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welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.. thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil, zha—yer bolsonaro, have stormed the country's parliament. president lula has condemned the protesters as fascist vandals. translation: we think - there was a lack of security. and i wanted to tell you that all of those people who did this will be found and punished. emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic, nearly three years ago. britain's prince harry says he never intended to hurt his father
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or brother by writing a memoir, and talks about his mother's funeral the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mother's coffin, and...there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. it's seven in the morning in singapore and eight in the evening in brasilia — where thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, zhayer bolsonaro, have stormed jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country's national congress. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped
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in the brazilian flag, quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. brazilian police say they've now retaken control of the congress building. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socialist, luis inacio lula da silva who was sworn in last week. mr bolsonaro�*s supporters have been calling for military intervention and the resignation of mr lula da silva. the brazilian president who's in sao paulo has condemned the invasion by what he called �*fascist fanatics�*. with all the latest here's tom brada i wave of unrest at the heart of brazilian politics. supporters of jair bolsonaro have stormed three key sites in the capital. they have broken into the national congress building. stream into the countries
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supreme court. and ransacked part of the residential policy. the president who is currently in sao paulo, gave this warning. translation: i paulo, gave this warning. translation:— paulo, gave this warning. translation: ., ., , ., ., translation: i want to tell you that all the peeple — translation: i want to tell you that all the people who _ translation: i want to tell you that all the people who this _ translation: i want to tell you that all the people who this will— translation: i want to tell you that all the people who this will be - all the people who this will be found and punished. democracy allows for freedom of people found and punished. democracy allows forfreedom of people but found and punished. democracy allows for freedom of people but it also allows for the institution. this came a week _ allows for the institution. this came a week after _ allows for the institution. this came a week after president lewis election. many of mr paulson are a supporters claim the election was stolen. they stage process, block highways and openly called for a military coup. some say authorities should have done better. some say authorities should have been better prepared. authorities should have been better reared. �* , ., authorities should have been better --reared. �* , ., , ., prepared. there didn't seem to be a olice prepared. there didn't seem to be a police president _ prepared. there didn't seem to be a police president in _ prepared. there didn't seem to be a police president in the _ prepared. there didn't seem to be a
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police president in the capital- police president in the capital force the potential like something thatis force the potential like something that is to happen. hardly any police on the street. barricades were easily overthrown by the supporters. just a mess in the capital. maw; easily overthrown by the supporters. just a mess in the capital.— just a mess in the capital. many are drawin: just a mess in the capital. many are drawing comparisons _ just a mess in the capital. many are drawing comparisons with _ just a mess in the capital. many are drawing comparisons with the - just a mess in the capital. many are drawing comparisons with the us i drawing comparisons with the us capitol riots in 2021. but president lula has already taken power and because brazil's congress and supreme court are in recess, their official buildings are largely empty. regardless, this unrest will raise uncomfortable questions. the - resident raise uncomfortable questions. tue: president is raise uncomfortable questions. tte: president is already raise uncomfortable questions. tt2 president is already called to govern. this is a very serious issue. so, this is a serious event, the seas like a brake on democratic routes. a , the seas like a brake on democratic routes. , ., , ., . ., routes. many hoped that the election of president — routes. many hoped that the election of president lula _ routes. many hoped that the election of president lula would _ routes. many hoped that the election of president lula would usher - routes. many hoped that the election of president lula would usher in - of president lula would usher in a calmer chapter in brazilian politics. these dramatic scenes suggest that those predictions were
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premature. tom rada bbc news. let's take a closer look at where this is happening. bolsonaro's supporters are in brazil's capital brasilia. demonstrators overwhelmed police and entered the national congress complex. other protestors have invaded the presidential palace, supreme court and some ministry buildings. let's hear from some of them. translation: i am here in this totally peaceful demonstration l because i don't agree with all of the theory of lula, the vice president, the supreme court and the superior electoral court. we want new elections, clean ballot boxes. we don't believe that this election was democratic. there are several indications that there was fraud. that there was corruption. i'm joined now by thiago amparo, who is a law professor based in sao paulo. great to get you on the programme professor. we have just heard from some of the demonstrators at those protests. was a potus of this nature
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expected? hat protests. was a potus of this nature exected? ., ., , ., ., ., expected? not really. not at that skilled but it — expected? not really. not at that skilled but it was _ expected? not really. not at that skilled but it was predictable - expected? not really. not at that skilled but it was predictable that something of that sort could happen. over the past couple of days there was a lot of numbers of new protesters are arriving to the capital. so, this event brings mystic feelings. on one hand, and events of that skit was not predicted. on the other hand, this event was the climax of a movement that was building up since jair bolsonaro fake news about the electoral protests. places all of the country including the capital. on the one hand on that scale it was not predicted but on the other hand this movement was building up for
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months during the elections and after the elections as well. is it as simple as the protestors want lula out — and jair bolsonaro in? not really, i think it is more complex than that. there are several factors that contributed to the result of the images we saw today. on the one hand, the protesters are against the electoral system which are based in not real information. on the other hand, also, the armed officials, especially police officers, did not do enough. some of them are supporters of former presidentjair bolsonaro. there were pictures of police officers taken selfies and not being strong in engagements. there were months and years of fake news and spreading of
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mis—infringing first—generation and pro—military, and probe so this is not simply a position against president lula who won the election but actually, this was a movement seeking military intervention should. seeking a attack on democracy. as a comparison, this is similar to the invasion in the united states. so, this is some surely something of a skill not president and in result. t’m surely something of a skill not president and in result. i'm glad ou president and in result. i'm glad you brought _ president and in result. i'm glad you brought up _ president and in result. i'm glad you brought up that _ president and in result. i'm glad you brought up that comparison| you brought up that comparison because there has been some speculation that the riots on capitol hill were an inspiration that these protesters were trying to emulate. do you think there is truth to that? t
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emulate. do you think there is truth to that? ~' ~' to that? i think so. i think the insoiration — to that? i think so. i think the inspiration by _ to that? i think so. i think the inspiration by the _ to that? i think so. i think the inspiration by the fire - to that? i think so. i think the inspiration by the fire right. to that? i think so. i think the inspiration by the fire right in | inspiration by the fire right in brazil, their inspiration with the united states right wing supporters of donald trump, for instance. including the former presidentjair bolsonaro who is right now in the united states, he left brazil before the inauguration of president lula. refuse to consider the the tradition of passing on the mandate to the new president. there was lots of exchange of ideas and rhetoric between these two groups. so it was clear that it was inspired by the situation in the united states and i think in the context of residents it was on a larger scale than we saw in the united states. although, what we sought no tonight, we sought the process already it the main buildings. the buildings are not
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only physically but symbolically destroyed the stop.— only physically but symbolically destroyed the stop. thank you for “oininu us destroyed the stop. thank you for joining us on _ destroyed the stop. thank you for joining us on the _ destroyed the stop. thank you for joining us on the programme. - destroyed the stop. thank you for i joining us on the programme. thank ou for joining us on the programme. thank you for having _ joining us on the programme. thank you for having me. _ well you can keep up to date with this developing story. just head to the bbc news website for the latest coverage, news and analysis to other news now — and for the first time in nearly three years, china has lifted quarantine rules for people arriving from abroad. it's the final step in the government's dismantling of its zero—covid policies. the abrupt change has driven a rapid rise in coronavirus cases and has prompted other countries to impose restrictions on chinese tourists. so let's take a look at some of those who want reassurance before travellers from china arrive on their shores. the united states and the uk are introducing compulsory pre—flight covid—19 tests.
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india wants proof of a negative covid—19 test no more than 72 hours prior to departure for those arriving from china, south korea will impose testing before and after arriving in the country japan and italy require testing upon arrival and quarantine for those who test positive. malaysia says it will begin screening all inbound travellers from china and elsewhere for fever. australia, canada, france, spain and several other countries are all imposing some kind of covid testing or vaccination requirements. martin yip spent sunday at the border between mainland china and hong kong, from where he reports. time to go home, finally. here at the hong kong checkpoint, travellers came streaming in again this sunday morning heading for the western province. this is in mainland china.
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the crowd is much smaller in size than before, but still lively after almost three years of covid restrictions. even though the risk of catching covid is still high. this is in mainland china. translation: i'm pretty excited. it's easier to head home now. i booked my shuttle bus ticket right away to go see my family there. the outbreak in mainland china has been going on for months, but i'm a bit worried because i have never got covid before. and the bridge checkpoint is just one of them. more people have taken the metro train heading to the north of the border. hong kong's leader is eager to check how things are going. at present, up to 50,000 can cross the border daily, but he promises to discuss fully reopening the border with his mainland china counterparts. for some, the reopening is way too quick. china says it is still in control. translation: downgrading covid does i not mean letting it out of control. i rather, we have been more scientific,
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targeted and efficient in our response. we can do better in coordinating pandemic response and economic development. people are still wondering how rapid china is de—escalating all these measures, you could take a look at the other side of this bridge. the only place in china we can look at the gamble in a casino. it is treating covid is an endemic disease this morning, meaning if you get it you don't need to report yourself to the authorities any more. it is more like cold and flu. and in mainland china, no criminal charges will be pressed any more for those breaching lockdown measures. in hong kong, you still need to wear a facemask. for now, reuniting with loved ones might be the only thought in these travellers' minds. health authorities have warned rural clinics to prepare for any possible outbreak and they will have to hold
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the fort for 40 days. martin yip, bbc news hong kong let's talk to gary bowerman, he's director of "�*check in asia' and an asia travel trends analyst. he's worked in the travel industry for years and joins us now from kuala lumpur. great to get you on the programme. in the first instance from what my colleague martin has been reporting on. obviously emotional scenes as people travel and meet their families again. what's is your sense as to how keen people are to travel from china into other parts of the world? ,., ., ., �*, from china into other parts of the world? , ., �*, ., , world? good morning. it's a very fine report _ world? good morning. it's a very fine report because _ world? good morning. it's a very fine report because it _ world? good morning. it's a very fine report because it shows i world? good morning. it's a very i fine report because it shows exactly what the situation is right now. the opportunity to travel again, we know there is pent—up demand for reunions and homecomings. that would be the initial driver of outbound travel.
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the re—connections and we have seen that over the region in the past year or so. we have seen bookings are looking quite strong. the big problem at the moment is there are not enough lights outbound from china and that might take time to build up those capacities. the other roblem build up those capacities. the other problem are — build up those capacities. the other problem are these _ build up those capacities. the other problem are these restrictions i build up those capacities. the other problem are these restrictions are l build up those capacities. the other problem are these restrictions are i | problem are these restrictions are i don't know if you would think these are restrictions, on travellers coming in. how much will that be an impediment?— coming in. how much will that be an imediment? ., ., ., ,, . , ., impediment? there are two aspects of out. the impediment? there are two aspects of out- the actual — impediment? there are two aspects of out. the actual testing _ impediment? there are two aspects of out. the actual testing requirements l out. the actual testing requirements are not an impediment. urban chinese are not an impediment. urban chinese are so used to being tested regularly over the past few years to maintain their greenhouse code and live a normal life. the actual testing component is not much of a worry. as you said, some countries are re—imposing quarantine if you arrive and that would be a disincentive. i think south korea
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said in the past few days that round about 23% of chinese arrivals, which is still low in numbers, but 23%, almost one quarter, tested positive on arrival. unseal these measures settle down, which i imagine it won't be until the other side of spring festival, that would be a disincentive. th spring festival, that would be a disincentive.— disincentive. in terms of how the travel industry _ disincentive. in terms of how the travel industry pans _ disincentive. in terms of how the travel industry pans out - disincentive. in terms of how the travel industry pans out over i disincentive. in terms of how the travel industry pans out over the | travel industry pans out over the next few months. what do you think the outlook outlook would be for it? i think that's a right which a look at it. probably over the next few months or the next few years. i think managing expectations will be permanent. the timing allies would be for sedate spring check period. over the next few months we will start to see more passports being issued because passport issuing has not happened in china recently. more flights and more opportunities which would bring flight price which is
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high from china down. i think managing expectations and i think the industry expects that the second half of the year you expect more" travel from china.— half of the year you expect more" travel from china. how important our chinese tourists _ travel from china. how important our chinese tourists to _ travel from china. how important our chinese tourists to the _ travel from china. how important our chinese tourists to the global- chinese tourists to the global travel industry and sort of the economics of travel, if you will? the economics of trouble, absolutely. it's notjust about the numbers, the business growth. they drive employment numbers business success and that kind of things. in southeast asia round about 22.5% of all businesses in south were from china. so the number one in the pacific. there is a sense that such pent—up demand after three years of the chinese have been travelling, it may be in the future they will want to try new destinations they haven't been to before. there is a sense of excitement for the rest of year that we can see different looking actions
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for chinese outbound travel. in terms of excitement and economic build—up it is there. garzar terms of excitement and economic build-up it is there.— build-up it is there. gary fireman thank ou build-up it is there. gary fireman thank you much _ build-up it is there. gary fireman thank you much for _ build-up it is there. gary fireman thank you much forjoining i build-up it is there. gary fireman thank you much forjoining us i build-up it is there. gary fireman thank you much forjoining us on | thank you much forjoining us on newsday. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... prince harry's latest tv interview. he talks about the day of his mother's funeral and his closeness to his brother. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority
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rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic - rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million l albums in a career that| spanned half a century. his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country's parliament. president lula has condemned the protesters as fascist vandals. emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic,
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nearly three years ago. prince harry has said he never had any intention of hurting or harming his father or brother by releasing his tell—all memoir. in an interview for the british tv network itv to promote his book, the duke of sussex says he loves his family and wants reconciliation but insists there needs to be "some accountability". in the interview he also discusses his relationship with the queen consort and the princess of wales and describes the moment his father told him that his mother had died. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been watching the interview. a warning his report contains some flashing images. what an original name! it is in large sections a cry from the heart. it never needed to be this way, harry says, but there are barbs for family members and sustained criticism of the british press. so much can be traced back to the death of his mother in the car crash in paris.
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harry was 12 at the time. he was at balmoral. in the audiobook of the book, harry describes his father breaking news. he was distressed, in shock, it seemed. oh, hospital? yes, with an injury. i thought again, injured, but she's ok. she has been taken to hospital. they will fix her head and we'll go and see her. today. tonight, add the latest. they tried, darling boy. i am afraid she didn't make it. the family decided that harry and william should walk behind the coffin at her mother's funeral. there were a lot of conversations that happened at that time which i wasn't a part of and william wasn't a part of. he was probably more part of it and i was, but the decision was made that we would both walk behind our mother's coffin and there was absolutely no way i would let him do that by himself. there were still a lot
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of things and explained of things and unexplained about the accident in paris, harry said, but he saw no point in another inquiry. and then to the adult harry, two family relationships to family relationships and to the reasons he felt compelled to write a story. i love my father, love my brother, i love my family, i always do. nothing of what i have done in this book or otherwise has ever been to any intention to harm them or hurt them. you know, the truth is something that i need to rely on and after many, many years of lies being told about me and my family, there comes a point where, you know, again going back to the relationship between certain members of the family and the tabloid press, those certain members have... decided to get into bed with the devil, writes? to rehabilitate their image. that appears to be a reference to his stepmother, camilla, the queen consort.
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in 1999, she and the then prince charles first appeared together in public. in the audiobook harry describes how camilla then had meetings with william. stories began to appear everywhere in all the papers, about her private conversation with william, stories that contained pinpoint accurate details, none of which had come from william of course. they could only have been leaked by the one other person present. in 2016 meghan markle came into harry's life. he introduced her to william and katherine. they were super fans. who would have thought? i never knew that. but the impression is that almost from the get go, they don't get on. is that fair? yes, fair. according to harry, members of his family were influenced against meghan by the british press. his hatred of them is a constant theme, but so too is his wish
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for reconciliation with his family. let's return to our main story and the storming of brazil's national congress by zhayer bolsonaro supporters. let's speak to our south america correspondent katy watson who's in sao paolo. you've heard brazil lisa regain control of congress.— you've heard brazil lisa regain control of congress. what have you heard? that's _ control of congress. what have you heard? that's right. _ control of congress. what have you heard? that's right. it _ control of congress. what have you heard? that's right. it seems i control of congress. what have you heard? that's right. it seems it i control of congress. what have you heard? that's right. it seems it is l heard? that's right. it seems it is been cleared of protesters. there are people milling around in brasilia but certainly the authorities were taken by surprise and woefully unprepared for this. this was something that people feared would happen ever since lula won the elections back in october. but this january six style insurrection that many people feared could mirror what we saw in the us
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hadn't come to pass last week which was the inauguration of lula. it went peacefully, there was no protesting, so it seems the authorities were lulled into a false sense of security because what we saw is absolute chaos on the ground in the capital this evening. yet, katie, i note you have been covering this for a long time talking to protesters as well.— this for a long time talking to protesters as well. what is your sense of how — protesters as well. what is your sense of how all _ protesters as well. what is your sense of how all this _ protesters as well. what is your sense of how all this ends? i i protesters as well. what is your i sense of how all this ends? i think the fact that _ sense of how all this ends? i think the fact that jair _ sense of how all this ends? i think the fact that jair bolsonaro - sense of how all this ends? i think the fact that jair bolsonaro is i the fact that jair bolsonaro is known as tropical trumpet and it is out of the trump playbook you can meet parlors with what we see in the us. there are brazilian roots to this. yes, the people who we saw storm congress were jair bolsonaro supporters but it is more than that. it is the anger about lula coming back into power and they seem corrupt and not belonging in the
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presidential others. kata; corrupt and not belonging in the presidential others. katy watson thank ou presidential others. katy watson thank you for _ presidential others. katy watson thank you for keeping _ presidential others. katy watson thank you for keeping us - presidential others. katy watson i thank you for keeping us up-to-date. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. after a rather wet and windy first week of january 2023, we're heading into the second week on a similar note. unsettled weather on the cards through the week ahead, often fairly wet and windy, mainly rather mild for the time of year, although temperatures will fluctuate a bit through the next couple of days. but let's take a look at the expected rainfall that's going to be accumulating through this week. it's always going to be wettest in the west with our weather coming from the atlantic, particularly for parts of wales, for instance, there could be around 100 millimetres of rain falling here. i have northwest, england, west and scotland for instance too. so the potential perhaps for some flooding, particularly in the west through this week. at the moment we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, winds rotating around that from a north westerly direction.
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so not quite as mile as it has been of late. so not quite as mild as it has been of late. we've still got the much milder air sitting out in the wings and that's on the way for tuesday. during monday, then a day of sunshine and showers, quite chilly start some eastern areas. showers drifting their way eastwards almost anywhere through the morning. but by the afternoon there'll be more concentrated for northern ireland, western scotland, perhaps into north west england and north wales. for the south and east, though, things are looking a little bit drier by the afternoon, six to ten degrees and noticeable breeze blowing, particularly across north western parts of the uk where it is going to be quite windy. but the winds ease and the showers fade away for a time monday evening and overnight. so cool and clearfor a time. but during the early hours of tuesday, the next area of low pressure drives this cloud rain and strengthening winds in from the west, just holding onto the clearer and colder conditions for the far east of scotland and england into tuesday morning. tuesday's weather, though, dominated by this frontal system pushing eastwards across the uk. lots of ice bars on the chart there and we're going to be lots of isobars on the chart there and we're going to be in between the warm front and the cold front. so in this warm sector of air,
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so temperatures are going to be pretty mild for the time of year, but it is going to be wet and it's going to be windy. rain almost anywhere to start the day, some snow for a time over the higher ground of scotland, too, the main bulk of rain pushing northwards and eastwards, followed by heavy downpours from the west later on. and it really will feel windy, i think wherever you are, gusts inland, 30 to 40 miles per hour. but around the exposed coast, it could be 50, possibly 60 miles per hour, even higher than that potentially later across the north of scotland. so temperatures in the north, seven or eight degrees. but further south, we're looking at 13 or 1a celsius tuesday afternoon. things then remain pretty unsettled really for much of the week ahead. a hint that things turn a little bit cooler, though, through the course of the coming weekend. bye bye.
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