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this is bbc news: i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the g7 and australia join europe's plan to cap the price of russian oil — reducing the revenues that help moscow fund its war in ukraine. prince william awards the earthshot prize — recognising those working to address climate change. conspiracy theorist alex jones files for bankruptcy — after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars for falsely claiming a school shooting was a hoax. at the world cup — south korea make it through with a last gasp winner — while cameroon make history with victory over brazil:
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yes! i love my team! and will smith in london to promote his film �*emancipation�* — and avoiding talking about that ceremony. we start with the war in ukraine after western allies endorsed a price cap on russian maritime oil exports. in a joint statement with australia, the group of seven rich democracies said it agreed with the 60 dollars—a—barrel cap set by the european union. they confirmed the measure would enter into force on monday or very soon afterwards. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil
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revenues without upsetting global energy markets. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, explained more about the plan. today, the european union, the g7 and other global partners have agreed to introduce a global price cap on seaborne oilfrom russia. this price cap has three objectives. first, it strengthens the effect of our sanctions. second, it will further diminish russia's revenues and thirdly, at the same time, it will stabilise global energy markets. meanwhile, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has told the bbc that ukraine must not be forced to accept a peace deal with russia and warned the war could continue for a long time. the archbishop has been to the site of a mass grave in the city of bucha, from where our eastern
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europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. there are sites in boucher that are now places of quiet pilgrimage for those who come to witness what russia's war is doing to ukraine. this was a mass grave for 116 civilians. ijust wanted to print it on my mind. the archbishop of canterbury wanted to remember the scene because vladimir putin still denies all the evidence that russia is responsible. you've got to tell the truth. however painful, there can never be a way forward built on lies. but he's got to stop lying. putin. and putin.
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there were atrocities committed here. the proof is on display inside the church. oh, my goodness. images of the destruction and of the dead who were strewn in the streets of buka, discovered after russian troops were forced to retreat. oh, yeah. with their hands. hands tied behind their backs and the bullet holes. yeah. after taking in all this, the archbishop�*s message was clear. starting a war. voluntarily by choice is an act of great evil. it was not compelled. it was a matter of choice. and that is, that's the disaster. are you clear that this is vladimir putin's decision, that he's responsible for this war and for the suffering that has followed? i am clear that president putin
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chose to start the war. and release the evil that comes from starting an unprovoked war. yes. ukrainians now call this the bridge of hope. but the crosses are for those killed fleeing russian occupation. itjust makes it very, very real indeed what these people suffered. justin welby told us it's immoral to force a peace on ukraine. he calls this war a struggle for freedom that he's convinced the west has a duty to support. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. several of ukraine's embassies and consulates across europe have been sent parcels containing animals' eyes, including its diplomatic mission in the spanish capital. letter bombs have also arrived
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at targets connected to support of ukraine — including the american embasy in madrid. blood soaked packages were also addressed to ukrainian diplomatic missions in hungary, the netherlands, poland, croatia, italy, austria and the czech republic. kyiv says these incidents are a well—planned campaign of terror and intimidation. guy hedgecoe gave us the latest from madrid. well, all we know is what we've been told by the ukrainian government, which has said that they contained animal eyes, they were blood soaked, the contents of the package with blood soaked. it had a characteristic liquid and a corresponding smell was how the ukrainian authorities put it. and they said that these packages had been sent to eight of its embassies around europe. however, there were other ukrainian embassies around the world, including
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the united states and also the vatican, which have seen similar incidents. for example, the ukrainian embassy and the vatican, we're told, has been vandalized. now, we don't know much more about these packages. at the moment, the ukrainian government has said it's studying very carefully what this all means. it has tightened security in its embassies once again, because, as you said, in in madrid over the last few days, there were incidents, one of which involves the ukrainian embassy here. so it had already tightened security, but it's doing that again in all its embassies around the world. somalia is in the grip of its worst drought for a0 years. the uk's development minister, andrew mitchell, has been on a visit to somalia and promised 14 million pounds in humanitarian aid and new security. he says large numbers of people are in danger of dying from the drought in somalia if the international community does not respond soon.
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our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, was travelling with andrew mitchell and sent this report from the town of dollow in western of somalia. this is what drought is bringing to somalia. growing camps of people forced to leave their homes in search of food after four rainy seasons failed. we have come to dollow in the west amid tight security, to protect us from islamist militants who control much of the country. here, on a rare visit, is a british minister, seeing for himself how uk money has helped girls from the camps get some education, and what more needs to be done. the challenges here are immense, quite apart from the disorder of conflict, it is the challenges caused by the drought,
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the fact that these people have moved away from where they used to live into these temporary camps. hamdi mohammed is one of those girls. 18 years old and very determined. translation: sometimes | go| to sleep hungry and sometimes i cannot buy the books i need for school but i motivate myself. i tell myself that some day things will not be like this and in the future i will be an important person and help my people. there are already more than 130,000 internal refugees here, with hundreds more arriving every day, a scene replicated in towns across the country. this is not a normal. drought that we know. this is a real climate change crisis. - so what needs to be done? we have to make surel that we are saving life. that we are averting the worst to come, in terms of famine. we have to make sure that thei children who are malnourished, who are 1.8 million, i are rescued and they
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are not dying. andrew mitchell is promising more money for security and humanitarian needs, but it is less than britain has given in the past. we have got to do two things here. we have got to beat back the terrorists, and we are, and the government of somalia has shown considerable gains in recent weeks on that, and we have got to address the effects of this drought both in the long term through climate change work and in the short—term, now, going to the aid of desperate people and saving lives. can the british government really make an impact in places like this, when its budget for foreign aid remains cut? it is probably not money that is the key issue here, it is coordination and making sure that everyone else steps up to the plate alongside britain to deliver for people here who, as i say, are in danger of dying in very large numbers if the international community does not react properly. a british minister coming here can make a difference. he can promise a bit more money.
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he can focus the attention of a world distracted by other crises. but can he stop the fighting? can he slow the climate change that many believe is at the root of this problem? james landale, bbc news, in western somalia. childhood friends in oman who figured out how to turn carbon dioxide into rock — are among 5 winners chosen for the prince of wales's prestigious earthshot prize. a warning there is flash photography in the following pictures. the annual awards were created by prince william to fund projects that aim to save the planet. each winner will receive 1.2 million dollars to develop their innovation. prince william announced the winners on friday at a star studded awards ceremony in boston. let's get more from boston now where we can speak to our north america correspondent nada tawfik.
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we have the five winters now take us through who they are and why they were awarded these prizes. and why they were awarded these rizes. , . , ., ., prizes. they really range from all around _ prizes. they really range from all around the _ prizes. they really range from all around the globe - prizes. they really range from all around the globe and - prizes. they really range from all around the globe and we i all around the globe and we will start with the brother of the friends, for from a will start with the brother of the friends, forfrom a company called 44 dot 01, they started their company two years ago and they have found out a way to turn carbon dioxide into rock. so they were awarded by the prize come whether his shots and we heard from the united kingdom, a company that turned plastic packaging into a new creative way, what alternative using seaweed from can yeah and we have clean stones and that came from a mother whose daughter had been severely burned and she understood the
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pollution and the environment from all of her neighbourhood using the burning coal to woke so she learned that these cleaner burning stoves in kenya and she will try to scale that “p and she will try to scale that up and use that more around the neighbourhoods there and we have kt in india. this was a project to give farmers who were experiencing the effects of climate change and experiencing the effects of pesticides being used and handing out greenhouse boxes and they say that they are 90% cheaper than standard green houses in the required 98% less water and again, another innovative solution there from india. and for the earth shot to revive the oceans, they awarded the prize to indigenous women of the great barrier reef in australia and basically, this was a woman that programme
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that combined indigenous knowledge with indigenous technologies to protect the land and sea there and it's a very inclusive group of people from all around the globe and very innovative ideas. it is quite impressive a look the science behind it and of course, prince william saying in the ceremony that these solutions have given them the confidence to believe that the world can address some of these big problems when it comes to climate change and make real progress and it really is worth noting that over a thousand different people and companies apply to this and there are 15 finalists in just five winners in those five winners got £1 million tonight but a key also, they'll be getting support from companies around the world, to help scale up their ideas. fix, help scale up their ideas. a lot of these solutions have come from personal experiences
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and their environments and perfectly applicable to the rest of the world and in terms of support for this real shot prize, how closely was discovered in the united states? i discovered in the united states? ., ., states? i have to say, in the ci of states? i have to say, in the city of boston, _ states? i have to say, in the city of boston, they - states? i have to say, in the city of boston, they were . states? i have to say, in the i city of boston, they were very excited for them to be here for the prize in the headline and sing the british are coming. boston will get the royal treatment but nevertheless, before they even landed here in boston, they were wrecked with controversy, the racism controversy, the racism controversy in buckingham palace and the netflix release that teaser for harry and megan and whether there will be new revelations and more embarrassing details to be revealed about the duke and duchess of cambridge as experiences during that time in marriage and the decision to leave the united states that led to that. and that is
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overshadowed what had been a chance here for the prince and princess of way of to put a more modern phase of the monarchy out to the public in an overseas trip since the late queen died and this put a lot of pressure on them to address those controversies and put out statements in the racism controversy but they did try to stick to their plans here in boston and not be distracted. here in the uk, health officials say parents should be aware of an infection called �*strep a' — after confirming that since september, 6 children have died with an invasive condition caused by it. they include 5 children under the age of 10 in england — and a child in wales. strep a is a bacteria sometimes found in the throat or on the skin.
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colin brown is from the �*uk health security agency'. he says that serious infection is rare — but parents need to be aware of the symptoms. the vast majority of children recover but there will be others who develop more serious invasive diseases, it's under 5% of children that were going to develop a more serious infection. to develop a more serious infection-— infection. what are the symptoms _ infection. what are the symptoms of _ infection. what are the symptoms of that - infection. what are the symptoms of that and | infection. what are the - symptoms of that and how can they be treated?— they be treated? there of someone _ they be treated? there of someone who _ they be treated? there of someone who is - they be treated? there of| someone who is generally they be treated? there of- someone who is generally unwell and can have a high fever, particularly in children and her appetite, sense of dehydration in no wet nappies or very sleepy, if parents are concerned at all over what will make them aware that something is unusual and parents know best about what is normal and
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not normal, they would go and seek medical attention. strep a infections in children are of course not just an issue in the uk. if you're concerned about them, you can find details of how to recognise the condition, how it can affect children, and how it can be treated, on our website. this article from our digital health editor michelle roberts is available at bbc.com/news in the us, the conspiracy theorist alex jones has filed for bankruptcy. it comes less than 2 months after courts ordered the far right podcast host to pay close to $1.5 billion in damages to the families whose children died in a school mass shooting. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington. yes, this is a man who has made a career out of promoting really paranoid allegations against the us government. he is very right—wing media
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commentator who came out of the obscurity of public access tv here in america to become this man who really indulges in these conspiracy theories. one of the theories that he has been promoting for a long, long time is to do with the sandy hook elementary school shooting that happened back in 2012, it is the worst mass school shooting in american history. 26 people were killed, mainly kids. he wrongfully claimed that it was all a government set up, this was a hoax and that this was designed to try and curtail american people's rights to own guns and that the families of the victims were actors and therefore he just denied the existence of these children. and the families said that what he did, his behaviour led to years of harassment and death threats by conspiracy theorists, they took him to court to sue him and they won. now he is meant to give the money but he has filed for bankruptcy in which he has
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basically said that his debt completely outdoes the actual assets that he has so he can't pay them. however, it is worth adding that before the trials happen this summer alexjones had in a deposition sad, yes the shootings did happen but he had also been filing for bankruptcy beforehand. so what has happened today has not been a complete shock to the families but of course it is another blow for them. to the world cup in qatar — and the final round of group games have been played — with two of the favourites being beaten — but still making it into the knock out stages. brazil had already qualified, and mostly fielded a second—string team against cameroon — who made history by becoming the first african team to beat brazil at a world cup with this goal by vincent abou—bakar. but — that victory wasn't enough for cameroon —
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switzerland's 3—2 win over serbia means they went through — only finishing behind brazil on goal difference. earlier this goal in second—half stoppage time gave south korea a win over portugal. but the team had to wait several minutes before the result came through from the uruguay against ghana game. uruguay failed to score the goal that would have sent them through instead — meaning south korea qualified — by virtue of having scored more goals across their games — for the knock—out stages, alongside portugal. given the late hour of the result — not many people came out to celebrate in seoul — but those who did were clearly very thrilled. and here's what the south korean fans in doha made of the result. awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted _ awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted during - awesome! i can't breathe! i almost fainted during the i awesome! i can't breathe! i. almost fainted during the play! it was — almost fainted during the play! it was amazing! _
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almost fainted during the play! it was amazing! i _ almost fainted during the play! it was amazing!— it was amazing! i think with this type — it was amazing! i think with this type of _ it was amazing! i think with this type of performance, l it was amazing! i think with | this type of performance, we can beat brazil in go all the way towards the finals and win the world cup! yes — as that fan just pointed out — next up for south korea is brazil in the round of 16. as for cameroon — theirfans were greatly outnumbered by brazilians at this fan zone in doha — but despite being eliminated from the competition, this fan, at least, still had plenty to cheer about: yes! i love my team! i knew cameron would when! 2—1! 0nly cameron would when! 2—1! only one left! well — he didn't predict the score — but he did foresee the win. so — here's the last 16 line—up in full: the first games come on saturday — with the netherlands facing the usa, and argentina taking on australia. much more on our website — just log on to bbc.com/news and click through to the world cup section — or go via the bbc app
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the actor will smith hit the headlines earlier this year for all the wrong reasons. after he slapped comedian chris rock on stage at the oscars in front of a worldwide audience. he's apologised on a number of occasions— and he's now promoting the release of his first film since the incident— emancipation— based on a true story of an escaped slave in louisiana. 0ur reporter michael mckenzie has been speaking to him at the premiere in london's leicester square. iam here i am here at the european premiere for emancipation i am pleased to say the start of the film will smith joins us now. what is the deal.— what is the deal. this is a true story _ what is the deal. this is a true story and _ what is the deal. this is a true story and you - what is the deal. this is a true story and you play i true story and you play patrick, tell us more about the film. �* . ., , patrick, tell us more about the film. a . , _ patrick, tell us more about the film. a . , ,. film. actually, the picture was cold whipped _ film. actually, the picture was cold whipped peter, _ film. actually, the picture was cold whipped peter, it - film. actually, the picture wasj cold whipped peter, it actually has a — cold whipped peter, it actually has a direct connection to great _ has a direct connection to great britain. it was the first place — great britain. it was the first place that the picture appeared
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and a _ place that the picture appeared and a great britain potentially would — and a great britain potentially would have entered the war on the side — would have entered the war on the side of the south but the image — the side of the south but the image of— the side of the south but the image of whipped peter being plastered all over british newspapers, there was an outcry that was _ newspapers, there was an outcry that was a — newspapers, there was an outcry that was a big part of the end of america's slave trade. the sub'ect of america's slave trade. the subject matter _ of america's slave trade. the subject matter of _ of america's slave trade. tie: subject matter of slavery, hope, families, survival, how do you prepare for a rule like that? ., ., , ., �* that? you really don't, you know. that? you really don't, you know yet. _ that? you really don't, you know. yet, it _ that? you really don't, you know. yet, it was - that? you really don't, you| know. yet, it was grueling, mad — know. yet, it was grueling, man it _ know. yet, it was grueling, man. it was clearly the most difficult _ man. it was clearly the most difficult film that i've ever worked _ difficult film that i've ever worked on and, you know, out in the swamps, we wanted to shoot and a _ the swamps, we wanted to shoot and a lot— the swamps, we wanted to shoot and a lot of the actual locations. and just the depiction of human cruelty, it wears— depiction of human cruelty, it wears on— depiction of human cruelty, it wears on your psyche and it was difficult — wears on your psyche and it was difficult for all of us, but i feel— difficult for all of us, but i feel that when people get into the movie theatre, they're
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going _ the movie theatre, they're going to _ the movie theatre, they're going to see some big special. this is— going to see some big special. this is your first film since the incident, are you afraid that some of the fence might not support this film? i that some of the fence might not support this film?- not support this film? i feel very happy _ not support this film? i feel very happy that _ not support this film? i feel very happy that all - not support this film? i feel very happy that all of - not support this film? i feel very happy that all of the i very happy that all of the artists— very happy that all of the artists that are involved in this— artists that are involved in this film _ artists that are involved in this film are finally getting an opportunity in the film is coming _ an opportunity in the film is coming out and i am ecstatic about— coming out and i am ecstatic about the _ coming out and i am ecstatic about the work and the artistry of this— about the work and the artistry of this film and, you know, my heart _ of this film and, you know, my heart yearns and hopes that the artists— heart yearns and hopes that the artists involved will get a fair— artists involved will get a fair shot. it how long are you in london _ fair shot. it how long are you in london for? we are here for a couple — in london for? we are here for a couple of— in london for? we are here for a couple of days and we're going _ a couple of days and we're going to _ a couple of days and we're going to hang out for a couple of days — going to hang out for a couple of days and hope we can see some — of days and hope we can see some sights, and london before christmas — some sights, and london before christmas is one of the best cities — christmas is one of the best cities on _ christmas is one of the best cities on earth and so, we will have — cities on earth and so, we will have some _ cities on earth and so, we will have some fun here. thank you very much _ have some fun here. thank you
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very much. you'll make the is out on — very much. you'll make the is out on the _ very much. you'll make the is out on the 9th of december. the film is out on the 9th of december. hello. well, i think most of us will need our thick coats, hats and gloves as well this weekend. it's the wind more than anything that's going to make it feel particularly chilly and also the lack of sunshine. it will be quite cloudy at times. this is the satellite picture. and weather fronts are stalling in the atlantic. they're not making much progress towards the east. the weather fronts that normally bring the mild weather and the rain. and the reason for that is this area of high pressure, very intense area of high pressure that's established itself over russia. and basically it's pushing all the air from east towards the west and it keeps the weather fronts at bay.
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so there will be one very close to the northwest of the uk, to the hebrides there i think through the course of the night and into tomorrow. but for many of us it is that easterly breeze. 0ccasional showers, variable amounts of cloud and not particularly cold, at least not on the thermometer. it's the breeze that stops the temperatures from falling to low. and i don't think there'll be much mist orfog around either. maybe local mist or fog. so, variable amounts of cloud for many of us tomorrow, occasional showers and i think some cloudier, more damp weather here in the northwest. and also it will be a little bit milder in the western isles, ten degrees. for most of us around, say six or seven degrees celsius. now, let's have a look at saturday night into sunday. you can see that easterly wind pushes out these weather fronts out into the atlantic. they actually fizzle away as we go through the course of sunday. so apart from some showers which form over the north sea and get pushed in. no weather fronts abouts, but very cloudy, i think in the south of england and wales on sunday are really low grey skies. it'll feel quite raw
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in that easterly winds. so sure, the temperatures may reach briefly around five or six degrees celsius, but as you can imagine, the wind chill will make it feel quite a bit colder, say a couple of degrees above freezing. how about next week? it is going to turn colder still, maybe cold enough for some wintry showers in northern parts of the uk. nothing spectacularly cold. four or five degrees celsius happens this time of the year, of course, but we are going to lose the easterly and the cold air this time is actually will be plummeting from the from the north. so from the more arctic regions. bye— bye.
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this is bbc news, the headlines. australia and the g7 have confirmed they will endorse a price cap set by the european union on russian maritime oil exports. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues without upsetting global energy markets. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. the far right us talk show host, alexjones, has filed for bankruptcy, after being fined almost 1.5 billion dollars for defamatory comments, about the sandy hook school shooting. jones had argued for years that the massacre was a "staged" government plot, and that no—one died. prince william has named the winners
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