in this is bbc world news america. my son matters.hose are the words of the father of jacob lake, a man shot in the back several times in wisconsin, leading to widespread protest. night two of the republican nation convention featured three people call trump. it is the psident's party. anger and unrest in belarus as thousando take t the streets. who are criticizing thepeople country's leadership. in spain cal out the military to tackle covid as the country sees its biggest surge in months. katty:elcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. the father of jacoblake, the ma who was shot in the back by police in wisconsin, says his son is paralyzed from the waist down. details of exactly whatne hap are still rather thin, but the anger over the incident is very real. this afternoon in kenosha, the family spoke to the press. fare is jacob blake'er. >> they shot my son seven times. 'like he didn' matter. but my son matters. he is a human being. katty: my son matters. those emotional words came aften a secoht of protest in wiscon

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hello for all of you watching on pbs and around the world, welcome to "bbc world news america." there are more than 18 million recorded coronavirus cases around the world, and as the numbers grow, the data itself comes politicized. in the u.s., president trump claims covid-19 cases are increasing because there is more totesting, but we starght in iran where a bbc investigation found the number of deaths is far higher than the offici the health ministry denies this. from the bbc's persian service, we have this story. last hours of life. air in the 's first official coronavirus victim on the 19th of february. his bthers, who are doctors, posted this video on social media. after that, officials were left with no choice but to admit that covid-19 was killing iranians.

g "bbc world still to come.lling] katty: when t carnival festival was cancele performers and workers were left without an income. we look at how brazil is coping with the virus. ♪ katty: police in belarus have brought more oppositioninigures, incla nobel prize winner, in for questioning in connee ion to what esident claims is an attempt to cobble -- topple his government. now.ve the report correspondent: we are outside the center of minsk, where a string of prominent figures have been summoned here for questioning. today, it was the turn of the wbel literature laureate, is a member of the opposition council, now coming under pressure from the authorities. that counsel says it is pushing for new elections and transfer of power. but the authorities here accuse her of attempting a coup. it is an intereing situation because on the one hand presidenlukashenko is trying to increase pressure on his opponents in the opposition, but the street protests are maintaining pressure on him. s it imething of a stalemate. ♪ katt

host: you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come, we are going to trap down the plastic. how decades of pollution has caused lasting damage in our oceans. ♪ nadahost: the country has seen a spike in the coronavirus, with average cases doubling in recent weeks in france. lucy williamson has more. reporter:er the gent has been expanding its precautions over the last few weeks and months. masks are now compulsory in shops and offices. it has given permission to local authorities to make masks compulsory in some crowded streets. there are hundreds of places across france wear masks are compulsory in public. but this is another move again, thinking about it me time.n th work minister met unions en she came out, it was confirmed.

the republican national convention -- we will have coverage all this week on bbc world news. tay withs. as we wait for donald trump to speak every night and very many members of the trump family as well will be joining him in this strange, virtual world we are in. around the world.er news from president trump's senior advisor kellyanne conway hasisnnounced she esigning from her post in the white house effective at the end of the month. she spearheaded trump's 20 camp -- 2016 campaignas and stayed on a political advisor. she is still slated to address the republican national convention on wednesday night . tropical storm laura forced blavy rain and strong wind into the dominican re and haiti over the weekend, leaving several dead and millions of people without electricity. the storm is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the mainland u.s., possibly making landfall this week. the national hurricane center has warned of a pential life-threatening storm surge. firefighters in california arro trying to co nearly 600 wildfires, se of the worst the region has ever seen. o

you're watchingws "bbc world america."till to come on tonight's program, 400 years after nature's engineers vanished, they're building dams in england. laura: nearly 1.2 million workers here in the u.s. filed for unitployment ben last week. that's the 20th straight week of more than one mlion claims. the bbc has more on the timing of those figures for us. reporter: broer picture is when we keep hearing again and again from economists and that is that it is going to be a very long time before this job what's interesting about these figures, it is the last week thatany americans were eligle for the enhanced unemployment benefits. that is this $600 in extra unemployment benefits a week. at expired at the end of july. lawmakers are still fighting over what to do next. andar yet here w several days on, theime frame keeps slipping, we wereold friday we were told possibly in the days ahead. meanwhile, the white house is saying it is prepared to act unilaterally if something isn't done at time. the financial anxiety, the -- for mi

you're watching bbc world news america.come, the race for a we te aook at the role some volunteers are playing in the medical trials. >> thousands of british holiday makersre racing t get home before new coronavirus quarantine restrictions are enforced. peopleoming from countries like croatia. here's our. corresponde reporter: more than any other coun in europe, croatia relies on tourism. one euro in every six is from the industry. that means actually when you ink about -- it's not just the u.k., but it's been germany, austria, italy, slovenia, putting quarantine rules in place, hitting the industry hard. the fact ts not just u.k. but germany and france are quoting the fact that tourists returning from the dalmatian coast, the tourists there are starting to be the cluster of cases returning to other countries. people were talking about those who went on holiday to the north of italy, austr skiing, and then came back to their respective countries. they were blamed. people similar sense, have been blamed for coming back and s

♪[music] >> this is bbc world news america. biden brings the democratic national convention to an end with promise to bring america back into the light if he wins the race f the white house. we take a look back at this we's convention. the u.s. postmaster general tells the senate committee that ballots in november's presidential election will be delivered sec tely and one. a series of massive wildfires in northern and central california force thousands from their homes as emergency offictols struggle keep the blazes under control. ♪[music] >> for all of you watching on pbs andhe around globe, welcome to bbc world news. joe biden gave the bgest spee of his political career last night, defining this election as a battle between the lightsnd darkn as he accepted the democratic party's nomination to challen donald trump. democrats are rejoicing after his smooth performance clearly illustrated the differences on the ballot and reinvigorated his campaign. here'sca our north ame editor. ♪ oh say can you see reporter: the democrats hav

tom: for all of you watching scratchi why "bbc world news america" is coming from london and not fromashington or new york, that's because we had a technical difficulty at the start of the program. th has bee fixed and we can go back to laura trevelyan in new york. laura: thank you so much. for more on th outbreak in the u.s., we are joined by the director of harvard's global health institute. thank you. iran's leaders have suppressed the death toll. . as you look around, the wor have governments who have been more honest dealt with a better? >> yes. th you for having me on. indeed that is a pattern. first ofll, it's always disappointing and frustrating to see p fundamental baslic health data suppressed. tit doesn' actually help you manage the disease better. one of the things we are learning in the long run thats they would alwme out. what we have seen is governments that t have manag pandemics better are people who have been open t and honest abo size of the problem and put in solutions directly to the scale of the problem. iran has not done that. laur here in the u.s., would you sa

you are watching bbc world news america.till toor come, ar fashion his bed for reeducation.uffed t tens of millions of people around manella havn b told to stay-at-home after a jump and coronavis cases. most shops have been ordered to close and public transport has been halted. >> the latest restrictions which are currently in place for two weeks were inzeoduced after of medical associations warned that the health care system wouldollapse. infections continue to rise. there is cause for concern. or than 6000 new cases were reported on tuesday. the biggest daily rise so far following a week of record nuers. thean measures mehe people who are not essential workers will only be allowed out to exercise or purchase vital goods. domestic flights have been the restrictions are currently in place until the 18th of august. doctors hope it will give medical workers time to deal with the spike in cases. the bbc has obtained rare footage from china. a former fashion model from the uighur ethnic group can be seen handcuffed to a bed.s hi

you are watching "bbc world news america."t come. ♪ jane:aith and face masks, how the social divisions over covid restrictions are playing out in california. ♪ jane: china is stepping up measures to reduce food waste. the clean plate campaign comes after the esident said covid-19 had sounded the alarm on the issue. but reaction to the order has been mixed, with somen social media making fun of the campaign. carrie allen h more. correspondent: it is being pushed on everybody across the country now, that they have to be wasting less. so people are eating in big groups this is common to see the lazy susan's with 10 people around. it is culturally acceptable for people to leave a little bit of food to show thepr host you apeciate how much you have been given. this historically comes from a country of famine, so this is a way to show you are grateful. now this is different. people are being told you should now ke away what you leave, so you ll get a bagull of food winning the restaurant. -- when you leave the restaurant. ♪ jane: he

children still sufferinin you are wat"bbc world news america." l to come on the mrogram, it isting at a record place -- paste. how huge chunks of ice in greenland could affectillions of people around the world. ♪ katty: south korea's spy agency says north korea's leader k jong-un has handed over some of his responsibilities to his sister's. sister and other aids. our correspondent has more on those reports. >>pp theyr to be saying is i kim jong-un has handed down some responsibilities. this is not complete power. kim jong-un remains in overall control. he is the supreme authority. but what seems to be happening is he is delegating some powers to his sister and other aids. we understand the majoritye of power handed over has been to his sister. why is this interesting? one, we are looking at the power of succession. who will take over north korea next should something happen to kim jong-un? you might remember earlier this year where he was gone from the public eye for severim weeks at a there were a number of rumors about his health. still, analyst

this is "bbc world news america." the impact of mass migration in europe. look at what changed and what has not. >> earlier this year when tensions rose between turkey and europe,ury sent more migrants towards greece. it could do it again. right n' it is greece's actions are also causing concern. katt as president trump tries to paint democra as weak on law and order, joe biden makes it clear he does not support violence. >> the senseless violence and looting and burning and destruction of property -- i want to make something absolutely clear. rioting is not protesting. katty: and we meet tt shepherd from england whose new book set out his vision for the future of farming. ♪ welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the world. greece has been in harbor for migrants seeking a better life. nearly 9000 hundred people arrived there bac in 2015, throwing european politics into today, those numbers are lower but they have started to trend upwards again. the e.u. border forces the balkans is now the most active out for migrants, with more p tn 90ple making

ruste katty: i am katty kay in washington commend this is "bbc world news america."s journalists are arrested in belarus, russia's president wei tan hints at-putin hints at- military intervention is the unrest continues. cutting its way across american states, hurricane laura slams into the louisiana coast, the biggest such storm to hit the area in decades. making masks mandatory -- france titans the rules in paris as the country's is a resurgence in coronavirus cases. and a history making republican national convention. katty: welcome to "world news america"ou on pbs and the globe. russian president vladimir putin says he has a police force ready to move into belarus, but y will do so o if what he calls extremists try to seize control. mr. putin called on authorities in belarus and the opposition to find a solution to the political unrest that erupted over disputed presidential election that was won by president alexander lukashenko. steve rosenbe has been to lukashenko's hometown steve: a country consumed by protests still needs to work the land. things, it's cucum

this is "bbc world news america ."belarus, more protests and strikes against its president after his disputed election. in the u.s. senate, democrats begin their unconventional convention as the coronavirus has turned the whole event into a virtual one. as he prepares to become the party nominee, what the young people actually think of joe biden? we will take a closer look. ♪ welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the world. alexander lukashenko has ruled belarus for more than 20 years. he gave a speech at a factory but instead got heckled and booed. but he insists he will not call a new election. here is the latest. >> this was the day the workers tued on alexander lukashenko. thousands downing tools and marching. while the strikers rallied outside, belarus' beleaguered president arrived by helicopter to address those who stayed at work. he was no doubt hoping for a friendly crowd. >> [speaking foreign language] >> what he got was a public relations disaster. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking fore

stay with us here on bbc world news. hello there. on sunday. the highest temperature was recorded in herstmonceaux in east sussex, 3a degrees, closely followed by 33 in farnborough in hampshire. more comfortable temperatures, more comfortable humidity through bedford and prestwick. it is going to be southeastern areas that continue to see the extreme temperatures over the next few days. but even here, temperatures will drop a bit by the end of the week. together with the heat and humidity, there's an increasing risk of catching some torrential rain with some heavy and thundery downpours. although, pinning down the detail is going to be rather difficult. as we head into the morning, we start with a fair bit of cloud around. maybe some showers or rain developing, particularly across wales in the southwest. these could turn heavy and thundery, drift their way northwards through the irish sea, threatening northwest england, northern ireland and heading into southern scotland. there could be the odd sharp shower further east, but there wi

stay with us on bbc world news. ars since the end of world war ii in the pacific, we look at japan's journey from bitter enemy to close ally of western countries. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the united states brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates. the palestinian president says it's a betrayal of the palestinian cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protest

bbc world service middle east sebastian, is it unexpected 7 world service middle east sebastian, is itnexpected no. surprise the way that it suddenly appeared, yes. not in a sense that just as you are hearing that about the situation in the territory is essentially a contrast between the formal and the informal it's a status quo either way. this is sort of status quo that's established itself between the ua and israel. to be honest between israel and several other arab states in the past few yea rs. other arab states in the past few years. it's been warming up if relationships or time is come up more out into the open. coronavirus has been one of those examples where both countries have talked about working together to deal with coronavirus, ua sent a plane directly to israel to help with the palestinians. it's a surprise in that it palestinians. it's a surprise in thatitis palestinians. it's a surprise in that it is sonically sprung a p pa re ntly that it is sonically sprung apparently out of nowhere. although we been hearing from the white house and the americans jared kushner, presi

to stay with bbc world news. hello there.temperature was recorded in herstmonceaux in east sussex, 34 degrees, closely followed by 33 in farnborough in hampshire. more comfortable temperatures, more comfortable humidity through bedford and prestwick. it is going to be southeastern areas that continue to see the extreme temperatures over the next few days. but even here, temperatures will drop a bit by the end of the week. together with the heat and humidity, there's an increasing risk of catching some torrential rain with some heavy and thundery downpours. although, pinning down the detail is going to be rather difficult. as we head into the morning, we start with a fair bit of cloud around. maybe some showers or rain developing, particularly across wales in the southwest. these could turn heavy and thundery, drift their way northwards through the irish sea, threatening northwest england, northern ireland and heading into southern scotland. there could be the odd sharp shower further east, but there will be a lot of sunshine

i'm jane o'brien, with bbc world news america tomorrow.obs and good night. we will create millions of jobs and fight good night. we will create millions ofjobs and fight climate change through a clean energy revolution. bring back critical supply chains so the future is made in america. build on the affordable care act so eve ryo ne on the affordable care act so everyone has a peace of mind that comes with health insurance and finally, offer caregivers the dignity, the respect in the pay they deserved. we will protect a woman's right to make her own decisions about her own body, root out systemic racism in ourjustice systemic racism in ourjustice system and passed a new voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act, a john lewis voting rights act that will ensure every voice is heard and every voice is counted. the civil rights struggle is nothing new tojoe. it's why he got into public service, it's why he helped reauthorize the voting rights act and restore unemployment discrimination in employment disc

this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: police and anti—government demonstrators in the lebaneseer continues in the country following tuesday's massive explosion. police in hong kong have arrested seven people including the prominent pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai. he's thought to be the most high profile person to be arrested under a controversial new national security law. there have been another 19 deaths from covid—i9 in australia in the past 2a hours — the deadliest day since the pandemic began. the previous record was 17 which was announced on sunday. all the deaths were in the state of victoria which is now entering its second week of level four lockdown. meanwhile new zealand has gone 100 days without recording a locally transmitted covid—19 case. doctor suzy wiles, a microbiologist and infectious disease expert at the university of auckland, joined me a short time ago to discuss the situation, starting with australia. it's good to see that the rolling average is starting to trend down now. we have obviously been very concerned. the problem was that they didn't go into

this is bbc world news.ds of people have turned out at one of the biggest demonstrations in the history of belarus to protest against what they see as the rigged election victory claimed by president lukashenko. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said she will recall the house to vote on legislation which would prevent changes in post office services. democrats are concerned changes would affect postal voting in november's election. hundreds of people have gathered in the spanish capital, madrid, to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks in public spaces and other new government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. there were similar scenes in warsaw as people there called for an end to the restrictions. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. no social distancing at this demonstration. packed in together, close as can be. the unmasked of madrid. with their angry cries of "freedom", they seem to believe the government is now a bigger threat than the virus itse

this is bbc news with special coverage for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm christian fraser. it's been a democratic party convention like no other. on the final night of this virtual event, the party waits forjoe biden to set out his vision for america as he prepares to accept the nomination as presidential candidate. joe biden, my name is. joe biden, my name is. look me up joe biden, my name is. look me up once you? he's tried twice before, but never been this close. we look at the journey that got joe biden one step away from the presidency. we'll be live injoe biden‘s home—town of wilmington, delaware and in washington. also coming up: the convention will also hear from everyday americans — and some of those — including pete buttigieg and michael bloomberg — who ran in the presidential primaries. a very warm welcome to our continuing coverage of the democratic national convention. the former us vice—president joe biden is preparing to make the most important speech of his long political career, as he accepts of the democratic party. nomination to chal

>>elcome to addition of bbc world america.e are bringing you coverage of the first joint mpaign event between presidential candidate joe biden and his nominee for vice, preside kamala harris. let's listen in. v.p. biden: that will change in our administration. it will be gratifying see the strong, enthusiastic reaction to her as our next vice president. it comes from people all over the country. it is already occurring. all views and backgrounds. it comes from all over, except om the white house. you all knew it was coming. is could have set your wat to i his attacks. has already started calling kamala nty, whiny, mean to his appointees it is no surprise. whining is what donald trump does best. isru anyone surprised donald has a problem with strong wom? we know more is to calm. speak clear. if you a about going to a job and paying your rent and your civil-rights your basic rig dignity. she will stand with me in this campaign. all of us will stand up for her. on january 20, 20 21, we will watch senator harris rae her right hand

bbc news. i'm david eades with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the first lady's endorsement. melania trump gives the keynote speech on the second night of the republican national convention. i believe that we need my‘s leadership now more than ever in order to lead us back once again to the greatest economy and the strongest country ever known. —— my husband's leadership. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, praises president trump's foreign policy — and his handling of china. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in america and around the world. the family ofjacob blake — the black man shot by police in wisconsin — appeal for an end to the violence sparked by his shooting. africa is declared free from polio — a disease that used to leave tens of thousands of children, paralysed every year. he thinks it's all over. lionel messi, barcelona's all—time great, says he wants to leave the club with immediate effect. but barca say he can'tjust go. the us first

you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, assessing the damage.ow people are faring in the aftermath of hurricane laura. amnesty international has called for an investigation into the role of indian police during olence in delhi six mont ag over 50 people were killed. >> amnesty has accused reese of human rights violations. they say the police acted in the violen alongside writers. they committed torture and used excessive force against otesters and found that when people from the muslim community called for help, the police responded in a mocking way. they saypo they is based on scrutinizing videos that erged they have also gathered testimony from dozens o survivors, eyewitnesses, lawyers, and activists. investigated the role as well and we uncovered evidence from some t ofse videos that amnesty has looked at the police acted alongside hindus against muslims. laura: hurricane laura was one of the most powerful u.s. one governor said the impact could have been worse. >> it is cleanup time after laura. >> i don't know why the good lord says we nmor

clean up the notoriously dangerous industry — that produces around 70% of the world's jade and generates billions of dollars. bbcremote area in kachin state to meet survivors searching for answers. rebecca henschke reports. offerings and prayers for the dead and the missing. killed in myanmar‘s with landslide, here in the world's biggest gayed mines. survivors say there was no warning. a wave of water, mud, and stones, suddenly engulfing them as they scavenged for leftoverjade in the pit. translation: scavenged for leftoverjade in the pit. translationzlj scavenged for leftoverjade in the pit. translation: i was pushed under, then flipped over and over in the water. stones we re and over in the water. stones were hitting me. i thought i was going to die. he managed to swim to safety, but his friends didn't. translation: they were like my brothers. ifeel so guilty for being the one who survived. i wish this tragedy was just a survived. i wish this tragedy wasjust a bad dream. the deadly landslides happen almost every year here. the jade packers, small players and a multibillion dollar industry controlled by compan

we are joined by viewers from bbc world, so a lot of interest in this, within india, these figures coulde been a better—than—expected agriculture pick—up and the fact that the monsoons haven't been so bad this year. yes. opossum economy is hugely dependent on agriculture and therefore seasonal factors and they have been somewhat lucky this year. the other thing that has cushioned india's number somewhere is the rise and government spending. so consumer spending down significantly by the government spending is up 16% and again that is something that you will see mirrored across multiple countries when i consumer demand has halted either because of consumer choice or because of the new social distancing rules that required businesses to close and people to not go about their daily lives and the way they would've done most government has stepped in with unprecedented spending in the uk and india and the us across the world to try and cushion those affect somewhat so that is what is dampened it. i think we will have to start having a wider conversation about how the pandemic has affected cou

you are watching "bbc world new america." still to ce, making masks mandatory. of frace are telling people to cover up, but not everybody is lisning. officials in hong kong have arrested a prominent media tycoon on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. publisher of the popular "apple" daily newspaper is one of a dozen pro-democracy activis to be detained. reporter: chi called him a troublemaker who sought to incite riots and spread rumors with his newspapers. butt is worth bearing in mind how popular his newspaper, "apple daily" is. it is very popular on the pro-democracy side. wh jim eli -- jimm lai was arreed, p aopular tycoon and british as a sign the government is trying to put a warning out to esothers. shar in "apple daily" fell and then spiked as activists supported the newspaper. even if they int a blank sheet of paper tomrow, said one, we will be buying. jane: french authorities have taken another turn in their battle against the coronavirus outbreak. after a strict down was eased in may, life w starting to get back to a version of normal, but wit

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm karin giannone. belarus begins to release some of the thousands detained in protests against alexander lu kashenko‘s disputed election. israel says it will temporarily suspend plans to annex the west bank as part of a new peace deal with the united arab emirates. britain imposes a two—week quarantine on travellers returning from france and the netherlands after a surge in coronavirus cases. and wildfires north of los angeles spread rapidly as firefighters try to contain the blaze. the deputy interior minister of belarus has said everyone who was detained in protests this week will be released by friday morning. more than 6,000 people have been arrested in days of protests following the disputed election victory of president alexander lukashenko. there were more demonstrations in the capital, minsk, on thursday night. other countries in europe have condemned police violence and eu foreign ministers will meet to discuss possible sanctions later on friday. these are the latest pictur

world. victoria gill, bbc news.the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. the white house has been placed on lockdown after secret service agents shot unarmed suspect. he was approached by secret service agent and a bru ptly escorted secret service agent and abruptly escorted from the podium. minutes later, he did return and told reporters that unarmed suspect had been shot and taken to hospital. the president said he did not think the perimeter fence of the president said he did not think the perimeterfence of the high towers had been breached. secret service later treated a mail subject was taken to hospital at 17th and pennsylvania avenue. that is one block from the white house. more on that as soon as we have it, more on the bbc website. thank you for watching. hello. the heatwave will continue for a few more days for many of us. we had temperatures on monday again of 35 celsius, the fourth consecutive day where temperatures were above 3a celsius. this was the picture in west sussex, lots of sunshine there, but we

world. victoria gill, bbc news. that note, we have to leave you unfortunately but we will be back shortly. there is more news any time on the bbc news website and on our twitter feeds. thank you for watching. hello. the heatwave will continue for a few more days for many of us. we had temperatures on monday again of 35 celsius, the fourth consecutive day where temperatures were above 3a celsius. this was the picture in west sussex, lots of sunshine there, but we've also already seen lots of heavy showers and thunderstorms. and tuesday brings us a similar day, hot again with the chance of those thundery downpours. we've got very warm air with us at the moment, as there is across much of central and western europe. but bubbling up in the afternoon, we are set to see those torrential downpours. in fact, we start off tuesday morning already with some really heavy showers, particularly across the northern half of the uk. a hot, humid start to the day, especially further south. there will be a good deal of sunshine in sto

this is bbc world news. the headlines.the massive explosion in beirut on tuesday, which killed at least 135 people, injured five thousand more and made (00v)a number of officials at the port where the explosion a number of officials at the port where the explosion occurred are to be kept under house arrest while investigations continue. lebanese officials have said that the storage of some two—thousand—seven—hundred tons of ammonium nitrate at a warehouse in the port caused the blast. in france, almost 2,000 firefighters have been trying to extinguish wildfires to the west of marseille. almost 3,000 people have been evacuated from campsites and residential areas. and thursday injapan marks 75 years since the us dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima, killing thousands — and changing the nature of warfare. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anna mikhailova, deputy political editor of the telegraph, and pippa crerar, political editor of the mirror_ to

those are the headlines on bbc world news. plenty more on our website. bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the global covid—19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the relationship between scientists and policy makers. leaders across the world have responded to the science with everything from respect to scepticism, foremost amongst the sceptics presidentjair bolsonaro of brazil, one of the countries hit hardest by the virus. my guest, brazilian microbiologist natalia pasternak, has launched a crusade against her president in the name of science. is she winning the argument? natalia pasternak in sao paulo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the programme. let's start with the claim from your president, jair bolsonaro, that the worst of the coronavirus epidemic in brazil is now over. would you agree? of course not. we're still in the middle of it... ..if we're lucky. and the president seems to be completely disconnected from reality, really. that's the way he's been beha

this is bbc world news, the headlines.carrying 191 people — crash landed and broke in two at an airport in kerala. many of the injured have been taken to hospitals. the lebanese shia movement, hezbollah, has denied any link to tuesday's deadly blast at the beirut port. hassan nasrallah said that those who linked the organisation to the explosion were pushing for civil war. a record numbers of migrants have been stopped in a single day in the english channel, trying to reach britain. four thousand people including pregnant women and children, are known to have attempted the journey this year. union leaders are threatening industrial action, after accusing british airways of naked greed, in forcing some cabin crew out of theirjobs. the airline says the changes are needed for its survival following the coronavirus pandemic.

this is bbc world news.nger in lebanon at the failure of politicians to prevent tuesday's devastating blast in which at least 135,000 people were killed and 5,000 injured. more than 250,000 people have been made homeless in large parts of the city. every street, every building has been damaged. the senior american immunologist, dr anthony fauci, has said he doesn't expect any coronavirus vaccine to be approved before the end of the year. the fight against the virus, he said, is fully dependent on the availability of a safe and effective vaccine, and he stressed that political considerations would not be allowed to interfere in the regulatory process. we likely are going to have many tens of millions of doses in the early part of the year but, as we get into 2021, the manufacturers tell us that they will have hundreds of millions and likely a billion doses by the end of 2021. so i think the process is moving along at a pretty favourable pace. as our north america correspondent david willis points out, what dr

you're watching bbc world news. the headlines: people in beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to tuesday's huge explosion. many have accused the authorities of corruption, neglect and mismanagement. french president emmanuel macron is the first foreign leader to visit the country since the disaster. he was mobbed by crowds in beirut, people pleading with him to help them and to ensure those responsible face justice. the state of new york is suing the powerful gun lobby the national rifle association, with the intention of dissolving it. state attorney general letitia james accused the organisation of financial mismanagement. the nra has called the lawsuit "baseless and desperate". and the bank of england has predicted the economic slump caused by covid—19 will be less severe for the uk than expected, hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. we are joined by economics commentator grace bla kely and rachel cunliffe, comment

this is bbc world news. the headlines: in the state of wisconsin. the protests were sparked after police shot a black man, jacob blake. day 3 of the republican national convention is set to get underway. speakers will include kellyanne conway, who has already announced she will leave the white house, as well as vice people living in the us coastal regions of texas and louisiana have been warned to leave or face death, as hurricane laura approaches. it's forecast to cause a catastrophic storm surge. and lionel messi has asked to leave barcelona. his lawyers say his contract allows him to go immediately, but the club disagrees. hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former trade minister lord digbyjones and the broadcaster henry bonsu. right, let's start with tomorrow's front pages. and we're going to kick off with... victims of the coronavirus in england will be paid to quarantine — that's according to the telegraph, which says people on low incomes who test positive will be paid to self—isolate

this is bbc world news.s: president trump is escorted from a white house briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. protests on the streets of beirut — as the entire lebanese government steps down — after last week's catastrophic explosion. a leading pro—democracy campaigner in hong kong, agnes chow, has become the latest figure detained under the new national security law. it follows the arrest earlier of the prominent activist and media tycoon, jimmy lai, who was detained over allegations of collusion with foreign powers. in total eleven people were arrested on monday. the situation in hong kong has become increasingly intense — so much so that activist nathan law has left the country and is living in an undisclosed location. i sopke to him earlier — he had this to say about the arrest ofjimmy lai. he had this to say about first he had this to say about of all, it is definitely a first of all, it is definitely a retaliation for the sanctioning of the us on hong kong and that would

and here in the studio — vincent ni of the bbc world service.ious warriors win first and then go to war, defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." wisdom from china's favourite strategy manual, the art of war. it may have been written 2,500 years ago, but chinese leaders and tech bosses may be reciting favourite sun tzu quotes at each other this weekend as the us imposes a near blanket ban on the supply of computer chips to huawei. ned, i'll start off with you.. is there is a us attempt to kill off huawei? i think even among the most hawkish voices on china in the trump administration, there is a recognition that horse has bolted, it is simply impossible to talk about destroying a company of the size and international reach of huawei, which after all is either the second largest or largest smartphone producer in the whole world. very much on the table is a desire to cut huawei down to size, specifically, to limit its participation, if possible to eliminate its participation, in the next generation of 56 telecommunications network,