the city of bonn is a capital of the free world.inue to be a center of the free world. i salute you. >> the honored guest enters his name in the official golden book of the city of bonn. among the presence he receives is a set of records containing beethoven's nine symphonies. the house in which the composer was born stands close by. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> after traveling four hours during which time the venerable german and youthful american remain on their feet, they deliver to speeches and shake innumerable hands, and they are still going strong. the president smiles as he spots a kennedy peachy boat story built outside a local movie house. the score for the first five hours, 2 million people lined the streets to cheer president kennedy. after these five hours, however, candidate has learned again that, in whatever land you are, it is a strain to be a celebrity. in the residence of the american ambassador where he lives during his stay in the western german capital, the president has his first chance to relax to the background music of t

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the liberal democrats have won an historic by—election in chesham and amersham, taking a parliamentary seat that has always been conservative. the us supreme court has rejected the latest republican—led challenge to the law known as 0bamacare — the third time the law has survived a vote. to india now, where a social media storm has been brewing. the narendra modi government has taken on tech giants for failing to comply with tough new rules on it and social media. it accuses twitter of choosing "a path of deliberate defiance". from delhi, the bbc�*s arunoday mukharji has more. the first signs of twitter facing legal heat, for not telling the government line. the social media giant has b

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.entina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: polls have closed in iran's presidental election after voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. roman catholic bishops in the us have made a first move towards denying holy communion to politicians, like president biden, who support abortion rights. the bishops voted in defiance of the vatican's advice. covid cases are rising in rural nepal as the country struggles to cope with a second wave of coronavirus infections. more than 600,000 cases have been reported — but testing is scarce and experts believe the actual number is far higher. the government is pleading for international aid, as the

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. president biden arrives in brussels for the nato summit, promising to return the us to a leading role. swiss voters have narrowly rejected government proposals to limit carbon dioxide emissions, putting the country's entire strategy to comply with the paris agreement on climate change in doubt. in a referendum, 51% of people rejected a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half their 1990 levels by the end of this decade. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. it is considered by

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ereshkova. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. washington warns authorities in hong kong — to stop targeting the media — after officers raid the newsroom of a pro—democracy paper. edwin poots — the leader of the biggest party in northern ireland — resigns afterjust 21 days in thejob. concerns about the health of the ganges river in india have existed for some time. now a new environmental crisis is looming, for the country s most important water source, this time it's due to covid. during the second wave of the pandemic, hundreds of bodies have been buried in shallow graves, along parts of the river. with the monsoon season about to hit, it is feared that many of these bodies will end up in the ganges, polluting it even further.

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.na tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: joe biden arrives in geneva ahead of his summit with president putin. both sides agree relations are at a new low. israel launches air strikes against hamas targets on the gaza strip — the first major flare—up since last month's ceasefire. iranians are preparing to go to the polls this week for a presidential election — and since the last one in 2017 the political situation in the country has grown increasingly volatile. seven men are competing for the job — they've all been approved by the powerful guardian council. in a country that is struggling with both sanctions and a crippling economic crisis, some voters have become disenchanted with this election. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour ha

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.tina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. we will break this down for you because it is a complex old coalition, this. at one end of the political spectrum there's yamina, a right—wing nationalistjewish party headed by the incoming prime minister, naftali bennett. they seek to promote thejewish identity of israel and want to expand settlement building in the occupied palestinian areas. they also oppose the establishment of any palestinian state. at the other end, is the labour party, headed by merav mi

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.hkova. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president biden underlines america's strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. in england the final stage of easing covid restrictions is delayed until the 19th ofjuly. data is slowly emerging in india which gives some indication of the real scale of the covid death toll in the country, during the devastating second wave of the pandemic. officially, the country has recorded more than 370,000 deaths, the third highest in the world but there's more evidence to suggest the number is massively under reported. the bbc�*s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from mumbai. this is something we have seen in india from the start of the pandemic, the

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ereshkova. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. iranians have been voting to elect a successor to president hassan rouhani, who must stand down after two terms. both sides are claiming victory after a verdict in a case between the eu and the drug company astrazeneca. many people in america have been enjoying the day off in celebration of the nation's newest federal holiday. juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved african americans over 150 years ago and yesterday, presidentjoe biden signed the bill making the day official. the bbc�*s koralie barrau reports. all right. for the first time in nearly a0 years, america officially has a new federal holiday. at an event at the white house on thursday, president bid

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted - with shock in bonn.na tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? well, i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — president biden has arrived in geneva ahead of his summit with russia's president putin. the first major test for israel's new government as a controversial march byjewish nationalists is held injerusalem. breaking news coming out of gaza. word coming of israel air strikes and gaza come of this coming just a couple of days after eight new israeli government was sworn in. now we know israel and hamas have been dealing with a cease—fire. we'll keep you updated on what's going in gaza. domestic workers are among those worst hit by the consequences of the coronavirus. that's the verdict of a recent report, which found they were more likely than most workers to loose theirjob or

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.hkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president putin has responded to president biden�*s warning about the threat from russia — appearing to warn mr biden against taking any quick decisions against moscow. the uk and australian prime ministers agree the broad terms of the first post—brexit trade deal. the crisis in ethiopia — more than 350,000 are now living in famine conditions — has led to people risking their lives to escape the country. on monday, the bodies of 25 african migrants were recovered off the coast of yemen, after the boat they were in, capsized. they were heading, it appears, to saudi arabia in search of a better life. it's a journey that involves crossing mountains, deserts, the red sea and even a warzone. our c

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.a, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it'll be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. g7 leaders have ended their summit in england with promises of more than a billion coronavirus vaccinations to poorer countries and help to tackle climate change. let's get more on that change of government in israel. a little earlier, i spoke to dani danon, who was israel's ambassador to the united nations under benjamin netanyahu, and asked him what the former prime minister would do now. james, we are very proud of our democracy. and what we have witnessed here tonight is a peace

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.hkova. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... joe biden arrives in geneva ahead of his summit with president putin. both sides agree relations are at a new low. the first major test for israel's new government — as a controversial march byjewish nationalists is held in eastjerusalem. iranians are preparing to go to the polls this week in the first presidential election since 2017 — and the political situation in the country has grown increasingly volatile. seven men are competing for the job — they've all been approvied by the powerful guardian council. in a country that is struggling with both sanctions and a crippling economic crisis, some voters have become disenchanted with this election. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour has more. 0

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.a, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the latest headlines: the liberal democrats have won an historic by—election in chesham and amersham, taking a parliamentary seat that has always been held by the conservatives. the us supreme court has rejected the latest republican—led challenge to the law known as 0bamacare — the third time the law has survived a vote. it's close to eight months since war broke out in ethiopia's, tigray region and there continue to be reports of abuses. the un warns of an imminent famine, unless drastic measures are taken fast. despite repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access, aid agencies are not reaching all those in need. kalkidan yibeltal sent this report. git

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.entina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughn jones. our man headline: presidents biden and putin described their first summit as positive and constructive, but the leaders made it clear, differences still remain between america and russia. returning to that summit between the us and russian presidents. mr biden set out 16 areas of critical infrastructure that he said were "off limits" to cyberattacks. mr putin said that both sides had agreed to begin consultations on cybersecurity but denied russian responsibility for cyber crime incidents. translation: the us sources claim the majority _ translation: the us sources claim the majority of— translation: the us sources claim the majority of cyber - claim the majority of cyber attack

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.alentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: presidents biden and putin described their first summit as positive and constructive, but the leaders made it clear, differences still remain between america and russia. the first astronauts to china's new space station have blasted off for the country's longest crewed mission. hong kong police say they've arrested five executives from the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper in a dawn raid on its offices. the newspaper, which has opposed china's tightening grip on hong kong, says its editor in chief, ryan law was among those detained. so what we know is in the early hours of the morning, the national security police arrested five executives from apple daily, including the

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.st woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: presidents biden and putin described their first summit as positive and constructive, but the leaders made it clear, differences still remain between america and russia. police in hong kong arrest five executives from the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper, which opposes beijing's tightening grip on the territory. now, is it time to rethink the age—old advertising practice of product placement? a couple of major sponsors of the european football championship have this week suffered the embarrassment of top footballers shunning their products. courtney bembridge reports. first it was portugal's christiano ronaldo, as he sat down at a press conference on monday he shuffled two bottles of coca—cola out of shot

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.osmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... england and scotland have played to a 0—0 draw at wembley in their eagerly anticipated group game at euro 2020. the result leaves both sides still able to qualify for the next round. polls have closed in iran's presidental election after voting was extended to midnight local time. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. all adults in england can now book their coronavirus vaccine — as part of the uk governments plan to vaccinate as many over 18's as possible ahead of the new target date for the end of restrictions onjuly 19th. it comes as new data from public health england suggests that a single dose of the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccine reduces the risk of needing hospit

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ld's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. some of the first results are expected within hours in iran, as voters choose the country's next president in a tightly controlled election. the winner will succeed hassan rouhani, who's not allowed to serve for a third term. roman catholic bishops in the us have made a first move towards denying holy communion to politicians — like president biden — who support abortion rights. the bishops voted in defiance of the vatican's advice. many people in the us have been enjoying the day off in celebration of the nation's newest federal holiday. juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved african americans over 150 years ago and thursday, presidentjoe biden signed the bill making the day

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president biden underlines america's strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. at the nato summit, president biden announced that leaders had endorsed the alliance's first cyber policy — a response he said, to an increase in malicious cyber—activity. the need for action on cyber attacks — whetherfrom russia or anywhere else — is clear. according to a ransomware study by sophos, 37% of organisations around the world were hit by attacks this last year. the cost to business has risen from $760,000 in 2019 to $1.85 million dollars in 2020. the average ransom? $170,000 we're joined by rob strayer, who is a former us state department cyber policy ambassador. thank you very muc

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.'s first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president putin has responded to president biden's warning about the threat from russia — appearing to warn mr biden against taking any quick decisions against moscow. the uk and australian prime ministers agree the broad terms of the first post—brexit trade deal. afterjust six years in business, gogoro — an electric motorbike company in taiwan — has become one of the most popular modes of transport on the island. the company recently won investment from yadea, one of china's biggest e—scooter producers, and announced its expansion there and into india. our taiwan correspondent cindy sui asked the founder about the potential he's seeing in asia. electric motorbike is a hot topic all around asia, mainly

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: ready to meet face—to—face — joe biden and vladimir putin prepare for theirfirst presidential summit in geneva. israel launches airstrikes against hamas targets on the gaza strip — the first major flare—up since last month's ceasefire. iranians are preparing to go to the polls this week for a presidential election and since the last one in 2017 the political situation in the country has grown increasingly volatile. seven men are competing for the job, they've all been approved by the powerful guardian council. in a country that is struggling with both sanctions and a crippling economic crisis, some voters have become disenchanted with this election. the bbc�*s rana rahimpour has more. 0n the streets of iranian citie

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: presidents biden and putin described their first summit as positive and constructive, but the leaders made it clear, differences still remain between america and russia. the first astronauts to china's new space station have blasted off — for the country's longest crewed mission. save the children says more than 700,000 rohingya children are facing severe discrimination and denial of their most basic rights across several different countries. the aid agency says the children are vulnerable to sexual abuse, trafficking and detention. most rohingya muslims fled their home country, myanmar, after a deadly crackdown by the military in 2017. they now live in refugee camps in neighbouring banglades

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.a, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us supreme court rejects the latest republican—led challenge to the law known as obamacare, the third time the law has survived a vote. let's stay with our main story now. we can now speak to sonia gipson rankin, who's an assistant professor of law at the university of new mexico. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. were programme. thank you for having me- were you _ programme. thank you for having me. were you surprised - programme. thank you for having me. were you surprised by - programme. thank you for having me. were you surprised by this i me. were you surpr

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.an cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful— achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, - if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is news, the latest headlines... iranians have been voting to elect a successor to president hassan rouhani, who must stand down after two terms. both sides are claiming victory after a verdict in a case between the eu and the drug company astrazeneca. two members have resigned from the hollywood foreign press association, the body that organises the golden globes, denouncing the organisation as toxic. the hfpa has been battered by recent criticism. ?back in may, the us broadcaster nbc announced that it would not air the?golden globes in 2022. ? among the reasons given — the hfpa had not had any black members in more than 20 years. diederik van hoogstraten?and wenting xu wrote a letter here is some of what they had to say. they also said — the hfp

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.na tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the liberal democrats have won an historic by—election in chesham and amersham, taking a parliamentary seat that has always been conservative. the us supreme court has rejected the latest republican—led challenge to the law known as obamacare — the third time the law has survived a vote. less than two years ago abiy ahmed, ethiopia's young prime minister received the nobel peace prize and was being heralded around the world for his reforming zeal. today, he leads a nation many say is more divided than at any point in its recent history. ethnic violence has left more than 2 million people displaced. a brutal war in tigray has brought the region to the brink of famine. and, on monday,

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the top stories: president putin has responded to president biden's warning about the threat from russia, appearing to warn mr biden against taking any quick decisions against moscow. the uk and australian prime ministers agree the broad terms of the first post—brexit trade deal. afghanistan is currently experiencing a devastating surge in coronavirus cases. official numbers are rising sharply but the actual figure is likely to be much higher. many people are dying at home, often turned away from hospitals because there is no space. and in the parts of the country controlled by the taliban, it's difficult to get any accurate data. from kabul, yalda hakim reports. for people who have long faced the threat of violent death fr

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ld's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: joe biden arrives in geneva ahead of his summit with president putin. both sides agree relations are at a new low. he the furniture chain ikea has been found guilty of spying — on its own staff. it was found to have set up an elaborate system to illegally snoop on hundreds of employees and job applicants over several years in france. courtney bembridge has this report. almost a decade after the scandal broke, ikea france has been fined $1.2 million and its former ceo given a two—year suspended prison sentence. the french arm of the business was found guilty of carrying out illegal surveillance on union organisers, employees, job applicants and even disgruntled customers. the company's bill for private inve

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. you are watching bbc news, with me, david eades. the main headlines this hour: israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. president biden arrives in brussels for the nato summit — promising to return the us to a leading role. the doctor for the danish football team has confirmed christian eriksen did suffer a cardiac arrest on the pitch on saturday and that "he was gone" before being resuscitated. the former tottenham star collapsed during denmark and finland's euros game. he is now recovering in hospital. nick beake reports from copenhagen. the heartfelt messages w

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.hkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. i'm david eades. the latest headlines: joe biden arrives in geneva ahead of his summit with president putin. both sides agree relations are at a new low. israel launches air strikes against hamas targets on the gaza strip. it's the first major flare—up since last month's ceasefire. the former director—general of the bbc, lord hall, has said it was wrong, in hindsight, not to have sacked the journalist martin bashirfor the way he behaved in securing an interview with princess diana in 1995. at the time, mr hall was head of bbc news. he's told a westminster parliamentary committee here in london that he had trusted martin bashir when he shouldn't have. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, has more details. at core he

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.ereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: president biden meets with britain's prime minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to agree a new "atlantic charter." president biden also announces the us will donate half a billion doses of the pfizer jab to help poorer countries get their populations vaccinated. iam going i am going to stay with that story now. borisjohnson says "the world needs this meeting" to devise a plan to vaccinate the globe. following his first face to face meeting with us presidentjoe biden, the two leaders have formally announced their pledges — the uk to distribute 100 million doses and the us 500 million. but right now it's china who is leading the field

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.monaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president biden meets with britain's prime minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall — using his first overseas trip to agree a new "atlantic charter." president biden also announces the us will donate 500 million doses of the pfizerjab to help poorer countries get their populations vaccinated. football: euro 2020 gets underway on friday, with italy playing turkey in rome. it's one of the 12 cities across europe that will host the tournament, delayed from last year due to the pandemic. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. welcome to piazza del popolo, here in the heart of rome, which has been transformed into one of the fan zones for euro 2020 that kicks off friday night. italy playing turkey hosted here in rome, one o

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.he world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the way. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president biden underlines america's strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. in england the final stage of easing covid restrictions is delayed until the 19th ofjuly. data is slowly emerging in india — which gives some indication of the real scale of the covid death toll in the country, during the devastating second wave of the pandemic. officially, the country has recorded more than 370,000 deaths, the third highest in the world but there's more evidence to suggest the number is massively under reported. the bbc s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from mumbai. the reports that have appeared over the past two days gives us a sense of how acute

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.tina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president biden arrives in brussels for the nato summit, promising to return the us to a leading role. israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. leaders of spain's right—wing parties joined with tens of thousands of demonstrators on sunday, rallying against a controversial plan to pardon 12 catalan separatists. the government has indicated the pardons are close butjust last month, the supreme court said in a non—binding report it opposes the move. tanya dendrinos reports. power in numbers. : square in the span

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.st woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: ready to meet face—to—face —joe biden and vladimir putin prepare for their first presidential summit in geneva. israel launches airstrikes against hamas targets on the gaza strip — the first major flare—up since last month's ceasefire. has there been any progress on the number of women on boards across uk businesses? a new report released today by women on boards uk, reveals that less than half of the companies listed in the ftse all—share have met the target for 33% women on boards and more than half have all—male executive leadership teams. so what needs to change to improve women's representation in the boardroom and what should businesses be doing to make it happen? i'm joined now by the chief executive of wo

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.st woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: china launches a spacecraft carrying three astronauts in a landmark step towards establishing beijing as a major space power. the mission — to construct the country's own space station. police in hong kong say 500 officers took part in a dawn raid to arrest five employees from the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper. to the united arab emirates now, where the �*working from home' revolution is being seen as a business opportunity. it's now offering remote work visas, hoping to attract people who don't have to go back to the office to work from there instead. will the lure of sun, sand and skype attract a new wave of expats to the uae? the bbc�*s sameer hashmi reports from dubai. giving finishing touches to h

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president biden underlines america's strong support for nato as leaders warn of the military challenge posed by china. the uk and australian prime ministers agree the broad terms of the first post—brexit trade deal. the british prime minister borisjohnson has confirmed a delay to stage four of his roadmap out of the coronavirus pandemic in england. instead of lifting all restrictions onjune 21st as previously announced, mrjohnson said it would be put back untiljuly 19th. the delay is over concerns about the rapidly—spreading delta variant of the virus. he said it gives the vaccination programme a chance to reach millions more people in england. i to reach millions more people in england-— in england. i am confident we will not need _ in e

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.an cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. iam i am lewis vaughanjones. the latest headlines: the us supreme court rejects the latest republican—led challenge to the law known as obamacare — the third time the law has survived a vote. the un is warning of an imminentfamine in ethiopia's tigray region, unless drastic measures are taken, eight months since war broke out. now, the biggest political party in northern ireland, the dup, has been hit by a fresh crisis, after its leader, edwin poots, resigned just weeks after taking up thejob. our ireland correspondent, chris pages, explains why the resignation is such a shock. in this part of the uk, relations in the power—sharing regional government are rarely straightforward. but the events that we have seen unfold over recent hours are r

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn., the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: president biden arrives in brussels for the nato summit, promising to return the us to a leading role. israel's parliament has voted to approve a new coalition government that ends benjamin netanyahu's 12—year run as prime minister. it will be headed for the first two years by the religious nationalist naftali bennett. in brazil, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the job prospects of young people. but in some districts, they're organising and fighting back. translation: i've been looking for a “ob translation: i've been looking for a job since — translation: i've been looking for a job since the _ translation: i've been looking for a job since the beginning - for a job since the beginni

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.an cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: president biden meets with britain's prime minister ahead of the g7 in cornwall, using his first overseas trip to agree a new "atlantic charter." let us get a bit more on that. the issues will be discussed at the g7 summit. thomas wright is the director of the center on the united states and europe at the brookings institution. hejoins me now from washington. thanks very much for coming on the programme.— thanks very much for coming on | the programme._ let's the programme. thank you. let's start with the _ the programme. thank you. let's start with the issue _ the programme. thank you. let's start with the issue for _ start with the issue for northern ireland which will be on the agenda, partic

berliners celebrated into i the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.osmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: china launches a spacecraft carrying three astronauts in a landmark step towards establishing beijing as a major space power. the mission — to construct the country's own space station. police in hong kong say 500 officers took part in a dawn raid to arrest five employees from the pro—democracy apple daily newspaper. ten years ago ivory coast was engulfed in post—election violence that sent shockwaves across africa. thousands were killed. a key figure in those elections — former president laurent gbabgo — is due to return to the country on thursday after being acquitted of crimes against humanity at the international criminal court. so is this the end of the road for the victims still seeking justice? a warning that lalla s

berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn.orld's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. washington warns authorities in hong kong — to stop targeting the media —after officers raid the newsroom of a pro—democracy paper. edwin poots — the leader of the biggest party in northern ireland — resigns afterjust 21 days in thejob. china s first crewed spacecraft blasted off from the gobi desert — in a landmark step towards establishing beijing as a major space power. the spacecraft carrying three astronauts is heading to the tiangong space station, which was put into orbit in april and is still being constructed. let's speak to let's speak to paul byrne, associate professor of planetary science at north carolina state university. what is china's haimen space? is to leave an indelible _ what i

to berlin. _ berliners celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted - with shock in bonn.ent, and i think we might be able to persuade the wife. it would be a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. the main headline — presidents biden and putin desribed their first summit as positive and constructive, but the leaders made clear differences still remain between america and russia. a couple of major sponsors of the euros have suffered the embarrassment this week of top footballers shunning their products. first, there was cristiano ronaldo. here is the portugal captain sitting down at a news conference only to take a couple of bottles of coca—cola out of shot. the renowned health fanatic then held up a bottle of water instead, saying "agua" in portuguese, apparently encouraging people to drink that instead. the small gesture took the fizz out of coca—cola's share price. some $4 billion was wiped from the company's value. the ronaldo shunning coca—cola incident was followed on tuesday by this — french world cup—winner paul pogba

bet, but they have a good reason to dpoit finally, one of the most significant reasons is just for bonng activity they create liquidity. people are looking to sell shares, they are often selling to market makers and buy shares they're buying from market makers and maintain inventory. sometimes they're long sometimes they're short. now, naked shorts refer to circumstances where people who are selling the stock short did not first validate that they could actually get a borrow on those shares now, there are some exemptions in the marketplace for people to do this. market makers are among the groups that get exemptions we sometimes hear about people having -- institutions having loopholes. it's not a hedge fund loophole there's no loophole for them there's no loophole for individual investors either. it does have an exemption. the other thing i would quickly point out is the whole issue here is whether if you sell stocks short you are actually able to deliver the shares at settlement, which right now is two days after the current trade date the thing is, there are stiff regulatory requirem

mauricio de bonne yesterday homered off clay. today he's going deep again his fourth of the season fan, by the way, makes a nice catch out there. giants win their fourth straight 6 to 1 as they leapfrogged the padres to take a half game lead in the national league west, a's up in the pacific northwest, with flags flying and mariners ballpark and after trailing 4 to 1, the a's tie it up with two runs in the eighth capper this sean murphy two out double just over kyle lewis's head. that's cores, matal seuin and we go to extra innings top of the 10th aramis garcia, a two out single toe left often began airing on second base. he comes in to score and the a's have a 5 to 4 lead, but the mariners tied up in the bottom half of the frame, and then this rare error by mad olsen on a j. p. crawford grounder. crawford would it up, it's second and tie. france advances to third still on, lee won out. an intentional walk, loads the bases and then tom murphy ends it right here with this sac fly off lou trevino. it isn't sexy, but it is a walk of