coming up at the top of the hour will be kasia madera. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.rdtalk with me, zeinab badawi. africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the covid pandemic. the economic crisis is being keenly felt in nigeria, the continent's most populous country. its 200 million people are struggling with long—standing challenges which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and deteriorating security. my guest is nigeria's finance minister, zainab ahmed. what is her plan to avert financial meltdown, as well as help deliver stability? finance minister zainab ahmed in the nigerian capital, abuja, welcome to hardtalk. so, we are hearing warnings of a third covid wave in africa, where only about 1% of the population has been vaccinated. what is the situation like in nigeria? well, thank you very much, zeinab, for having me. thankfully for us, covid—19 pandemic has been well contained. so far, what we've seen in terms of the numbers is that it is declining in nigeria. between the past three

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines.rrangement that puts her father in control of her life. the conservatorship was put in place after she suffered a breakdown. russia fires warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. hms defender was shadowed, which crimea says was in international waters. john mccaffery, the man behind the mccaffery, the man behind the mccaffery antivirus software has been found dead in the prison where he was held in spain. it comes hours after spanish courts approved his extradition to the united states to face tax evasion charges.

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i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. every adult in england gathers speed — as scientists repeat warnings of a third wave of infections. thousands take part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. tributes to one of india's greatest athletes, milkha singh, who's died at the age of 91.

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this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldworld leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall attend a lavish reception hosted by the queen elizabeth with climate change the focus. earlier at the summit, world leaders discussed plans to donate one billion covid vaccines to poorer countries. a teenager who filmed the murder of george floyd is given a specialjournalism award by the pulitzer prize board. and an emphatic win for italy in the opening match of euro 2020 as they beat turkey 3—0 at the olympic stadium in rome. hello and welcome to the programme. leaders of the g7 group of wealthy nations have been attending a lavish reception hosted by queen elizabeth in south—west england, to highlight the need to tackle climate change. the eden project consists of a series of bio—domes housing the world's largest indoor rainforest. here is the queen with the uk prime minister borisjohnson and the french president emanuel macron. at the g7 summit, leaders are expected to sign a declaration aimed at preventing further global pandemics. this re

welcome to bbc news, i'm kasia madera.rom britney spears as she tries to end her father's control of her personal and business affairs. the thing is that the 13 year conservatorship had left her traumatised and depressed and she wanted it to end. i will have the details from outside the court. russia says it has fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. the bbc�*s the only broadcaster on board. this russian coastguard vessel has come right up close to this british warship and is trying now to force it to change course.

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines. britney spears has told a court that she is depressed as she tries to end a legal arrangement that puts her father in control of her life. the conservatorship was put in place after she suffered a breakdown. russia fires warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. hms defender was shadowed, which crimea says was in international waters. john mccaffery, the man behind the mccaffery, the man behind the mccaffery antivirus software has been found dead in the prison where he was held in spain. it comes hours after spanish courts approved his extradition to the united states to face tax evasion charges. that's it from me. sally will be here for all of the news today at the top of the hour. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the covid pandemic. the economic crisis is being keenly felt in nigeria, the continent's most populous

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us says it will continue nuclear talks with iran, following the election of the hardline cleric ebrahim raisi as president. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england gathers speed — as scientists repeat warnings of a third wave of infections. thousands take part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. tributes to one of india's greatest athletes, milkha singh, who's died at the age of 91. the united states has said it will continue negotiations with iran over its nuclear programme — after the election of a hard—line cleric ebrahim raisi as iranian president. a state department spokesperson said it regretted that iranians were denied a free and fair election. the new president, ebrahim raisi, won with a landslide, but voter turnout was the lowest ever, with many candidates barred from standing. this report from kasra naji of bbc persian. for many iranians, it's been a dark day. the hardline head of thejudiciary, ebrah

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this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around theld. people in iran have been voting for their next president — but leading reformist candidates have been barred from standing. both sides are claiming victory after a verdict in a case between the eu and the drug company astrazeneca. public health officials injapan lock horns with politicians over whether to allow spectators into the olympics. translation: since holding the olympics has already decided i hope that it will be held in a way that the infection will not spread, that my personal and expert view. that my personal and expert view. and... would you punch a crocodile in the face? we speak to a woman who did just that to rescue her twin sister. i saw her isaw heragain i saw her again and taking underneath the water. and my worst fear was _ underneath the water. and my worst fear was that i probably lost her, that she — fear was that i probably lost her, that she is — fear was that i probably lost her, that she is dead. hello and a warm welcome. polls have closed in iran's presi

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. just 50 days to go untiljapan hosts the olympics. the organisers tell the bbc the games will go ahead. when people understand there are no firm measures we could be taking to prevent the spread of coronavirus, attitudes will change to it is ok to the games. she says she's100% certain the games will happen despite growing opposition, within japan. also in the programme... president biden announces the us will donate 25 million covid vaccines. charities want rich countries to give even more. and the uk takes portugal off its "green" list for quaratine free holidays. and we will hear from athletes banned from competing in women's olympic events because of high testosterone. now they are calling for a third category to be introduced. it for a third category to be introduced.— for a third category to be introduced. , ., ., , ~ introduced. it is wrong for blocking eo - le to introduced. it is wrong for blocking peeple to use _ introduced. it is wrong for blocking people to use their _ introduced. it is wrong for blocking people to use thei

i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, and around the world. a court in los angeles hears shocking testimony russia says it has fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea. the bbc�*s the only broadcaster on board. this russian coastguard vessel is forcing us to change course. a court in los angeles hears shocking testimony from britney spears as she tries to end her father's control of her personal and business affairs. tech pioneerjohn mcafee is found dead in a spanish prison just hours after the us wins its extradition request over tax evasion charges. we see how one of the most famous works was restored and resized after being damaged. hello and welcome. russia says it's patrol ships and fighterjets have dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. the russian defence ministry says hms defender has violated territorial waters, defender has violated territorialwaters, but defender has violated territorial waters, but the uk ministry of defence has denied these claims, saying the russians

this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldone of the most anticipated matches of euro 2020 so far — ends in a goalless draw as england face scotland at wembley stadium. voting ends in iran's presidential election to choose both sides claim victory as the eu and astrazeneca face each other in court over the supply of vaccines to europe. the woman who punched a crocodile on the nose to save her twin sister tells us how she fought off the deadly reptile. more trouble at the golden globes as two members of the body that organise the awards quit, calling the organisation �*toxic�*. hello and thanks forjoining us. goals were few and far between in the three games on friday in euro 2020. the oldest rivalry in world football produced few chances and no goals as england played out a goalless draw at wembley. the other game in group d — between croatia and the czech republic — finished 1—all at hampden park. in group e, sweden followed up their opening draw with spain with a 1—nil win over slovakia in st petersburg — a victory that move

i'm kasia madera in london — also on the programme... wait is over for football fans, the euro 2020 football tournament begins, with italy playing turkey, we'll be live in rome. hello a warm welcome to falmouth in south—west england — just along the coast from the eden project, where leaders of the g7 countries have been attending a lavish reception with queen elizabeth to highlight the need to tackle climate change. the eden project consists of a series of bio—domes housing the world's largest indoor rainforest. the queen wasjoined at an open—air reception there by prince charles, camilla the duchess of cornwall and prince william and catherine — the duchess of cambridge — three generations of the royal family. earlier, opening the g7 summit at carbis bay, the prime minister borisjohnson predicted that the world's leading economies would bounce back from the coronavirus crisis but also urged his counterparts to learn from the mistakes of the pandemic. and speaking at the start of the first in—person meeting for nearly two years, mrjohns

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this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldy beat turkey 3—0 at the olympic stadium in rome.

you're watching bbc news — kasia madera. let's get some other news now.the president of the european football federation said that the team's computing must adapt to a special situation. as of the right playing turkey in the study 0limpico in i'm joined now by our correspondent in rome, mark lowen. what an opening ceremony, i think it had everything from huge giant footballs to a performance artist, drummer suspended off the roof, and had everything. find drummer suspended off the roof, and had everything-— had everything. and of course opera with this being _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, with _ had everything. and of course opera with this being italy, with andrea i with this being italy, with andrea porcelli singing a reminder when the italian 98 world cup was hosted here as well, and you are saying that the players are adapting to the special specificity of the term it held here, so are the spectators because all of those inside the stadium had to show proof of a

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