the longest session of climate negotiations on record. we are a little confused about what documents are being discussed. the hope had been to speed
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up the fight against rising temperatures. instead, the talks limped to a compromise that left many unhappy. especially the island nations that fear for their futures. i'm exhausted. ifeel like much, much more could have been done. and i'm thinking about how i'm going to go home and explain that this was a really, really challenging process, especially for the island states and other developing nations. the gases driving up temperatures are being blasted out in ever greater quantities. and the most vulnerable countries were banking on getting new promises to cut these emissions. their worry is that a hotter world will see more melting of the ice caps and a higher sea level threatening coastlines around the world. the whole point of these talks over the last quarter of a century has been to try to stop
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global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels. the world has already warmed byjust over one degree celsius over the last 150 yea rs. and a rise of up to 1.5 degrees is regarded as the maximum safe limit. but even with all the pledges that countries have made on climate change, we are still heading for an increase of at least three degrees despite all these conferences. so, what happens now? the world's biggest polluter, china, is still using coal, the dirtiest kind of fuel, and has plans to burn a lot more of it. but there are hints that next year we will see a greener chinese policy emerge. that would help the uk. the former minister clare o'neil is now in the chair of the un process. she'll need plenty of support ahead of the next summit due in glasgow next november. one of the things at this moment which made it more difficult for the uk is the fact they have a much
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tighter set of negotiation items they will have to deal with next year but the actual lift in terms of delivering more action was always going to be a big lift and they can't do it on their own. and all the time, reminders of the threat. australia is enduring unprecedented bushfires and the coming days there could also see record heat. david shukman, bbc news. joining me now from new york is may boeve. she's the executive director of the international climate advocacy group 350.org. thank you forjoining us. firstly, people have come away from these long discussions almost emotionally fatigued. how are you feeling? i share that sentiment, especially because we have had such an incredible year on the other scale of what we are measuring here, which is people power. this year we have seen unprecedented amount of action
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on the streets, 7.5 million young people rose up last september calling for action, and the gap between what they are calling for and what the science is that so clearly a nd and what the science is that so clearly and what happened that the discussions in madrid and what politicians are willing to deliver is only getting whiter. the only thing that will close that gap is people power so i remain hopeful about that because i see it every day, but the actions of politicians, particularly from the major emitting countries, it really just particularly from the major emitting countries, it reallyjust goes into the playbook of what the coal, oil and gas companies want to see happen. you have touched on it there but the void between the thousands of young people on the streets around the world and these negotiations has been vast. how does one bridge it? we think the only way to bridge a gap like that is more people power. this is what social movements have demonstrated throughout history, that what seems like an impossible challenge changes as more people get involved. we are
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seeing numbers on the rise like we have never seen before. the many people affected by climate change all over the world are at the front of this movement and they have had enough and they are not going to stand by while politicians continue to give weak excuses, and deliver what their lobbyists from the fossil fuel industry ask for. it is not going to be an easy fight, but i ta ke going to be an easy fight, but i take tremendous hope from the courage of the activists were on the streets calling for action, in madrid, outside and all over the world. you are in the united states, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. your country is leaving this process very shortly. how do you think this is going to impact the policies on climate change in your country? there is no question is that the actions of the donald trump administration are com pletely donald trump administration are completely abominable, and a disgrace to people in this country who fight hard for climate action.
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that said, there is enormous action happening at city and state level, and thankfully other countries are not using this as an excuse, and we are seeing progress in other corners, but there is no question that people in the united states have to redouble their efforts, and work hard to make sure that all the combined actions that can happen outside of what donald trump is doing by leaving paris can continue, but we have to seek the kind of leadership we are seeing from some of the candidates on the campaign trail who are speaking about climate change in both ways, so that is an important sign we are tracking, but the trend of national governments continuing to do the bidding of oil, gas and coal companies is on the rise in many places and that was on shocking display in madrid. click to speak to you, thank you. thank you.
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—— good to speak to you. there have been angry confrontations in parts of the indian capital, delhi, over a controversial new citizenship law. it allows migrants escaping religious persecution in neighbouring countries to claim citizenship, but not if they're muslim. in the area around delhi's jamia millia university, police used tear gas and batons on demonstrators. students there, however, have denied any part in the violence. the bbc‘s salman ravi reports from the university. we are right here at the jamia millia islamia university, but the campus is right behind us. quite disturbing scenes because of massive violence being reported for the last couple of hours here. two buses have been set on fire and many other vehicles have been torched by students protesting against the citizenship amendment bill and the nrc. there is a heavy police presence here. policemen are on alert because what is happening inside the campus, we do not know. senior officials are here, vehicles are coming and going, it is a type of chaos.
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horns blare you can see the tension is already mounting, an ambulance is coming from behind. sirens wail i think there are injured students because there are reports of police opening fire but as yet police officials have not confirmed it. there have been injuries, local students have been admitted to hospitals. police officials have come here, more of them are on standby, media persons are here, we are not allowed to proceed further because there are reports of stone pelting from there and even of firing, so let us wait and see what comes out because this is going to escalate further, because in the last three or four days, there have been quite a lot of protests all along delhi, right from the north—eastern states of india to the state capital, delhi, and still the protests are continuing. earlier in delhi, three buses were torched by protesters as they clashed with police in south delhi's new friends' colony near the jamia millia islamia university.
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soon after the violence, a university official claimed police entered the campus forcibly and beat up staff members and students who were forced to leave the site. there have been protests in other parts of the country. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan reports. outrage spreads through the indian state of assam. despite a curfew, tens of thousands of people have poured onto the streets against a controversial citizenship law passed earlier this week. there have been intense battles between protesters and security forces in this region, but the anger has also spread to neighbouring states. the new law aims to give citizenship to non—muslim refugees fleeing persecution from neighbouring bangladesh, pakistan and afghanistan. but many assamese argue that outsiders will take over their land and jobs, eventually dominating
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the culture and identity. translation: this is the identity of assam, that is why we are writing messages on it and using it to protest. this new citizenship law which has already been passed will strongly affect our culture, our language. we fear we will become a minority here because the government is now giving citizenship to immigrants. the hindu nationalist bjp government has promised to protect assa m's culture and identity, but critics say the citizenship law is discriminatory and will polarise people along religious lines. community leaders have warned that the law will damage india's secular credentials, but the government has showed no sign of backing down, despite the widespread divisions.
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the protesters in assam and elsewhere in india are determined to make their voices heard. here in the uk, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, have apologised for the party's defeat in thursday's general election. it saw the party lose 59 seats. mr corbyn said he was sorry they "came up short", while mr mcdonnell said he "owns this disaster". here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. thejeremy corbyn era is coming to an end. but what will that mean for labour? how much does the party need to change after its disastrous election? this morning, mr corbyn said he took his share of responsibility. his right—hand man went further. it's on me, it's on me, let's take it on the chin. i own this disaster, so i apologise. i apologise to all those wonderful labour mps who have lost their seats who worked so hard. i apologise to all our campaigners.
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but that apology only goes so far. the outgoing leadership say they made mistakes but they blame brexit, believe they were demonised by the media, and insist their radical policy agenda was popular. if there was one criticism, this is a self—criticism, it is not having a narrative that convinced people about how this all fitted together. the battle for the labour leadership is likely to be bruising, because there are vastly different interpretations of what went wrong. some want a leader who will continue with mr corbyn‘s message, butjust find a better way of selling it. others want a leader who will drag the party back to the political centre. others still want a leader who can appeal to the north, who can say to those labour voters who abandoned the party for the conservatives over brexit, "we understand you." the wigan mp, lisa nandy, says she's thinking about running. we've just had the most shattering defeat where you really felt in towns like mine that the earth was quaking and we've watched the entire labour base just
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crumble beneath our feet. we have to think seriously about how we rebuild that coalition that has propelled us into power three times in the last 100 years. the lewishams and the leighs and how you how you speak for both. cheering there are other big ramifications from thursday's vote too. independence has shot up the agenda after the snp's victory in scotland. the uk government says the last independence vote should be respected. nicola sturgeon says she has a mandate for a new one. you cannot hold scotland in the union against its will. you cannotjust lock us in a cupboard and turn the key and hope that everything goes away. if the union, if the united kingdom is to continue, then it can only be by consent. borisjohnson‘s government, meanwhile, prepares to get down to business. on thursday, there will be a queen's speech with a focus on the nhs and, yes, delivering brexit next month. our intention is to bring the withdrawal bill,
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the legislation, back to parliament before christmas. this week? ideally before christmas. as soon as possible would be perfect. new mps will start to arrive here tomorrow to a very different political landscape. some questions like, will brexit happen have been answered. others, like the future of labour, and perhaps the uk, are being asked as loudly as ever. nick eardley reporting. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a powerful earthquake in the philippines has killed at least one person and damaged buildings on the southern island of mindanao. dozens have been injured and rescue operations are underway to find others thought to be trapped in collapsed buildings. the region is still recovering from earlier earthquakes in october. the palestinian group hamas, which controls the gaza strip, has condemned israel's decision to prevent christians living in the territory from travelling to bethlehem in the west bank for christmas. there are about a thousand mostly greek orthodox
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christians living in the strip. israel has cited security concerns for its decision. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: new details about the tourist shot dead during a suspected robbery outside a five—star hotel in buenos aires. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to three and a half years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border
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was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life. the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news today. i'm krupa padhy. the latest headlines — un climate talks have ended in madrid as delegates agreed a compromise on increasing the global response to curbing carbon. the us and uk have issued travel warnings for northeast india after days of violent clashes. six people have died in protests against a new immigration law, with police and demonstrators fighting pitched battles
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in the capital, delhi. after a record election defeat the uk's labour party says it will begin looking for a new leader to replacejeremy corbyn in the new year. we're learning more details about the british man who was shot and killed during a robbery in argentina — he is understood to be 50—year—old matthew gibbard from northamptonshire. his stepson stefan zone is also thought to have been wounded. it happened outside a five—star hotel in the capital buenos aires. here's our correspondent angus crawford. moments before a brutal attack in broad daylight. see the white minibus. matthew gibbard, stefan zone and theirfamily are inside. the driver moves to get their luggage. no—one notices the man on the motorbike. at the top of the screen, his accomplice attacks the tourists who fight back. what happens next is too distressing to show.
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it took place yesterday morning in one of buenos aires' most affluent neighbourhoods outside the 5—star faena art hotel. mr gibbard died in hospital. mr zone, shot in the thigh, is in a serious condition. the foreign office says it's supporting their family and helping the authorities. the attackers fled on a motorbike. police have made no arrests. a life cut short in a senseless act of violence. angus crawford, bbc news. japanese officials have proudly unveiled the country's national stadium ahead of next year's olympic games. it's grand in size but not quite as big as originally planned. the completion of the 60,000 seat stadium is a milestone on the road to the 2020 olympics. the stadium was originally designed to be 70 metres tall, but was lowered to a height of 47 metres to avoid being an eyesore on tokyo's skyline.
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ben croucher has all the sport. we'll kick off in the premier league where manchester city bounced back from their derby defeat last weekend to stuff arsenal 3—0. kevin de bruyne was city's star, scoring two outstanding goals and turning provider for raheem sterling too. city are 1a points off the top of the table, four points behind leicester in second. for arsenal, one win in 12 now butjust one player to talk about after the game. he is a players with huge talent up front. well, he can run. with him, with the people in the front, extraordinary. today, in the final third, he scored two magnificent goals and got an assist. so, kevin is a top player. it was another frustrating afternoon at old trafford for manchester united. six unbeaten in the league but held 1—1 by everton.
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in duncan ferguson's second game in caretaker charge of everton, he added to victory over chelsea with a hard fought point. he was pretty happy about it too. united haven't won three in a row now since january. victor lindelof scored an own goal to give everton the lead. mason greenwood scored the equaliser 13 minutes from time. they've made me look good, the players have been tremendous to me, they have supported me, as have all the staff, and i've put my shift in. how difficult was today, you've been short of key players from last week, and others injured? yes, we've had a lot of injuries and sickness, you just have to get on with it. i think the players who came in were mindful. one other game in the english top flight. tottenham beat wolves 2—1 with jan vertoghan grabbing the winner. it lifts them up to fifth. after barcelona dropped points at real sociedad on saturday,
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real madrid have the chance to go back to the top of la liga. they're taking on eighth placed valencia in the late kick off in spain. it's currently 0—0. wins too for villareal and getafe. cristiano ronaldo scored twice forjuventus as they went top for a few hours at least with a 3—1 win at udinese in serie a. inter milan can return to the head of the table if they get a point in the late kick off. borja valero gave them the lead at fiorentina. it's1—0 to inter. tiger woods led the united states side to a 16 points to 1a victory in the presidents cup in melbourne. his team had trailed 10—8 going into the final day's play but turned it round to win an eighth successive trophy. this week, as the captain and player, it was a juggling act but the guys understood that, we do that, we communicated that going in there, there were a lot of different
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plans that could happen. i trust all of them, from all 11 players. it was trust in each other, and that is what ultimately won us the cup. england cricketer ben stokes has been voted the 2019 bbc sports personality of the year. the british public chose him ahead of lewis hamilton and dina asher smith following his heroics in the ashes and helping england win the cricket world cup for the first time at lord's. stokes delayed flying out for their upcoming tour of south africa to attend the awards in aberdeen. obviously it is an individual award but her playing a team sport and the best thing about that is that you get to share special moments with team—mates, backroom staff, management who make days like we had in the summer possible and i'm up here receiving this award notjust by myself but without the efforts that you put in the summer i wouldn't be up here so thank you so
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much. lots more reaction to that and all the winners on our website right now. bbc.co.uk / sport. you're up to date. anna karina, one of the icons of france's new wave cinema, has died at the age of 79. she starred in some of the best known films made by the directorjean—luc godard and directed films herself. david ba mford looks back on her life. anna karina was one of the most prominent actresses of the french new wave cinema in the 1960s, starring in movies such as pierrot le fou and alphaville. she was an important inspiration — professionally and personally — for one of france's best known directors, jean—luc godard. the two married in 1961, though they divorced in 1965. they made numerous films together, including, le petit soldat — in which she played a pro—algeria activist — une femme est une femme,
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through to made in usa. anna karina was also known as a singer, and in particular, for her pop hits with serge gainsbourg. the actress and singer, anna karina, who's died at the age of 79. well, france's minister of culture expressed his sadness at the passing of anna karina. taking to twitter, he wrote... her gaze was that of the new wave. it will remain so forever. anna karina radiated with godard especially, but also with film directors rivette and visconti. she magnetized the whole world. today, french cinema has been orphaned. it has lost one of its legends. there is plenty more on all of our main stories on bbc news online.
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you can reach me on twitter — i'm @krupapadhybbc once again this evening showers are developing quite widely, some heavy with hail and thunder. wintry over higher grounds. another covering of snow for a few. showers continue overnight and increasing ice risk in towards dawn as well. here is the big picture this evening as those showers develop more widely and it is through the hills of wales, northern england, central southern scotla nd northern england, central southern scotland and northern ireland likely to see a covering of snow again. i sacked greatest risk in the north but also in the south as well. —— ice in greatest risk. slightly lighter winds further east and temperatures widely down into single figures if not below freezing as we start the new week. it starts on a chilly note, a lot of dry weather to begin with as temperatures rise at
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the the week it is going to turn wetter and windy are once again. back to the here and now, into monday morning we will see ice risk just about anywhere. if you showers through the morning, most frequent in the day in western scotland and northern ireland. some gusty winds towards the west but may be some few morning showers, few overall compared to today. the winds will be much lighter as well but it is still going to be a pretty chilly day by and large. a chance of 10 degrees in the south. sunshine turns hazy across the south later and you will notice rain getting close to the channel islands as we finish the afternoon. into the evening, rain will advance out to france but the question is how quickly it does that. if the rain arrives at monday evening than it should hopefully clear a little bit earlier as we head into tuesday but either way, it will still be a fairly damp start across east anglia and the south—east. elsewhere, there could
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be some dense fog patches but some brea ks be some dense fog patches but some breaks develop and some sunny spells through the day but still a fairly chilly day for top temperatures in single figures for many. frosty and foggy start for many but as many eastern areas stay dry, it will turn wet and windy it was the west. temperatures are starting to rise that bit even though eastern areas are still around three or 4 degrees. that wetter weather will push its way northwards becoming more extensive through thursday and friday and with it we will see strengthening winds across the board too.
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hello. this is bbc world news. the headlines: un climate talks have finally ended in madrid. delegates agreed a compromise on increasing the global response to curbing carbon. it s expected that all countries will need to make new climate pledges by the next major conference in 2020. the us and uk have issued travel warnings for northeast india after days of violent clashes. six people have died during protests against a new law which grants citizenship to non—muslim refugees who have fled religious persecution in neighbouring countries. a strong earthquake reaching a magnitude of 6.8 has struck the island of mindanao in the southern philippines. a six—year—old girl has died after a wall collapsed during the quake.
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