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this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines from viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden holds his first presidential news conference setting a new vaccination target and defending gun control and immigration policies. the overwhelming majority of people coming to the border crossing are being sent back. the only people we are not going to let sit in there on the other side of the rio grande by themselves with no help our children. strong words from brussels after eu leaders met for talks. astrazeneca must catch up with vaccine deliveries for the eu. before exporting elsewhere. china levels and sanctions against britain in retaliation
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for penalties imposed on chinese officials accused of human rights abuses. against the uighur muslim minority. 50 years after the struggle for bangladeshi independence, we take a look at how the history books differ in the three countries involved. hello and welcome. president joe biden has held its first news conference and is president of the united states. the 78—year—old said he expected to run again in 202a. mr biden announced a doubling of his vaccination target in his first 100 days to 200 million doses. and defended his policies on immigration and gun control. here's our north america editorjon sopel. no fanfare, no hill to the cheap,
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no fight with journalists. please, please. this was about as different from the trump era as different from the trump era as you could get. though the memory was there. my predecessor. _ memory was there. my predecessor. god, - memory was there. my predecessor. god, i. memory was there. my l predecessor. god, i miss memory was there. my - predecessor. god, i miss him. he wanted _ predecessor. god, i miss him. he wanted to _ predecessor. god, i miss him. he wanted to parade - he wanted to parade achievements, the speeding up of vaccine delivery, the boost the economy from his stimulus package. and a new tone for the debate. ., , ., package. and a new tone for the debate. ., ,., debate. the third reason i said i was running _ debate. the third reason i said i was running was _ debate. the third reason i said i was running was to _ debate. the third reason i said i was running was to unite - debate. the third reason i said i was running was to unite the| i was running was to unite the country. and generically speaking, all of you said no, you cannot do that. well i've not been able to unite congress but i have united the country. on the southern border his 0n the southern border his problems are growing as quickly as the number of immigrants trying to cross into the us are swelling. trying to cross into the us are swellinu. , ., , swelling. the first real test. the idea _ swelling. the first real test. the idea that _ swelling. the first real test. the idea that i _ swelling. the first real test. the idea that i am - swelling. the first real test. the idea that i am going - swelling. the first real test. the idea that i am going to | swelling. the first real test. i the idea that i am going to say which i would never do, and unaccompanied child ending up at the border, we will let it starve to death and stand on the other side, no previous administration that either,
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except a charm. i am not going to do it. , ., ., ~ to do it. he is also talking tou~h to do it. he is also talking tough over— to do it. he is also talking tough over gun _ to do it. he is also talking tough over gun crime, - to do it. he is also talking tough over gun crime, in l to do it. he is also talking i tough over gun crime, in the last week there have been terrible mass shootings. but what can he do? not much, it would seem, given the votes in congress. that means on these big issues, he could look weak. abroad, he said north korea was still the biggest problem. i’m still the biggest problem. i'm also prepared _ stillthe biggest problem. in also prepared for some form of diplomacy. but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearisation.— of denuclearisation. there have been no big _ of denuclearisation. there have been no big changes _ of denuclearisation. there have been no big changes on - of denuclearisation. there have been no big changes on china l been no big changes on china policy. been no big changes on china oli . ., , �* ., ., policy. he doesn't have a democratic _ policy. he doesn't have a democratic bone - policy. he doesn't have a democratic bone in - policy. he doesn't have a democratic bone in his i policy. he doesn't have a i democratic bone in his body policy. he doesn't have a - democratic bone in his body but he is a smart guy.— he is a smart guy. would he be auoin he is a smart guy. would he be going along — he is a smart guy. would he be going along with _ he is a smart guy. would he be going along with the _ he is a smart guy. would he be going along with the trump - going along with the trump timetable for getting american troops out of afghanistan? we will leave. _ troops out of afghanistan? - will leave, the question is when. , ., will leave, the question is when. , h when. do you believe it's possible _ when. do you believe it's possible we _ when. do you believe it's possible we could - when. do you believe it's possible we could have i when. do you believe it's - possible we could have troops there — possible we could have troops there next year? | possible we could have troops there next year?— there next year? i can't picture _ there next year? i can't picture that _ there next year? i can't picture that being - there next year? i can't picture that being the l there next year? i can't - picture that being the case. this news conference in terms of style represented a complete
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break with the donald trump era. but in terms of substance, say it quietly, not so much. 0n policies like the border, globalisation, china, afghanistan. it was all quite similar. it may not have been full throated america first but there were strong hints of it. the head of the european commission ursula von der leyen has said astrazeneca must patch up has said astrazeneca must patch up on vaccine deliveries for the eu before exporting its vaccines elsewhere. european leaders have been meeting to discuss targeting export controls on vaccines as orders paid for by the eu failed to be delivered. from brussels, here's katya adler. prague is remembering its debt. with one of the highest coronavirus rates in the world, the czech
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republic might like many other eu countries is in the grip of a third way. vaccines are in short supply. national roll—outs, like here in belgium, in disrepute. the eu �*s credibility on the line. eu leaders have been meeting remotely today to discuss how to secure the eu �*s vaccine supply, to secure the eu �*s vaccine supply, ensuring companies deliberate jabs as promised and controversially potentially blocking vaccine exports to vaccine producing countries like the uk which have an already advanced roll—out. lode already advanced roll-out. we want to make _ already advanced roll—out. - want to make sure that europe gets its fair share of vaccines. because we must be able to explain to our citizens that if companies export their vaccines to the whole world, it is because they are fully honouring their commitments and it does not risk the security of supply in the european union. ~ . of supply in the european union. ., of supply in the european union. ~ ., , ., ., of supply in the european union. ., ., .,
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union. what started as a health crisis now _ union. what started as a health crisis now has _ union. what started as a health crisis now has political- crisis now has political overtones here. especially after brexit. eu leaders are under huge pressure to act. their voters increasingly frustrated about a lack of vaccines and fearful because of a third wave of the virus. but not all of those leaders want vaccine export controls. the night, the commission is trying to persuade them otherwise. it says since december, the eu has exported 77 million jabs to wealthy countries, 20 million to the uk. i'vejust been wealthy countries, 20 million to the uk. i've just been told, without receiving one back in return. intentionally provocative perhaps, the commission insists brussels is key in making the uk �*s vaccine everyday success. some eu countries say they prefer never to use vaccine export controls forfear to use vaccine export controls for fear of disturbing international relations. 0r supply chains. france is more hardline. but today the french
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president admitted the eu had made mistakes along the way. translation: we didn't go fast enough. strong enough. absolutely true. we thought the vaccine would take time but we are catching up. not a take time but we are catching up. nota moment take time but we are catching up. not a moment too soon for europeans. languishing in lockdown. decimating their economies. let's look at some of the other new stories. the prime minister of poland has warned that the country �*s health system is on the verge of being overwhelmed as it struggles with a surge in new coronavirus infections. preschool childcare, diy stores and hairdressers will close for two weeks from saturday, churches will remain open for easter, but the numbers who can attend mass will be limited. from sunday, anyone flying into germany will need to show a negative covid result before boarding. it comes after the spanish island of majorca was
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taken off the germany high risk list last year and the airlines scheduled hundreds of extra flights to cope with a surge in demand. germany is battling a sharp rise in infections fuelled by the new variants. mexico is expected to reach the grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths shortly. the official death toll recorded by the johns official death toll recorded by thejohns hopkins university is currently over 199,600. mexico �*s president has said armed forces will be brought in to help with the roll—out of covid—19 vaccinations. china has imposed sanctions on four organisations and nine individuals in the uk over what it's called lies and disinformation about human rights abuses in the western jin chang region. those names will be prevented from entering chinese territory and will be banned from dealing with chinese citizens and
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institutions. major brands have also cut ties with xinjiang, over the production of cotton. it's estimated there is a million mostly uighur muslims detained in camps in the western region of xinjiang and bbc investigations had gathered testimony of false labour and evidence detainees have been raped and tortured. china denies the claims saying the camps or vocational training schools. 0ur camps or vocational training schools. our world affairs editorjohn simpson reports. the stories about the uighur muslim camps have spread around the world. after reports of forced labour in the cotton fields of xinjiang province, international companies like h&m and nike have all reacted strongly. that brought an angry backlash from china which says the accusations about the uighur muslims are lies. today, in the turkish capital ankara, the chinese foreign minister
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has come to talk to the president. protests by uighur muslim exiles. turkey has strong ethnic and cultural links and it has always given the uighur muslims refuge. this woman who went to turkey to study recently found that her entire family back in xinjiang had been arrested. father, mother and her two brothers. when i asked them why, and they said my family members, they think they might have the intention to attend terrorist activities. 12 intention to attend terrorist activities-— intention to attend terrorist activities. , ., ., activities. 12 years ago when china clamped _ activities. 12 years ago when china clamped down - activities. 12 years ago when china clamped down on - activities. 12 years ago when l china clamped down on rioting among the uighur muslims, the turkish leader called it genocide. it's not a word he would use today. china is pressurising turkey to ratify an extradition treaty which would mean handing over any
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xinjiang s return. china is just far too powerful. economically. and there are too many trade deals coming with terms and conditions. effectively, china has bought off turkey?— off turkey? yes. just like all the other— off turkey? yes. just like all the other countries. - off turkey? yes. just like all the other countries. many i off turkey? yes. just like all. the other countries. many arab countries. and muslim countries. and muslim countries. like pakistan. and they are not speaking up at all. ., , �* , they are not speaking up at all. .,, they are not speaking up at all. ~' ., , all. turkey 's economy has suffered — all. turkey 's economy has suffered badly _ all. turkey 's economy has suffered badly from - all. turkey 's economy has suffered badly from covidl all. turkey 's economy has - suffered badly from covid which has brought a collapse in tourism, its biggest foreign currency earner and since the west isn't doing much to help, the turkish president has turned to china which offers turkey everything from covid vaccines to weapons. the turkish embassy has not replied to our questions about this. the fact is turkey is really up
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against it. it's got its serious economic problems and it's moving away from its old friends in the west. china is only too happy to step in but a part of the price for that would be to keep quiet. about the uighur s. would be to keep quiet. about the uighurs.i would be to keep quiet. about the uighur s-_ the uighur s. i want to see them again. _ the uighur s. i want to see them again, i'm _ the uighur s. i want to see them again, i'm not - the uighur s. i want to see them again, i'm not sure l the uighur s. i want to see j them again, i'm not sure if the uighur s. i want to see l them again, i'm not sure ifi them again, i'm not sure if i can or not. they spent their whole life offering me a good education, to have a good life. there is no shortage of stories like this. but turkey does not seem to complain about them publicly. the salvage company hired to free the huge container ship blocking the suez canal since tuesday has warned it could take days or even weeks to move the vessel. it's one of the world �*s biggest trading routes with more than 10% of global trade passing through the water weight that connects the red
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sea to the mediterranean. this [an e sea to the mediterranean. this large vessel — sea to the mediterranean. this large vessel is _ sea to the mediterranean. t'i 3 large vessel is blocking the suez canal. satellite images show the 400 metres long ever given stock, bringing navigation to a standstill. tug boats and traders were dispatched to the area but nothing has worked so far. the huge size of the ship and the heavy cargo on board are complicating rescue efforts. it's not clear exactly why the ship has run aground. 0fficial statements say it went off course due to bad weather. the suspension of navigation through the suez canal has created an atmosphere of uncertainty. no one knows when things can go back to normal. this incident has created congestion. dozens of ships are waiting to resume their journeys. a trafficjam of vessels is mounting up and some
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shipping companies are already preparing to re—route ships around the cape of good hope. 0il around the cape of good hope. oil prices already rose as the result of this impasse. amid fears of extensive delays. the concern is the longer the blockage lasts, the bigger the losses might be. the leaders of twitter, facebook and google have faced a grilling in the us congress about the high levels of disinformation on their platforms. the head of a committee accused jack dorsey, mark zuckerberg of profiting from spreading falsehoods. the members of the house energy and commerce committee pointed a finger directly at the company is fostering a hateful environment that helped lead to the insurrection. hbos was asked whether their platform bore some responsibility and they were asked to answer yes or no. �* , , , ,.,
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welcome back. the main headlines this hour. the challenges of the us mexico border had taken centre stage injoe biden �*s first presidential press conference. a virtual summit has ended with european union leaders emphasising their wish to make sure the eu gets its fair share of coronavirus vaccines. in tanzania, residents of the hometown of the late president have been paying theirfinal respects to their former leader. celebrating his legacy ahead of his burial on friday. the president died last week at the age of 61. our correspondent reports. it's tears. in the hometown of the former president. images
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like these have been seen across tanzania this whole week. and today, last respects from those regarded as close to him. from his homeland. this man has done great things to us. he defended us. ijust don't know what to do. i can't believe he is gone. he don't know what to do. i can't believe he is gone.— believe he is gone. he was a erson believe he is gone. he was a person who _ believe he is gone. he was a person who did _ believe he is gone. he was a person who did not - believe he is gone. he was a person who did notjudge i believe he is gone. he was a i person who did notjudge people based _ person who did notjudge people based on — person who did notjudge people based on their race, religion or tribe _ based on their race, religion ortribe. he based on their race, religion or tribe. he was a person who treated — or tribe. he was a person who treated people equally. elsewhere in this small town, everything has come to a standstill. to make time to mourn their very own, most day—to—day activities here are shut down. run businesses to schools. this is the school where the president got his primary education. it all
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started here, he went on to become a teacher, got a phd in chemistry, became a member of parliament, a cabinet minister and eventually the president of the united states of tanzania. and now, his remains are back for a final goodbye. several musicians have also been invited here to not only comfort residents, but also celebrate the life of a president who passed away midway his term. 50 yea rs 50 years ago bangladesh, then called east pakistan started a nine—month struggle for independence. the pakistani army was accused of widespread
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human rights abuses which it denies to this day. india �*s intervention on the side of the bengali guerrillas swung the war and helped give birth to the new country. the events of 1971 are remembered very differently in the three countries involved, india, pakistan and bangladesh. reporters have been turning over the pages of school history books to find out how they differ and whether the framing of the past deepens tensions today. the founder of bangladesh succeeded in his self—created drama for independence. separation of east pakistan was a secret agreement of big powers. the eye—catching lines are taken from a school textbook that has been approved by the state of pakistan. you would struggle to work out what really happened. everything was done to pakistan, it was a victim of events, ratherthan pakistan, it was a victim of events, rather than an active participant. it had to send its
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army to east pakistan went at was called back then, to suppress the rebellion. it's a narrative that is all well known to pakistani students but what is better than hearing all about it from one of them? we have a high school fresh graduate here today. from your history book, what do you recall about the independence? when i was studying pakistani studies the education of bangladesh was highly contentious, students were told never to question it. the curriculum was heavily censored and the factors and details that went into the creation of bangladesh, they were never really exposed to us. when i actually search the internet, the information was completely different from the ones i had in the books.— in the books. the content in these history _ in the books. the content in these history books - in the books. the content in these history books has i these history books has definitely evolved over the years. but it's still largely
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ignoring the grievances raised by bangladesh or the atrocities pakistan army was accused of. there is an entire generation going up believing that a part of pakistan was snatched away from them because india wanted it that way. i'm sure the history books in bangladesh tell a completely different story. it tell a completely different sto . , ., , ., , story. it is a living history for every _ story. it is a living history for every bengali. - story. it is a living history for every bengali. this i story. it is a living history for every bengali. this is| story. it is a living history i for every bengali. this is the place where the pakistani army signed the agreement in december 1971 and down through the years the opposition sought to downplay roles in school textbooks today, with the new prime minister, he takes centre stage as the father of bangladesh.
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even for younger angler dishes, history is very important. but how is it taught in india? here in india, most _ how is it taught in india? here in india, most students - how is it taught in india? here in india, most students do i how is it taught in india? here in india, most students do not get to read about 1971, these textbooks are only for those students who study politics in high school. they explain the reasons for the bangladesh liberation and struggle and the pakistani army �*s reign of terror, help millions fled to india when war broke out. and also, as it says here, most people in india so this is a moment of glory and a clear sign of india �*s growing military prowess. people in all three countries have been interviewed to understand the impact of the different histories being taught. i worry about what our children are digesting, how they are looking at each other, especially at a time when we want across borders, not running across the other within the country, outside of the country. what are they going to be left with?
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the different weight the history of bangladesh is perceived. a painting by bangkok that had been held in a private family home for more than 100 years has been sold at auction for more than 30 million euros. it was painted by the artist in 1887 while he was living in paris. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson has been to see the painting, and she watched the auction. now we have arrived at lot six. after more than a century hidden from public view, this painting was sold twice today. the first bid was won by an online buyer his offer came in just as the hammer fell. i'm sorry. but there was a problem with the sale and the auction had to be rerun. the painting finally went to a buyerin the painting finally went to a buyer in london forjust over
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30 million years, several million lower than the first time but still one of the highest prices ever paid for a work by bangkok in his paris period. the artist only lived here for a couple of years during which time he painted many scenes from around montmartre, then in transition from a sleepy rural area outside the city to a vibrant bohemian suburb. the painting hidden away in a private collection for 100 years shows a couple walking along a rural lane in front of a windmill, nearby the top of a fairground carousel peaks through the trees. but this picture also tells the story of bangor �*s own artistic transition. his colours becoming brighter and his tell—tale brush strokes beginning to appear. lucy williamson, bbc news. stunning. lots more is always on the website. you can reach me on social media. thank you for watching. we will see you very soon. goodbye for now.
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hello. the weather will turn much colder today. looking at the temperatures we got yesterday, in the warmest spots we had highs of around 15 degrees for example in sheffield, today the temperature is quite widely across the uk down by about 5 degrees or so from 15 in sheffield down to around ten later this afternoon. the change is brought about by this area of low pressure, under a couple of weather fronts. the first is an imposter bringing some rain eastwards, the second is this cold front and behind that, the colder air it spreading its way in across the uk. 0verthe spreading its way in across the uk. over the next few hours the first band of rain moves from wales across into central and eastern england, the main band of rain, this cold front will
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bring wet weather and gusty winds to scotland, western parts of wales and england and northern ireland as well. through friday morning this band of rain pushes eastward, only really reaching east anglia and south—east england during the afternoon so there will be sunshine for a time but behind that, some sunny skies but also plenty of showers. the showers will have some hail and bandit mixing especially across the north west, it will feel particularly cold, highs of 7 degrees, backed in the brisk wind, it will feel colder than that. in fact, through the weekend it will stay on the windy side, there will be rain around as well. we start off with a risk of icy stretches across parts of i scotland and northern england, there may be snow showers through friday night. icy conditions. sunshine fora night. icy conditions. sunshine for a time, further west we see the cloud building in and eventually breaks of rain spreading in to northern ireland, perhaps western scotland towards the end of the day. blustery and cool, temperatures nine or 10 degrees through saturday afternoon.
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into saturday night we see more outbreaks of rain particularly across northern areas of the uk with the rain turning heavy at times, then the weather front becomes a probably across northern ireland, northern england, north wales, to the north you are in cold air in scotland, sunshine and showers, to the south across england and wales, temperatures won't be quite so low, highs of 13 or 14 celsius and the trend to milder conditions continues into monday. for many of us, much milder, temperatures as high as 18 degrees but there will still be rain around across the north and west of the uk. that is your weather.
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this is bbc news. in his first news conference as president, joe biden has doubled his goal for coronavirus vaccinations — saying 200 million will be delivered in his administration's first hundred days. he also dismissed suggestions of an immigration crisis at the southern border and said he will revisit gun control. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has said that astrazeneca must �*catch up' on vaccine deliveries for the eu before exporting its vaccine supplies elsewhere. european leaders have been meeting to discuss vaccines supplies. the eu has not received anything like the number of vaccines it has ordered. china has imposed sanctions on nine britons, including five mps, in retaliation for british measures taken against chinese officials accused of human rights abuses against the uighur minority in xinjiang province.
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