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i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines. a race against time as rescuers step up efforts to find survivors in morocco�*s earthquake zone. translation: when we found them, they were l all huddled together — the three boys asleep. they all went down with the earthquake. after causing a storm of protest with this kiss the head of spain's football federation finally resigns russia calls the 620 final statement a step in the right direction — after the joint declaration avoids condemning moscow for its war against ukraine. as novick mark veitch beats daniil medvedev to win the us open men's vinyl, extending his record grand slam titles to 24. live from our studio in
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singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in morocco where rescue workers are racing against time to reach villages in the atlas mountains which have been hardest hit by the massive earthquake. the red cross has warned of a disaster within a disaster if water and food aid do not reach survivors on time. the death toll has now passed 2000 and continues to rise stop friday six point eight point magnitude earthquake struck south of marrakesh. nick beake has the latest. thousands are spending a third night out in the open, many buildings have been damaged here, lots of people are too scared to sleep back indoors. but really, it is in the atlas mountains, those remote communities that have suffered so much, where the greatest
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number of people have lost their lives. early this morning, we set out in that direction and the further we got, the more damage we saw. until eventually we reached one particular village where it was immediately obvious they had lost everything. she sobs. the grief was unbearable. and found in every corner of this tiny community. their spirit crushed a little more every time news arrived of another body recovered. the bricks and stones of their traditional houses no match for the size of this quake. the village of tafeghaghte levelled in seconds. abu rahman was being comforted by everyone who saw him. he tells us he's lost his wife and his three boys. he wants to take us to where his family lived so happily until friday night. a walk through the rubble
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of this remote atlas mountain wilderness. "our house was up there", abu rahman tells us. "you can see the white blankets and the furniture, too. everything else has gone." he ran home after the earthquake and says he started screaming out for his kids but there was nothing. "we buried them yesterday", he says. "i felt so sorry for them. when we found them, they were all huddled together, the three boys asleep. they all went down with the earthquake." we've been told that about 200 people used to live here in this village. of those, 90 are already confirmed to have died. many more are missing, somewhere here beneath the rubble. others are in hospital. and when you look at this and try and take it all in,
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you realise people simply didn't stand a chance and the scene of devastation is replicated right across this vast mountainous region. sitting among the only possessions she now has left, we meet this woman, mourning her son—in—law. translation: we pray for god to help us - and the government too, and the king. the first professional emergency teams to arrive here are spanish firefighters. it's not a search for signs of life but for the dead. there are no miracle rescues here in tafeghaghte — this epicentre of pain and suffering. as we made our way back from the village, we saw military trucks and buses of soldiers heading up towards the mountains.
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they needed heavy machinery. the villagers have used their bare hands and struggled to clear the rubble. in the village we were in today, you got the sense that before this earthquake struck, they were quietly content to be somewhat disconnected from some of the pressures of modern life. but all that has changed now. they desperately need outside help, and they need it fast. to the big story that broke a short while ago. after weeks of controversy over this kiss, luis rubiales has resigned on sunday as president of the spanish football federation. he kissed jenni hermoso on the lips after spain's victory over england in last month's world cup final. hermoso hadsaid the kiss was not consensual. and until now, he'd resisted pressure to step down. joe lynskey has this report. it was the image that overshadowed spain's world cup—winning moment — a kiss from the federation president that's brought three weeks of fallout. now, luis rubiales has stood down from his post.
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you're going to resign? yes, cos i cannot continue my work. in this situation now, i think i have to do. the player he kissed, jenni hermoso, said it wasn't consensual and football's world governing body had already taken action. rubiales is currently suspended by fifa from all football activity. tonight, he added in his statement: "waiting and holding on is not going to contribute to anything positive, neither to the federation nor to spanish football". last month, rubiales had refused to resign, but as he stayed at the helm, more and more spanish players said they would refuse to play. much of the women's squad remain on strike. rubiales now follows the winning coach in leaving his position. the former president says he wants to bring stability as spain bid to host the men's world cup.
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for the women's team, this was a trophy that brought a split like none before. how now the man at the centre has stepped back from the game. joe lynskey, bbc news. oui’ our correspondent guy hedgecoe explained. our correspondent guy hedgecoe ex - lained. , , our correspondent guy hedgecoe exlained. ,, .,, explained. pressure was building _ explained. pressure was building and _ explained. pressure was building and building. i explained. pressure was| building and building. all explained. pressure was - building and building. all you had the fact that fifa had suspended him just a few days after the kiss itself. suspended him pending its own investigation. in his resignation, the message he put on social media, mr louis ruby alice mentioned that and said that he didn't think he would come back to his post after that suspension. also there was the fact he was also facing criminal proceedings which had been opened by the spanish prosecutor who is looking into whether he could bring charges
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against him for possible sexual assault for that kiss he gave jenni hermoso and then of course there was the social backlash which appeared to be taking a toll on him. his own motherfor taking a toll on him. his own mother for example carried out a hunger strikejust mother for example carried out a hunger strike just a few days back and she was hospitalised and she was carrying out that strikers of protest —— strike as a protest against what she said was a witch hunt against her son. all of this pressure on louis ruby alice and his family. i on louis ruby alice and his famil . , . , family. i understand the news came out _ family. i understand the news came outjust _ family. i understand the news came outjust like _ family. i understand the news came outjust like every - family. i understand the news| came outjust like every heard anything from jenny hermoso —— —— luis rubiales. i anything from jenny hermoso -- -- luis rubiales.— -- luis rubiales. i haven't seen any _ -- luis rubiales. i haven't seen any reaction - -- luis rubiales. i haven't seen any reaction from - -- luis rubiales. i haven't l seen any reaction from jenni hermoso. there has been a deluge of responses on social media. a number of responses from the spanish government itself. the deputy prime minister yolanda arias, she has spoken out on social media and
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said this is a major step forward for spanish feminism. she seems to see it as something which goes beyond just football and spanish sport. also the undersecretary of sport here in spain victor franco �*s, who has been trying to get luis rubiales removed from his post over the last few days, so far had been an unsuccessful attempt to get him and removed from his post, i should add. but he had spoken out and said he said this is exactly what luis rubiales should have done all along and said this is good for spanish sport and obviously good for spanish football. irate sport and obviously good for spanish football.— spanish football. we will be trackina spanish football. we will be tracking reactions _ spanish football. we will be tracking reactions to - spanish football. we will be tracking reactions to that i tracking reactions to that story very closely and updating our website as well. some breaking news coming in from the world of tennis where world number one novak djokovic has just won a career defining victory at the us open in new york. he beat daniil medvedev in straight sets after an hour writing tiebreaker in the second after which daniil
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medvedev crumbled. it means djokovic has won a record equalling 2a grand slam singles titles, matching margaret court's all—time tally. the win also avenges his loss in straight sets to medvedev at the spanish opal foul —— final in 2021. the russian's only ranchland final so far. now to the story that made headlines over the weekend. russia has termed the g20 summit held in india a success. the wording of the joint declaration around the war in ukraine has been substantially watered down compared to what it was after last year's summit, with no direct reference to moscow's involvement. india, the host country, which has maintained a neutral stance on the war, took the lead in getting consensus on the statement. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports from delhi. a poignant start to the final day of india's g20 presidency, a moment to remember the country's most revered leader, mahatma gandhi, and his message of peace.
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but war and regional conflict has meant the summit wasn't a full house. the presidents of russia and china didn't attend. and whatever national views these countries might hold about the war in ukraine, when it came down to business, concessions were made. g20 leaders summit declaration. "we've reached a consensus on the joint declaration." india's prime minister, narendra modi said. it was a statement that significantly watered down moscow's role in the war. the paragraph about ukraine made no mention of russia, and today, in response to a bbc question, its foreign minister said they were surprised that all countries agreed to it. translation: speaking frankly, we didn't expect that, _ we were 100% ready to defend our honest wording of the text. the indian presidency played a decisive role and other
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countries also played a part. the fact that western countries consented to the language is a step in the right direction. later in the day, the french president responded to questions about the summit being seen as a win for russia. translation: i don't think it's a massive diplomatic _ victory or anything other than the reality of isolation and minority status. many questions were asked about what could really be accomplished at a summit where both the russian and chinese presidents were not attending. but what india has effectively done is it's displayed its influence. the evidence in the paragraph about the war in ukraine, in the joint statement, consistent with india's own stance on the war and the inclusion of the african union into the g20, something which india has been advocating for. this summit is a big step forward in this country's effort to project itself as the voice of the developing world. yogita limaye, bbc news, delhi.
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it was a picture of a lifetime. a creature once classed as extinct in england. hunting rabbits at the end of yorkshire's peninsula. it hunting rabbits at the end of yorkshire's peninsula.- yorkshire's peninsula. it was amazing- _ yorkshire's peninsula. it was amazing- a _ yorkshire's peninsula. it was amazing. a lot _ yorkshire's peninsula. it was amazing. a lot of _ yorkshire's peninsula. it was amazing. a lot of emotions l yorkshire's peninsula. it was l amazing. a lot of emotions all at once, the beauty of seeing the animal as a sort of terror of knowing that you found something rare and if you don't get a photograph nobody would believe you. disbelief. how can there possibly be a pine outing here? . , ., ., ., , here? the answer to that was found in this _ here? the answer to that was found in this footage - here? the answer to that was| found in this footage recorded a full 70 miles away in yorkshire's dolby forest. it a full 70 miles away in yorkshire's dolby forest. it is really unique _ yorkshire's dolby forest. it is really unique about _ yorkshire's dolby forest. it 3 really unique about this instance is that we have been able to identify. it
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instance is that we have been able to identify.— able to identify. it is unclear wh he able to identify. it is unclear why he decided _ able to identify. it is unclear why he decided to _ able to identify. it is unclear why he decided to get - able to identify. it is unclear why he decided to get on . able to identify. it is unclearj why he decided to get on his epic adventure but it is a positive sign on an animal attempting to expand his territory. for more stories from across the uk, head of the bbc news website. us presidentjoe biden flew straight from the g20 summit to vietnam where he denied that the us is trying to curtail china's international influence, after signing off a new strategic partnership with hanol nearly half a century after us troops withdrew at the end of the vietnam war, president biden hailed closer ties between the two countries. our asia pacific correspondent laura bicker has this report. from wartime foes to firm friends. the united states is drawing china's neighbour closer. washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war.
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really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away, everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it is clear they want more. this country's young and talented workforce has attracted foreign business here instead of china. a lot of, like, korean and then japanese technology companies are pumping money into vietnam to develop technology centres. and then there comes the us. i can see in future, vietnam will become another, like, silicon valley for the us, and for everyone to come here and work — i can't wait for it to happen. vietnam was once one of the world's poorest nations. it is now one of the fastest—growing economies in asia. and it wants to stay that way.
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this e—scooter start—up was built by a vietnamese entrepreneur who learned his craft in the us. because i want to realise my vietnamese dream, i was exposed to the american dream, but i think i have a stronger desire for my vietnamese dream. it's the right time and it's the right generation to make the vietnamese dream become true. that drive to succeed is attractive to america. the deal being done will bring washington and hanoi closer than they have ever been before. but while vietnam might be wary of its largest neighbour, it's certainly not going to walk away from beijing. vietnam will try to balance the two superpowers. this communist country with its own brand of capitalism will not want to pick a side. laura bicker, bbc news, hanoi. speaking of countering growing
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influence. rishi sunak has expressed "significant concerns" to china's prime minister about what he called beijing's "interference" in british democracy. the comments come after it emerged that a parliamentary researcher had been arrested and accused of spying for china. nick eardley has more. parliament is the engine room of british democracy. but is it vulnerable to hostile actors? despite security checks on pass holders, a parliamentary researcher is under investigation after being arrested under the official secrets act. it's claimed he is facing allegations that he spied for china. that has caused concern right up to the top of government. the prime minister, at the g20 in india, held talks with china's premier. i obviously can't comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, but with regard to my meeting with vice premier li, what i said very specifically is that i raised a range of different concerns we have and areas of disagreement, and in particular, my very strong concerns about any interference in our parliamentary democracy, which is obviously unacceptable.
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the man accused of working with china had access to a number of senior mps, like tom tugendhat. he is a cabinet minister, though it is thought their contact was before he became security minister. i think this committee would also... the researcher also knew alicia kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs committee. and it's not the first time chinese influence has been alleged at westminster. mi5 previously named this woman, christine lee, as having established links to the chinese communist party. she had donated to politicians, including labour and lib dem mps. this case will be embarrassing for the politicians who are close to the arrested researcher. it also raises questions about whether parliament's vetting systems are up to scratch. but it's also reigniting a debate, particularly within the conservative party, about the uk's relationship with china. some are concerned that ministers are not taking what they see as serious
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threats seriously enough. the foreign secretary was in beijing just a fortnight ago, the first meeting with senior chinese officials in five years. there are some who think that was a mistake. there is no doubt china poses every day a systemic threat to us, to our institutions, to the way we live our lives. and the public position of the government does not reflect that, i don't think. the debate over chinese involvement in british life will only get louder. the question at the heart of it — does more need to be done to stop those with hostile intentions? nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. uk terror suspect daniel khalife has been formally charged with escaping from wandworth prison. the 21—year—old former soldier was recaptured on saturday. the justice secretary, alex chalk, said a0 inmates have since been moved from the catagory b jail.
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that is out of an abundance of caution. the relevant security protocols were in place in the relevant security staff were in place. relevant security staff were in . lace. ,, ., ., place. so there were enough staff and _ place. so there were enough staff and they _ place. so there were enough staff and they followed - place. so there were enough staff and they followed all i place. so there were enough. staff and they followed all the rules? , , ,., rules? this is the point. the real question _ rules? this is the point. the real question is _ rules? this is the point. the real question is whether i real question is whether relevant protocols followed the extent that they should be was to mark looking at other stories making headlines now. at, stories making headlines now. a huge operation is continuing in turkiye to rescue a trip to american researcher a thousand underground deep inside a cave. the caving federation said experts managed to get mark dickie to a base camp 700 metres down. rescuers spent ten hours navigating the complex route with mark on a stretcher. the taliban have criticised the closure of their main border
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point with pakistan this week after clashes broke out between security forces of the two sides. they said halting trade would see heavy losses for business on both sides. the busy crossing was shot on wednesday after troops exchanged fire. each side seems the other. sri lanka is to investigate allegations made in british documentary that the 2019 easter sunday bombings that killed nearly 300 people orchestrated to influence that year's presidential of election. it was won by a nationalist hardliner. turning our attention now to chill air. —— chile. police in chile have clashed with demonstrators on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the military coup led by general pinochet. in santiago, police responded with tear gas and water cannon to protesters who threw stones and objects at them. the coup in 1973, which ended with the death of the socialist president, salvadorallende,
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remains hugely divisive. i spoke about that with jane chambers and she told me more about the sharp divide in the country. it was a largely peaceful protest, 500 people marching to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the military coup. anniversary of the military cou -. anniversary of the military cou. . ., , , coup. there were clashes, unfortunately, _ coup. there were clashes, unfortunately, and - coup. there were clashes, | unfortunately, and damage coup. there were clashes, i unfortunately, and damage was done to the presidential palace. they were very much in the minority, people taking part in the clashes, but arrests have been made in the left—wing president has roundly condemned what went on today. what do those we see protesting exactly want?— exactly want? really it is very difficult to _ exactly want? really it is very difficult to tell _ exactly want? really it is very difficult to tell but _ exactly want? really it is very difficult to tell but as - exactly want? really it is very difficult to tell but as you i difficult to tell but as you said before this is very divisive. what needs to be understood is that there is a very big but fired between the left underwriter in chile and it is unclear what these people wanted. what we do know is that
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every year with his anniversary there are clashes. some people say that they are petty criminals out to cause damage, some memo that they might be supporters of pinochet but we really do not know who these people are but what we do know is that on the date of this anniversary, there are people going out and banging pots and going out and banging pots and going on and there are worries that it will happen on the anniversary on the 11th. flan anniversary on the 11th. can ou ut anniversary on the 11th. can you put into _ anniversary on the 11th. can you put into context - anniversary on the 11th. can you put into context the significance of the protests going back and putting it in perspective? over the years we've seen this happen repeatedly. has anything been done to address the sharp divide? , . done to address the sharp divide? , divide? they are constantly talkin: divide? they are constantly talking about _ divide? they are constantly talking about the _ divide? they are constantly talking about the need i divide? they are constantly talking about the need to i divide? they are constantly i talking about the need to never forget what went on and the need for it to never happen again. recently there have been renewed efforts to find out what happened to the people who disappeared. there are families
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still looking all these years on four people who disappeared and there are talks of trying to get both sides together. for what must be understood as the people on the right roundly denounced the human rights abuses that went on but many of them feel that the military coup was necessary. there was recently a poll where one third of the population still support the military coup. there are many people who would say that good things happened in terms of chile's economic progress in the region although they are very much against the human abuses, the human rights abuses that went on. you have a left and right division and the idea of looking at what went on years ago. in more news on this one is especially for those with a thirst for knowledge. a new museum has opened in brussels and it toasts the history of belgian beer. set within the walls of a converted brussels stock exchange building it features interactive activities and even a tasting area. it
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experiences that make explains how beer was produced in the middle ages up to the modern day. the country produces around 1600 types of beer and its beer culture has secured a list on unesco's list of conditions that make cultures worth the preserving. the city of manchester was the host city of manchester was the host city of the floral design world cup. it is described as the olympics crossed with the chelsea flower show. the competition takes place every four years and is hosted in the uk for the first time. more than 200,000 flower stems were used in attendance reaching over 5000 people. huge flowers sailed base after the event to raise funds for a regional hospice. and that is often the moment on newsday. thank you for watching and stay with bbc news.
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morning, all. a stormy end to our weekend of what has been quite a remarkable week of weatherjust passed. on sunday, we saw highs of 33 degrees yet again, so that, coupled with last week's temperatures, saw seven consecutive days where we've seen 30 degrees or more — a record for september. but our week ahead is certainly going to see a change. yes, we'll have some warmth on monday, but a noticeable, fresher feel for all of us. these are our maximum temperatures expected as we go through the week ahead, so low 20s quite widely. we've got a weather front then still pushing in from the north. it's a cold front, and this will gradually introduce the change to the weather story. eventually, that front is going to push its way steadily south and the wind direction swing around to more of a northwesterly, cooler, fresher air tucking in behind. so, to begin with,10—11 degrees in the north west of the great glen. a mild start once again for england and wales, still feeling quite humid out there. and this is where we'll see the best of the sunshine
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and the warmth on monday. a showery band of rain through northern england and north wales. cloudy and sunny spells and scattered showers following in behind. fresher here, but ahead of that front, we're still likely to see temperatures peaking at 27 degrees — that's 80 fahrenheit. now, as we move out of monday into tuesday, that weather front is still there and it's still meandering its way slowly south and east, taking its time in doing so. ahead of the front is where we'll keep the milder conditions, so first thing on tuesday morning, 16 degrees fresher behind single figures for scotland and northern ireland, the front will gradually sink its way south. it could bring some much needed rain actually across the midlands, east anglia and southeast england. behind it, some sunnier spells and clearer conditions. so we're looking at 13—18 degrees here, highest values if we're lucky of around 22 celsius. then as we move out of tuesday, finally, that frontal system eases away. high pressure is set to build and keep things quite quiet. that means a chilly start potentially in the far
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leaders of the g20 and a two—day summit in delhi. we look at whether economic balance is shifting among its members. and the us marks a new phase in its relationship with vietnam by strengthening its ties with one of the world's fastest growing economies. hello and welcome to asia business report with me. we begin in india where world leaders have just wrapped begin in india where world leaders havejust wrapped up that two—day annual summit of the g20 and as we've been hearing on newsday, it ended with a lot of debate around the watered—down language on russia in thejoint declaration watered—down language on russia in the joint declaration but what were some of the economic outcomes from the summit?
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