anne soy reports. keeping the flames of democracy alive.hey were fans, and the people are back trying to stop the military extinguishing them. they shared power with the army and there was the promise of elections, so the coup is seen as a betrayal. translation: we re'ect it completely. * we have to go back to the constitutional document. the government should be handed to civilians and you should free all those you detained. thousands heeded the call to defend democracy and some paid a heavy price. but many of these images were blocked on state media. they played patriotic songs all day instead, breaking only for this announcement by the head of the ruling council. translation: first, j a state of emergency is declared all over the country. protesters believe the military possible actions today, including putting the prime minister under house arrest, speak far louder than their words. many, including aid agencies in the country, are concerned about what happens now. we're juts so concerned. we're just so concerned. this was a big humanita

ann soy, bbc news. united states institute of peace, and i asked him what the impact of the suspension of international funds would have on sudan's military leaders. i think this is a very evolving situation in terms of pressure being put on them. i think they've seen good signs from the african union, the united states, european nations, uk, norway. but there needs to be much, much more public and private pressure from the region. gulf states like the united arab emirates, saudi arabia as well as egypt. in some ways, the military assumed, i think, there was tacit support from those states, so getting them involved behind the scenes and publicaly to really prefer the military is absolutely critical after we've seen this amazing turnout today, in khartoum and around sudan. when you say more pressure is needed, what form should that pressure take? because there's a real concern that withholding money doesn't affect the military, it affects real people on ground. that's correct. and in that case of sudan,

from south sudan, anne soy reports. a south sudanese welcome dance.is a celebration to mark the arrival of vaccines, even if it's just a trickle. not many countries have vaccinated fewer people. here, just over 120,000 doses have been administered so far in a country of more than 11 million people. this is a donation from the us government through the global covax initiative. covax was meant to meant to ensure that low income countries like south sudan would not be left behind. by now, it was hoped that one in every ten people would have been vaccinated, but the reality on the ground is that only one in every 500 south sudanese have been fully vaccinated. but it's not as easy as just bringing vaccines to south sudan. this is a country roughly the size of france, but you can't reach people everywhere. the issue is deployment. you have to deploy to the states and then to the counties. it's not an easy thing, given our country, given our health system, which is also not very strong. the health care workers are not well paid. they are sitting for long hou

ann soy, bbc news.ached the post brexit trade agreement in the row overfishing rights. at the 620 summit in rome, the dispute continues to cause tensions between france and the uk. there is some turbulence in the relationship. if one partner has breached the rules we set up, then we will have to deal with that. lawyers for prince andrew ask a new yorkjudge to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. and in the rugby, new zealand score seven tries in a comfortable victory over wales. good evening. leaders of the 620 — the world's most powerful economies — have been meeting in rome today. climate change has been high on their agenda — from rome they'll head to glasgow for the crucial cop 26 summit on how to reduce global warming. but for the uk and france, the row overfishing rights has continued to cause friction. borisjohnson said today there is "turbulence" in relations between london and paris. the french are threatening to block some british boats from their ports next week. from rome our political edito

anne soy, bbc news.komuro, will be a formality, followed by a press conference later to confirm their union. its an alliance that has been marred by controversy since their engagement several years ago. shihoko goto is from the wilson centre in washington. she has more details on this different royal wedding! it is going to be inspirational nonetheless. you have to remember that the japanese royal lineage requires not only women to, they cannot succeed the throne, but also even if they are members of the imperial household once they marry they actually have to leave the family. so by its nature because they�*re leaving the family and she�*s marrying a coroner she is preparing to be nonroyal so that is one of the biggest reasons for this particular wedding to be quite demure. but another one, a lot of people are not happy with the selection, including her own parents. been portrayed as a gold—digger, his family, his mother in particular has had financial problems, that is really been played up by the medi

anne soy reports. keeping the flames of democracy alive.es they were fanned, and the people are back trying to stop the military extinguishing them. they shared power with the army and there was the promise of elections, so the coup is seen as a betrayal. translation: we re'ect it completely. * we have to go back to the constitutional document. the government should be handed to civilians and you should free all those you detained. thousands heeded the call to defend democracy and some are paying a heavy price. but many of these images were blocked on state media. they played patriotic songs all day instead, breaking only to bring this announcement by the head of the ruling council. translation: first, a state of emergency is declared - all over the country. protesters believe the military possible actions today, including putting the prime minister under house arrest, speak far louder than their words. many, including aid agencies in the country, are concerned about what happens now. we're just so concerned. this was a big humanitarian sit

anne soy, bbc news, juba. administration has unanimously voted to recommend booster shots of moderna's covid—19 vaccine. they agreed the vaccines should be given to americans aged 65 and older and those at high risk of severe illness. if the fda signs off on the moderna booster, the us centers for disease control and prevention will make specific recommendations on who should get the shots. the british band coldplay have announced they are to go on a world tour next year but will aim to offset their carbon emissions as they go. they're working to develop a kinetic floor which would convert their fans' dancing into electricity. the band's singer chris martin also said they would plant a tree for every ticket sold. but they have still opted to use private planes. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. coldplay, back on stage in london this week, and today, they've announced a 2022 world tour. but one with a difference. two years ago, their lead singer chris martin told me they wouldn't tour again

anne soy, bbc news, juba.n around the block. well, how about running around the block over 5,500 times, for 52 straight days between 6am and midnight? that's the challenge facing competitors in the world's longest foot race, which is currently taking place in new york. to find out more about this unbelievable endurance event, we can cross live to the course and join race director sahishnu szczesiul. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly, can i ask you about the origins of these rays, who invented it and why did they select this particular block in new york?— did they select this particular block in new york? thank you so much. block in new york? thank you so much- the _ block in new york? thank you so much. the race _ block in new york? thank you so much. the race started - block in new york? thank you so much. the race started in - block in new york? thank you so much. the race started in 1997 l much. the race started in 1997 on a request by the marathon on team which had put on running races and multi— da

anne soy, bbc news, juba.w speak to saad 0mer who's director of the yale institute for global health. 48% of the world's population has had one dose of vaccine but only 2.5% of people in low income countries have. if we look at what has happened, 16% of the 554 million jabs, is by wealthy comfrey is a month ago, only 16% have been distributed. is this a case of promises made but not kept?— but not kept? this is a tragedy- _ but not kept? this is a tragedy. promissory . but not kept? this is a - tragedy. promissory notes did notinduce tragedy. promissory notes did not induce antibodies and t cells to protect people. you need vaccines in country and you need investment in supply systems and you need investment in communication. this can be done. these countries that have low resources have almost all of them have successfully led large—scale early eradication campaigns. the infrastructure can be utilised and built that the fact that these doses are missing from these countries is a tragedy. missing from these co

anne soy, bbc news, juba.building at kingston university in south west london. it's known as the town house. the judges from the royal institute of british architects praised the openness and welcoming nature of the design at a university when many students are often the first in their family to undertake a degree course. the infamous banksy painting, which the artist designed to shred itself at auction, has been resold for £18.5 million. the work fetched more than three times its estimated price when it went under the hammer at sotherby�*s in london this evening. the work — known as love is in the bin — was originally bought forjust over £1 million three years ago. the british band coldplay have announced they are to go on a world tour next year but are going to try to offset their carbon emissions as they go. they're working to develop a kinetic floor which would convert the audience's dancing in to electricity. the band's singer chris martin also said they would plant a tree for every ticket sold. but they

ann soy, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. summit in rome discuss providing more vaccines to poor countries, and urged iran to return to talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. borisjohnson warns the eu that french threats over post—brexit fishing licences are "completely unjustified". france's emmanuel macron says the row over fishing raises questions about britain's reliability. the two leaders will discuss the dispute at the 620 in rome tomorrow. more now on the summit in rome where today. 620 leaders have a deal reached three weeks ago by 136 countries on a 15% minimum tax on global corporations including tech giants 6oogle, amazon and facebook. it will make it harder for them to avoid taxation by establishing offices in low—tax jurisdictions. joining me now isjeremy mark, senior fellow at the atlantic council, and former official at the international monetary fund. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. this is quite significant, isn't it? the 15% tax, a significant win for the biden administration, can you explain why? i

anne soy, abc news. —— bbc news.r, which he broke in april. he�*s also taken time out to focus on his mental health. in the men�*s t20 cricket world cup, taking place in the united arab emirates, afghanistan defeated scotland by 130 runs, asjoe wilson reports. there has never been a more significant occasion for scotland�*s cricketers. to get here has demanded dedication, inspiration, qualification. they�*ve now earned games against some of the world�*s highest ranked nations, and that includes afghanistan. for afghanistan�*s men�*s team, at least, cricket has meant global connection and rapid rise. the future is seriously uncertain. in sharjah, their batters enjoyed themselves, but there�*s mark watt to spoil the fun. zazai gone. scotland are never down for long. neither, however, was the ball. 11 sixes in afghanistan�*s 190. scotland, follow that! sadly, they couldn�*t. tough enough facing afghanistan�*s spin bowlers but then the wicket—keeper holds a catch like this! the match became afghanistan�*s occasion. 60 al

anne soy, bbc news, juba. you're watching newsday on the bbc.n tells the bbc how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral, but they're still opting to use private planes. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as a recipient of this foremost honour. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call "the 33". and then... ..bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore.

anne soy, bbc news, juba.peaking to saad 0mer who's director of the yale institute for global health. i asked him about the many promises made, but not kept, to countries still in dire need of covid vaccines. look, this is a tragedy. promissory notes did not induce antibodies and t cells to protect people. you need vaccines in country and you need investment in supply systems and you need investment in communication. this can be done. these countries that have low resources have almost all of them have successfully led large—scale early all—year eradication campaigns. the infrastructure can be utilised and built, et cetera, but the fact that these doses are missing from these countries is a tragedy. you call it a tragedy but one of the things anne mentioned in her report was the expiry dates of these vaccines, they are being delivered close to expiry dates in countries where it is difficult to distribute them once they land. is that a major problem? it is part of the problem. often there are challenges in ever

anne soy, bbc news.zation estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 health workers have died from covid—19 since the start of the pandemic. millions are still unvaccinated. the head of the who puts the blame at the door of the g20 group of rich nations. he says they must meet the promises they've made about sharing doses with poorer countries. well, in those richer nations around 80% of health workers have been vaccinated, but globally the figure is far less, around 20%. and in africa, it's thought less than1 in 10 health workers are vaccinated. we can now speak to dr andres gomez who is a hematologist from monterrey in mexico and had to take extreme measures in order to secure a covid—19 vaccine. thank you very much for coming onto the programme. thank you for having me. how did you get your vaccine? me for having me. how did you get your vaccine ?_ your vaccine? me and my wife not a your vaccine? me and my wife got a vaccine. _ your vaccine? me and my wife got a vaccine, we _ your vaccine? me and my wi

ann soy, bbc news.ch means on average there were more than 40,859 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were almost 8,983 people in hospital with covid as of thursday. 166 deaths were reported — that�*s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 157 related deaths were recorded every day. and over 7.5 million people have received their boosterjab — this includes third doses for those with certain health conditions. commuterjourneys are down by more than half compared to pre—pandemic levels, as many people continue to work from home. the railway delivery 6roup warns that lower passenger numbers are damaging city centre businesses. at the other end of the scale, leisure trips are nearly back to 2019 levels. caroline davies has more. this was what mornings used to look like, but the commute is not back to normal. commuterjourneys are less than half the number they were before the pandemic. more of us are taking the train since the end of the sum

ann soy, bbc news.on after being granted bail. earlier this month, police raided a cruise ship off mumbai, and allegedly found drugs onboard. the case has dominated media headlines in india — with some criticising the excessive coverage around his arrest, saying he's been singled out because of his famous family. aryan khan denies the allegations against him. the prime minister says he's spoken to the queen this week and that she is "on very good form." yesterday, buckingham palace announced the 95—year—old monarch would not undertake official visits for a fortnight. speaking in rome, mrjohnson said the "important thing" was that she had to follow her doctor's advice. i spoke to her majesty, as i do every week, this week, and she's on very good form. she's just got to follow the advice of her doctors and get some rest, and i think that's the important thing. i'm sure the whole country wishes her well. commuterjourneys are down by more—than—half compared to pre—pandemic levels, as many people continue to

anne soy, bbc news, juba. time now for the latest sports news.tle. they were 2—0 winners away to danish side koege in group c while arsenal, who lost out to the catalans last time out, eased to a 4—0 win at home to hoffenheim. united states international tobin heath scored herfirst goalfor the gunners since joining, while 25—year—old dutchwoman viviene miediema all but ensured the win with the third shortly after half time. while in group d, 7—time winners lyon put five past benfica. canadian defender kadeisha buchanan with the first and last of the goals while german international lea schueller scored two for bayern munich in a 4—0 thumping of swedish side hacken. tunisia's ons jabeur will move into the world's top 10 after beating estonia annette kontaveit in straight sets to qualify for the indian wells semi—finals. while in the men's, britain's cameron norrie is likely to move into the top 20 in the world rankings after a straight sets win over diego schwartzman. after winning the first set to love, he wrapped up the second set 6—2, against t

ann soy, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...lks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. borisjohnson warns the eu that french threats over post—brexit fishing licences are "completely unjustified". france's emmanuel macron, says the row over fishing raises questions about britain's reliability. the two leaders will discuss the dispute at the 620 in rome tomorrow. the uae has become the latest 6ulf state to take diplomatic action against lebanon. on friday, saudi arabia ordered lebanon's envoy to leave, and banned all lebanese imports. the saudis are angry at remarks by a government minister in beirut who'd criticised the war against the iranian—backed houthi rebels in yemen. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, has more. well, this has been brewing for many months but the latest trigger were remarks by lebanon's incoming information minister which the saudis said they found insulting. he had effectively blamed the saudis and the uae for the civil war in yemen. now, they asked him to apologise or to resign. that has not been fo

let's get the analysis from our senior african correspondent anne soy, whizzing in nairobi in neighboring. anne: according to the statement from the general, he said he will form a new government made above technocrats and legislative council will be appointed next month, and he says that he will steer a course towards the transition to democracy. it is not clear whether he is coming up with a completely different outfit and on what basis that would be, and if the military have come really set aside -- completely set aside the deal in 2019 after the long serving president omar al-bashir was toppled. maryam: there has been worldwide condemnation of the coup. the african union has called for the immediate resumption of dialogue between the military and civilians. the u.s. and the u.n. have a special arm at the events. this is a representative from the eu. >> the eu is very concerned about sudan's militaryorces reportedly putting prime minister hamdok under house arrest as well as detaining other members of the civilian leadership, and we urge for their fast release. we have seen the reports

ann soy, bbc news. this is bbc news. our main headlines.re vaccines to poorer countries and urging iran tojoin talks on the nuclear deal. boris johnson wants the eu that french threats over post brexit fishing licenses are completely unjustified. many leaders attending the 620 will be making their way to glasgow. borisjohnson has 6lasgow. borisjohnson has warranted it marks the moment of truth on climate change and it is a message shared with 6reta thunberg, travelling to glasgow from london and 6lasgow from london and expected to speak at a rally on sunday. let's get more on the importance of cop26 from chris mason. , ,., ., mason. very important diplomatically - mason. very important diplomatically for - mason. very important diplomatically for the l mason. very important i diplomatically for the uk hosting is huge international conference, 120 world leaders expecting 6lasgow arriving tomorrow night, many flying straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. 0ne straight from rome, whether 620 summit been. one of the biggest events uk has e

anne soy, bbc news.d infomation about abedi which they deemed to relate to non—terrorist criminal activity. a prior 'subject of interest�* file had been closed on him in 201a based on a 'lack of engagement�* with known extremists. petrol prices have reached their highest ever price. motoring organisations say the average price paid for a litre of petrol is now nearly one pound forty three pence, beating the previous record set in 2012. diesel prices remain a little below its all time high. analysts say its due in part to a doubling of the oil price since last year. the rac�*s fuel spokesperson, simon williams, explained why petrol prices were rising it's a combination of factors. not least the price of oil. oil has doubled in the last 12 months, it obviously hit a low of about $13 a barrel early on in the pandemic come about now we are up to $85. and fuel, like oil, is also traded in dollars. so exchange rates are important, and the exchange rate is weaker than it was in 2012. and oil is far lower than 2

our senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. a clear picture of what's happening in sudan. it is not easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online, presumably by sudanese who are monitoring the situation and have means to send that information out. hundreds of thousands... you know, many people coming out in large numbers on the streets of sudan to what they call resist a military takeover of government. there have been calls in mosques, because apart from internet shutdowns, they have been experiencing shutdowns of mobile networks, and therefore, they have been using mosques to mobilise people to come out in the streets, pro—democracy demonstrators, to resist attempts by the military to take over power. in the last hour, the general abdel fattah al—burhan, he is the head of the ruling council, has spoken and he has said he has dissolved the body that he leads, as well as the government, which is civilian led. earlier in the day, the military arrested the prime minister abdalla hamdok. they are holding hi

anne soy reporting.est ever price. motoring organisations say the average price paid for a litre of petrol is now nearly £1.43, beating the previous record set in 2012. diesel prices remain a little below its all—time high. analysts say its due in part to a doubling of the oil price since last year. the rac�*s fuel spokesperson, simon williams, explained why petrol prices were rising. it isa it is a combination of factors. not least the price of oil. oil has doubled in the last 12 months post up -- $13 —— $13 before the pandemic, we're now up to $85. fuel is traded down after the exchange rate is weaker thanit after the exchange rate is weaker than it was in 2012, and oil is actually far lower than 2012. the exchange rate makes a difference. then we have got the switch to e ten petrol, 5% more for petrol now. ethanol is really expensive on the whole. that is adding 9p a litre to the price we are paying at the pump, and then you have a duty at 58 billion and you've got retail margin, and the retailer have

our senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online, presumably by a sudanese who are monitoring the situation and have means to send that information out. hundreds of thousands, you know, many people coming out in large numbers, on the streets of sudan, to what they call resist a military takeover of government. there have been calls in mosques, because apart from the internet shutdowns, they are also experiencing a shutdown of mobile networks, and therefore, they have been using the public address systems in the mosques to mobilise people to come out in the streets, pro—democracy demonstrators, to resist attempts by the military to take over power. but the information ministry has confirmed that several members of the cabinet, including representatives of civilians in the ruling sovereign council, the equivalent of head of state, have been arrested. but so far, there has not been a statement from the military. not been a statement from the milita . , ., , , , milit

lets get more on the international fallout with our senior africa correspondent anne soy.nity has been pushing for and the united states has been very clear that the civilian leadership must be restored without conditions and that national advisor for security said they are also reaching out to the gulf nations to coordinate that message so there is increasing pressure on the military generals to bring back civilian leadership. the australian soccer star josh cavallo has come out as gay, making him the only active top level male professional player in the world to be open about his homosexuality. cavallo made his announcement in a video and an open letter on social media. and here he is speaking to the bbc. it's a decision that took a long time for myself and it was a long period in my life that brought me sadness and took me to a dark place. there was over six years of pain and i'm so happy and excited to put that to the site today. it's my freedom date and i have never been this happy in my entire life. there's been a outpouring of support across social media. barcelona

next, let's get the analysis from our senior africa correspondent anne soy, who is in nairobi in neighbouringwould form a new government made up of technocrats, a legislative council will also be appointed next month. and he says that he will stay on course towards a transition to democracy, so it is not clear whether he's coming out with completely different outfit and on what basis that would be. and it's unclear if the military have completely set aside the deal that was signed in 2019 after the long serving al—bashir was toppled. there has been worldwide condemnation of the coup. the african union has called for the immediate resumption of dialogue between the military and civilians. both the us and the un have expressed alarm at the events, and this is a representative from the eu. the eu is very concerned about sudan's military forces reportedly putting prime minister hamdok under house arrest, and as well as detaining other members of the civilian leadership. and we urge for their fast release. we have seen also the reports of cuts of telephone and internet in sudan. we urgently call f