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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: at the football world cup the five—time winners brazil, reach the quarter—finals with a convincing 4—1 win. but the two remaining asia teams —japan and south korea — both crash out. we'll have all the latest from doha. also coming up on newsday: we have a special report from haiti — one of the most dangerous places on earth — where law and order has collapsed, and violence, rules the streets. i was iwas in i was in the house and i was so scared, i was shaking. i did not know what to do. they mostly kill young man. there
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was a hierarchy in the family. there was leaking and planting of stories. harry and meghan release the latest trailer for their six—part series that starts this week. and breaking through as a young teenager. we talk to superstar billie eilish, about the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. it is really hard to change and grow and mature and, like, become a human. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. brazil have turned on the style, and cruised into the quarter finals of the world cup with a 4—1 victory over south korea. brazil were 4—0 up by half time. and it was heartbreak
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for the other asian team left in the tournament as japan lost in a dramatic penalty shootout to croatia. let's get the latest from nesta mcgregor in doha. well, as you can see, following the full—time whistle, fans are streaming out of the stadium. naturally, the brazilian fans are a lot happier than their south korean fans after a convincing 4—1 victory. all goals from brazil coming in this first half, south korea bravely battled and if there is a consolation, they won the second half i—o. it does mean there are no more countries from the asian continent left in the tournament. that is because earlier japan lost their last 16 match against croatia. it was 1—1 after extra time, the first penalty shoot—out of this tournament and japan lost it 3—1. it is worth saying, the japanese team and the fans have been a credit to the world cup, they will be missed. we can remember those images of the japanese fans cleaning
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the stadium after matches and the team left the dressing rooms spotless on several occasions. japan, definitely one of the best supported teams in doha, and fans have been given their reaction after that brave, brave defeat. so disappointed. this time, we japanese team have a lot of talented players as well, and also experienced players as well. no words to explain my feeling. japan. yes, we proud. thank you, japan and croatia. japanese fans that they're reacting to that defeat to croatia in the last 16. it is worth saying that the japanese football association has plans to win the world cup by 2050. some might call that ambitious but what this tournament has already shown, japan were in a group with spain and germany so they can compete with the best teams in europe, south america, and africa.
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woongbee lee is from the bbc�*s korean service. earlier i asked him if south korea was unlucky to come up against brazil. as a south korean, it is disappointing but at the same time, it is impressive that the country made it to the round of 16. brazil was undoubtedly one of the strongest countries participating in the world cup so realistically the chances were low and i would say south korea was unlucky to meet brazil right after getting out of the group tournament. is your sense that something similar happened with japan as well? we heard from those fans didn't mw and what a credit they have been to the entire tournament but they also went up against a pretty tough team, croatia. yes, so, japan was amazing throughout this world cup, their play, their spirit, everything was perfect, and they went toe to toe with 2018 runners—up croatia but unfortunately there are no countries from asia now that
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south korea, japan, and australia all couldn't make it to the quarterfinals. do you reckon, even with these defeats, how will be performances by these teams be viewed, the fact that they got out of the groups, was that a minimum requirement of su ccess 7 yes, i would say so, and i think most of the public are happy, so south korea isn't going to focus on the loss, they are going to celebrate its win. south korea made it to the round of 16 in 12 years and it is that growth that south korea is going to take away, so they will not allow one loss to overshadow what the country achieved in this world cup. the fighting spirit, i love that. it is early to look at the future but in terms of the 2026 world cup, what can these teams do between now and then to improve their chances of success? so, for south korea, it will be finding the next son heung—min.
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u think in this world cup there are many like him who will flourish and show better performance in the upcoming world cup so it is about investing resources and fans should keep paying attention to those players. a special report for you now from haiti — where the united nations says that it is on the verge of the abyss, as heavily armed gangs expand their control of the country. human rights groups say armed groups control at least 60% of the capital port—au—prince, and the surrounding areas. and they warn rape is increasingly being used as a weapon. in the first six months of this year, the un has documented 934 killings in the capital and 680 kidnappings. most of the victims were not directly involved in gangs. violence has escalated since the assassination of the country's president
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jovenel moise injuly of 2021 — a crime for which no—one has been put on trial. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin sent this report from the haitian capital. and a warning — it contains distressing material. this is gang territory in port—au—prince, almost as far as the eye can see. but it seems the world isn't looking and the haitian capital has become a gangster�*s paradise. it's morning in a middle—class suburb. minutes after a shoot—out, a show of force by the police. but usually it's the gangs who call the shots. there are over 100 armed groups in the city instilling fear and silence. police are still searching the scene here. there's an ak—47 on the ground and some ammunition. there are also drops of blood.
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now, this is an armoured car. police say they were tracking it for about two weeks. they say it was being used by a kidnap gang. it's about eight in the morning here and morning and evening rush hours are peak time for the kidnappers. there was a battle with police officers and the bad guys. one of them died. and we got the vehicle and this is one of the weapons the bad guys had in their hands. do they have many armoured vehicles, the kidnappers? i don't know, there are plenty. i'm sure there are plenty. nearby, the body of an alleged gang member. the police told us, "we stopped them today." across town, francois sinclair has just been patched up at a trauma hospital run by doctors without borders.
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he saw gunmen holding up two cars in front of his. when he tried to get away, he got a bullet in the arm. have you ever thought that the violence is so bad here that you would like to leave haiti? 10,000 times, he tells me. "i can't even call my mum to tell her what happened to me because she's getting older. in the end, the way things are, it's better to leave if you can." claudette is another recent victim of the gangs. she was hit by a stray bullet and lost her leg. "i don't know how i'll manage", she says. "i can't run and walk the way i used to." she worries she will
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never marry now. gang warfare often erupts here in broad daylight. why not? gunmen are in league with corrupt politicians and have some police on the payroll. that's according to human rights campaigners who say the gangs of port au prince have no limits. there are many here with stories that are harrowing to tell and to hear. like this man. his neighbourhood is controlled by a gang whose rivals came on a killing spree. for his safety, we are not naming the area or the armed group involved. translation: i was in the house and i was so scared. _
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i was shaking. i didn't know what to do. they mostly kill young men. my wife took me and hid me under the bed and covered me with piles of clothes. and my nephew was hiding in the wardrobe. soon the gunmen were in his house. when his nephew ran from his hiding place they chased him and killed him. translation: what hurts me the most is that when i was i under the bed i couldn't see, but i could hear the men raping my wife. they were raping her and i was under the bed and i could say nothing. he sobs. there are things you would never wish on anyone, he says. his wife is now pregnant and they don't know if he is the father.
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he tells us haiti has been erased from their hearts. some police here are risking their lives trying to make the streets safe, but others have actually formed their own gang. and haiti's weak and tainted government is accused of looking the other way as the crisis deepens. 0rla guerin, bbc news, port—au—prince. we will be bringing you the second part of that special report on haiti tomorrow on newsday so do stay tuned for that. staying with haiti, the canadian government has announced sanctions against three wealthy haitian businessmen. it accuses them of financing the country's criminal gangs. let's take a look
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at some other stories in the headlines. shopkeepers in more than twenty provinces in iran closed their businesses on monday as part of a three—day strike. the action is in support of anti—government protests sparked by the death in custody of mahsa amini. at least 33 people have been killed after a landslide buried a bus in the northwest of colombia. the landslide — which was caused by strong rains — struck the vehicle in risaralda province. president gustavo petro said the deaths included three children. a man who shot a dogwalker working for the us pop star lady gaga and stole two of her french bulldogs has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. prosecutors in los angeles said james howard jackson did not contest the charge of attempted murder. the leader of the uk labour party, sir keir starmer, has pledged to abolish the house of lords as part of an overhaul of the country's constitution. he described the upper chamber as indefensible,
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and said a labour government would replace it with a democratic assemble of nations and regions. nasa's next generation capsule is heading back to earth after making a close pass of the moon. if the orion spaceship survives its re—entry this weekend, engineers could determine it is ready to carry astronauts to the moon later this decade you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we talk to teen superstar billie eilish about the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have
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been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man. they hold responsiblel for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering - to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines —
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at the football world cup, the five—time winners brazil reach the quarterfinals with a convincing win, but both remaining asia teams crash out. the united nations warns haiti is now one of the most dangerous places on earth, as law and order has collapsed, and gang violence rules the streets. to ukraine now, where there have been electricity blackouts in parts of the country, after russia fired a new series of missiles, aimed at disrupting the country's power grid. they came hours after explosions at two military airfields in russian territory, which moscow has blamed on kyiv. tom brada reports. an alleged ukrainian drone attack, deep in russian territory. unmanned drones were intercepted over two russian airbases in saratov and ryazan, hundreds of kilometres from the border. translation: the kyiv regime, in order to disable russian - long—range aircraft, made attempts to strike
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with unmanned aerial vehicles at two military airfields. according to russian officials, three servicemen were killed and four more were injured. ukraine has not officially commented on the explosions. however, its airforce tweeted what happened, together with an emerging and images of what looked like a badly damaged aircraft. satellite images from sunday appeared to show a fleet of russian bombers atan airfield. they are capable of firing cruise missiles, one of the key weapons against ukraine. president putin wanted to show he was still in the driving seat. earlier that day, president putin was visiting the scene of another recent attack. in a show of supposed its strength, he drove across the bridge linking russia to annexed crimea less
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than two months after it was torn apart by an explosion. reports of this latest attack are likely to embarrass the kremlin, and just hours after the news broke, russia launched a fresh wave of missiles. translation: both of my neighbours died. they were stood by the car whilst seeing off their son and daughter—in—law. they went outside to wave them off and were killed. ukraine claims it shut down the majority of russian missiles. moscow, meanwhile, claims it struck all of its targets. beyond the human casualties, a major victim once again was ukraine's power grid. areas in the south were left entirely without electricity, a potentially deadly problem, as winter weather arrives. temperatures have dropped below zero in most of the country and reached minus eight degrees in kyiv. these repeated attacks on the energy system are putting millions of civilians at risk. russia's coordinated assault on ukraine's power grid began on october 10th, just days after the bridge attack in crimea. this latest alleged attack is perhaps another sign that the war is not going quite as the kremlin would have hoped.
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to other stories for you now. prince harry has said there's a "dirty game" with "leaking" and "planting of stories" within the royal household, in a new trailer for his and meghan�*s upcoming netflix series. the streaming platform has released a second one—minute teaser, which contains a number of accusations. there's a hierarchy of the family. you know, there's leaking but there's also planting of stories. there was a war against meghan to suit other people's agendas. it's about hatred, it's about race. i it's a dirty game. the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy. i realised, they're never going to protect you. i was terrified. i didn't want history to repeat itself. no—one knows the full truth. we know the full truth.
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earlier, i spoke to our correspondent nada tawfik in new york, and she gave me this update. she gave me a sense of how much interest there is in this series. yeah, well, karishma, this has really captured the interest of media and people here in this country, as well as around the globe. i mean, people in the united states are just as divided over harry and meghan, i would say, as the british public. some criticising them, talking about the timing of this. on one hand, it is when king charles is in the first few months of his reign, but also we saw last week, already, how the timing of this had overshadowed the prince and princess of wales' first trip to the united states in eight years, and really their attempt to put a mark, a stamp on the legacy in that new title. but on the other hand, you have those who are celebrating them, who are saying it is incredibly brave of them for speaking out
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about what is perceived, allegedly, as structural racism, deep—rooted problems within the monarchy, and about the misunderstanding about mental health, and, in fact, as you mentioned there, they are receiving an award tomorrow night, they are being honoured by the robert f kennedy human rights foundation for that very reason, so i would say a very mixed response here in the united states, but, nevertheless, with the drama we saw in that trailer, it has certainly intrigued a lot of people. we willjust have to see how many actually do tune in. yahs, absolutely, i am sure it was highly anticipated, neda, butjust in terms of the royal visit you were talking about a little earlier, how is that viewed, particularly given the context that we are in, with the netflix documentary coming out, the royal racism row as well last week? yeah, it's really interesting because i think princess diana was so well loved in this
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country that there is still a lot of affection toward prince william, prince harry, and so during that royal visit, i was there in boston, william and catherine did have crowds greeting them at each event, excited to take a picture with them, to welcome them to america. but i think there is also concern that, even though they shouldn't be blamed for past issues, that we are in a different time, a modern world, where issues of hierarchy and whether institutions like the royal family should still exist, so, again, a very divided view there. mona lewer, the well�*s largest active volcano is continuing to erupt. love is slowing down the side of the volcano at a temperature of 1000 celsius for the first time since 1984. now, experts say this does not yet prove a big threat to the local population in the state
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governor has told the bbc that the larva was flowing away from residential areas and did not currently pose any risk to property. after signing a record deal at the age ofjust 14, billie eilish has gone on to become a superstar. this year, she was the youngest artist to ever headline glastonbury, and she won an oscar for best song for the bond film, no time to die. in an exclusive interview for the bbc 100 women season, she discusses her identity. here's megha mohan. imposter syndrome, amidst a sea of awards. thank you for this. billie eilish caught the music industry's attention at the age 14, when a song she uploaded on soundcloud went viral. she's now the first artist born in the 21st—century to hit number one in the billboard charts, and win an oscar. some parts of last year and the year before arejust, like, whoo! i was just in a downward spiral impostor syndrome. 15 was when people decided that that was who i was,
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so it's really hard to change and grow and mature and, like, become a human, when people decided that you were one thing. it absolutely drives me insane that you can look up billie eilish and videos that come up are things i said when i was 15. almost nothing i said before two months ago i still believe! laughter a young artist who's still finding her own identity with each new album and magazine profile. one thing you did say, though, was when you think about your identity, you like sort of amalgamating masculine and feminine. do you think about yourself like that still, in terms of your identity? yeah, ifeel the most powerful when i feel masculine. what do you mean by masculine? i don't know. like, depending on how i walk and stand, and my clothes and, like, right now, i'm wearing a tighter shirt, and i'm wearing a more low—cut shirt and, you know, the older me
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would have been like, "eurgh! please don't!" but i like it. it makes me feel good now. and it'sjust the balance of the two, you know? having already carved out her own record—breaking career, she's excited about the future of female artists in a previously male—dominated music industry. you said a couple of years ago that you don't think there are many headlining opportunities for women. and then, look at you, the youngest person to headline glastonbury. i know! what do you think has changed for women in that time? being a female at all, and especially being a very young female, especially in this industry, its really hard to make people believe in you. i mean, i'm just in awe of the time we're in right now, because women are just, like, at the top right now. i mean, at the top of all the charts, it's women, women, women. i mean, it's, like, the most incredible thing for me to see. that's all for now.
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stay with bbc world news. thank you forjoining me. hello. it is getting much colder as we go through the rest of this week. there is some snow in the forecast across the uk but will you see it? probably, if you are across the far north of scotland. here, snow at times, which will eventually give some good coating of snow in places. around the peripheries of southern scotland, hit and miss, those snow flurries, but only a small chance through much of the population. what will be widespread is the cold. we'll all feel it, those northerly winds bringing that chill right south across the country, daytime temperatures for a few barely getting above freezing later this week, and the frost by night will be fairly widespread, and quite sharp, too. the frost to start tuesday, though, a bit more hit and miss, mainly across western areas, skies clearing,
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best of the sunshine. there will already be a few wintry flurries across northern scotland, which will turn more to sleet and snow through the day. rain showers down eastern counties of england with a fair bit of cloud at times, but cloud across southern areas should break up a bit more, although we will continue to see showers in the channel islands. temperatures around five to 8 degrees, starting to drop a bit lower than we would normally expect at this time of the year. tuesday night into wednesday, the snow showers keep coming around the edges, but certainly northern scotland will start to see a little bit more in the way of snowfall to lower levels by this stage, the breeze keeping temperatures up in stornoway, but a more widespread frost to take us into wednesday morning, the exception being through some eastern counties of england. still a weather front here, which will bring a bit more cloud and a few showers, mainly of rain, but that northerly wind around an area of high pressure in greenland means that showers in northern scotland will turn increasingly to snow. a few wintry flurries possible along these sea districts of eastern england, and mainly rain showers towards the west, but along here, particularly northern ireland there will be sleet and snow at times.
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the vast majority will have a dry day with crisp, winter sunshine. it will feel cold, though, even with that sunshine. this is what it will feel like in that northerly breeze, for many, feeling sub—zero. and another surge of even colder air comes through the night, wednesday into thursday. it will bring a zone of cloud southwards. we are not expecting too much of the showers at the moment but there is some around the edges once again, and what does fall from the sky will be mainly a mixture of sleet, hail, or rain. it is going to feel cold out there, as well, with that added wind—chill. as we go through into friday, slight change in wind direction means some eastern counties have less of a chance of showers, perhaps more showers into the west, but many will be dry, sunny, and once again pretty cold. take care.
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the other main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. as winter takes hold in europe and millions struggle to pay their energy bills, just how much progress is being made in bringing in affordable alternatives for the long term? in the rush to rescue itself from russia, europe has signed more than 50 new energy deals this year. but will they keep the lights on for the long term and at what cost in other parts of the world are also racing to secure the supplies they need. so this former top
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european union energy official will tell me how the continent can find the fuel to keep

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