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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. its been called a monumental moment in the fight against covid — the united states backs a move that would let developing countries manufacture their own vaccines. one of hong kong's most prominent pro—democracy acivists is sentenced to ten months prison for marking the the anniversary of tiananman squeare last year. french fishermen head forjersey to protest new rules the uk is sending two royal navy patrol vessels to monitor the island's main port. super thursday — millions of people across britain will cast a ballot today in a mammoth set of elections for local councillors, mayors, scottish parliament,
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and welsh senned. and they kept on coming — the new mum from mali who gave birth to nine babies at once. hello and welcome. president biden�*s administration has announced the us will support a waiver of intellectual property rights to allow countries around the world to make their own coronavirus vaccines. he was responding to pressure on rich countries to share vaccine supplies and technology. the uk and the european union have both said they do not support the waiver: yet. but two of the biggest vaccine manufacturers pfizer and moderna are us companies.
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their shares fell after the announcement. courtney bembridge has the details. there is no doubt coronavirus vaccines are not getting to the countries they are most needed. infections are spiralling out of control in india and brazil where vaccination rates remain low. while in the us, it is estimated there will be at least 300 million doses more than the population needs by the end ofjuly. even as the vaccination programme extends to children. the question of how to close the gap on vaccine supply and fast is the subject of a fierce debate. 0ne proposal is to waive patents to make it easier for other countries to produce existing vaccines. the us has thrown its support behind the plan saying the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic call for extraordinary measures. it’s extraordinary measures. it's reall extraordinary measures. it�*s really surprising and unprecedented, the move by the
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us department of state and the us department of state and the us government. usually they have been quite protective of intellectual property rights. the world health organization also backs the proposal and says having us support is monumental. this is why. if the virus starts _ monumental. this is why. if the virus starts to _ monumental. this is why. if the virus starts to spread _ monumental. this is why. if the virus starts to spread anywhere| virus starts to spread anywhere uncontrolled it would be at risk of mutating and developing new variants which will come back to haunt those who have managed to control the spread. pharmaceutical companies say the plan would do little to get doses where they are most needed. �* , ., ., , needed. it's the wrong answer to a complex _ needed. it's the wrong answer to a complex problem, - needed. it's the wrong answer to a complex problem, it's - needed. it's the wrong answerj to a complex problem, it's the wrong but simplest answer to a complex problem. it disrupts and distraction tackling the real challenges which are trade bands, including from the us, disrupting supply chains, it prevents the immediate tackling of the bottlenecks in supply chains, the scarcity. the world
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trade organisation _ chains, the scarcity. the world trade organisation needs - chains, the scarcity. the world trade organisation needs all. trade organisation needs all members to agree before any decisions can be made. the uk and the eu maintain they will block the plan, and talks will go on as cases continue to rise. there was a reaction on wall street to the news with some of the top drug stocks trading in the us falling quite significantly, more details in our business coverage in about 25 minutes. to hong kong, where joshua wong and three fellow activists have been sentenced for participating in an illegal assembly on the 4th ofjune last year. the vigil, held annually to commemorate the 1989 tiananmen square massacre in beijing, was banned last year amid coronavirus restrictions and pro—democracy protests. we can cross over now to our correspondent martin yip who is at the courthouse. martin, tell us more about this
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decision. , . . ., decision. the district court here in hong _ decision. the district court here in hong kong - decision. the district court here in hong kong has- decision. the district court| here in hong kong hasjust sentenced, around an hour ago, ten months injail tojoshua ten months in jail to joshua wong, ten months injail tojoshua wong, and six months, and four months each for other defendants, so four activists in total. joshua wong you might remember is the key student leader, as well as another student leader, from the protest back in 2014. they have also been actively participating in the protest against the extradition law amendment bill back in 2019, and all the way into early last year, 2020, so this particular case was about the june four tiananmen square crackdown that
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was held annually in hong kong's victoria park onjune the fourth, and last year the whole of the police force banned the event citing covid—19 emergency laws, they did show up for the event still, thousands of people were there, and they ended up with 24 being unauthorised assembly. joshua wong and three others pleaded guilty, and so today, they received jail sentences. joshua wong has already been imprisoned for a separate case of unauthorised assembly, 13 one half months for that sentence, and we understand the judge has ordered this new ten month jail sentence to be served separately. so month jail sentence to be served separately.- month jail sentence to be served separately. so the two sentences _ served separately. so the two sentences will _ served separately. so the two sentences will not _ served separately. so the two sentences will not run - sentences will not run together, this is extending his term imprisoned by a further ten months, and is likely that
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the commemorations of the tiananmen square massacre will also be deemed illegal this year as well injuly, i understand? year as well in july, i understand? exactly, so what we learned so _ understand? exactly, so what we learned so far— understand? exactly, so what we learned so far is _ understand? exactly, so what we learned so far is the _ understand? exactly, so what we learned so far is the hong - understand? exactly, so what we learned so far is the hong kong | learned so far is the hong kong alliance which organises the event all the way since 1990, has filed this year's application to the authorisation that looks after the victoria park as well as the victoria park as well as the police who have no objection permit. the police are still processing the application, but people do expect this to be banned as well, while the other department has a ready said they would not process any application since the covid—19 pandemic is still going on in hong kong, so it is quite unlikely that this year on june the fourth there will be seas of candlelight again at victoria park marking what happened in beijing in 1989.
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thank you for now, outside the courthouse for us in hong let's get some of the day's other news. anti—government protests in colombia have entered an eighth day, with demonstrators gathering across the country. at least 24 people, including a police officer, have died since the protests began. the un is urging security forces to refrain from using firearms. the nationwide rallies were initially against a now—cancelled tax reform bill but have left more than 800 people injured garrett rolfe, the police officer charged with murder of rayshard brooks, has won his appeal over his dismissal from the force. rolfe who faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted lost his job after the shooting, but a police oversight board has ruled that his dismissal did not follow due process. space x, the company owned by elon musk which aims to carry people into space, has successfully completed another milestone in its development.
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after four previous attempts ended badly, it's latest prototype has completed a successful high—altitude ascent and landing. the company was facing added pressure to succeed with wednesday's flight after nasa announced a version of starship will be used as a lunar lander when the space agency returns humans to the moon. two royal navy ships have been sent to jersey overnight, over fears of a possible blockade by french boats, in an escalating row overfishing rights. the french government threatened to cut off power supplies to the channel island in a dispute over a new licensing system for french fishing vessels. butjersey�*s government says a more imminent danger is a blockade by fishing boats of st helier, the island's main entry point for goods. 0ur europe correspondent, jean mackenzie, is in normandy with the latest.
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this is one of many small ports that lie in the normandy coast, and about six boats left here this morning but they will be joined by other boats along their way and they think by the time they reachjersey their way and they think by the time they reach jersey there will be 50— time they reachjersey there will be 50— 100 small time they reach jersey there will be 50— 100 small boats, and the fishermen say they will protest peacefully, they have no plans to blockade the port, they won't even be fishing, they won't even be fishing, they just want to show their presence, to show how upset and angry they are, they didn't see this coming, they didn't think there would have their rights or their ability to fish in jersey waters impacted by brexit, they have been fishing in these waters most of them, their whole lives, many of these fishermen catch more than 50% of their fish from jersey's waters. under the brexit deal, they still have the right to fair share, they still have the right to fairshare, but they still have the right to fair share, but now they need licenses, have got their licenses, have got their licenses back and they say that there are a whole load of conditions attached to these
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licenses, which means they cannot fish as much as they want to, or as much as they need to, so it that that that they are protesting, they're asking these licenses to be reconsidered to be able to fish more freely like they used to be able to. you are with bbc news. still to come: why the world's oldest person has decided not to carry the torch for the tokyo 2020 olympics. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. the tunnel is not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy.
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now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. - roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated i to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. - this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united states backs an initiative to waive intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines. facebook upholds its suspension of donald trump, ruling that the former president broke its rules.
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in just under two hours, polling stations across great britain will open for a day of elections that's been nicknamed super thursday. there'll be votes for the scottish and welsh parliaments, local governments in england and mayors of more than a dozen cities including london. almost 50 million people will be eligible to cast a ballot in what is a bumper set of polls including some delayed because of the pandemic. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. coronavirus has made today's collections a little different. polling stations have been set “p polling stations have been set up with safety measures, that means cleaning and screens and 1—way systems. there will be a clean pencil for each voter, 1—way systems. there will be a clean pencilfor each voter, or you can bring your own, and you will be asked to wear a face covering inside. there may also be limits on how many people can go in at once. the outbreak of the pandemic delayed elections which word due to take place last years of this year, there are a bumper set of
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polls across most of the country. in scotland, voters will elect a 129 members of the scottish parliament. in wales, all 60 senned set up for election. in england, 4006 and 50 council seats are up. there are also elections for the 39 police and crime commissioner is across england and wales, and a new mp for hartlepool. deposit will be open as usual until ten o'clock tonight. anyone self—isolating because of coronavirus can nominate someone else to cast their vote, and applications for an emergency proxy can be made untilfive p.m.. if you have a completed postal vote which did not make it to the post box, you get handed in at your local polling station until ten p.m.. when it comes to counting results, that will take longer than usual as well. different accounts are taking place over several days, from tonight, until monday. helen catt, bbc news.
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and we will have full coverage of super thursday for you right here on bbc news throughout. now to an extremely rare pregnanc and a possible world record. a 25—year—old woman from mali has given birth to nine babies at once. two more than she expected. the babies were born premature and weigh less than a kilogram each. tanya dendrinos has the details. 0ne. two. three. four. five. six. seven. eight. and nine. halima cisse gave birth to five girls and four boys. the babies are all well
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and, if there are no complications, the family will set a new world record. nonuplets are extremely rare and risky. doctors in mali were worried, so the government intervened and the mother was flown to morocco. translation: she was 25 weeks pregnant so we - tried to make the pregnancy go longer until she reached 30 weeks. she gave birth eventually with the help of a cesarean operation. we were surprised to find nine babies. nadya suleman came to international attention when she had octuplets in 2009, and she holds the current world
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record for most babies born in a single birth to survive. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news now and the latest data from india's health ministry has revealed the country registered more than 412,000 new covid—19 cases in the past 24 hours along with 3,980 deaths. more than 329,000 people were discharged from hospital. those are the latest numbers coming out from india as they try and tackle that crisis at the moment. 0ne unexpected consequence of the coronavirus pandemic was a dramatic reduction in the poaching of wild rhinos. the figure fell by around a third last year — the lowest level in nearly a decade. but as lockdown restrictions ease that number is creeping up again. rangers in south africa are going to extreme measures to tackle the problem. you may find some of the images
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in tim allman's report distressing. by air, and by land, the battle against the poachers rages on. here at the balule nature reserve they hunt down and sedate a giant rhino. what they do next may strike you as rather gruesome. we have decided to de—horn the entire population because of our high level of threat. we're going to de—horn every rhino and even rhinos with calves. de—horning can be controversial, critics say it can leave the animals defenceless. it is designed to deter poachers. why hunt a rhino for its horn when it has already been
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removed? some say it is a relatively short term fix and the horns do eventually grow back but something needs to be done. rhino numbers in this area fell by two—thirds between 2008 and 2019. lockdowns slowed that decline but then the lockdown was eased. since november, december, last year and into 2021, this landscape, and in particular kruger national park, has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino poaching incidents. south africa is at the centre of a poaching crisis. local hunters supplying a lucrative international trade. this may seem like a cruel solution but the poachers will simply let these rhinos die. tim allman, bbc news. time to check on the latest sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with football
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and chelsea have set up an all english champions league final against manchester city later this month. the londoners were 2—0 winners on the night over real madrid in their semi—final second leg, handing them a 3—1 aggregate victory as they look to lift the trophy for the first time since 2012. what's another energetic performance, full of positive attitude, full of hunger. what attitude, full of hunger. what a spirit to show in moments where we needed to suffer in first half and what a reaction in second half. and to never have, the heads were never down, the heads were always up even after these big chances that we missed. the europa league takes centre stage later on thursday and 0le gunnar solskjaer�*s manchester united have a great chance to make it to the final in gdansk in poland later this month. united have a 6—2 advantage over roma going into the second leg of their semi—final in italy on thursday.
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the europa league was the last trophy united won when managed byjose mourinho, they beat ajax 2—0 in the final in may 2017. we are going to play to win that game. and that's the only way i think we should approach these games, to develop, to test ourselves, to challenge ourselves. of course there might be one or two changes in the selection, because of the games coming up as well, but we have to get into the final. meanwhile, villarreal will travel to the emirates stadium with a 2—1 advantage over arsenal in the night's other semi—final. the former arsenal boss unai emery has highlighted pierre—emerick aubameyang as a danger man in the second leg. the gabon forward scored a hat—trick in the semi—final against valencia two years ago, when emery was still in charge at the club. rafael nadal wasn't in a giving mood as he beat birthday boy carlos alcaraz 6—1, 6—2 in their second round match at the madrid 0pen. alcaraz was celebrating his 18th birthday playing against the great clay court
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champion who's looking for a sixth title at this event. his spanish compatriot did manage to break the nadal serve in the fourth game of the second set.. but his dream was short lived going down in straights sets 6—1, 6—2. it would be very fair if i could win. a really enjoy, i really loan from him. and, yes, i think this much made me grow up. in the women's event the world number one ash barty is through to the semi—finals. she was pushed all the way by petra kvitova but eventually came through in three sets at an event where the australian has never previously progressed beyond the last eight.
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it's expected in the coming hours that wales captain alun wynjones will be named as skipper of the british and irish lions squad to tour south africa. head coach warren gatland will also announce his 36 man squad that will play three tests against the springboks after six lead—in games starting with a test match againstjapan at murrayfield on 26june. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that is your sports news for now. 0ur our thanks to tulsen tollett and the team. the world's oldest person has decided not to take part in the torch relay for the tokyo 2020 olympics due to coronavirus concerns. kane tanaka is 118 years old, and was due to participate in the relay in fukuoka province, but with coronavirus cases surging acrossjapan, she has decided to pull out to avoid the risk of spreading the virus. danai howard reports. applause
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. for kane tanaka at this moment was a lifetime achievement. at 160 in years old she was awarded a guinness world records for being the world —— 116. this year, at 118, she was due another monumental moment. kane tanaka was chosen be one of the participants in the torch relay for the tokyo 2020 olympics. but with coronavirus cases are surging injapan she has announced she is pulling out of the torch relay to avoid spreading the virus stop a statement from her nursing home said: the torch relay, which began in march, has been hit hard by the pandemic. a people involved in it have so far been diagnosed with covid. cases have been rocketing for two months now, spurred by variance. last month japan declared a state of emergency
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in tokyo, 0scar, declared a state of emergency in tokyo, oscar, and kyoto to curb the number of infections. it is set to expire next week, but in the worst hit areas there is no sign of a decline in cases. 0n there is no sign of a decline in cases. on wednesday, prime minister yourfigures figure minister your figures figure met with minister yourfigures figure met with ministers to discuss extending the state of emergency. having already been postponed once, japan has said it is determined for the game to go ahead. translation: iii to go ahead. translation: ., ~ translation: if we take appmpriate _ translation: if we take appropriate measures - translation: if we take appropriate measures i l translation: if we take . appropriate measures i think public feeling towards the olympics will change. but held in empty parks _ olympics will change. but held in empty parks away _ olympics will change. but held in empty parks away from - in empty parks away from crowds, this torch relay may be a sign of what's to come this summer. danai howard, bbc news. stay with us we have so much more to come in this programme. all the top business stories. including a look at how companies are getting their workforce back into the office and what the new way of work will look like once we are beyond the pandemic. the bbc has done over the —— sum of its
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own research to look at what people are planning, hybrid working, some from home, some in the office. we will discuss that in detail next. eye will see you soon. hello there. the weather is set to change a bit this weekend as the wind direction changes. at the moment, though, we've still got that cool northerly airflow and that means more showers, heavy showers again during thursday. certainly a dramatic day on wednesday, lots of downpours, hail and some thunder in there as well. a lot of those showers have faded away, so we've got a cold start. may be a frosty start in places on thursday morning. not as cold in the southwest where there is more cloud moving in. that's going to bring a bit of rain and drizzle that will run its way along the south coast through the english channel for a while. but could be a bit snowy to start with in scotland. snow levels will tend to rise, but these heavy showers will move across scotland into northern england. fewer showers for northern ireland, while some may see some sharp showers in the southeast corner of england for a while, there should be fewer showers through the midlands, wales and southern england. temperatures still only 9—12 degrees. another chilly feeling day
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despite some sunshine. as we head into the evening we will see those showers continuing to move their way southwards, fading away for most inland areas overnight. that means temperatures are going to fall away. it's going to be another cold night. there is a risk of a frost, but may not be quite as cold by friday morning. plenty of sunshine to start the day. we will see the cloud developing, and a few showers breaking out as we head into the afternoon. most of those heavier and perhaps thundery showers with hail confined to eastern scotland and some eastern parts of england, turning drier further west. temperatures should be a little bit higher on friday, but still no better than 14, maybe 15 degrees. now into the weekend, the changes i promised. we've got another area of low pressure. that is going to strengthen the wind and these weather fronts will bring some rain up from the southwest. looks like it's going to be a southerly wind that brings that rain and eventually that will introduce some warmer air, especially during the second half of the weekend.
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wet weather, though, i think for england and wales on saturday and for a while in northern ireland, the rain moves slowly northwards into scotland where it's going to be a cold day here. temperatures across england and wales away from the north should get up to 14 or 15 degrees. maybe a touch warmer than that in the southeast if it brightens up as the rain clears later in the day. we should be turning more showery, i think, during sunday and with that warmer air across most areas, 19 or 20 as possible in the southeast. it cools on monday, but the showers will continue.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. goodbye working from home — hello hybrid working. no full—time return to the office for millions, as we emerge from the pandemic, according to bbc research. it's according to bbc research. a healthy percentage of working it's a healthy percentage of working from home and a healthy percentage of being in the office. adverse reaction — pharma shares tumble as president biden backs suspending patents on covid vaccines. ride to recovery — uber reports record bookings in march and april, but losses are still piling up. plus, moral dilemma — why facebook was right and wrong to ban trump. we hearfrom a top member of its oversight board.

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