jong. >> yes, hello. i'm going to share my screen. are you able to see my screen? >> clerk: yes. it's a blank screen. >> okay. my name is ricky jong, the owner of 2643 31 avenue. i grew up just a few blocks away as a fourth generation san franciscan, and i have seen and heard of money changes in the city as well as this neighborhood. although some believe change is a hindrance, i believe that with proper change, the city will continue to grow more beautifully. it is with this desire to have additional space with my expanded family and the addition of the neighborhood that we build this project. i have presented two main [inaudible] during the discretionary review and the project is not consistent with similar additions on the block. the second objection that the project is not consistent with additions on the block is a repeat of the original discretionary review and was previously discussed and ruled on, so i do not plan to go in depth on my response on this unless the council deems it rel

kim jong-un weighs 310 pounds.302 that is no reason to drop -- alert the media. >> we can pair him up with marie. coming up the worst media offenders of the weeks next. [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. >> it's easy to become numb to media bias. the "angle" is keeping track of the worst offenders. joining me is an editor and adam president of the accuracy in media. clara didn't want to watch fireworks on the 4th of july. she has a new tradition. >> we will start a new family tradition and every 4th of july going forward. we will watch that video that the "new york times" put together of january 6th. >> what a twisted way to celebrate our nation's independence. >> i can only imagine if this was 1775 she would have supported the british. she would have been opposed to the boston tea party and the battle of bunker hill. there is a list of videos and

it's been marked in north korea with kim jong and the lead to the visiting a cemetery to his country's war dead. so it seems as though this is meant to coincide with that. and also with the announcement has come the confirmation that although that has been officially, you know, dialogue across the d m. d at the to lead us have been exchanging it seems multiple letters, which apparently has now led to this breakthrough moon j. and the president here in south korea has made restoring relations with the north, really a cornerstone of his administration. he's now into his final year in office and with daily love to get relations back on track. still ahead on, i'll just say we're a cuba, remember fidel castro's revolution. the celebration. so quieter than usual. ah, ah, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by kettle airways. slow moving thunderstorms have again been causing trouble. hail can fornia have them enormously causing some damage, but yet more flooding in parts of england. it doesn't look as though it's moving slow. even us 24 hours worth of moving cloud and these sensitiv

the de jong museum. and the reason why these were very special to me is because as an adult and you go to visit the places again and remember the time you saw the stuffed lion and the different exhibits and remember those as a kid and understand the significance of being able to learn about these things and appreciate them. and that's what our young people need. that is what people in our city need is to have access to these resources. money should never be a barrier to access. museums for all is important to the work to do to make san francisco more equitable for everyone. the work around equity continues with the budget, access and with the treasurer who has been leading around a number of initiatives. we teamed up to support changes to our fines and fees for libraries. however, because i still have one of my overdue books, i think it was a personal nature to why we decided to waive the fines and fees for overdue library books. just think about it. 40 years later, those fees can rack up pretty hefty. s

it is rorted that kim jong-un buried to party officials for their ignorance, disability, -- proratedfficials. eric easily in south korea responded saying the meeting suggest the situation is worse and beyond the capacity of self-reliance. she also says pyongyang may be getting up domtic political narrative to allow the acceptance of foreign vaccines. the north korea expert dr. edward howe. >> it is quite clear that the narrative north korea has disseminated for the past year, that it is the land of covid free, is rapidly disintegrating. the state has not been specific in terms of the nature of the covid fight. but, it is highly likely that we are starting to see signs of covid infiltrating into north korea. >> north korea claims to be free of the virus. but, bear in mind, the authorities are a poor source of information, and, they may not have a clear picture. north korea's testing capacity is thought to be low. we do know it has taken measures. last year it created a buffer zone along the border with china. issuing a shoot to kill order to stop unauthorized crossing. we also know so

>> already, kim jong-un has said specifically they have these food issues.suggests that north korea is looking to potentially receiving more aid. really, what they need to do is engage more on cid-19, until they are able to lift border restrictions, allow people to transit through to allow groups to come in. at the same time, they face the challenges of the delta variant, which is more transmissible. without engaging the international community on covid-19, both testing and vaccines, it will be difficult to lift restrictions domestically and get trade back up to pre-pandemic levels. >> thank you very much for your time. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come, it is a shock defeator the world's top tennis player, novak djokovic. he is knocked out of the olympics semifinals. ♪ >> a covert outbreak in china has spread to five provinces and at least 18 cities, including beijing. recorded cases are so far low with only around 200 people infected, but according to state media, this represents china's worst outbreak since wuhan. >> there is almost emergency m

qm. people like kim jong-un. 0k, many thanks _ people like kim jong-un. 0k, many thanks indeed. - andeadlines. you can find me on social media in the meantime. goodbye for now. hello there. the first couple of days ofjuly look pretty similar to how we ended the month ofjune on, and that's with quite a lot of dry weather around with some sunshine. but there will be some showers around, too. generally isolated, but they will be quite heavy and slow moving where you catch them, as there will be very little wind to move them on. that's because we're in between weather systems, as you can see here, this weak area of high pressure building in. this is the area of low pressure which has brought a lot of grey, damp weather across eastern parts of the country throughout the week so far. it will still be close enough to bring further grey, damp, drizzly weather from east anglia up towards northumberland, but a much drier and brighter day, i think, for the southeast of england. elsewhere, early cloud clearing to allow for some sunny spells, but we could see a few isolated showers here and there.

the brought fighting and the korean war to an end and event marked by north korean leader kim jong on visiting a cemetery for his country's war dead. north korea has in the past use the cutting of the hotline as a way of showing its displeasure with its restoration. now it seems similarly upbeat on the prospect of improving ties, stating the whole korean nation once relations to recover from what it calls set back and stagnation. also motivating north korea could be the multiple crises. it faces. years of sanctions compounded by food shortages from damaging storms and isolation because of the pandemic, provide compelling reasons. it seems to pick up the phone to its neighbor. robert bride al jazeera sol, raining us olympic gymnastics champion, and one of the best known faces of the games is simone. vials of pulled out of the teen finals event in tokyo on tuesday. due to stress that 24 year old considered to be the greatest female gymnast of all time left the floor with a teen doctor after landing her 1st volt. she late, who said that she needed to focus on her mental health. well, bal

just challenged biden to a rap battle. [ laughter ] yep, kim jong-un says that he's prepared for bothe and confrontation, the same thing my aunt says when she walks into a t.j. maxx [ laughter ] let's go well guys, the olympics are almost here and today organizers announced that venues will be at 50% capacity [ cheers and applause that's right 50%, which means only four people will be allowed to watch fencing instead of the normal eight. [ laughter ] en garde do they start with the hand up here >> steve: sure, why not. yeah >> jimmy: eventually - i've seen them do it >> steve: eventually it's at there. >> jimmy: but does it start -- like this, maybe >> steve: yeah, maybe that maybe that that looks good. you look good. >> jimmy: this looks -- i look like a fencer there. >> steve: yeah, a fencer with stolen - >> jimmy: just being cocky [ light laughter ] >> steve: yes, got to put pinky out on the sword >> jimmy: yeah, i throw the pinky out. [ light laughter ] >> steve: you know, have class there you go class it up a little bit >> jimmy: pure class pinky out on the sword, like that maybe

it's been marked in north korea with kim jong and the lead to the visiting a cemetery to his country's war dead. so it seems as though this is meant to coincide with that. and also with the announcement has come the confirmation that although that has been officially, you know, dialogue across the d, m z. and the 2 leaders have been exchanging it seems multiple letters, which apparently has now led to this breakthrough moon j. and the president here in south korea has made restoring relations with the north, really a corner stone of his administration. he's now into his final good in office and with daily love to get relations back on track and roll. are there any indications before this could lead? see in the longer term i'm thinking of restarting dialogue or talks that certainly the hope here in south korea, we've had statements from the south korean government, talking about the 2 leaders seeing eye to eye and about the need to restore trust. similarly from the north koreans, we have had a statement talking about the whole korean nation, wanting for relations to recover from what it

and north korean leader kim jong and burns office says the communications channels between the 2 korea were tested on tuesday. now robert bride joins us live from sole rob. this is a very significant development, but is it more significant for north korea or south korea? north korea has in the past use the cutting and then the reconnection of the hotline as a way of showing its displeasure at any given moment. but certainly the reconnection now is very significant for both because it comes after a year where we've seen relations virtually at a standstill, and at times even slipping back into some of the old acro, many of the past these, this line was cut last june. when relation soured, and in fact, relations got so bad that the north koreans actually destroyed with explosives, the liaison office that have been set up to try to improve relations with the south . and it does come with the i significant moment. we are marking the $68.00 anniversary of the signing of the armistice that brought fighting in the korean war to an end and ignore the career. it has been marked by a visit by kim

presidential election coming up next march, indeed, you just touched on one of the points that kim jong and ready is getting anywhere with the americans and sanctions of biting. and as you suggested, say, with sort of an agricultural downturns and an unknown sort of coven infection rates in the country. south korea really is only one of the very few lines of communications besides the chinese that could help can john and domestically well, that's right. but the deputy secretary of state when sherman, who was here just recently and had consultations in so i think the binding ministration is prepared to enter into dialogue with north korea. they've said repeatedly that they are willing to talk under no pre conditions. and i think they've kind of given the green light and supported one gene and approaching north korea. but of course it has to be principle diplomacy. and it has to be some movement on human rights, arms control, and other humanitarian issues, and so forth to make it worthwhile. it's sort of a surprising set of comments back in june. kimber rated is top leadership for lack of

and kim jong-un says failures by top officials have now led to a grave incident related to covid-19 nbc'sing. trying to assess the situation inside north korea involves a lot of guesswork and, these days, there are more questions swirling around the pandemic, food supplies, and the health of kim jong-un. this morning, a deepening mystery around north korea with the country reporting food shortages and covid concerns and a frenzy of speculation surrounding north korea's leader kim jong-un who was -- for weeks he wasn't seen, then reappeared looking thinner. even his watch strap a few notches tighter. how or why kim lost weight isn't clear. the concern that his health could trigger instability in north korea and a new crisis for the u.s. >> kim jong-un is the state in that sense and if something happens to him physically, then it is almost by definition a political crisis. >> reporter: north korea claims it hasn't had a single covid case yet though, last week, kim sacke officials for what he called a grave incident that analyst in south korea took as a sign of an outbreak or a coded call fo

confirmation from the south koreans now that kim jong-un and the president have agreed to restore trust relations and they will be reopening the communication lines starting at 10:00 local time, that's what the reports were saying earlier. they are looking to restore inter-korean relations. they have agreed to restore mutual trust as soon as possible. they were restoring those lines, 14 month since i did have some type of communication. so that looks to be good news for the peace talks here today and a bright spot in what has been a very turbulent day. rishaad: take a look at this crackdown, is not just about what's been happening with education, people are now looking at what is next. yvonne: they're starting to look at the regulatory risk side of things. goldman came out with an interesting line, think again. it sent shivers down this market. today we are seeing a little bit of consolidation potentially with some of the mainline benchmarks. china stocks are potentially more immune to the regulatory overhang. it's a mixed picture, down close to 2%. it could be the test of where things

consider similar action rights groups say at least 1000000 weaker are being incarcerated in camps. engine jong, washington band imports of solar panel materials from one chinese company and placed trade restrictions on or others accused of using forced labor. europe has been more cautious while the block has sanctioned chinese officials over rights abuses, actions against businesses that may use force labor engine. john, remain sparse. earlier this year, french prosecutors opened a probe into retailers who may have used, forced weaker labor, including japanese owned unit clo, spanish owned zarbara, and french ready to wear clothing company as m. c. p. german automaker. volkswagen has meanwhile faced criticism for its john production facility. the auto manufacturer says there's no indication of forced labor but admit they can't rule it out. to live, don't have a shifting law to the fact that we hire all our employees directly. we send a resume and we have a job interview. and then the hate charge department and the operating department make a decision based on the resume and the impression they

exchange of several lessons between the south korean president moon j n, and the north korean leader kim jong. and the announcement coincides with the 68th anniversary of the arm assist ended. the korean war 11 on parliament has chosen billionaire and the g. mccarthy as the new prime minister designate. he's the 3rd leader to be asked a former government since the beirut explosion. just under a year ago now, because he says his top priority will be ensuring unity to help ease the financial crisis earlier this month, thought hurry, step to side. after failing to reach a deal, chicata for 100. while i had went to school, i thanked his excellency of the presidency on i'd like also to thank all the members of parliament. i wished to cooperate with those who did and did not. and they me to find the necessary solutions. vital as for the constitution together m p 's confidence. but also in real life, i want to get the confidence and trust of the people and of every single man and woman because i don't have a magic one and i cannot create wonders on my own. present, joe biden says the u. s. will no l

and north korean leader kim jong n. u. now from current sides of the 68 anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean war lebanon's parliament has chosen billionaire naji mccarthy. as the new prime minister designate he's the 3rd leader to be asked to form a government since the beirut explosion just under a year ago. because he says his top priority will be ensuring unity and to help ease the financial crisis. earlier this month, the thought hurry stepped aside. after failing to reach a deal. president joe gordon says the u. s. will no longer have a combat mission in iraq. by the end of the year, buttons been hosting a rocky problem. you must have called me at the white house. he says the us will continue counterterrorism corporation with iraq and assist local troops and japan superstar tennis play a know me a saw has been eliminated from the tow. carol lympics, the soccer soccer, was knocked out in the 3rd round. she was one of the favorites and seen as an icon of the games. after lighting the torch at the opening c

all contact was severed lastjune by the north after kim jong un's sister described the south as "riffing ended, it ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. this today, actually, is the anniversary of that armistice signing and on this anniversary, this communication lines have been reopened. last year, lastjune, north korea turned its back on the south. not only did he cut the communication lines, it blew up what is known as the inter—korean liaison office. this was in office built at the border specifically for the two sides to talk. and having turned its back on the south, this happened after the relationship between pyongyang and remember all that hope when kim jong—un met donald trump that there would be a nuclear deal, well all of that fell through and so did north and south relations, and they began to sour. and in the last year, there has been very little contact between the two countries. now, we understand that since april, there have been a number of letters between seoul's president moon and the north korean leader, kim jong—un. we understand those letters have been about

north korean leader kim jong-un has reportedly lost 44 pounds.eah, he did it by using p-90-execution. [ laughter ] if he's anything like my friends who have lost 44 pounds, he's about to write an annoying post on facebook about his "weight loss journey." [ laughter ] this report on kim jong-un came from south korean spies. yeah. what kinds of spies are these? "uh, no new information on crimes against humanity, but kim's waist is snatched as hell." [ laughter ] [ applause ] in sports news, the tampa bay lightning won their second stanley cup in a row last night. [ cheers and applause ] yeah! did you watch the game? >> guillermo: no, i didn't, i didn't, yeah. sorry, sorry. [ laughter ] >> wanda: all right. and to celebrate, coors light did something unusual. after the game, they scraped the ice off the rink and made it into a commemorative beer. that you can actually drink! yeah. and if you're extra lucky, you might even find a tooth! [ laughter ] like a pearl in an oyster. that's not all. did you see what the nba is doing? they ran this ad during

people that are doing business in gin jong. no one was talking about forced labor. do business there until we really took that on at the state department. >> tammy: great point. >> in every place where there is a u.n. election mike pompeo said to the team we are going to map out every place where the chinese are trying to take control of these international organization was and we're going to compete to win. unfortunately, the scientific community, that part of the united states government, should have been doing what mike pompeo's state department was doing. >> tammy: i will tell you, we have at least a good perspective now about what we must do and the american people are getting educated and clearly things have got to change. both of you, thank you very much for being with me here tonight. now, up next, you know how the russia hoax already revealed the fbi's true colors. if you thought the agency was bad under president trump, imagine how bad and political it is now. ♪ ♪ trying this. doing that. spending countless days right here. still came the belly pain, disco

signing of the armistice that fight kite -- fighting in the korean war to an end, an event marked by kim jong-una cemetery. north korea has in the past the cutting of the hotline away of this showing it -- showing its displeasure. they are stating the whole korea nations want to recover from what they call setbacks. also, motivating north korea, could be the multiple crises it faces. years of sanctions, food shortages, isolation, provide compelling reasons to pick up the phone to its neighbor. al jazeera. anchor: simone biles pulled out of the team finals event in tokyo on tuesday due to stress. the 24-year-old, considered to be the greatest female gymnast of all time, left the floor with a team dr. after letting her first vault. she said she needed to focus on her mental health. biles has not decided whether she will compete in the event still to come. reporter: in the buildup to this final, things have not gone perfectly. she has made some uncharacteristic mistakes. she posted on instagram, i feel like i have to wait of the world on my shoulders. so much expectation coming into these olympics.

north korean state media reports kim jong-un as -- in a meeting, he accused party executives of neglectingir duties, including failing to implement long-term measures. north korea claimed it had no covid cases. reporter: nope mask wearing. no social distancing. a special meeting, the usual choreographed drills. this time, it is a tough situation, tough message from their leader. without giving any details, he refers to a grave crisis. he says, a grave incident has caused a great risk to people and the nation's safety. he said he was going to punish several officials by removing them from their post, including committee members. the comments may indicate a possible breach of coronavirus quarantine system. north korea is not a place where we can expect to get daily case numbers, but it could be a rare sign of the pandemics is -- severity in the country. north korea was one of the first countries to seal exporters. cripple the economy as trade with china plummeted andood and medicine have not been able to get through. two weeks ago, the communist leader admitted there are food shorges, compar

kim jong-un issuing a cryptic statement last week criticizing senior officials for their handling of the crisis. pyongyang has not confirmed any covid-19 cases. lgbtq campaigners have been forced to cancel georgia's first gay pride march. organizers called off the parade after protesters attacked journalists and activists. opposition politicians are blaming the government for encouraging violence and failing to protect lgbtq people. >> what was meant to be a march for dignity instead turned into a march of violence. when ultranationalist far-right protesters took to the streets in an anti-lgbt rally. a mob ransacked the offices of the local pride organization and attacked activists and journalists. politicians in georgia are blaming the government for encouraging violence. maybe there are many responsible people, but when the violence is ultimately -- openly announced, the ultimate responsibility is the government. the interior ministry was not prepared enough to prevent this violence. the green light to this violence was given by the prime minister's shameful and unlawful statement

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the exchange of several letters between south korean president moon j in a north korean leader, kim jong on an explosions taking place in the german city of lave accuse. and these 5 people have been reported missing. it happened that a tank farm at an industrial facility, least at 2 employees are seriously injured and it's still unclear what caused the blast. well, those were the headlines a bucket. more news at half. now here on out there next. it's once upon a time in punch bowl to stay with us. i i came to us from live on to get away from the war that was happening at the time. and they came to restart a life as a migraine, when i was trying to i, i struggled. it was very difficult. they wanted to give us any data that was in the beginning. i'm like, my parents sick for the last 2 decades. lebanese families come to australia to build a better life and escape the destruction of war. but many a demonized in the new land, only live beneath it, rid of this multi culturalism that is dividing a full service. and then after 15 years of immigration from lebanon, anglo, and arab, australia is

on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and president promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been removed from the us city of charlottesville in virginia. the monument to robert e lee was taken away from a central square, four years after the city council ordered its removal. another — of general thomas "stonewall" jackson — which was standing nearby — was also taken into storage. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. gail maclellan reports. luvvies burn on the major highway linking johannesburg with the coast. supporters of former presidentjacob zuma former president jacob zuma erupted former presidentjacob zuma erupted into protest as he began a 15 mo

north korea is stepping up and make prevention measures as according to state media, their leader, kim jong, on issuing a cryptic statement last week, criticizing senior officials for their handling of the crisis. john yang has not officially confirmed any cobit 19 cases. l g b t q. campaigners have been forced to cancel george's 1st gay pride march organizers called off the parade after protesters attack journalists and activists and their offices in the capital, tbilisi opposition. politicians are blaming the government for encouraging violence and for failing to protect l. g, b t q. people. what was meant to be a march dignity instead turned into a march of violence when ultra nationalists fall right to protest as took to the streets of ability in an ante l. g. b to you? rally an angry mob ransacked the offices of the local l. g. b t, pride organization, and attacked activists and journalists, politicians and georgia, leaving the government for encouraging violence. there are many responsible people, but when the violence is openly announced in the country and it is not prevented, the ma

on the sixtieth anniversary of a friendship treaty between china and north korea, kim jong—un and presidentessages, promising greater co—operation. according to the north korean news agency, mr kim said their relationship was vital in the face of hostile foreign forces. china is north korea's only major ally. the statues of two confederate generals have been removed from the us city of charlottesville in virginia. the monument to robert e lee was taken away from a central square, four years after the city council ordered its removal. another — of general thomas "stonewall" jackson — which was standing nearby — was also taken into storage. ethiopia's prime minister abiy ahmed has won a landslide parliamentary victory to secure a further five year term. his prosperity party won more than 400 seats out of the 425 for which results were announced. no voting took place in the tigray region, which is in the grip of an eight month war. this is bbc news — our main headlines. the widow of haiti's president, jovenel moise, has made herfirst public remarks since he was assassinated. more than 30 milli

weak minority, the rights groups say at least 1000000 weaker are being incarcerated in camps. engine jong, washington band imports of solar panel materials from one chinese company and placed trade restrictions on or others accused of using force to labor. europe has been more cautious while the block has sanctioned chinese officials over rights abuses, actions against businesses that may use force labor engine. john, remain sparse. earlier this year, french prosecutors opened a probe into retailers who may have used, forced weaker labor, including japanese owned unit clo, spanish owned zarbara, and french ready to wear clothing. company s m. c. p. german automaker. volkswagen has meanwhile, based criticism for it's john production facility. the auto manufacturer says there's no indication of forced labor but admit they can't rule it out. shifting law to the fact that we hire all our employees directly, we send a resume and we have a job interview. and then the hate charge department and the operating department make a decision based on the resume and the impression they gave me. so what

kim jong—un admitted last month the situation was becoming tense.ror and heroism, passes by rescue a child trapped under a car. crowd cheers. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh. once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot — drudgery and danger are now no more, after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you're "doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at worcester park and already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely, yeah, really sweet. yeah, they�* re cute. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: day four at the olympics, and the medals keep coming for team gb — they've picked up a gold and silver in the men's 2090—metre freestyle. earlier, there was a first ever gold for bermuda — flora duffy winning the women's triathlon. president biden

it's been marked in north korea by leader kim jong on visiting the cemetery to north korea. is, was that. so this announcement does seem to be timed to coincide with that. and although that hasn't been any official talks for the past year, it has been confirmed that north korean and south korean leaders have been exchanging letters over the past year. and this seems to be the result of that exchange. south korea leader and moon j and of course, has made it a cornerstone of his administration to try to improve relations. he has yes, in less, less than a year left in office and would daily love to see get talks back on track before the end of his term. well, let's talk about those talks. getting back on track. is this going to restart? i look there has been no specific mention of that, but that must surely be the hope certainly here in south career. in fact, the south korea is a presidential offices, said that the to lead as do see i to why and that they want to help develop really trust and relations. it's also been matched by similar noise is coming from the north, a stateme

the exchange of several letters green found korean present loom jay in a north korean leader, kim jong on those who had lunch holiday stories on a website out there, a dot com kim will be here with the news hour in less than half. now next is the stream to stay with. something was going to change, has anything really changed? this is systemic violent that needs to be addressed at its core. we are in a race against the variance. no one said until we are also looking at the world as it is right now, not the world. we like it to be. the devil is always going to be in the details. the bottom line. i'll just use high a semi. okay. you're watching the stream on today's episode. i'm going to take you to indonesia. yeah. which is currently recording. the highest number of coding is covered infections than anywhere else in the world. i want to start with a personal story and a little 10 year old boy. this is vino last week for you know, your teeth mom and his dad. his mom was 5 months pregnant. she died last monday and then the following day. his dad died of covert. that's the nose family story

and north korean leader, kim jong and 11 of parliament has chosen billionaire and the jeep mcafee as the new prime minister designates. he's the 3rd leader to be asked a form of government since the beirut explosion, just under a year ago. earlier this one thought hurry stepped aside after failing to reach to do present. joe biden says the u. s. will no longer have a combat mission in iraq by the end of the year, by who's been hosting iraq. you promised to me at the white house, he says the u. s. will continue counter terrorism corporation with iraqi troops and the leader of tons, and he has main opposition. party has been charged with terrorism related crimes prevent m. bowie was detained on wednesday ahead of the conference to demand constitutional reform. those other headlines. the news continues here on out, sir, after the stream. and you can keep up on our era dot com something was going to change. anything really changed. this is systemic violence that needs to be addressed at its core. we are in a race against the barrier. know what to say. we are all say we're looking at the

exchange of several letters between south korean president loon j n, and the north korean leader, kim jong, and and the leader of turns. and he has main opposition party has been charged with terrorism related crimes. freeman, m. bowie was detained on wednesday. ahead of a conference tomorrow. over the phone. with those the headlines, the news continues, hey, on out there are off the generation that change. and you can keep up on our desert dot com. america is a region of wonder joy, tragedy of violence. but it doesn't matter where you are. you'll have to be able to relate to the human condition away. no country is a life and it's my job to shed light on how and why friends is a country with a long history of activate them for women's rights organizations. thought the suffragette to leave and people have a pretty full new right. and again, injustice across the ada, but the struggle social justice is foster maybe in the 6 biggest economy in the world. the gap between rich and poor is stock and increasing. welcome to generation change a global series. the attempts to understand and challenge

a north korean leader kim jong. on this return to the political crisis in tennessee, maximilian made a political analyst, especially scientists. pardon me, you are an analyst on specialists to max. specialize the middle east and north africa, the university of the 6 institute of development studies. joining me now from fly back in germany, i got my teeth in properly for this interview. i promise you an order as you've just heard, a pop song on your y, as has said that they really want to discuss more and open the dialogue with the president. and those are in charge of the country right now. that kept pretty quiet for the last 24 hours. yes, i mean, you can only begin to imagine that this must be an incredibly worrying situation. why not on multiple levels? obviously a lot of the members of the party have experienced extreme oppression at the hands of the last 12 regime in smith. yes. so a return to oppression has always been a concern that a so much driven the politics of the party in the last decade. so this has be

north korea's state media says kim jong—un said cooperation is vital in the face of hostile foreign forcess' relations "to a new stage". south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former president jacob zuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops were looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. major roads were blocked with burning barricades. the police said at least 26 people were arrested. the statue of confederate general robert e lee in charlottesville has been removed. the controversial momunement was the focal point of the white supremacist unite the right rally in 2017, which saw anti—racism protester heather heyer killed by a neo—nazi terrorist. police in bangladesh have arrested the owner of a food and drinks processing factory where more than 50 people died in a fire. the blaze broke out late on thursday. shahan shah azad, the owner of hashem foods, is one of eight people arrested so far. he's expected to face murder charges. most of those who died were trapped inside the building. children were among

an event marked by north korean leader kim jong and visiting a cemetery for his country's war dead. north korea has in the past use the cutting of the hotline as a way of showing its displeasure with its restoration. now it seems similarly upbeat on the prospect of improving ties, stating the whole korean nation once relations to recover from what it calls set back and stagnation. also motivating north korea could be the multiple crises. it faces. years of sanctions compounded by food shortages from damaging storms and isolation because of the pandemic, provide compelling reasons. it seems to pick up the phone to its neighbor. robert bride al jazeera, so one person has been killed and others are missing after an explosion in the germans. that you have lay the keys and that happened at an industrial park full chemical companies, germany federal office. first of all, protection and disaster assistance as the explosion is an extreme threat, double cane as long for us emberly. what more do we know about those that might have been injured in this blast as well? will say ok, this was a mo

according to north korea's state media, kim jong—un said cooperation is vital in the face of hostileica's president cyril ramaphosa has called for calm following violent protests linked to the imprisonment of the former presidentjacob zuma. 25 lorries were torched and shops were looted overnight in kwa zulu natal province. major roads were blocked with burning barricades. the police said at least 26 people were arrested. the statue of confederate general robert e lee in charlottesville has been removed. the controversial monument was the focal point of the white supremacist unite the right rally in 2017, which saw anti—racism protester heather heyer killed by a neo—nazi. it's just over a week before covid restrictions are lifted in england, but medical leaders are warning that people should remain cautious, as cases continue to rise. the academy of medical royal colleges says the nhs is "under unprecedented pressure" as staff are having to isolate and it tackles the backlog of patients. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. covid infections in oxford have soared to the

health care is increasing. pandemic prevention measures and according to a state media leader, kim jong issued a cryptic statement last week criticizing senior official for their handling of the crisis film the and has not officially confirmed any kind of in 1900 cases. indonesia has reported a record 728 corona virus, death in a day, as it faces the deadliest wave. since upon demik began the spikes being blamed on the delta, a variant. overstretched, hospitals are facing oxygen shortages. the government's appealing to neighboring countries for help while and camped outside and overcrowded hospital cove in 1900 patients fighting for their lives. the highly contagious delta, very, until swept through indonesia overwhelming the health system and leaving family isn't a desperate hunt for oxygen. for the government is struggling to fill a gap in something that the demand for oxygen has increased 3 to 4 fold. and that hamper distribution might be if there is indeed a shortage. and we have asked the 5 biggest oxygen suppliers to dedicate 100 percent of their production to medical needs. becau

where millions of dollars in crash funneled to aide north korean leader kim jong-un, everyone knows what is asking the united nations, a cesspool to come into the united states and investigate us on human rights? we look ridiculous in the eyes of world the u.n. world health organization lied about the covid-19 pandemic, mimicking ccp talking points, you may think endgame here will be the u.n. laboring united states as a way to suppressev nation certainly will cal goes beyond identifying united states as racist nation cementing the democrat narrative, they will recommend reparations high admiration for human rights urged the wide range of reparations over racism and urged countries, to fully find wide range of measures to address legacies of slavery come on rule racially discrimination, yes, it will go beyond identifying the united states as a racist nation, drumbeat has begun. and reparations are next. that is my open let me know what you think on facebook and twitter here with reaction to open and much more senator lindsey graham for great state of south carolina joins me good evening s

. >>> hello and welcome to inside politics with jong king. no fans over the fears covid may develop into a superspreader. >>> brand-new cnn reporting signal as what they want is a no-drama fact-finding mission. next hour president biden talks about the drawdown. an emboldened taliban could become a biden headache. >>> we begin the hour, though, today in texas where, yes, everything is bigger. a special legislative session starts today to consider what you might call the ten-gallon hat version. it's a path to election victory. new limits on abortion, banning transgender athletes from competitions, and what republicans call election integrity. that voting rights piece is the head liner. republicans want to limit how texans can vote early and by mail and a provision that will make it easier for politicians to come back and overturn election results. let's get straight austin, cnn's dianne gallagher. dianne, set the stage for us. >> reporter: as the special session gaveled in, governor dan patrick made it very clear elections were a top priority.

north korean leader kim jong-un has dropped as many as 44 pounds but has no major health issues, according-- south korean law maker. the north korean leader was out of the public eye for much of may. when he reappeared in a june video, he appeared much slimmer. his weight is tracked by spy agencies, especially since his family has a history of heart disease. if you hit the road over the fourth of july weekend, you have lots of company. the energy administration said gasoline supplies rose to 10 million barrels a week. demand has surged as the easing of economic restrictions propel more americans to presume their pre-pandemic lifestyles. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. amanda: welcome to bloomberg markets. i'm amanda lang. matt: i'm matt miller. we welcome our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. ecb president christine lagarde reveals the details of the central banks strategy being

before i let you go for media is obsessing over one international story, kim jong-il and's weight lossg thinner and thinner with people being interviewed saying they were heartbroken about how gaunt he looked. >> north koreans are heartbroken over the emaciated appearance of their leader. >> many people heartbroken when they saw that the leader has become much thinner and saying it brought people to tears. >> i am sure maria osmond is trembling at home worried about the nutrisystem spokesman. south korean intelligence tells us he weighs 310 pounds. if he topped 302, no reason to stop the presses, they have food shortages in that country. the average korean, you already know this, they eat about 445 calories a day. i'm not shitting any tears over the body mass fluctuation. >> we can see how that goes. thank you so much. coming up, the worst media offenders of the week, that is next, stay there. >> it's jason: it is easy to become numb to media bias the ingraham angle is keeping track of the worst offenders of the wii, former cnn commentator and contributing editor of the american specta

according to state media leader, kim jong issued a cryptic statement last week criticizing senior official for their handling of the crisis. john young has not officially confirmed any colbert 19 k. a latin america is seeing an alarming rise in corona virus infections. the region has the highest co with $900.00 death rate in the entire world. brazil has suffered the most fatalities with more than half a 1000000 deaths and followed by mexico were over 230000 people have died and peru has nearly 200000 dead with a population just over 32000000 to w. c o. ramirez reports from for row, for a new varian called lambda has left the public health system really improved people are placing their hopes for a car being pandemic on vaccination. yet progress is slow on the some 15 percent offer organs have received at least one those one of their worst rates in latin america. but for house work, there are some of the ground. it's better than nothing. most of the research looking through, we feel optimistic because people react well to vaccination in parole. in fact, the younger people would like everyth

kim jong-un and south korea's leaders have been exchanging messages. in tokyo, a grim new record.he number of coronavirus cases in the capital hit a record today, more than 2800. the surge comes as tens of thousands of it at -- of visitors are in tokyo for the summer olympics. only about a quarter of japan's population is fully vaccinated. president biden says the american contact mission in iraq will be over by the end of the year. there expect it to keep a military presence on the ground. the president met with iraq's prime minister yesterday. american troops in iraq have been gradually transitioning into advisory and training roles. in china, shares extended their selloff onto a third day. technology and education shares retreated once again while property stocks also fell. tencent holdings slumped over 6%. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm laura wright. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i am fully committed to passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill. centers should be on not

north korea's kim jong-un and south korea's moon jae-in have agreed in letters to restore relations.released what appeared to be coordinated statements calling for reconciliation on the peninsula. that happened on the 68th anniversary of the armistice that halted the fighting in the korean war. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: welcome to bloomberg markets. i'm amanda lang. matt: i'm matt miller. we welcome our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. new mask guidance. the cdc is expected to recommend even those who have received the coronavirus vaccinations resume wearing masks indoors in certain areas of the country. we will discuss the impact on the return to office and business travel with hilda perez alvarado, global ceo of jll. the recent improvement in air travel fueling ge to raise its cash outlook, sending shares higher. the full breakdown of earnings in our stoc

the leader of cuba are really kim jong un and we're seeing people taking to the streets knowing it couldot. professor what is it that the united states should or could be doing to support this? >> it may be important to contextualize this a little bit. now in multiplaces, if you go back, there is a lot of innovation. so the u.s. is really faced with a very difficult choice here especially with republicans asking for an intervention, right? and some of the leaders are talking about military intervepgs in cuba. at the same time there is demands for the u.s. to use the military to resolve the very difficult issue that occurred in the aftermath of the assassination of president ruiz. i think washington is trapped here. we just withdrew an there is no real national sentiment favoring them anywhere. so i don't think we can take about a military option in serious of these countries. so what we have is stringent sanctions that have not achieved the regime change, and yet i think the biden administration will not relinquish the option. and they promised more. what more means, of course, has been